DataViz has announced its plans to release the latest version of its popular (especially among the Palm users) mobile Office suite, Documents To Go, for UIQ 3.0 and 3.1 on Symbian OS. Expected to ship in December of 2007, Documents To Go Premium Edition 4.0 will enable users to open, view, edit and create Microsoft…
Epocware’s Handy Calendar for Symbian S60 3rd edition devices goes beyond the built-in calendar
We’ve already talked about Epocware’s upcoming Handy Calendar application. Well, now it’s here and apparently it’s set to replace the built-in calendar application adding more features and useful views on top of the existing functionality. Highlights: Enhanced views: Month, Week, Day, and Tasks Zooming in views Notes support for all entry types Repeating for entries:…
Red Five Labs launches public beta program for Net60, .NET Compact Framework implementation for Symbian S60 devices
Red Five Labs has announced the beta release of Net60, an implementation of the .NET Compact Framework running on Symbian S60 3rd edition based devices. The idea is simple — to make Windows Mobile applications running unchanged on S60 devices, hence bring more apps and developers to the platform. Thanks to Net60, developing for S60…
Nokia 5710 XpressMusic with 3.2 MP camera and auto-focus in works?
Even though we can’t confirm this, it seems Nokia is planning to introduce a successor to its 5700 XpressMusic model. According to photos we have, the upcoming device will sport a better 3.2 MP camera with auto-focus (the 5700 has a 2 MP camera) and will be available in brand new colors. Nothing is yet…
UIQ is now a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Ericsson and Motorola
UIQ, Sony Ericsson and Motorola held a press conference today, which I had the pleasure of attending, where they announced their new strategy to become an open platform. What exactly does that mean? Anyone can own a piece of UIQ, in fact as of today Sony Ericsson no longer owns 100% of UIQ, but instead…
New version of Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS released; Adds support for MOTORIZR Z8, Nokia N81
Probably the single most popular third-party application that lets users migrate, sync and manage their mobile information from PC — Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS phones — has just been updated. Beside supporting new devices, Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS version 2.16 also adds some new features to the Phonebook, Connectivity…
Google Maps Mobile now native on S60, N95 GPS support included
Ricky shot me an IM and said that Google Maps now works natively on S60 and even supports the built in GPS on the N95, shenanigans I thought, then I went to the website on my phone and low and behold here it finally is! It isn’t as powerful feature wise as Nokia Maps, but…
Samsung launches new music lineup for Europe – Samsung i450, Samsung F330, Samsung F210
Samsung sure has been making some waves today. With the Samsung i617 BlackJack 2 getting some time in front of the camera, their announcement of WVGA OLED production, the sweat-loving WEP-420 headset, AT&T’s A127 GoPhone, Virgin Mobile Canada’s top-of-the-line Samsung m510, and the Singapore branch’s announcement of Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrades for the Samsung i600,…
Rumor: Nokia N78 to be first S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 device, due out in Q1 2008
According to Mobile Review’s Forum there is a device in the pipeline called the Nokia N78, it will be a replacement for the N73, with WiFi, 3.2 megapixel camera, 369 MHz processor (same as the Nokia 6290) and what makes it special is the fact that it will be the first device running S60 3rd…
Nokia: Failing to advertise the S60 platform?
Richard Bloor interviews Jeanne Kolesnik, Business Development Director at Epocware to find out how the business is, whether UIQ or S60 is bringing in the most revenue and that the thing holding back sales is the lack on consumer education about the operating systems running on consumer’s devices. A grim story is told at the…