| July 2001
 Epocware Update Program Availablity Posted Sunday, July 22, 2001 by Rafe
Epocware have updated their website and included in the update is a Nokia 9210 sections woth details of forthcoming programs.
Although the programs are not new (having been previously announced) we now know that they will be arriving soon and the pages have a little more information about each of them as well as some screenshots.
Available on August 1st are Reversi, Checkers, Lines Game and 15. Available on the 1st September is eBook Reader:
From the site: Text consumes large amounts. eBook Reader provides the solution for storing documents of unlimited size on your Communicator. It lets you read, search through, and annotate documents in an efficient, compressed form, enabling you to carry larger and more documents. eBook Reader supports the most popular Doc-format of ebooks. This format is a standard format for ebooks on Palm devices.
You can view the updated website at http://www.epocware.com/nokia/9210.html
Source:http://www.epocware.com/
 Commodore 64 Emulator Download and Review for 9210 Posted Saturday, July 21, 2001 by Rafe
Recenetly a Commodore 64 Emulator for the Nokia 9210 has been released. Now you can use hundreds of old games, and programs on the Nokia 9210.
All About ER6 has the download on the download page and thanks to Russ Spooner's review of the program.
The review also shows you how to use the program and where to get the programs to use with the emulator (easier said than done!) as well as giving a quick run through of the options.
From the help file: "Frodo is a Commodore 64 emulator written by Christian Bauer for Amiga, and ported to Epoc32 by Jal Panvel & Alfred E. Heggestad in the period Nov. 1999 to Jan 2000.
Frodo is also ported to many other platforms, inluding Win32, Unix, Linux, BeOS, etc."
You can read the review at /epochelp/er6/crystal/software/frodoreview.htm
Source:/epochelp
 Large Update to Software Directory Posted Saturday, July 21, 2001 by Rafe
I have done a large update of the software directory. Also as mentioned in other news stories there is a review of Frodo the C64 Emulator.
Updates: Task Manager, Open With, EBook, SSH and Frodo.
There are also some new downloads available. These include Frodo, Task Manager, Pdf+ and Open With. These can be downloaded from the download page at:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/download.htm
Source:/epochelp/er6/
Pdf+ Beta Download Now Available Posted Saturday, July 21, 2001 by Rafe
Pdf+ - the program to view and print PDF files on the Nokia 9210 is now available and can be downloaded from the downloads page or the authors website.
You can read my review of Pdf+ at:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/pdfreview.htm
The downloads page is at /epochelp/er6/crystal/software/download.htm
Source:http://www.mBrainSoftware.com/
Task manager and Open With now Available Posted Saturday, July 21, 2001 by Rafe
Task Manager and Open With can now be downloaded from the download page. They have also been added to the Software directory. Open With associates files with applications and Task Manager helps get the most out of the memory on the 9210.
Both of these applications come from PsiNT and are available as beta demos that expire in 21 days.
Open With information can be viewed here:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/openwith.htm
Task Manager information can be viewed here:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/taskmanager.htm
They can both be downloaded from the downloads page:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/download.htm
Source:http://www.psiloc.com/
Task Manager from PsiLoc Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2001 by Rafe
PsiLoc has released a very useful utility for the Nokia 9210. It allows you to close active tasks and do a software reboot. This allows memory to be freed up.
From PsiLoc website:
Task Manager is a tool, which adds two important functions missing from N9210's system: closing active tasks and software reboot.
Task management functions can be used to close tasks which are active in the background - it is especially useful with tasks, which once run can't be closed in any other way: Messaging, Internet, Calendar, Contacts etc.
Closing such tasks frees operating memory and allows starting other applications. Tasks which cannot be closed this way can be "killed" using Shift + End task button.
Software reboot function can be used instead of removing the battery - all you have to do is to open TaskManager's window and select "Reset Machine" function in Options dialog. Software reboot is much more convenient and, additionally, it saves the battery and Communicator's casing.
Task Manager integrates with system and is fully transparent during normal work. TaskManager's window is invoked with Desk button (pressing Desk one more time hides Task Manager opens Desk screen). Accessing Task Manager this way is very quick and convenient.
Task Manager features two more interesting functions:
- one can switch between active applications using Ctrl+Space (or "backwards" with Ctrl+Shift+Space)
- there is an information about free operating (SDRAM) memory displayed in Options window. This is a very useful information, especially that it is not shown by Memory application.
Sounds promising - we have a full overview soon!
See http://www.psiloc.com/nokia/eng/taskman/index.html for more.
Source:http://www.psiloc.com
First Impressions of Nokia 9210 Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2001 by Rafe
Russ Spooner has sent me details of his first impressions of the phone. He seems to like it, there are a few quibbles, but the 9210 is a great piece of equipment.
You can view the article here:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/nokiaimpression.htm
Source:/epochelp/
SmartPhone User 2 Now Available Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2001 by Rafe
SmartPhone User 2 s now available. This issue of the dedicated 9210 e-magasine includes bug reports, memory management, upgrade tips for Psion Users and more.
From the website:
SmartPhone User is pleased to announce the launch of Edition 2 of our dedicated ePublication for Nokia 9210/9290 users. The eMagazine is distributed in Adobe PDF format and available as a ZIP download.
You can download from a number of locations listed on our site.
DOWNLOAD NOW:
http://www.smartphoneuser.com/9210_2.htm
Outline of Edition 2:
-- Part 2 of our First Impressions, Nokia 9210
-- Memory Management - What you need to know!
-- BestNetCall Reviewed
-- EPOC Sheet & MS Excel Compatibility Tested
-- Psion Users: How to upgrade...
-- Hints & Tips: Desk & Calendar
-- Bug Reports: Calendar Sync
-- Bug Reports: Calendar App
-- Bug Reports: Email Sync
-- News in Brief
-- Moving the Message Store & What to do if things go wrong!
-- UPDATED: FAQ Directory
-- UPDATED: Software Directory
Source:http://www.smartphoneuser.com/
Software Directory and Downloads Created Posted Sunday, July 15, 2001 by Rafe
Probably my largest update ever. The software directory is now complete and a downloads page has been added as well.
The pages include:
+ 73 programs (about 40 of these are new).
+ Downloads (not many available yet)
+ Developers Corner
Each entry in the directory has an extensive description and screenshots if available. I'll feature on the front page over the coming week some of the best of the new software.
View the software pages at
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/software.htm
Source:/epochelp/er6/
Preview of Steel Warrior Posted Sunday, July 15, 2001 by Rafe
Steel Warrior is a shooting game. Our first guest author, Russ Spooner, has been putting the game through its paces. It is not brilliant but as an early demo shows promise.
You can read the full review here:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/steelpreview.htm
You can also downlaod the demo from our downloads page.
Source:/epochelp/
 Dekstop Wallpaper Collection for the 9210 Posted Sunday, July 15, 2001 by Rafe
Richard Wakelin has a large collection of wallpapers for the 9210. Wallpapers are one way you can personalise your machine and are seen in the background of application groups.
A large FREE image library for the Nokia 9210 and compatibles is available at http://web.ukonline.co.uk/rwakelin/crystal/
Five categories are available...
Desk wallpapers
Female celebrities
Space and astronomy
The works of Vermeer
The works of MC Escher
The web site has been optimised for the 9210 web browser and wireless browsing.
Source:http://www.web.ukonline.co.uk/rwakelin/crystal
 Vizario for 92XX's (AvantGo Competition?) Posted Friday, July 13, 2001 by Rafe
Vizario announced that they will soon introduce a version of its Vizario(tm) wireless Web solution for the Nokia 92XX's. This is a client/ server technology for content distribution.
This is what Vizario says about the service:
Our consumer product features a client/server publishing tool allowing content carriers, promoters and content providers to distribute media assets to end users through the Vizario client. It also incorporates a web interface where end users personalize their mobile Vizario further to add additional queries that deliver customized content. Our solution offers unsurpassed ease of deployment in both Java and .NET-enabled handsets. Vizario is fully scalable from simple text on 1G phones to interactive rich media over 3G wireless networks.
This shounds like it could an AvantGo type distribtion system and may off some competition to AvantGo who are planning tointroduce similar technology the the 9210 and 9290. Wait and see I guess!
Full Press Release:
VIZARIO INC. TO INTRODUCE WIRELESS INTERNET SOLUTION FOR NOKIA(r) 9200 COMMUNICATOR SERIES
Vizario(tm) solution will be available this year for Nokia's European model 9210 Communicator; version for the 9290 Americas model will be available next year.
SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA, July 10, 2001 - Moving to place its wireless Web technology in front of millions of cellular phone users around the world, Vizario, Inc. (OTCBB: VZRO) (www.vizario.com) today announced that it will soon introduce a version of its Vizario(tm) wireless Web solution for the Nokia 9200 Communicator Series of integrated cellular phone/PDA devices. According to Vizario, Inc. President, Jim Newcomb, the company first plans to offer a solution for the Nokia 9210 European market Communicator this Fall, with a version for the Nokia 9290 Americas model following during the first half of 2002, coincident with the product's American market roll-out.
"Nokia is the world's leading provider of wireless mobile communications devices," Newcomb said today, "and their cell phones are the most popular, with over 35% of the estimated 400 million phones per year worldwide market. By working with Symbian, creators of the operating system incorporated into the Nokia Communicator Series, we have developed an incredibly user-friendly server-client solution that will make the wireless Web much more functional for millions of business and consumer users. What's more, because Vizario features a graphic interface designed to use icons that minimize typing, it leverages the Communicator's high-resolution color display."
According to Newcomb, Vizario, Inc. plans to market its Nokia solution to both cellular phone system operators, as well as to individual users, beginning in the fourth quarter of this year.
Scheduled for delivery in the Americas during the first half of 2002, the Nokia 9290 Communicator combines a vivid, active-matrix color screen with the Symbian operating system (Crystal category), bringing rich interaction and easy expansion to your mobile office. Incorporating the ability to send and receive images, sound, and video clips, the Nokia 9290 Communicator provides users with full-color access to office and entertainment applications while on the move. A fully integrated mobile terminal combining phone, fax, e-mail, calendar, and imaging, the Nokia 9290 Communicator offers Internet access via WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and HTML-based WWW browser. Support for PC applications, including editing of Windows Word and Excel documents and viewing of PowerPoint documents, is built in. Nokia's first product in the Americas to include PersonalJava, the Nokia 9290 Communicator allows for an enormous number of software solutions. SyncML support, which is included with the product, facilitates seamless synchronization of contact, calendar and to-do information across SyncML-enabled PCs, PDAs, mobile phones, and other devices.
Vizario leverages mobile devices to help wireless consumers and business users do more easily the things they already do. Designed to put new capabilities into wireless mobile devices, Vizario offers both consumers and businesses a completely integrated, end-to-end wireless solution. The Vizario consumer product features a client-server publishing tool allowing content carriers, promoters and content providers to distribute media assets to end users through the Vizario client. It also incorporates a Web interface where end users personalize their mobile Vizario further to add additional queries that deliver customized content. This solution offers unsurpassed ease of deployment in both Java and .Net-enabled handsets. Vizario is fully scalable from simple text on 1G phones to interactive rich media over 3G wireless networks. As a vertical application suite, Vizario is an end-to-end solution for companies that require distribution of image-intensive data to mobile devices wherever finding, encoding, decoding and displaying images for decision support in the field is considered critical to the mission's success.
Source:http://www.vizario.com/
 Psion draws back from PDA market Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2001 by Rafe
It is a sad day for Psion fans today as Psion announce in their business review that they will not be releasing their bluetooth PDA nor any other bluetooth products. There some light amongst all this gloom though.
Psion will not be producing the much rumoured Revo Bluetooth device. In their press release they state that the decision 'has been driven by the division's continuing poor performance in weak and oversupplied markets for handheld computers and related cellular phone markets'.
Psion Digital will however continue the 'development of its netBook range of products for the education and corporate markets. The division's retained core development staff will focus on developing and exploiting Psion's IPR, expertise and experience to create innovative mobile networking products and solutions in high value markets.'
All in all a sad day. Its not something I ever wanted to see, but with the turndown in the PDA market we should perhaps not be surprised. What is surprising is Psion recenently announced a Revo optimised for the Far East. Perhaps we should take the optimistic view - that Psion are not out for the count but resting. Bluetooth is a technology that is not ready yet and Psion are correct not to release the new product if all it is a Revo with bluetooth. Perhaps Psion will concentrate on a netBook like device for ER6? In the mean time we have to be content with the 9210 - and I suspect Psion know that they probably would be able to live with the competition provided by the 9210. I'll write more once the impact has set in, but right now I need to go and cry somewhere!
Full Press Release:
Psion PLC announces completion of business review 11 July 2001
Focus on Symbian, enterprise solutions and mobile network devices
H1 2001 trading update
Psion PLC, the mobile computing company, today announces that after a thorough examination of its businesses, it has decided to focus its future strategy on industrial and enterprise markets through Psion Teklogix; innovative markets in digital appliances through a restructured Psion Digital; and on its strategic investment in Symbian. All these activities provide client solutions through wireless networks both Wide Area and Local Area.
A restructured Psion Digital will sell and service its existing product ranges and will continue development of its netBook range of products for the education and corporate markets. The division's retained core development staff will focus on developing and exploiting Psion's IPR, expertise and experience to create innovative mobile networking products and solutions in high value markets.
The decision to implement a significant restructuring of Psion Digital has been driven by the division's continuing poor performance in weak and oversupplied markets for handheld computers and related cellular phone markets. Further commoditisation of these markets is expected next year. As a result of the Board's decision and in the light of slower than anticipated establishment of a mass market for Bluetooth products, Psion Digital will not launch its Bluetooth PDA or range of Bluetooth connectivity products planned for the second half of 2001.
Psion will take a restructuring charge of �29m to provide for redundancy costs (some 250 jobs), product assets and fixed assets, goodwill write-offs, inventory and other provisions.
First Half Revenues and Outlook
Provisional revenues for the enlarged Psion Group in the first half of 2001 were up 5% at �99 million compared with �94 million in H1 2000. Revenues for the first half in Psion Digital were �36 million compared with �77 million last year. Revenues for the first half in the Psion Teklogix division (created from the merger of Teklogix operations acquired in September 2000 and Psion's existing Enterprise division) were �63 million, compared with the �17 million in Psion's Enterprise division last year. The Group retains a strong balance sheet with no gearing and cash of �17 million.
Psion Teklogix grew broadly in line with expectations until June when the impact of the North American slowdown in capital IT spending became evident in recorded revenues and forward orders. The continuing North American economic slowdown will affect Psion Teklogix revenues in the second half.
Although Psion Teklogix continues to grow as anticipated in European markets, the risk remains that European markets will experience a similar slowdown to those in North America during the second half.
Psion PLC will announce its 2001 interim results in full on August 29, 2001.
David Levin, Psion's Chief Executive Officer said :
"As reported at the time of our Prelims in March and at the AGM in May, trading in Psion Digital has been difficult. As a result of this we are taking major action to reduce our cost base while focusing on developing and exploiting our intellectual property and know-how to secure profitable new markets."
"Psion Teklogix, operating in profitable wireless enterprise markets, will show continued growth this year, despite cutbacks in capital spending in North America. It is set to extend its position as our main operating division and we will be launching a new range of industrial products in September".
David Potter, Psion's Chairman said :
"The IT industry is experiencing its worst downturn since 1985. Against this background, it is essential that we take the hardest approach to costs, control and a return to profitability while avoiding exposure to oversupplied commodity markets. The enterprise markets of Psion Teklogix offer sound long-term growth opportunities, while Psion Digital will be focusing on its core assets in innovation and exploiting new premium markets for mobile networked devices."
You can read more about this story at other sites:
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001july/pda20010711006741.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1433000/1433275.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20301.html
Source:http://www.psion.com/
Monnaie for the 9210 Beta Download Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2001 by Rafe
You can now download Monnaie for the 9210 in a beta version. All About ER6 recently reviewed this program and now you too can try it! Monnaie is a currency converter.
You can read my review of Monnaie at:
/epochelp/er6/crystal/software/monnaie.htm
From the Kylom site:
Just uploaded at Kylom: Monnaie for Nokia 9210.
Monnaie is the easiest to use, yet the most powerful currency converter for
Symbian OS computers, for those who really mean international business:
- key in an amount, or copy it from the clipboard of your Communicator
- press the corresponding "currency key"
- that's it: the amount is instantly converted into all the currencies of your
list (up to 180, displayed in pages of 12 or 27, ordered by country or by
region)
A most interesting feature is the automatic update of exchange rates via an internet connection.
Version 6.00 of Monnaie for 9210, fully functional until 30 Sept 2001 is available for download at www.kylom.com.
Check the download page of the Kylom site for the file or wait a few days until All About ER6's download section is complete along with the Communciator Software directory...
Source:http://www.kylom.com/
Preview of Pdf+ for the Nokia 9210 Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2001 by Rafe
I have uploaded a preview of the beta release of Pdf+ for the Nokia 9210. The preview includes over 20 screenshots and plenty of comments. Pdf+ is a PDF file viewer.
The preview of Pdf+ can be found at the following page: /epochelp/er6/crystal/software/pdfreview.htm
The software directory is almost ready. It includes more than 70 programs each with their own detailed pages with screenshots if available. I hope to finish the last few pages tomorrow and upload it.
Source:/epochelp/
Zip Manager 1.1 Released Posted Friday, July 6, 2001 by Rafe
Zip Manager, the best ZIP program for the Nokia 9210 has been updated to include several new features, a few bug fixes and addition support for different languages.
According to epocware.com the updates are:
1) Loads of small bug fixes and improvements.
2) Significantly enhanced 'Zip & Backup' and 'Applications' wizards.
3) New 'List Archives' wizard: shows all your archives in one list.
4) Czech, Hungarian and Finnish versions.
You can dowmload it from http://www.epocware.com/nokia/
I reviewed this program a little while ago. The review version was the first release. You can read that review at /epochelp/er6/crystal/software/zip.htm
Source:http://www.epocware.com/nokia/
SmartPhone User Launches and 1st 9210 eMagazine available Posted Wednesday, July 4, 2001 by Rafe
SmartPhone User is a website that has launched with the intention of publishing eMagazines for SmartPhone devices. Their first eMagazine is for the Nokia 92XX series of phones.
In the first issue of the 9210 eMagainze:
Outline of Edition 1:
- First Impressions - 9210
- Upgrade advice - Psion/Ericsson Users
- 9210 & POP3 Messaging
- In depth: MS Office Support on the 9210
- Memory Cards - What you should know!
- Reviewed: ZIP Manager from EpocWare
- Hints&Tips: Screen Capture on the 9210
- FAQ Directory
- 9210 Software Directory
- And a SMU logo for the background screen
within the Desk application
Rafe Say's: I have downloaded this magazine and thoroughly recommend it. The articles are well researched and well written and at more than 40 pages this gives some serious reading for new 9210 users or those thinking about buying. Also included in the download is a FAQ and Software directory similar to the one you can find on this site. It has less detail, but can be read while you are offline!
You can download the eMagazine from:
http://www.smartphoneuser.com/9210_index.htm
Source:http://www.smartphoneuser.com/
Updates coming soon! Posted Sunday, July 1, 2001 by Rafe
Apologies for the lack of updates - they are on the way. I also have a lot of news to post - I need to find a spare moment to do it. Updates include loads of new software details for which I am revamping the software pages and much more including Developer Area, Impressions, and a lot more links and FAQs.
The 9210/9290 digest is taking off - you can join the digest at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nokia9210and9290/messages, but eveything can also be conducted by e-mail - more details and integration into the site coming soon.
I also plan to have a roundup of all the bits and pieces - with the launch of the 9210 things are really hotting up for ER6!
Source:/epochelp
View Archives -
view news stories previously posted on epochelp.com
Submit you own
news to be featured on epochelp.com. News can be anything related
to EPOC. |
