Friday, November 12, 2010

Swype released for Symbian touch devices

Swype released for Symbian touch devices
Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard, the patented technology enables users to input words faster and easier than other data input methods -- at over 40 words per minute. The application is designed to work across a variety of devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, kiosks, televisions, virtual screens and more
Swype for Symbian Beta is compatible with the following Nokia S60 5th Edition touch screen phoness:
  • Nokia 5800
  • Nokia 5230
  • Nokia X6
  • Nokia N97
  • Nokia N97mini
Key features
  • Standard QWERTY keyboard layout makes Swype easy to learn
  • Use a stylus or finger – Swype’s amazing input path analyzer allows you to go fast and sloppy. Just make a reasonable effort to trace through the word and Swype will do the rest
  • Double Tap Editing – Make a mistake? Double tap on a word to bring up a list of other possible matches.
  • Auto-Spacing
  • Auto-Capitalization
  • Auto Spelling Correction
  • Automatic Help – Swype detects when you may be having trouble or might benefit from a particular feature and prompts you with helpful tips and instructions
  • Instant access to Symbols, Numbers and Editing functions
  • 65,000-word Learning Dictionary – Chances are the word you are typing is already in the Swype dictionary. If it isn’t, just tap it out once followed by a space and Swype will remember it for future use.
Download the app for free from our forums s60v5 application section

Psiloc Word Traveller for Symbian

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Psiloc Word Traveller for Symbian
With the new ”HotelZon” plug-in, Psiloc’s World Traveler lets you search and book hotelrooms in real time from more than 90,000 hotels worldwide.  Included in the application is free world clocks,weather, currency converters and premium plugins for flight assistance.  World Traveler supports 23 different languages, including, English, Spanish, Italian, German and French.
The press release reads:

Psiloc-Hotelzon agreement brings world-wide hotel bookings plug-in to World Traveler

February 19, 2010

WARSAW. FEBRUARY 19—Polish mobile solutions innovator Psiloc announced today that is has added a complete hotel bookings plug-in to its flagship travel platform, World Traveler, thanks to a newly-signed agreement with Finnish mobile hotel bookings leader Hotelzon.
“The new hotel bookings plug-in, which will be marketed under the Hotelzon name, will allow you to search for, find availability and book a hotel stay either by location, hotel category or length of stay—all through your mobile phone,” Marek Filipiak, Psiloc founder and president, said. “But for the traveler who suddenly gets stuck with nowhere to stay, the search option can be switched to location by GPS, which then automatically checks all hotels in the immediate vicinity.
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Pictures: Meego 1.1 on Nexus One (Android)

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The guys at mitsutaka.org has managed to install Meego 1.1 on the Nexus One (Android). Check out the gallery after the break
You can find the instructions here
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Gallery: iPhone 4 and iPod Coffee Table

Gallery: iPhone 4 and iPod Coffee Table
From the creator of the iPhone 4 and iPod Coffe Table:
This is an iPhone 4 coffee table, and I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. Of course, it isn’t available in any store; however, if you really want one, you can always buy yourself a huge piece of glass and make it yourself.

Gallery: iPhone 4 and iPod Coffee Table