Following on from the initial Symbian Foundation announcement Nokia today announced that a further 9 companies are endorsing the plans for the Symbian Founation. The comapnies are mobile operators 3, América Móvil and TIM, semiconductor manufacturer Marvell and services and software providers Aplix, EB, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietoEnator. América Móvil is a key operator in the important Latin America market. It is the fifth biggest operator in the world. Notably it is not a member of either the OHA or Limo Foundation. TIM is the dominant operator in Italy, it is also a member of the OHA. 3 (Hutchinson 3G) is a multi-country operator, it is currently not a member of any other software alliances.Marvell, a semiconductor manufacturer, is also a member of the OHA. They are best known for mobil WiFi related products and the products out of its acquisition of Intel’s Xscale technology in 2006.Aplix, EB, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietEnator are all software companies that have been involved in the Symbain ecosystem for some time. Some, such as EMCC, can trace their routes back to the Psion days.There are the usual sound bites from each company which you can read below or in the press release. Read the rest of this entry »

Process Explorer starts where task managers end. It lists all programs running on the phone, including server processes that run invisibly in the background, and are not shown by task managers.Detailed information is presented on each process, including child threads and windows, that was never before available. Process Explorer can terminate any process, provided platform security enforcement is disabled on the phone. The Cleanup command performs automated multiple termination which may lead to free memory amounts previously unprecedented.  Read the rest of this entry »

I told you guys a few months ago, the new version is coming… and here it is! Dataviz says the new version includes viewing, editing and creating Microsoft® Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® Office 2007 files and attachments instantly.  Other New Features Include:• Support for password-protected files (Word & Excel 97-2004, X, XP)• Support for Text (.TXT) files• Edit and insert hyperlinks in word processing files• Edit and insert bookmarks in word processing files• View charts in spreadsheets• Freeze/unfreeze panes in spreadsheets

Fring, that application which enables VOIP on your smartphones, has received a special upgrade where it integrates itself with Facebook, Gmail notifier, Orkut and more! To enjoy all these new benefits, you need to have the latest version of Fring (fring Add-ons are available for fring on Sony Ericsson -UIQ, Windows Mobile and Nokia Symbian S60 3rd Edition devices). More information at Fring’s official website. Via Email 

There’s an announcement over at TAT’s official website saying it is available for developers. For those who dont know what TAT is, check the video below. And read the following excerpt from the announcement ” TAT’s technology enables S60 developers to push UI boundaries to even greater heights. Developers can now easily add advanced graphics such as 3D, change effects and also add skins without having to change existing software or add expensive hardware.”

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