All About Symbian - UIQ NewsNews Headlines from All About SymbianNS Basic now released for Symbian- August 19, 2008 In case you hadn't gathered from the RMR news piece, NS Basic has now been formally released for Symbian. It's a Visual Basic-like development environment which "makes it easy to create apps for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ3 devices". The full press release is here. Comments welcome if you give this a try.http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/7857_NS_Basic_now_released_for_Symb.php Insight 36: Services and N78 vs N82- August 18, 2008 In All About Symbian Insight 36 (AAS Podcast 89) Rafe, and Steve chat about the web as a platform for services and follow on with a discussion on whether Nokia should make its services available on competing hardware. There's also a debate on the relative merits of the N78 and N82 for those looking to make a purchase decision.http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/7846_Insight_36_Services_and_N78_vs.php From a UIQ enthusiast's perspective- August 5, 2008 It was fascinating to read Malcolm Lithgow's very detailed real-world head to head between some budget Symbian smartphones, the Nokia 6220 Classic and the Sony Ericsson G700 and G900. Mainly because Malcolm has been (and still is) a big fan of UIQ 3, which gives him a novel perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the two platforms (and individual devices). Some good points in here, even though most of us would have wanted to see a higher spec S60 device used for the comparison. (via...http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/7780_From_a_UIQ_enthusiasts_perspec.php Bringing the Grid up to date- August 2, 2008 It's been a while since I updated my (smart)phone-choosing Grid, but I bit the bullet and this now has the iPhone 3G, the Nokia E71, the Nokia N78 and the HTC Touch Diamond, among others. How does it do for youhttp://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/7765_Bringing_the_Grid_up_to_date.php |