Julien Fourgeaud is a Roadmap Catalyst at the Symbian Foundation. FoneArena’s Varun got a chance to interview him where we ask Julien about Symbian – the most widely used smart phone platform in the world.

Here is the text of the interview

Varun: I have been a long time user of Symbian phones. But don’t see much changes on the UI front . This is a reason many people bash Symbian for , more so due to the rise of iPhone and Android. Are you guys working on improving the UI with Symbian ^2 and future versions?

Julien: Symbian^2 UI is mostly based on S60. There are small changes but nothing major. S^2 is an intermediate version that has already been feature completed. We are using it to validate our release process and contribution model. S^3 will start bringing UI and especialy UX improvement, it is a step towards the full makeover that S^4 will be.From kinetic scrolling to single tap (contribution from Ixonos) as well as more gesture support. Qt is also gonna bring a lot more flexibility and we’re definitely looking at more ‘eye candy’ while keeping performances and developers priorities in mind.

Varun: Development on Symbian has always been always seen as an area of infinite possibilities. But also a pain point for developers as there is a  huge of learning curve and lot of confusion on how to go about developing an application.Need your comments ?

Julien: As you mentionned, Symbian allows developer to dig really deep in the platform and achieve innovation. Open sourcing the platform will allow even more visibility for 3rd party developers. There is an ongoing effort to enable cross platform development, and many initiatives to allow developer to progress faster towards ready applications. On top of that, runtimes such as WRT (Web Run Time,based on Webkit) or Adobe Flash, offer new possibilities, and increase web data productization speed. A developer can now spend few hours designing a WRT app, defining the UI and basic functionality, release that to the market and get feedback from the community. Do that with 10 apps, spend some time incorporating the feedback and go C++ with the ones that need it, and that bring the best return on investment.

Varun: Maemo and Symbian will mutually survive it seems . How do you draw inspiration from Maemo and what impact would it have on Symbian ?

Julien: Maemo is one of the 6 operating system supported by Nokia, I would recommend connecting with them to get the best views on it. When it comes to the community, I let you guys form your own opinion.

Varun: What are the biggest markets for Symbian globally ?

Julien: With globalization, it is difficult to know exactly where all the 250 Millions Symbian Devices are. India and Europe are definitely amongst the biggest, but other markets are growing and some are opening. The foundation had signed an agreement with CMCC (China Mobile), opening new possibilities

Varun: What is your take on the iPhone OS and how do you see it as a competing platform ?

Julien: From a personal standpoint, I do believe that iPhone OS has been an enabler for the mobile world such as we know it today. Keeping in mind that the pace is picking up exponentialy in the computer world, it is easy to expect the same from mobile computers. Achieing a perfect operating system is near to impossible, but I do believe that it can only be reached with open and transparent communications. Closed operating systems on mobile will definitely meet more challenges in a future of high bandwith and unlimited communication between individuals.

Varun: Don’t you think S60v5 is not a perfect OS considering it evolved from non-touch devices ?

Julien: S60v5, or Symbian^1, is a first step towards touch. It is not perfect, and never was meant to be.It is a transition from non touch interface to touch interface with all that it takes.Nokia needed to learn, and also had to keep consistency with its previous UIs in order to retain customers.The percentage of customers buying Nokia because they know how it works is higher than the one of users who need radical new User Experience.

Varun: Is Symbian willing to listen to consumers / key influencers ?

Julien: Symbian is an open platform. As of now, anyone can contribute on http://ideas.symbian.org and the forum Because of the evolution towards full open source, some packages are still containing protected code. For a 1500USD membership fee (covering legals and registration), companies can join the foundation and access the full source code. They also get other services. Ultimately, we want the community (Device Creators, Operators, Developers and End Users) to define their platform, the way they want it.

Varun: What is the biggest challenge for the Symbian platform ?

Julien: I guess the biggest challenge is the same as for other platforms,providing a compeling offer for all its key stakeholders (listed earlier). Good thing is that being the only open platform with an open governance model, we welcome our stakeholders contributions in defining their own platforms.

Varun: What is the biggest strength for Symbian ?

Julien: The biggest strenght of the OS itself is certainly its proven reliability over time. There are plenty of other strengths such as being compliant with latest industry standard, high level of customization, hardware efficiency (battery life, memory), openess.

Varun: What phone do you currently use and what phone are you looking forward to buy in future?

Julien: As of now I am using an N97. Regarding future device , probably the first S^3 device, as I’d want to make sure that it’s good enough for the market and provide feedback asap to the community.

Varun: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Good luck with future versions of Symbian!

Julien: Thank you for the interview, and if you, readers, want to know more about the Symbian Foundation and the Symbian OS, feel free to follow me on twitter and ask me questions

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Roughly a Week ago I was offered to trial a Nokia E72 by my good Friends of WOM World Nokia. Already having experienced the Awesomeness that was the Nokia E71, i was very eager to get my Hands its Successor. Filled in the Trial Form, sent it back to WOM World and here we go, the Adventure that is the E72 begins:

I received the Box on late Friday afternoon and went to work with it on Saturday Morning. After i first took the Device in my Hands i’ve decided to come up with a few Words to the Person who trialed the E72 before me: You’re in a very elite Group, Pal. You have the Privilege to get your Hands on one of Nokia’s latest Devices. The Handset came in a Condition that some of my 2 year old Phones not even look like. The Screen is scratched, some Corners look like they’re losing small Chips of Chrome the hard way. So in my Opinion the Device has been dropped and not at all been taken care of. If you don’t know how to treat a Test Device, you better leave them to People who do. Seriously, you don’t deserve it. Not cool.

Anyways, back to the E72: Out of the Box, the E72 met my Expectations, in being a very premium Device. Lots of chromed Parts and stylish black mix up to a good Experience, feeling immediately well in the Hand. With a Size of 114 x 58.3 x 10.1 mm and approx. 128g of Weight, the Handset offers a great Size for this Formfactor. Let’s have a closer Look at the Front of the E72, shall we? Starting on Top we have the Loudspeaker for Calls, which offers a very good Call Quality. Right next to it is the VGA Front Camera for Video Calls and the Light Sensor. The Display is the well known 2,36″ QVGA Screen (320×240 Pixels) in landscape Format. I just can’t leave this without pointing the Finger at the ridiculous Resolution. Wouldn’t it be time already to upgrade to something a bit more crisper? How about 480×320 AMOLED? It’s 2010, you know?

The whole D-Pad Area is made off stainless Steel, which looks fantastic and furthermore continues the Line of High Quality Material, just like i’m used to on E-Series! The Navi Key is all black now and is a small something that makes me acknowledge the E72 to his older brother, the E71. A new Feature on the Navi Key? Optical Usage Baby! Yes thats right, the E72 is sporting an optical Navi Key, enabling you to scroll around with just slight touching it, instead of using it “old school”, with pressing. While this sounds like a cool Feature on Paper, i found myself switching this Feature off roughly 2 Days after using it. The Thing about this Feature is this: When I was actually concentrating on using the Device, i worked the optical Way and it worked okay. But, when i did something i was doing regularly, i always used the Navi Key the normal Way. F.e. when i received a Text Message, i grabbed the E72, unlocked and immediately pressed my Way down to the Standby Notification. This is coming from itself, as I’m very used to this kind of Actions. Both Ways work fine, but they do not work at the same Time, meaning that i had a lot of accidental Presses. A very cool Thing again is, that the Navi Key has a pulsating Light Ring in it for Standby Mode and/or Notifications, so you basically always know what’s going on, without unlocking the Screen. Very nice Feature, but one Thing I’d like to see, is different Colours for different Events, with of Course the Freedom to configure it in whichever Way i want.

On each Side of the Navi Key, we have the E-series typical “One-Touch-Keys”. Calendar, Contacts and Messaging-Buttons all open the corresponding Application, or if you wish, can be customized, to open whatever you want. In my Case, i had the Messaging Button set to open the Messaging App on short Press and Profimail, the World’s best Mail Client for Symbian, on long Press. This comes in really handy, and i really miss this on N-Series as well. The Selection and Call/End Keys are all implemented in a Piece of stainless Steel, which is nothing short but awesome.

If we look a bit down, the biggest Recognition Point of the Nokia E72 – it’s full QWERTY keypad. and my god is thing Thing awesome! Definitely suited for People with smaller Thumbs, this Keyboard can be either your best Friend or your worst Enemy, for me it’s the first One. Me and this Keyboard have become very good Friends of the Course of those 2 Weeks, really good Ones. I can’t really spare my Girlfriends “This thing is soooo ugly”-point of view, because i think it’s just georgeous and well made. Similar to the E71, this Keyboard has 4 Rows, the Keys are very tactile and have a rounded Surface, so you always feel the Difference between one key to another. A new torch light option has been laid onto the Space key, so if you do a long press on that one, the Camera LED will guide you through the Night. Speaking of the Space Key, this one has been made clearly smaller than on the E71, but therefore we have some more usefull Keys. I normally would judge this as a bad Thing – not in the Case of the E72, as Nokia has implemented important Keys like a separated Symbol Key (which also can be used to fire up your Bluetooth) or, and this is very cool, a separated button for the Exclamation Mark (!) has been added. I’m normally a critical Person, but in the E72 Case, i can’t praise it high enough. If you are looking for a Candybar Phone, the E72 should be yours!

Nokia E72 Keyboard

Nokia E71 Keyboard

Check back again this Week for Part 2 of my Review, when I’ll tell you more about the E72 – Camera, Battery Life and Software will be the Topics then!

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Opera had previewed the Opera Mini 5 beta for Android phones during MWC 2010. It’s now available for download from the Android Market. This announcement marks the entry of Opera Mini 5 onto the Android platform.Opera Mini 4 has been there in the market for quite some time and this is a much needed update !

“Android users should not have to compromise when it comes to surfing the Web on their phones. Opera Mini will give Android users a fast and cost-efficient access to their favorite Web sites and services,” said Dag Olav Norem, Vice President of Products, Opera Software.

Opera Mini claims to have more than 50 million users worldwide and it saves your data charges by compressing data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone. Opera Mini aims to offer a desktop-like Web browsing experience on a mobile phone. All the features present in Opera Mini 5 for other platforms such as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, password manager and bookmarks are now available for Android phone users.

Screenshots of the Android App below

Download Opera Mini 5 beta for  Android now

You can grab  Opera Mini 5 in the Android Market today

The app is compatible with all android phones be it the G1 or your shiny new nexus one or droid !

Still no word on the iPhone App

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LG has officially announced the Cookie  Plus and Cookie Fresh . The Cookie Fresh made an unofficial appearance at CeBIT

The Cookie has been a major hit for LG and sales have been spectacular. Looks like the Korean phone maker wants to capitalize on the success of the original Cookie by launching upgraded versions of the earlier model

LG Cookie Fresh Specs

• 3-inch touchscreen display
• 3.5mm audio jack + FM radio
• microSD slot
• 2-megapixel camera
• EDGE data, Bluetooth connectivity
• SNS or Social Networking Service

The Cookie Fresh will bear the model number GS290

LG Cookie Fresh Price and Availability

The phone will most likely have a price similar to the original Cookie. It will be available in Europe this month and will go on sale in 50 countries soon.

The LG Cookie Plus will have the model number GS500 and will be a 3G version of the Cookie.  More on that soon.

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The 2010 season of IPL or Indian Premier League is about to kick off this month and IPL Chairman Lalit Modi just tweeted about a new iPhone App. If you are Cricket fan and have an iPod touch or iPhone  , the app will certainly impress you

Features of the IPL iPhone app

Basic Features:

• Live News Feeds
• Match Schedules
–searchable by venue, team and date
• Push Notifications to alert users of events before and during matches – these are customizable by the users
• IPL team list with team members and their information
• Individual Team Performance
• Individual Team Member performance

Upcoming features that will be enabled during each match (some of them would be in-app purchases):

• Live score
• Live text commentary
• Live audio commentary
• Real time ball-by-ball videos

Post match features (some of them would be in-app purchases):

• Match highlights for each match
• Best 4s and 6s of each match
• Best catches of each match

General Features

• Time to start of IPL
• About the IPL
• Time to start of the next match
• Superb user interface for best mobile cricket experience
• Full fixtures with past results as the season progresses
• Instant updates for team point standings

The cost of the app is 4.99 USD and its for the 2010 season of the IPL only !  The app has been developed by Dot Com Infoway and is about 400 KB in size

It has reportedly been optimized for

Fast loading even with 2G, 2.5G/GPRS, 2.75/Edge, 3G/UMTS or 3.5G/HSDPA networks. Super fast loading with Wi-Fi connection.

2.75 EDGE ? We are seeing that for the first time !

You can grab the app here

[iTunes Preview Link]

And from his tweets Modi uses a UberTwitter on Blackberry

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The HTC Desire was announced at MWC 2010 and we  brought you live pictures of this monster which is powered by a 1GHz CPU and features a 3.7 inch AMOLED Display.

Now the price of the Desire has surfaced on Amazon UK and is due to be released on April 1st.

The price of the phone is around 440 British pounds or Rs.30000 approx.The handset is expected to go on sale starting from April 1 2010.The price is for a unlocked phone without a contract.

Some feel that the specs of the Nexus one and the Desire are pretty similar and the Desire might be the Non-Google version of the Nexus One. The handset features the famous HTC Sense which gives Android a whole new meaning !

As a bonus we have a video of the HTC Desire from MWC 2010

Which handset are you going to buy ? Nexus One or Desire or the Legend ?

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It’s that time of year when the mad rush to the Maha Kumbh Mela starts and the telecom operator Uninor India is going to to provide Free Emergency Calling and maps of the area during Maha Kumbh Mela. Uninor which is a joint venture  Norway based Telenor and Unitech Ltd will provide emergency communication support to the millions of Kumbh Mela visitors.  It has setup a network of Assistance Booths for the one of the largest spiritual events in India.
“Maha Kumbh Mela is one of India’s largest events in terms of the number of people who visit it and Uninor is proud to be a part of this. We understand the needs of our customers and Uninor’s emergency assistance booths have been set up to help customers, thereby reinforcing our commitment to helping our customers in every possible way” said Mr. Allan Bonke, Executive Vice-President, Delhi Hub, Uninor.

Maha Kumbh Mela is attended by over 50 million people, making it probably the largest such gathering in the world. Uninor has also extended its presence in and around the city to further strengthen its reach and service to support the large number of visitors at the Maha Kumbh Mela.

Maha Kumbh Mela, Uninor tied up with the Kumbh Mela Committee to install the Uninor Emergency Assistance booths to provide free mobile phone services to the visitors of Maha Kumbh Mela for making emergency calls. During these months of Kumbh Uninor has also extended its reach to ensure better accessibility by adding more retail points in this area.

Uninor is currently operational in eight circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.

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Here is the most recent Nokia Ad on TV for the 5233 music phone. You must have heard about Nokia signing up Adah Sharma and Sharman Joshi

Watch the advertisement below.  It shows Sharman Joshi picking a new track on his phone for each dress Adah Sharma tries out when the duo are shopping .

Now how many of you like the ad ?

Thanks to Indicine for the tip!

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Hi folks as we know Nokia N900 does not support sending DTMF request to the operator for credit check and other details.

Finally there is a way to do so with a click of a widget . The widget used to send DTMF request is called the USSD Widget. It is developed by Guseynov Alexey , Martin Grimme.

The widget has two ways of sending the DTMF requests one is by typing the DTMF in codes in USSD dial Pad.

And the other one is USSD Widget

So its now possible to see the DTMF response in the homescreen. This widget support automatic widget checking and many other customizations like font color, widget background colour etc..

The USSD widget need runtime components like

• python-hildondesktop
• hildon-desktop-python-loader
• pexpect
• ussd-common

And the USSD components like

• Ussd-pad
• Ussd Widget

You can Download the package with all components here.

Then transfer the contents of zip file to root of N900 i.e N900/

Then goto X-Terminal and Type

sudo gainroot

then

type cd MyDocs

place all the contents of downloaded zip file to root of N900 i.e N900/

then type

dpkg -i filename.deb

example:

dpkg -i python-hildon.deb

likewise install

python-hildondesktop
hildon-desktop-python-loader
pexpect
ussd-pad
ussd-common
ussd Widget

Have a look at the video tutorial for more brief explanation

Let us know how it worked for you..

UPDATE:

To enable root in Nokia N900. Goto App Manager in N900 and find the app called rootsh in utilities or download it from here and transfer and install. Then you can type  sudo gainroot. It works fine. Sometimes it asks for password.When it does just exit the X-Terminal and type sudo root.

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Sygic AURA aims to be the ultimate GPS navigation product for both drivers and pedestrians. It is  designed for smartphones and mobile devices . It offers both offline maps and a connected mode with social networking and connected features. User can Drive, Walk & Meet in real 3-D

“Our dream to build AURA has come true -- three years of development has resulted in a product that completely differs from others on the market.” said Michal Stencl, CEO of Sygic. “We are happy to announce it now and here, in the world that asks: “What is the future of LBS?”. We simply trust it is AURA -- one tool that combines navigation for pedestrians and drivers and lets users learn all about cities: where to go, where to stay and where to meet there. AURA keeps you on track whether your journey is by car or on foot, with the information you need at-hand, always available, without a mobile connection. Drive, walk and meet -- AURA presents one incredible, beautiful package.”

“We are proud to provide an expert answer to people who are asking why they should buy a new smart phone. The answer is simple, ‘AURA!’” stated Martin Kalis, Sygic marketing manager.

AURA is designed smartphones and personal navigation devices like the iPhone, Google Android, Windows Phone 7etc.

Watch AURA in action below

The app is coming soon to the Apple App store . And looks like AURA will be available for India too but its not clear if we will get the full 3D features . More info on the official page

We are really impressed by the preview and can’t wait to get our hands on the app when it releases

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Mobile video sharing service Qik has added a new Premium App to their service . The new Qik Premium app is exclusively available on the Nokia Ovi Store at a promotional price of 4.99 USD or 4.99 EUR depending on your location.

One of the main highlights of this app is the ability to save your uploaded videos in MPEG-4 format

The app uses high quality transcoding for improved video playback. You can view your recorded videos in HD on a fast connection. And you can view videos on the slow connection in the normal mode. You can also play videos on your phone.

The Ability to upload and share videos recorded with your mobile phone’s native camera application is coming soon to Qik Premium. This would be awesome if you want to upload videos using a Wi-Fi connection after recording them outdoors.

The promotional price is 4.99 USD per year and the offer is valid till March 31st 2010. If you buy the service during this offer the company promises  free access to new  features that will be added to Qik Premium in the Ovi Store this year.

Hit this link for more info

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BSNL has launched 3G  services in Mangalore District  after Chennai, Bangalore , Hyderabad and Kerala

The 3G services will be first available in Surathkal, Baikampady, Mangalore, Ullal, Deralakatte and Udupi . It will be available in other parts of the Mangalore district in a phased manner. The 3G tariffs are same as in other circles.  Many FoneArena users in Mangalore seem to use highend handsets and arrival of BSNL 3G should be great news for them

Check out the FoneARena BSNL 3G Speed Test .  This is how the BSNL 3G sim card looks like

Go grab one now !  its only BSNL who is offering 3G in India ( part from MTNL in in Mumbai and Delhi)

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The folks at a game development company Distinctive Developments have posted a cool video comparison of the Nexus One and iPhone 3GS.  In the video they compare the 3D performance (GPU -Graphics Processing Unit) of the two phones. They render the same game scenes on both the phones and test the frame rate and graphics. As you can see in the image below, the 3GS is doing 60 frames per second and the Nexus One is doing 31 frames per second.

One of the main reasons for the lower frame rate on the nexus one might be the larger screen size. The GPU needs to fill 2.5 times as many pixels on the Nexus One than it does on the iPhone.

In this test the 3D engine code running on both devices is the identical with one major exception – the Nexus isn’t using Neon floating-point optimization

Even though the  iPhone 3GS packs only a 600Mhz CPU compared to the Nexus One which packs a 1 GHz CPU, the iPhone wins in the 3D arena. The Nexus One is powered by Android which is not yet fully optimized for gaming and 3D applications like the iPhone according to this test.

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Vodafone Essar ( formerly known as Hutch) had launched the Vodafone Mobile App Store in India recently. Now the operator has posted news that the App Store has crossed 10000 downloadsThe Vodafone Mobile Application store was started on 15th February, 2010 in India on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress where the company announced ultra cheap phones for India and emerging markets.The store offers over 800 apps in Entertainment, Utility, Finance, Social Networking, Games, etc. with a mix of Indian and international applications.The operator aims to regularly update the store with new applications.

The application store is available to customers with GPRS enabled phones.To access the app store you can can send a message APP to 111 (toll free) or browse the store through the Vodafone live! portal. Regarding the price of the apps around 15% of the apps are free ones whereas the remaining are paid applications in the price range of Rs. 5 to Rs. 30.Vodafone Mobile Application store has been launched in partnership with Arvato Mobile

Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Essar said, “We are delighted to launch the Vodafone Mobile application store which combines an array of facilities for our customers including easy access to information, utilities and entertainment. The mobile applications are affordable and a significant step forward in the growth of mobile data and the future of Mobile internet in India.”

Is this Vodafone’s answer to Airtel App Central in India ?

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Very few people in this world possess great marketing skills like Apple CEO Steve Jobs. After making an short appearance at the Grammy Awards last month, the Apple launched its first TV Commercial for the upcoming iPad during the Oscars today. What better audience do you need for what some people call as an oversized iPod touch ?

Video after the break

The 30 second promo quickly shows all the features of the iPad. We love the iPad’s screen but what’s  scary is the onscreen keyboard. The guy did not even type a word during this ad. Does  that mean Apple is not confident of the keyboard on the iPad ? We have always wondered how easy it is to type on the iPad considering its pretty big to grip and type at the same time

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