Epocware just release Handy Taskman utility for Symbian S60 2nd and 3rd Edition smartphones. Handy Taskman enables to switch to, close and kill any application or close them all in one click. Additionally Handy Taskman provides user with the complete information about running programs and phone memory left, and easier access to applications. Handy Taskman…
Microsoft Live Search on Nokia smartphones
Nokia today announced that it has reached an agreement with Microsoft to integrate Live Search into its Mobile Search platform, thus enabling consumers access to Live Search directly from their Nokia S60 smartphones. Live Search will provide advanced web search results in 14 languages to enable on-the-go access to the information and content consumers want…
Apple to go Symbian!?
I’ve stumbled upon an interesting article on the::unwired. The author, Alfredo Padilla, discusses some issues about the highly-anticipated Apple’s iPhone and sees some very interesting possibilities in a potential Apple/Symbian partnership. The rest of this post is a combination of Alfredo’s opinion and my own. Nokia already uses Safari’s code for its S60 web browser,…
All About Symbian Pub Meet
For all of you guys who intend to go to this year’s Symbian Smartphone Show, you will be delighted to know that the single largest Symbian focused site, All About Symbian, has its own event on the night before the show. Every year, All About Symbian organises an open meeting for Symbian users, developers, manufacturers…
SNAPin Software joins Symbian Platinum Program
SNAPin Software, the first company to deliver self-service software for mobile devices, has announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for phones based on Symbian OS. As a Platinum Partner, SNAPin Software is extending its SelfService Product Suite to the Symbian ecosystem. The SNAPin SelfService product suite lets…
Nokia N73 updated
Just after the N93 update, Symbian Freak spotted the new firmware refreshment – this time for Nokia’s “ultimate challenge to the digital camera” – N73. The firmware version 2.0628.0.0.3 will soon be available in the official Nokia Points and Nokia Service Points. This minor release should improve the N73’s performance and fix known bugs and…
Porting to S60 discussions
I’ve already posted that Forum Nokia has created a separate category on it Developer Discussion Boards dedicated to the porting to S60 issues. Well, the discussion is heating up with addition of two subjects – “Porting to Native Symbian, Key Issues” and “Migrating to S60 3rd Edition“. Once again, I use this opportunity to invite…
Mobile printing comes to Nordic region
Nokia and Sapio, a developer of application-based services for wireless devices, today announced that they have signed an agreement where Sapio is to develop, promote and facilitate mobile printing solutions and services in the Nordic region. Based on the agreement, Sapio is to identify and collaborate with interested service providers in Finland, Sweden, Norway and…
MobiForms 3.02 released
The latest release of the mobile development tool MobiForms now includes improved networking functionality using serial, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi or mobile phone connections. Integrated file and data transfer commands make it even easier to synchronize mobile data back to financial or field service systems. This latest release complements the existing features in MobiForms such as…
Nokia N93 firmware update
Symbian Freak noted that Nokia released the firmware update for its flagship N93. The new update should improve the N93’s performance as well as fixing several known bugs and problems. Some of the improvements include: more available RAM memory camera application improved fixed SMS related bugs The complete list of improvements is available here.