Symbian S60 5th edition: what’s new?
Today, Symbian, a subsidiary of Nokia, is about to launch its latest version of S60-the 5th edition. What, no 4th edition? Well, Nokia is known for not launching any series that have number 4 in its digit. As far as I know, number 4 is a bad luck in China, but are Nokia execs following Chinese zen beliefs? Anyway, what’s new in this latest edition?
Here is what the press release said (the OS has not been released yet):
S60 software continues to lead in the support for and use of internet technologies, and includes the Web Browser for S60, which supports desktop-quality browsing with Adobe Flash Lite 3. With the touch enabled products and S60 5th Edition, Internet browsing is made more convenient by enabling scrolling Web pages and interacting directly with Web content by touching with a finger or the use of keys or stylus. The ecosystem now has more options, and user experiences are further enhanced with touch optimized toolbars and easy access to browser and internet application options.
Sensors enable very intuitive and smart usability for the key S60 applications. For example, silence the phone ringing by turning the phone upside down. The sensor framework in S60 5th Edition provides easy integration for wide range of sensors into vendor’s devices, and enables them and developers to take advantage of sensor data to create new exiting and intuitive applications and features.
S60 5th Edition’s new features continue to provide a complete solution for multimedia experiences. New image and video editors in the S60 5th Edition make it simple to capture and edit pictures and videos directly on the device, before sharing them with others. Users can for example decrease red eye, crop image highlights, adjust image quality or add text and graphics to pictures. With the video editor, users can quickly cut and merge videos and sound directly on the device. Support for large, high resolution displays makes it possible for users to better enjoy widescreen multimedia and these features.
Look promising, huh? The OS itself will be launched on October 2 from Helsinki at 20:00 CET. Take a look at this page for real time webcast.
October 5th, 2008 at 2:04 am
You got that right, Japanese and Chinese stay away from the number four because it’s a homonym of “death” in their language. Anyways, sounds like S60 is gonna rock!