All About Symbian - UIQ News

Ricky Cadden Reviews the Sony Ericsson W960

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:04:09 +0100

Ricky Cadden, over on Mobile Burn, takes a long hard look at the Sony Ericsson W960 Walkman phone, and finds a mixed bag, from a bright screen to a cheap stylus, a poor camera interface and of course a long look at music playback functionality, which gets a strong thumbs up albeit with a wish for a built in 3.5mm headphone socket and the ability to playback by genre. Ultimately the W960 comes up short in Cadden's estimation with a poor user interface, slow USB transfer and clunky camera to blame.

CorePlayer Mobile updated. Now supports YouTube!

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:37:42 +0100

CoreCodec just announced the availability of version 1.24 of its CorePlayer Mobile for all platforms including S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3. The YouTube support might not be interesting for some S60 3rd Edition users but for the UIQ 3 community, it is the icing on the cake because for the first time, FLV videos can be played on UIQ 3 smartphones without conversion. See below for UIQ 3 screenshots, links and comments.

Astraware releases Hidden Expedition: Titanic for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ3

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:59 +0100

Phone game developers Astraware have released the nautical adventure game Hidden Expedition: Titanic for Symbian S60 3rd Edition and UIQ3 smartphones. You can find out more about the game and purchase it on its official S60v3 page or official UIQ3 page. Naturally we'll be bringing you a review in due course. Astraware also asked us to mention that they're looking for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ3 beta game testers. Click on the headline for screenshots...

Insight 23 - Adobe, MOSH, Nokia in the US

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:40:22 +0100

It's Insight time, covering News, the MOSH ad-sponsored games, Adobe Open Screen Project and we (shock, horror) actually try to answer a user-submitted question, talking about whether Nokia could be more aggressive in the US market. Plus, Rafe reports back from the Nokia Design Studio Day in London. You can listen (and subscribe) to Insight number 23 here.

Adobe Open Screen project

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:37:56 +0100

Yesterday Adobe announced the details of the Open Screen Project. This will see Adobe, in conjunction with partners, create a consistent 'rich Internet experience' across televisions, PCs, mobile devices and other consumer electronics using future evolutions of its Flash and Air platforms. Adobe will open up Flash and Air by releasing more technical information and removing license fees and format restrictions for Air and Flash.

Revival revived - and terrific it is too

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:41:26 +0100

Attila's been playing Herocraft's newly revived (from the Java version) Revival, now for S60 and UIQ, non-stop since it came out. Here's his review of this sumptuous and unsurprisingly deep strategy game. Revival isn't for quick-fix players, but Sid Meier fans will leap for joy.

MyStrands Social Player Updated, includes Last.FM Support

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:12:55 +0100

Strands, The team behind the social music site, MyStrands, have updated their Social Music Player for Symbian S60 (and java) equipped phones. Picking up all the music on your device, Strands can recommend similar artists and songs, match you up with users that have similar musical tastes, and helps you navigate your musical neighbourhood. Conscious that other services are available, the big news for this update is the inclusion of support for UK based Last.FM, and the sending of your track information to that service as well.

Software That's Worth Paying For

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:14:34 +0100

Free software for our smartphones has never been so abundant. From Nokia's stream of useful freebies to technology demos from big companies to small utilities from home developers, everything now seems to be free. With so much freeware around, is there still a market for paid-for software? And which would be the top picks of the All About Symbian team, for both S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3-powered smartphones?

Win a Motorola Z10 and �10,000

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:14:43 +0100

Yep, Ben from IntoMobile has spotted this Motorola competition for (very) amateur film makers. Interestingly, the second 'round' of the final (the bit to actually win the £10k) has to be shot on the Z10 itself. Very cool on all fronts.

Skype for mobile in beta - runs on S60 and UIQ

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:56:05 +0100

Skype has released an official mobile client. The application is written in Java so it should run on a variety of phones including both S60 and UIQ phones. The application uses an Internet connection for status and contact information and for Skype chat (instant messaging). However while the application does allows you to make calls, it routes them through the PSTN (phone) network rather than over the Internet. This means you will be charged for both incoming and outgoing calls of any type. Read on for more.

Moto Z10 due in O2 shops and SIM-free imminently

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:36:45 +0100

While I'm posting Motorola UIQ 3 news, I thought I'd mention this post from last week at MotoSmartphones, saying that by mid week this week (i.e. about now) the UIQ 3-powered Z10 should be available in O2 shops and also SIM-free in the usual places. Shout if you manage to find one in the flesh!

Moto outs the Z8m in Korea

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:07:56 +0100

It seems that Motorola just announced a tweak to the venerable UIQ 3-powered Z8 'kick-slide' smartphone. At an event in Korea, the Z8m was unveiled, although details are still sketchy. It seems that there might be 4GB of built-in flash memory, in addition to an expansion slot. Can anyone fill in more detail on this story?

Sony Ericsson Q1 results show falling profits

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:31:30 +0100

Sony Ericsson's Q1 results show an increase in overall device shipments of 2% from last year, but the good news end there with the average selling price dropping from 134 EUR to 121 EUR and profits dropping 42% to 181 million EUR. Sony Ericsson cite higher research and development costs (as a % of sales) along with slower sales growth of high end handsets.

Symbian in the news

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:35:17 +0100

Yes, it's that time in the month. PDA Essentials magazine is out, issue 74, this time with a two page feature on N-Gage, a two-page tutorial on location tagging your photos on the N95, plus a review of the Sony Ericsson W960i as part of an iPhone killers group test. Good reading, as usual!

UIQ Technology chooses Escarpod as Application of the Month

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:56:22 +0100

Escarpod is a free podcatcher for UIQ 3, which can be used to download and play podcasts directly on your UIQ 3 smartphone. It has received UIQ Technology's Application of The Month for April 2008 (previous apps included ShoZu, AquaCalendar and Google Maps, among others). Some screens and details of Escarpod below the break!