Quickoffice has released the updated version for its popular mobile office suite for Nokia Symbian S60 smartphones – Quickoffice Premier 6. There are two key features included in this version: Now you can view PowerPoint 2007 files. The software works perfectly on touch-enabled Symbian S60 5th Edition devices such as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and…
Few days with the Nokia N97: Top 5 pros and cons
I’ve been using the Nokia N97 for more than a week now. Those who live under the rock should know it’s the Finnish giant’s flagship device for this year, but just how powerful it is – is a different story. In this first article I’ll try to emphasize its top 5 pros and cons. Let’s…
BlackBerry App World Update to Feature microSD Archiving, Web Portal
The next version of BlackBerry’s on-device application store, App World, has been promising most notably a launch across much of Europe, but after digging around some documentation , it turns out that’s not the only thing waiting for us in version 1.1. Flexible storage capabilities: This feature permits BlackBerry App World™ storefront users to remove…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic’s firmware updated to v30.0.011
Good news for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic owners. The Finnish giant has issued a new firmware upgrade for your all-touchscreen device, which drives your phone’s firmware to version 30.0.011. According to AllAboutSymbian, it’s currently available Over The Air (*#0000# from the homescreen) for some product codes, and I guess a version for Nokia Software Updater will…
Video: Bejeweled clone created in Qt, Nokia’s future smartphone programming enviroment, using only 343 lines of code
Ask any mobile developer what they think about programming for Symbian, and they’re going to tell you about how impossibly difficult it is to create a polished application in less than 1 trillion lines of code. Programming for the iPhone is easier, plus the built in payment infrastructure that is tied into iTunes increases a…
Symbian launches new blog called “UI Brainstrom” and asks for your help to make the OS look less ancient
Scott Weiss, UI Technology Manager @ the Symbian Foundation, who I interviewed a while back, launched the new “UI Brainstrom” blog with a very simple request: “email me with your suggestions and once I get a chance to look them over, I’ll post them here.” Can’t get any better than that people. Stop complaining that…
Videos: Two hands on, from two different people, of the Nokia Surge (6760 Slide)
My brother from another mother, Matthew Miller, got his hands on a Nokia Surge and recorded a 10 minute video going through the device. He also posted his impressions of the device, in case you don’t want to watch. The Nokia Surge, known as the 6760 Slide by the rest of the world, is an…
Final version of the Nokia N97 SDK is out!
Nokia has released the final version of the Nokia N97 SDK. With what’s effectively the first device-specific SDK, the Finnish giant wants to emphasize its commitment towards its this year’s flagship device. Among the new things the final SDK version brings are improved support of home screen features, updated SDK documentation, support for the Chinese…
YouTube mobile client now official on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, but not on the N97?
Google’s S60 YouTube client is now officially compatible with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Version 2.2.9 is available for download from m.youtube.com/app, but strangely it refuses to install on the Nokia N97 — the page says something in line of “your phone is not compatible.” Last time I checked both the 5800 and N97 run on…
Nuance joins Symbian Foundation
Nuance Communications, the company behind the popular T9 predictive text technology, announced that it has joined the Symbian Foundation. As a result, other Foundation members will be able to leverage Nuance’s mobile voice and text input solutions to “facilitate the creation of powerful and intuitive multi-modal interfaces.” Eventually, the goal is to enhance user experiences…