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Arghhh. Not Sudoku?! It's Sensible Sudoku 2!
We don't normally 'do' Sudoku games on AAS - there are just too many - but our own Attila turns out to be something of a Sudoku connoisseur. He's researched the ultimate, the very best Sudoku implementation for all Symbian OS smartphones - and brings us his review of Sensible Sudoku 2.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 6:05 UTC, May 11th || 0 Comments
The MP3 tour guide...
Ewan's a regular traveller and he was sent a series of iAudioguides, MP3 and PDF companions to major cities. Here's his review.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 11:32 UTC, April 28th || 0 Comments
Touchscreens? The debate continues...
Following on from my own video rant, Ewan weighs in with his own balanced opinion of touchscreens on smartphones, arguing that, despite their limitations, they enable greater functionality and complexity.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 6:36 UTC, April 26th || 9 Comments
Currency perfection
Attila reviews Handy Converter, perhaps the perfect currency conversion utility for smartphones. He was looking at the S60 3rd Edition version, but it's also available for Series 60 and all UIQ platforms...
Posted by Steve Litchfield at 18:57 UTC, April 24th || 0 Comments
How To: A custom start page for your phone
In How To Build Your Own Web Home Page Ewan describes how you can create a custom start page for your phone's web browser. Intended for novices this feature explains the basics of page construction and how to get the page set up on your phone.Posted by Rafe Blandford at 5:53 UTC, April 12th || 6 Comments
New Google Mobile
Google has rolled out a new version of its mobile optimized search site, including a simpler interface, new result page layouts, location awareness, quick links to build a mobile customized homepage and easy access to Gmail mobile. In your smartphone's web browser, type google.com/mPosted by Steve Litchfield at 7:22 UTC, April 3rd || 2 Comments
News in your hand for free, on any smartphone
Ewan's been in the USA, as you may have gathered, but he's been keeping up with stories from around the world on his Nokia N91. Here he reviews NewsCopier, a Java applet for any smartphone, presenting you with RSS-fed news simply and effectively.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 22:00 UTC, April 2nd || 4 Comments
BBC to trial syndication of TV channels over 3G
The BBC has announced plan to begin a 12 month trial to syndicate its TV channels over 3G mobile phone networks in the UK with operators 3, Orange and Vodafone. A number of radio channels will also be available. Separately the BBC has also announced an enhanced version of the BBC Mobile site.Posted by Rafe Blandford at 9:15 UTC, March 30th || 1 Comment
Side grip or pouch?
AAS friends and accessory specialists Proporta have asked for help with a poll that they're running. Check out their voting page, essentially to tell them which of the two case styles you prefer (in general) - don't be put off by the specific device shown in the pictures, by the way. There's a good travel pack up for grabs for 5 lucky voters.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 17:35 UTC, March 29th || 0 Comments
Python for UIQ 2.1 and UIQ 3 - release 0.1
PyUIQ is a Python interpreter for UIQ 2 and UIQ 3 phones. It is based on Python for S60 (PyS60). The first version implements a limited set of libraries, but improvements will hopefully be made in subsequent releases. The first version of PyUIQ can be downloaded from SourceForge.Posted by Rafe Blandford at 20:05 UTC, March 22nd || 0 Comments
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