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Opera Mini Dimension imminent
Not content with making Opera Mini 3, the hands-down best way to browse real world sites on a slow GPRS connection, the folks at Opera want beta testers for their newest project, a complete rewrite of Opera Mini to make it faster and richer, code-named Dimension. You can sign up here.
Nokia E90 support pages published
Nokia has today published the support pages for the upcoming E90. Going by past experience, this means the sim-free E90 will probably become available in European shops within the next week or two (many Finnish retailers have guessed at a launch date of 12th June). The release dates for network-locked and non-European markets are less predictable.The Grid goes cross-platform again
In response to criticism in PC Pro magazine(!) and lots of (well, ok, two) emails, I've added Windows Mobile smartphones back into my Grid of smartphone solutions. Now you can compare the best from the Symbian OS world and its main competitor. As ever, plug in your preferences and watch theTaking your smartphone music 'in-car'
...In which I review the Proporta Wireless FM Stereo Transmitter, to let you play your smartphone's music tracks over your car radio. It's built down to a price and isn't unique in the gadget world, but it's small, stylish, works quite well and is unbeatable value.Another year, another Show
Symbian has announced their 2007 Smartphone Show, at the usual ExceL centre, on Oct 16/17th, along with a new web site for the event. All About Symbian will be there in force, of course, with an extra gathering, details to be announced.Projekt hits S60 3rd Edition
Projekt, already available for every other Symbian-based interface, has finally hit S60 3rd Edition, with a full spread of compatibility. One of the most mature third party applications in the Symbian OS world, Projekt is an outliner at heart, but with links, notes, import and export options, it can be used to manage projects too.Michal Jerz and the early days of the Communicator
Proving that AAS is not averse to linking to content relating to rivals(!), Communicator fans will be interested in hearing Michal Jerz interviewed in this week's Voice of S60 audio podcast. Lots of chat about the Communicator's very earliest days and My-Communicator.com, as it was called at the time.Google Maps for Mobile extends official support
Want another free alternative to Nokia's free Smart2go? Although available unofficially for much of the world for a while now, it seems that Google has made support for Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom official for its Google Maps for Mobile Java app. If you've got a meaty data tariff or Wi-Fi, it features mapping, routing, satellite images and a business directory. And traffic info, though this wouldn't work for me. See also their YouTube slideshow.
Nokia E90 - Web and Work (reviewed)
In the next part of our truly huge review of the Nokia E90 Communicator, I look at how it handles Office and other commonly emailed documents, plus I explore what you can (and can't) yet do online in the S60 3rd Edition FP1 Web browser. Warning: broadband needed - this review section is very heavy on images, even after thumbnailing them down.Nokia E90 - adapting the applications
In Steve's continuing review of the Nokia E90 Communicator, he looks specifically at some of the core S60 3rd Edition applications and how they've been adapted for the wide screen. Steve looks in detail at some of the PIM functionality and considers how good a job has Nokia done. He also discusses the comparative experience upgraders from devices such other S60 phones or the Series 80 range (9300 and 9500) will find. Search News Stories
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