How to: Run iPhone apps on S60 devices
June 30, 2007
It is now confirmed that devices running the Safari browser can use iPhone 3rd party applications. After Apple’s Steve Jobs announcement at WWDC that 3rd party iPhone apps must run in Safari lot of development has been going on.
Nokia announced in 2005 that Symbian S60 devices will run a new browser based on Safari. Phones with that browser include the Nokia N75, N95, and Samsung SGH-i520.
New free theme added
June 28, 2007
Darkwave
Darkwave is a set of two dual-aspect themes especially designed for the Nokia N95. All curves, texture and modernity, they may just bring out the dark side in you. Why not give it a try?
Requirements: Symbian OS 9.1 / S60 3rd Edition
Compatible Devices: Nokia N95 (S60 3rd Edition)
New games added
June 26, 2007
Dawn Of The Fly – Chapter 1 3rd edition
Kind of wierd freeware game. Finish the game to get a free theme, sign up from within the game for new updates and offers.
TibiaME Symbian S60 v3 Gold 4.69€
A very cool and addictive massive multiplayer online role-playing game! Tibia Micro Edition (TibiaME) is the first massive multiplayer online role-playing game for mobile phones. Come together with hundreds of players and experience adventures in a colourful virtual world! Along with your friends you explore the mysterious land of Tibia, fight your way through hordes of evil creatures and solve ancient riddles to find untold treasures. With every monster you defeat you will grow in strength and power. TibiaME is based on the successful online role-playing game Tibia which attracts thousands of players every day. Read more here.
The difference between standard GPS and A-GPS
June 25, 2007
One of the big news in the new Nokia N95 firmware seems to be the added A-GPS (also known as assisted GPS) feature, which basically “is a technology that uses an assistance server to cut down the time needed to determine a location using GPS. It is useful in urban areas, when the user is located in ‘urban canyons’, under heavy tree cover, or even indoors.”
Yes it’s an ugly drawing but you get the picture huh?
What does this mean? Well a standard GPS like the one you have in your car, boat or even in your Nokia N95 (with todays firmware) need to synchronize with at least 3 satellites to calculate your position (yes it’s simple math; Pythagoras theorem anyone?). They also need a clear line-of-sight, which basically means no GPS positioning indoors, in tunnels and sometimes not even in your car (if your GPS device isn’t positioned very near a window). [Read more]
New Nokia N95 firmware changelog?
June 25, 2007
Ricky Cadden over at Symbian-guru.com has tried out a new Nokia N95 firmware. The version is numbered v12.0.013 and is dated 2007-06-19. Note that this firmware is not available through NSU yet.
These are the changes he discovered:
