We've all seen the semi-viral videos, where someone (apparently) knocks up a faux-impressionist masterpiece using nothing more than a smartphone touchscreen. It may be that I simply don't have the talent, but I'm a little sceptical, given the sizes of phone screens. Mind you, with software like HandyPaint, reviewed here for S60 5th Edition and UIQ 3, at least the tools are there to get close to the picture in your imagination. HandyPaint is something of a labour of love and it shows - it's not perfect, but is powerful and still improving.
What to do when stuck for words when travelling? Not that Ewan is ever in that situation(!), but here he looks at Trippo, a possible Universal Translator for your phone.
So you've got the best picture or video in the world on your smartphone. Now what? How about letting Shozu move it from your handset to pretty much any web service in the world? Ewan looks at the latest version after spending two weeks on the road with it.
The W960, as a music device, has the bone of contention that all devices have, you need to get your music onto them. Sony Ericsson bundle their brand new Media Manger application with the W960 to deal with this, along with a number of other features that lift this out of the ‘utility’ pile into something… well, something that sits a little bit awkwardly at the side of the room.
