Posts tagged Symbian
Symbian^4 UI Concept
Mar 1st
1. Frankly, I’m excited to see news regarding Symbian^4 development and although it is still months away from release, the Foundation worked very hard to deliver it.
2. Designing UI is not easy. There are many considerations to be made. Furthermore, the trend nowadays is towards flashy, swooshy and elegant interfaces.
Video 1 – Homescreen Concept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKuuyGwDtWM
Video [...]
New Screenshots of Symbian^4 UI Concept
Feb 14th
1. Symbian^4 is not yet ready and they are working hard to bring it feature complete towards the end of this year.
2. Symbian^4 will bring a new DirectUI user interface. A whole new experience of smart mobile operating system.
3. The new UI will stand head to head with other modern smartphone operating system (iPhone, webOS, [...]
Gig Finder – Is it using the next-gen Symbian UI already?
Feb 8th
1. I listened to one of AAS Podcasts (number 165 I think), and I think Ewan did a good observation regarding the proposed Symbian^4 UI by Nokia.
2. Ewan mentioned about an application called Gig Finder which is using a different UI from the standard Symbian^1 (S60 5th Edition) UI.
3. For the sake of excitment and [...]
The First Kuala Lumpur Symbian Stammtisch
Jan 29th
Where?
Kelantan Delights
1-5, Level 1, Sooka Sentral
Jalan Stesen Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
When?
February 10th 2010 (Wednesday
5.00 to 7.00 PM
Who should come?
- Symbian users
- Symbian and other developers
- Symbian Enthusiasts
- If you are in KL or near KL
- Just for fun
What is the Agenda?
- Talk
- Eat
- Have fun!
Why I should come?
- Meet cool people
- Talk about Symbian and it’s [...]
KLSS – Kuala Lumpur Symbian Stammtisch
Jan 28th
1. If you are in KL you will be in KL in the very near future, something is cooking.
2. After reading a post by Sebastian Brannstrom at the official Symbian Foundation Blog, I thought, why not!!!
3. In the past few months, Symbian Stammtisch was held in London and I feel it would be interesting to [...]
Nokia makes worldwide walk and drive navigation free on smartphones
Jan 21st
Nokia today announced plans to make walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones as part of a new version of Ovi Maps, available for download at www.nokia.com/maps. Nokia’s mapping and navigation software has been specifically designed for mobile use and is based on unique hybrid technology. The new version of Ovi Maps will include [...]
Nokia Event Today – Is It Related To Symbian?
Jan 21st
1. I received a VIP invitation yesterday to a Nokia online event which is scheduled to be online today (January 21st 2010) at 6.30 pm my local time.
2. I dont know whether it will be related to Symbian or not. My hunch tells me it will be something about Ovi and also Symbian^3. I …
Screenshot Gallery – Skyfire Alpha for S60 5th Edition
Jan 12th
1. I havent got time to write blogpost about it yet.
2. This alpha version is tested on Satio 
Yes. I have a Satio with me now. A review unit courtesy of Sony Ericsson Malaysia.
3. Skyfire 1.5 Alpha for S60 5th Edition in my opinion, delivers better web experience compared to Skyfire on non-touch smartphones.
4. [...]
Go Browser – An internet browser with beautiful UI
Jan 1st
1. Well, life is beautiful when you have options? Am I right? 
2. We are seeing more anda more Symbian applications from the Far East. Which is very good.
3. Go Browser, is another internet browser from comes from China.
4. The user interface is beautiful, with kinetic scrolling, special effects and very nice font used. …
UC Browser – Another internet browser for Symbian
Dec 31st
1. All Symbian smartphones has their own internet browsers built-in. In recent years, the default S60 Web is standard across all Symbian smartphones.
2. At the same time, there are also other 3rd party internet browsers. These can be native like Opera Mobile 10, Ozone, Skyfire (sucks!) and jB5 browsers. There are also J2ME browsers such [...]
Opera Link is The Missing Link
Dec 22nd
1. With Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 for Symbian, a new function is added. It is called Opera Link.
2. This brought a new level of internet experience for Symbian users.
3. Opera Link is a service to synchronise bookmarks, speed dials, web history, notes and more. It is available for free.
4. Before Opera Mobile 10, Symbian [...]
Interview – Malcolm Lithgow, Dreamspring’s Chief Dreamer
Dec 21st
1. DreamSpring is one of the few companies that are still in business since the Psion days.
2. They have developed really outstanding products for ER5, UIQ2, UIQ 3 and now they also produced applications for S60.
3. I interviewed Malcolm over email to ask him some questions that I kept in my mind since a few [...]
