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After becoming the single best weather application for Symbian-based smartphones, Paragon Software decided it’s about time to reach wider audience, hence they launched their Handy Weather app for Java-enabled feature phones.
Here are some of the reasons/features why people buy Handy Weather, despite the fact they can get free weather forecast from a number of other sources:
- Celsius and Fahrenheit options for high and low day temperature
- Only 2.5 Kb per city forecast
- Temperature graph for up to seven consecutive days, and simultaneous forecast for several locations of the user’s choice
- Current condition (for most cities)
- 40,000 preset cities worldwide
- Well-designed animated graphics include traditional weather icons and text
- Wind direction, speed in mph, km/h or m/s
- Current pressure and humidity
- UV index, and other important features
Handy Weather costs $5.95 (3.95 EUR) with a three-month subscription or $14.95 (10.95 EUR) with a one-year subscription service via download. The app is compatible with all mobile phones supporting Java MIDP 2.0 — including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung and LG — and can work in different screen resolutions: 240×320, 176×220 and 128×160 pixels.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
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.
