LG KT610 High Performance, Stylish Form Factor GPS | 2.4” VGA Flip Screen | 3.5G | Dual Keypad Maximizing Your Symbian S60 Experience INSIDE • Productivity, Connectivity & Multimedia • Must-have Freeware Programs For Your Symbian Device • A Quick Look At The Symbian OS Contents TEAM Editorial 1 Introduction To Symbian Editor-In-Chief Terence Stephen Technical Editor Navin Danapal Sub-Editor Lim Kuan Keat Writer Muzaffar Ismail Editorial Officer Kevin Boey What Can Symbian Do? Advertising & Sales Advertising Director Heng Chip Hian 4 Enjoying connectivity with your smartphone Advertising Sales Manager Nicholas Ng Senior Advertising Sales Executive Vivian Chow 6 Gaining productivity using onboard applications Advertising Sales Executive Leong Wei Yaw Marketing 8 Relaxing with the multimedia offerings Marketing Director Simon Ling Marketing Executive Leong Moon Weng 10 Freeware for Symbian Mobiles! 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Symbianism: The Real Face Of A peek behind the veils that power smartphones worldwide When one thinks about smartphones, one realizes that Motorola, NTT DoCoMO, AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung there is a large difference between one smartphone to Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and the other; in fact, there are only two operating systems Vodaphone who wanted to provide a royalty-free open which are readily recognized as smartphone OS-es. One platform and accelerate innovation and create an open of them is the Symbian OS, a face so widely recognized, mobile software platform. most people wouldn’t think of the devices running them as smartphones because of its simplicity and The resulting OS created from this union of technology accessibility. and software expertise was christened Symbian, which debuted in June 2001 with version number 6. It was one What makes a phone ‘smart’? of the first few mobile phone operating systems with Moving forward this far in smartphone technology isn’t supported Bluetooth technology and in the same year, simple for a small company called Symbian Limited. 500,000 units were shipped, rising to 2.1 million the Created from the Symbian Foundation, a non-profit following year as the open platform programming bug foundation established by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, caught on with budding developers. 1 A Slice of The growth of a giant Software support on the OS was phenomenal, having In 2006, the 100 millionth smartphone running Symbian gained access to the first built-in camera on a mobile OS was shipped, cementing it in communications phone and a VGA screen. In 2003, the first user history as the world’s most popular smartphone interfaces (UI) which influenced modern-day Symbian operating system. UIs appeared. The revision, dubbed the Symbian OS 7.0 and 7.0s also developed distinctive UIs in the form of Series 80, Series 90 and Series 60 interfaces. Several revisions were then done to the OS in 2004 and 2005, and although these brought higher hardware compatibility with OpenGL graphics capability and even the first 2 Megapixel camera in a smartphone, these revisions were small compared to the big jump to Symbian OS 9.1. Released in 2005, it bumped up the system’s security features which protected it from unauthorized and malicious automatic installers. This revision was also made the benchmark for which subsequent revisions were built upon. Symbian OS v8, like any other Symbian OS was built on an architecture which delicately layered each functionality upon each other to create a operating system which ran embedded in the background 2 Why Choose Symbian? A few reasons why Symbian is the smartphone OS of choice So how did Symbian manage to move more than 206 size and the process is made safe thanks to the signing million devices across 235 different phone models in process which helps block-out malicious programs. the past 10 years? While it has three distinctive user You can even download programs directly from the interfaces for the various markets, namely the S60, Web thanks to their small size! MOAP and UIQ interfaces, its real popularity is in its ease of use. Symbian has always been present in a Other advantages of device without actually telling the user that it’s there in the platform are the the background. There’s no RAM usage to worry about ability to handle huge - all these are automated processes in the clockwork amounts of data world that makes up a Symbian OS phone. The user without requiring interface is also made intuitive so that the user is able high hardware to learn about the OS at his or her own pace. demands – Symbian devices have always Unlike other been portable and do not need to sacrifice device operating systems dimensions for features. Unlike other operating which make installing systems, a user is able to add data to the device programs and even when necessary without having to upgrade to a customized themes a better device with more hardware capabilities hassle, all a Symbian (e.g. more memory or higher processor speeds). OS needs is a signed Programs built on the platform are optimized for the .SIS file, of which it same hardware requirements so you won’t have to unpacks and installs. A typical installation is small in worry about compatibility. 3 A Slice of Be In Touch Anytime, Everywhere Stay connected with your Symbian smartphone 4 In this day and age of connectivity, one must have his or her eyes and ears open at all times in order to keep abreast of the situation. Connectivity is also a must in situations where an immediate response is pertinent to making or breaking a deal. With Symbian smartphones, you can stay connected all the time, thanks to its hassle-free connectivity which allows it to access the Internet without requiring repeated protocol and setting inputs. Most, if not all Symbian devices are already capable of surfing the Internet at high speeds, while certain devices Google Applications have built-in wireless networking to take advantage of the numerous wireless hotspots worldwide. To achieve this, Symbian phones are available with a browser which is able to handle day-to-day tasks pretty well. There are also alternatives to the built-in browser which offer more than just displaying webpages. Although people might think that connectivity ends at just Internet surfing, a new wave of connectivity programs have arrived, courtesy of the Web 2.0 boom. Applications such as Google’s suite of programs for the OS includes a search engine, Google Maps, Gmail and even direct YouTube access from your phone’s menu. You can also download your emails via push email over 3.5G, 3G or EDGE with any Symbian phone. Using the same settings as your Internet browser, you can easily keep in touch with clients and colleagues without being chained to your desk. Work from anywhere you like and keep abreast of unfolding situations, even when you are on the move. Connectivity in a mobile phone doesn’t end there, too. Symbian devices have GPS and A-GPS capabilities now, giving you the ability to navigate through rush-hour traffic This is how the bundled web browser looks like without hassles or tracking your movements on a virtual map which can then be uploaded online for you to share amongst your friends - complete with pictures! 5 A Slice of Working Out Of The Office Made Easier Productivity tools made mobile with Symbian So how did Symbian manage to move more than 206 million devices across 235 different phone models in the past 10 years? While it has three distinctive user interfaces for the various markets, namely the S60, MOAP and UIQ interfaces, its real popularity is in its ease of use. Symbian has always been present in a device without actually telling the user that it’s there in the background. There’s no RAM usage to worry about - all these are automated processes in the clockwork world that makes up a Symbian OS phone. The user interface is also made intuitive so that the user is able to learn about the OS at his or her own pace. 6 Unlike other operating systems which make installing programs and even customized themes a hassle, all a Symbian OS needs is a signed .SIS file, of which it unpacks and installs. A typical installation is small in size and the process is made safe thanks to the signing process which helps block-out malicious programs. You can even download programs directly from the Web thanks to their small size! Other advantages of the platform are the ability to handle huge amounts of data without requiring high hardware demands – Symbian devices have always been portable and do not need to sacrifice device dimensions for Powerpoint features. Unlike other operating systems, a user is able to add data to the device when necessary without having to upgrade to a better device with more hardware capabilities (e.g. more memory or higher processor speeds). Programs built on the platform are optimized for the same hardware requirements so you won’t have to worry about compatibility. While having the ability to read Office documents may be a boon to traveling executives, one may also need to access simple tools such as a currency converter, a calculator and at least, a rudimentary file manager for you to access files directly from the root menu.