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A Walk On The Other Side – S60 & Linux, Exploring The Dark Corners

A Walk On The Other Side - S60 & Linux, Exploring The Dark Corners

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is no software produced by Nokia and aimed at helping S60’s interaction with any Linux OS. And by “no software”, we mean NONE, ZERO, NADA. Heh, Mac owners can smile now, at least they got something! As for Linux users, well, maybe Nokia was [...]

A Walk On The Other Side – Does Nokia Even Care About Macs?

A Walk On The Other Side - Does Nokia Even Care About Macs?

With Nokia Multimedia Transfer and iSync, I had a solution for interaction between my S60 handsets and my Macbook that was way better than the one I had earlier with my Windows XP-running laptop. But things didn’t remain pink all the way, and trouble was just around the corner.
The first thing that struck me was [...]

A Walk On The Other Side – S60 & Mac, A Match Made In Heaven?

A Walk On The Other Side - S60 & Mac, A Match Made In Heaven?

In this 3-part series, I will have a quick look at the way S60 handles the interaction with the more exotic computer OS: Mac Leopard and Linux.
We have already reported to you Steve Litchfield’s adventure on the other side ie his exploration of S60’s relation with Macs using a borrowed Macbook (part 1, 2, 3 [...]