S60 Touch UI leaked?
July 20, 2008
Symbian-Freak reports that the next generation of S60 Touch UI has been leaked and there are some screenshots posted to proof the claim. Now I am not going to complain or comment on the UI decisions because I believe those people in the Nokia labs know what they do but honestly, it tries to keep itself within the simplicity of the traditional S60 UI and added some elements to make it fresh. But please take all these with a pinch of salt… “The UI core basically remains the same and it looks like the classic S60 FP2 UI with slightly redesigned interface to make it optimized for both finger or stylus optimized input. In a matter of fact, judging by the leaked screenshot the main changes to the functionality and user interface includes addition of the three large thumb friendly toolbar buttons optimized for finger controls while the rest of the UI remains unchanged and will probably requires stylus for proper manipulating” – Symbian-FreakVia Email
July 20, 2008
11 minutes 38 seconds long, released 17th July 2008, program 63 of The Smartphones-Show by Steve Litchfield covers News, hands-on review of the Nokia 6220 Classic and hands-on review of the HTC Touch Diamond (comparing it to the Apple iPhone 3G). And there will be a long break till early September for program 64 because Steve needs to go for a Summer break. Anyway, the show is enjoyable as usual!
Symbian Foundation receives more support
July 14, 2008
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 more]
Process Explorer for UIQ3
July 14, 2008
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 more]
Documents To Go Premium Edition 4 Now Available
July 8, 2008
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
