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New Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OS adds support for UIQ 3-based smartphone

Categories: Applications, Symbian
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at 5:44 AM

Oxygen Software just released the new version (v2.12) of Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS phones, a PC application that lets your PC and mobile phone communicate with each other.

Oxygen Phone Manager for Symbian OSNew in this version:

  • Added support for UIQ3 phones: Sony Ericsson M600i, M608c, P990i, W950i, W958c. Data management (Phonebook, Calendar, Messages, Gallery) is available in licenses starting from Family.
  • Phonebook. Added ability to save and load contacts and groups to single file (*.pbc).
  • Phonebook, VCard. Melodies and Pictures lists are sorted by file name for better convenience now. Full path is shown in brackets after the names.
  • Phonebook. Added ability to set default Push-to-Talk and VoIP using popup menu.
  • Calendar. Exporting events to Lotus Notes is available now.
  • Messaging. Added ability to save and load messages from file. Note that due to phone limitations incoming messages will be loaded as outgoing keeping their folder placement.
  • Options, Phonebook. New option “Highlight incorrect items” added. If enabled program checks contacts and reports if any number exceeds maximum length. Disabling option may speed up drawing speed of the phonebook grid a lot.
  • License Administration. New feature for Administrators – ability to prevent phone registrations by end users on their PCs. Functionality is available for Business and higher licenses.
  • Multilingual support. Polish language file updated.
  • Phonebook. Maximum picture size limitation increased to 96Kb.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.