S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2 fully reviewed!
March 17, 2008 by Meraj Chhaya
Filed under Applications, Hands-on, NSeries, Nokia, Review, S60, Symbian
Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-Review has had his mega-review of the S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2, part of Symbian OS9.3, translated.For those of us who didn’t understand the original review, we can now enjoy the English words that so well describe the upcoming platform. Eldar used a Nokia N78 to derive screenshots and opinions. Surely the model must have been a test prototype, so we can expect changes on the release firmware.
The pictures I had posted on a past article, you can read the text here, but if you prefer to check the full review, please head over to the source.
S60 v3 Feature Pack 2 - Tons of photos
March 5, 2008 by Meraj Chhaya
Filed under Applications, Hands-on, NSeries, Nokia, Review, S60, Symbian
These photos have been everyone now, but let me select the ones which I believe bring innovation.
Another Video of S60v3 Feature Pack 2
March 4, 2008 by Meraj Chhaya
Filed under Applications, Hands-on, NSeries, Nokia, Review, S60, Video
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w67NyaU-NI
Here’s an interesting video of the upcoming Symbian OS9.3 with S60 v3.1 Feature Pack 2, provided by S60.cz
Bery from Symbian Web Blog posted few interesting points that can be seen from the video:
- • Sensor Settings:
The video shows that Feature Pack 2 has not only the common accelerometer feature to auto rotate the screen, but also snoozing alarms and silencing calls. Has Nokia learned these innovative ideas by watching from applications developed by 3rd party programmers like Samir and Tong Reng with “ShutUp” and “FlipSilent”?
- Active Standby:
The new active standby mode including the new standby theme settings with the vertical sidebar in motion. Nice!
- New Menu Views:
Feature Pack 2 brings two new menu views, the “Horeshoe” and “V-shaped” modes which are looking very nice with their large application icons.
- Photo Menu:
The new “Photo Menu” which replaces the old “Images and Videos” view is shown as the last feature.
Source: S60.cz via Symbian Web Blog
Symbian OS9.3 with S60 v3.1 Feature Pack 2 reviewed
February 29, 2008 by Meraj Chhaya
Filed under Applications, Hands-on, Mobile World Congress, NSeries, Nokia, Review, S60, Symbian
Rafe over at All About Symbian has reviewed the Nokia N78. The important relation between the N96 and N78 is definitely the Operating System.
I decided to provide the readers with some extracts of the software bits contained in his review. A lot of this is ungrouped, and everything is really Rafe’s words:
The usual standard suite of software is present, including the PIM trio of Contacts, Calendar and Messaging. Web, Search and various office applications are all present. Feature Pack 2 brings a number of minor updates to these applications, but it is usability changes to the user interface that get most of the immediate attention.
The most obvious user interface change is the addition of a central softkey. This, for the most part, explicitly labels functionality that was already there, but should make things clearer to new users. Multi-tasking is made more obvious thanks to a redesigned task-switcher and the addition of an ‘Open applications’ item to the top of all Options menus.
Other changes that should be popular among N78 users include support for progressive downloads (start playing media during download), faster loading Java applications, full-screen picture caller ID for incoming calls, the inclusion of Flash Lite 3 (watch YouTube and other Flash videos in the browser), and inclusion of the WRT runtime (widgets).
The N73’s Gallery application was notorious for being sluggish, especially when viewing carousels of photos (thumbnail drawing rarely kept up with on screen movements). The good news is that the carousel has been re-designed from the ground up for the new Photos application and it also benefits from the faster processor of the N78. The end result is much better performance, with little or no lag time when moving around the carousel or viewing photos. A nice touch is the inclusion of an on-screen indication of where you are on a carousel, making it easy to navigate around large groupings of photos. When viewing an individual photo, you are able to add album and tag information, as well as the usual send, print, edit, slideshow and use image commands.
Share online, which allows the upload of media to online services such as Flickr, Share on Ovi, and Print online, which allows you order prints directly from your phone which are subsequently delivered by post, are all available out of the box and serve as ways of getting photos off the phone. Share online is particularly important here, as it integrates with both the Camera and Photos application, allowing for one click uploads to the web. Read more
