StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS is out, allowing over 30,000 existing Palm OS apps to run on Symbian smartphones from Nokia, Samsung and Sony-Ericsson.
A major new feature included in the Symbian version is a display scaling enhancement that allows applications to run in hi-res mode (320×320 pixels), with the resulting screen graphically scaled to the actual display size. As a result, Palm OS/Garnet apps look great on Symbian devices.
The preview edition is a public extension of the beta testing process undertaken for StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS over the last year. Interested users and developers can download a free 14-day trial of the preview edition from StyleTap’s website, and/or can purchase StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS at the preview price of $49.95. Kinda expensive for something that wears the “preview” badge, don’t you think?
As a sidenote, StyleTap Platform is also available for Windows Mobile, and we’ve also seen it running on the iPhone, although it’s still not officially released.