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Week of December 23, 2001

2002 is the year of the Smartphone (according to El Reg)

The Register has a very interestign article on future Smartphones from different manufacturers based on custom OSS but also Symbian and Microsoft Stinger. What is noticeable is how Symbian dominates the OS on the phones. It is looking to be a very good year for Smartphones (just as Symbian said).

The article mentions a phone from Sony called Stork, but its unlikely to be released ooutside Japan. Ericsson is working on Linnea to sucede the R380.

Motorola also has a Symbainphone named Paragon.

Nokia of course is producing the 7650 (code name Cameron, also there is a mention of the sucessor of the 9210 (Hilden), which will be a single chip Communicator. Thats in addition to the much rumoured Nokia 9210i (more memoy, fast processor).

All of the Smartphone are being based in the yet unreleased and unannounced Symbain Hurrucane which is due to be announced in February. Hurricane is basically the next version of Symbian OS, a cut of Symbian OS, or Symbian OS 6.1, depending on who you ask.

Still it looks very exciting.... and of course there still the prospect of Ericsson Mediaphone device reappearing, as well as devices from Sanyo, and Panasonic...

See the full article at:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/5/23512.html

Posted by Rafe on 29/12/2001 |

MobiPocket Available for Nokia 9200

The eBook Reader and AvantGo like eNews Reader, MobiPocket, is now available for the Nokia 9200. MobiPocket has two main functions. Firstly as an eBook Reader and secondly as an eNews reader. MobiPocket is freeware.

MobiPocket has two main functions. Firstly as an eBook Reader and secondly as an eNews reader. The first allows you to read eBook in the Open-eBook and XML/HTML/CSS format. The second is an AvantGo like function that with the WebCompanion for the PC (also free)
allows you to download the news from sources such as Newsweek and the The Register.

Mobipocket announces its Reader for Nokia 9210 and 9290 with all the Mobipocket Reader functions :

bookmarks,
library,
font size changes,
one or two columns display
Image Viewer,
Large tables display.

Visit now Mobipocket eBookstore and read the best sellers on your Smart Phone... Store all your eBooks/eNews/eDocs on the MMC card.

SOON : Special eBookstore to browser with the Nokia and the Web Companion.

More from http://www.mobipocket.com

Posted by Rafe on 29/12/2001 |

Pocket GoBang (Five in a row) released for 9200

The tradition game GoBang, also known as Five in a Row has been released via Handango. It''s a kind of traditional Black White chess which was invented in ancient times of China, developed in Japan and quickly spread in Europe. The game is simple to learn but difficult to master and this made it great popular around the world.

More from http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=1&catalog=0§ionId=0&productType=2&platformId=4&productId=23770

Posted by Rafe on 29/12/2001 |

Redshift Release Dragon Fire for 9200

Redshift have released Dragon fire for the 9210. The program is a fantasy adventure game in the style of dungeons and dragons or Castle III for the 9210. The game is graphically impressive as is shown by the screenshots. The game is shareware.

From the Redshift website:
We've just finished a game for Nokia 9210... here's some screenshots and pictures. Note that we have to stripe them down both size and quality to be ready for web.

15000 pieces of area, hundreds of monsters, hundreds of object that can be accessed, many quests...

Important Notes:

- the game needs a relatively so much free memory. About 3.2 MB AT LEAST. Reboot or cleanup with Task Manager if needed.

- the shareware version is limited to level 1. You cannot advance. Note that at level 1 you can easily kill bugs or lesser wolves, but the others are hard. From level 2 in release version you'll be greater and greater... advanced weapons, armors, spells, AC, HP, SP...

- there are cheats in the release version... an example: 12445 - max hp&sp

More from http://redshift.itworks.hu/

Posted by Rafe on 29/12/2001 |

DiabetesManager available in February 2002 for 9200

DiabetesManager is a comprehensive program for diabetics to manage their diabetes.

The program could be flexible adapted to the everyday life and the individual needs of the diabetic.The informatical support of the diabetic could have a positive effect on her/his selfdiscipline.

DiabetesManager pursues the following goals:

Immediate simplest data entry at each time and at each place of datagenesis.
Immediately available clear graphical illustration of the accordingly prepared data.
Dicision support of the daily diabetes management which cannot be provided by a paper diary.
Extensive and meaningful statistical evaluations and descriptive graphical preparations of the results which normaly only are possible with good PC-programs.
Preperation of the data for the medical diabetes therapy via print and export functions.
Integrated large food database.