The calculator genre has been a popular one in all handheld and phone ecosystems over the years. Here I look at TouchCalc Lite, a recent addition to the genre explicitly for S60 5th Edition phones. Is there more here than meets the eye?
David Gilson reviews SMS Chat, an SMS manager application which shows you your text messages in a conversation view, and throws in a lot more features too. If you are tired of the same-old S60 SMS manager and want something new, then read on.
Ewan takes a look at a new 'TV' system for Symbian smartphones, from digital media specialists Makayama. The lawyer in him wants to take the app to task for a misleading name and the consumer in him wants to take it to task for some channel errors and outdate content. But, overall, it's a competent video on demand applet that largely delivers what it (almost) says on the tin...
David Gilson and Panashe Ngwerume review the new Rseven online sync and backup service, uncovering a number of browser compatibility issues that the developers need to address. They find the beta-status Rseven understandably immature from a functionality standpoint, requiring more development in order to deliver its aims and ambitions in a modern multi-platform environment, but Panashe in particular calls the service a 'gem', implying that there's great potential here for the future.
Ewan snuggles up in his favourite chair by the Christmas tree, with a selection of novels on his smartphone, courtesy of the brand new eReader application (and ecosystem). Apart from the use of a restrictive ebook format, there's very little to complain about, it seems, and Ewan has no problem recommending that you give the free app a try.
Rafe takes a look at Track and Protect, a solution which aims to provide a remote management and tracking solution for consumers.
Guest author Julian Grail takes on a review of the alliterative Magic Message Manager, claiming to filter your emails and SMS in powerful ways. Unfortunately, it suffers at the end of the day from not being integrated tightly enough into Symbian OS/S60. Comments welcomed if you've had a chance to try Magic Message Manager yet.
In this review, Ewan takes a look at SPB Weather, a new commercial weather forecasting and reporting application that has both functionality and cosmetic appeal. Moreover, there are several tactile innovations, including an interactive weather-layered globe. At the end of the day, the only thing left to complain about is... the weather itself, this being the UK!
How do you find your way around the London Underground? With a printed map or this little Java app from mxData? Ewan considers the latter.
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