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Symbian Foundation receives more support

Asri al-Baker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:18:21 +0000

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. (more…)

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Process Explorer for UIQ3

Asri al-Baker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:06:43 +0000

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. (more…)

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Documents To Go Premium Edition 4 Now Available

Asri al-Baker — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:41:05 +0000

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

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Fring adds on available!

Asri al-Baker — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:31:14 +0000

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

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S60 has chosen TAT

Asri al-Baker — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:03:20 +0000

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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New Symbian Partner Network to fuel development on Symbian OS

Asri al-Baker — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:34:33 +0000

LONDON, United Kingdom – 07 July 2008 –Symbian Limited, the market leader in open operating systems for mobile phones, today announced the launch of its new, world-class partner program, Symbian Partner Network (SPN). This program will enable members to innovate more easily, collaborate more closely with the Symbian ecosystem and accelerate developments with Symbian OS™, ultimately enabling the industry to succeed.
Offering a more affordable partner program at a reduced, competitively priced annual membership fee of USD 1,500, the Symbian Partner Network program focuses on harnessing innovation by further strengthening the ecosystem, helping its members and customers to build compelling devices and solutions more quickly and at a lower cost.

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Forum Nokia APAC Developer Workshop - Widgets Runtime

Asri al-Baker — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:06:50 +0000

Kuala Lumpur, June 24th 2008. Forum Nokia Asia Pacific together with Maxis Developer Programme (MDP), organised a workshop for developers to familiarise with the newest addition to the programming language and tools for S60 3rd Edition. The Widgets workshop was conducted in conjunction with the MDP - Forum Nokia Widgets Competition 2008. The Competition offers winners some really cool S60 smartphones like the N78 and the N95 8GB.

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New Nokia Email Client Debuts

Asri al-Baker — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:27:07 +0000

Nokia just release a beta of a new application called simply, Nokia Email. What it does? Well, simply, it’s a new email client which can be configured to fetch emais from different accounts including GMail and other POP emails. And the best function is the PUSH function. Meaning, you can now have all your emails pushed and synchronised anytime from your pocket. Darla Mack wrote an interesting firsthand experience using the application with a few screenshots. If you fancy this sort of things (Who DOESNT!?), signup now!

Source : AAS

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CommunicAsia 2008 Exclusive - Garmin

Asri al-Baker — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:02:11 +0000

Phew… the last couple of days are very busy for me. And with the news about Symbian Foundation, the Symbian world seems to be less interesting. But let’s leave that behind and continue our lives as usual shall we? During my visit to CommunicAsia 2008 in Singapore in the last 2 weeks, I found Garmin’s booth which showed some interesting offers from them. Also in display is the latest version of Garmin Mobile XT for UIQ 3 version 4.20. You can take a look in the video above that it is a different version compareed to the one available at the moment (version 4.10.80).

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Symbian Foundation Announced

Asri al-Baker — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:45:16 +0000

Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform and set the future of mobile free
Foundation to be established to provide royalty-free open platform and accelerate innovation

LONDON, UK; June 24, 2008 — Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS™, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone they plan to establish the Symbian Foundation to extend the appeal of this unified software platform. Membership of this non-profit Foundation will be open to all organizations. This initiative is supported by current shareholders and management of Symbian Limited, who have been actively involved in its development. Plans for the Foundation have already received wide support from other industry leaders.

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