Maxinote for Series 60 is an alternative Notes / SMS program. It gives another way for you to eneter text into your phone either to send SMS messages or to make notes. The majority of the text entry is done using the phone's navigation key and as a result writing can be faster.
A new version of the popular Agile Messenger is now available. The new version includes support for push to talk (sending and receiving voice over GPRS) along with a new GUI and speed improvements. Agile Messenger allows you to log into instant messaging networks (such as AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and MSN) from your phone and send and receive text, pictures, and now voice. The program is a free download from the Agile site. An absolute must for your Series 60 phone.
Lassi 'glass' Kinnunen & Scott Glover have released Symbnes, a free port of the opensource InfoNES NES emulator. The first release is a preview release and the authors ask for feedback. Features include key configuration, adjustable frameskip, rotation and more.
Symbianware have released PowerNotes a program aimed at helping you take notes in the most effecient way at any time to help remind you of an event or an idea. PowerNotes allows you to take Notes in a Voice (recorded) or Text format. You can set reminders and view notes by date, category and more. Worth checking out if you reguarly use your phone to take notes and reminders.
Psiloc have announced a new product - World Traveller for Series 60 phones. The software includes a world clock, alarm, currency coversion, world map and weather forecast modules. Locations can be chosen from the map and information about them such as telephone code, timezone, current time, and distances viewed.
While the Python Series 60 build continues to be tweaked for general release, news reaches us (from Mobilewhack) that there is an early version of Perl running on Series 60. Note that it is not very far developed (and not available for download), but it can now join the increasing umber of scripting languages coming to Symbian (Python, Simkin and OPL to name three).
Futublog, first demonstrated by Nokia a ETech in San Diego earlier this year is now available to the general user. It aims to make mobile photo blogging easy. It creates a web based photo gallery for storing, sharing and commenting on photos you upload. The first 2 weeks in free and the subsequent cost is 4 Euros per month.
WildPalm have updated HeadLine. It now updates automatically in the background, can read Arabic anbd Hebrew feeds, and is now availabel in English, Czech, Polish, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Finnish, Turkish and Danish.
The ITV-F1 website (a UK based Formula 1 Broadcaster) is offering the chance to win a McLaren SX-1. It comes in a high-quality McLaren F1-branded Samsonite suitcase, which also contains a selection of special posters and photographs of Kimi. Perhaps Jim and Ewan's Fun-1 site might help with the answer?
American Wireless carrier AT&T are now offering the EDGE Enabled Nokia 6620 (reports Infosync). Russ Beattie got a hold of one of the first models, and talks about it here.
Neohand have released Series 60 versions of many of their existing programs. These include Pocket Vineyard and Pocket Bartender (Wine and Drinks guides), and Pocket Gourmet. Several bundles are also available reducing the price if you want more than one of the programs.
Scalado have released PhotoTwister which allows you to morph pictures taken with your camera phone into a wide (and bizarre) range of shapes. The program has 10 warp effects and 5 artistic effects.
Symbian is aware that an illegally adapted or ‘cracked’ game called Mosquitos is being distributed by ‘warez’ websites (illegal software download sites) and on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.* This game has been illegally adapted from the legitimate Mosquitos game developed by Ojom. Read Full Press Release Here
Wildpalm have updated Heresy, the ringtone composer powered by a unique Artificial Intelligence engine. Never worry about writing your own ringtones again, let your Series 60 phone do the hard work.
Slava Monich has released a remake of the classic Arkanoid for the Series 60 platform. In this classic game you bounce a ball off a paddle to destroy a brick wall collecting powerups to help you along.
