Disqus
A company called ThinkChange is out with an unofficial Foursquare client for the Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphone community (phones like the Nokia N97, N97 mini, X6, 5800 XM, Samsung Omnia HD, Sony Ericsson Vivaz, etc) simply called Symbian Foursquare. As you can see from the screenshots above, the S60 client looks pretty much like its iPhone and Android counterparts which are made by Foursquare. However, the Symbian version lacks features…
For instance, the Friends tab does list all activities of people on your friends list, but you can’t filter for friends that have “recently checked in” or “who are very close to me”. That’s a big no-no in my book, cause with services like Foursquare – it’s all about location, knowing which of your friends is in your vicinity at any time.
Next, the Places tab doesn’t have search capability! It does use GPS capability of the phone (if it has a GPS receiver) to determine your location, but doesn’t list all nearby locations (some are listed, to be fair). Why this is the case is beyond me. Finally, the Me tab also lacks search, making it hard to find a place you’ve visited some time ago.
In a nutshell, Symbian Foursquare is like a beta product and I’m looking forward to see it improved in due course. Otherwise, I don’t think many regular Foursquare users will download it…
[Via: AllAboutSymbian]
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.
