Folks behind Fring have announced a new fringME! widget, allowing users of the popular VoIP client with web sites, blogs or social networking profiles to interact (chat) with their visitors. But, it’s not all about chatting and sharing your presence with your community and/or your friends — in case you have a GPS equipped Symbian-based…
Reminder: Handy Taskman Contest still running
On Monday 3 lucky people will get a licence for Handy Taskman (read my review here). The rules are simple, go to this blog post and leave a comment telling me (the world really) what small and handy application you would like to see be developed for S60. The top 3 ideas get a registration…
MasterGear ported to work on Symbian UIQ3 based smartphones
Following iNES, Marat Fayzullin – author of the popular gaming system emulator apps, have also ported MasterGear to Symbian UIQ3 platform, allowing Sony Ericsson and Motorola Z8 smartphone owners to revive the old memories while on-the-go. MasterGear for UIQ (and for S60 for that matter) will run SEGA Master System, GameGear, and SG1000 cartridge files…
Reminder: Handy Taskman contest
6 days remaining to get three available Handy Taskman licences. Rules are simple, drop a comment in this blog post with an idea of how you would improve S60 in a small and handy way. Remember, it is the small things that add up and matter when you talk about any operating system.
Video: Nokia N95 USA review (Verdict: Huge improvement)
The N95-3, formal name for the USA N95, has been out for a while now, but this is the best video I’ve seen talking about what has changed compared to the original European model that people in the states have been importing. In one sentence: better battery life, more RAM, faster GPS, 3G on American…
Nokia N95, N95 8 GB, N82 Review: What do you want to know?
On Wednesday or Thursday I’m going to publish a review of not only the N82, but the N95 8 GB and plain old N95. I’m doing this because you can’t really understand what the N82 is without looking at its history. At the same time the forums I visit are filled with people bickering about…
Review and Contest: Handy Taskman, what little Handy Application would you like to see?
Until 3 weeks ago the first application I would install on all my S60 devices was GMail. How convenient that little Java application is can not be put into words. I don’t remember what my motivation to trial out HandyTaskman was, but the ensuing love affair since then can no longer remain silent. I heart…
irRemote for S60 3rd edition released; Turns your phone into a universal remote control
Remember Psiloc’s irRemote from the days of Series60 2nd edition? Well, it has been finally ported to work with the latest Nokia and other S60 3rd edition based smartphones. By now you probably understood how the application works. By using the infrared port (unfortunately the Nokia N82 lacks one), it turns your smartphone into a…
iNES NES/Famicom emulator ported to UIQ 3 Phones
Symbian UIQ3 based smartphone owners, here’s some good news for you. Now you will be able to enjoy all the NES games “back from the days” and revive the memories from your childhood. Earlier, we saw other platforms (S60, iPhone, etc) getting their share of the NES action and finally the wait is over. So…
I’m going to UIQ Fast Track in Budapest, Hungary!
Yap, I’ll be there. If someone who’s reading this is also coming to the developer’s event, don’t hesitate to contact me. UIQ developers feel free to drop me your press releases – I’ll be glad to cover it all. As for the expectation, I’m looking forward to get my hands on the Sony Ericsson W960i…