“S60 3rd Edition” Articles

Nokia seems to be making some good headway with its Point & Find project, and today, at a media briefing in San Francisco, Nokia decided to show off its progress. Nokia Point & Find is a free service that enables people on the move to access relevant information and services on the Internet, simply by pointing their mobile phone camera at a real life object. The service combines the first mobile augmented reality browser on S60 devices with a web-based content management tool that allows anyone to create and publish augmented reality experiences. Check out the cool demo after the break.

YouTube for S60 has just received an update, taking it to version 2.4 (2.04). This release brings a host of new features and finally allows you to log-in to your YouTube account. Now you can access all your favorites, subscriptions and playlists directly from your handset. Browsing for videos is also as fast as ever, and you now also have the option to browse through ‘My Videos’ on your device.

FreeMinMon for S60 is an Inclusive Allowance monitor for your Nokia smartphone. It estimates the usage of your inclusive minutes and texts/SMS in the allocated period using the data from the built in Log application. The duration of all outgoing voice calls in the accounting period is calculated along with the sum of all sent texts/SMS, providing you with enough information to avoid those costly bills. FreeMinMon is available for all S60 3rd Edition and 5th Edition devices.

Skype and Nokia today announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). It is now downloadable for free from the Ovi Store, or you can pick it up along with a host of other apps in our Nokia Applications section. Check out the video demo after the break.

The CeBIT Global Conferences are underway in Hannover, Germany, and Nokia has kicked off with the revelation of its Cseries portfolio. The Nokia C5 is the first Cseries device to be announced and is designed to cater for those looking for a cheap smartphone with heavy social networking capabilities. If you fit the bill, you will also be delighted to learn that the Nokia C5 is estimated to retail for around £125 before taxes and subsides.