Even though I like the KNFB Reader a lot, and think it is nifty, I still
think that more could be done in terms of things like GPS and other
programs. As I've said before, Access was a great program, and is no longer
supported. I wasn't too impressed with Loadstone, and over time found out
that the I Phone allows one to do more so that is why I got it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Fw: Mobile Speak 5.6 for Symbian is now available
> True, Nokia will be switching to Windows Phone 7 and will probably start
> releasing phones on that platform before the end of the year. As you can
> see from the announcement from Code Factory though, Nokia is still
> putting out Symbian based phones and updating the firmware on their
> Symbian based phones. I've read that Nokia will still sell millions of
> Symbian based phones over the next five years, and that they still have
> plans to come out with new Symbian based handsets over that time as well.
>
> On 28/07/11 10:27, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
>> I understand that Nokia will be switching to Windows Mobile platform.
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Kenyon
>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:06 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Fw: Mobile Speak 5.6 for Symbian is now available
>>
>> Interesting, I heard that Symbien is on its way out. I heard this when I
>> purchased my Iphone back in April. The only thing I am using my N-82 for
>> now is the KNFB Reader and that's it. Did they ever come out with a GPS
>> program for that unit?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brad Keller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:00 AM
>> Subject: [VICUG-L] Fw: Mobile Speak 5.6 for Symbian is now available
>>
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Caroline Ragot" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List"
>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:57 AM
>>> Subject: Mobile Speak 5.6 for Symbian is now available
>>>
>>>
>>> Mobile Speak 5.6 for Symbian is now available Support for Nokia Internet
>>> Radio, global copy & paste shortcuts, support for emoticons, support for
>>> Catalan language, support for new firmware versions and more
>>> Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, July 28th, 2011
>>>
>>> This might be a record in the history of Code Factory development, only
>>> three and a half weeks to provide its users with a new feature-packed
>>> update
>>> of Mobile Speak. It seems that this year the seasons are reversed,
>>> summer
>>> time is Christmas time!
>>>
>>> "One day after sending V5.5 to sign to the Symbian test house, Nokia
>>> launched an updated firmware version for many popular devices and some
>>> of
>>> our accessibility got broken. We were attending the NFB convention in
>>> Orlando a couple of days later and everyone was waiting for this new
>>> version
>>> of Mobile Speak supporting new devices and featuring new functionality.
>>> We
>>> didn't know at that time how long it would take us to support this new
>>> firmware so we preferred not to postpone the release of V5.5," explained
>>> Eduard Sánchez, Code Factory's CEO. "Therefore right after releasing
>>> V5.5
>>> our development team put all their efforts into supporting the new
>>> firmware
>>> updates, but they went further than that. One more time, they reviewed
>>> the
>>> list of features requested by our users and beta testers, picked up a
>>> few
>>> of
>>> them and added more functionality to this update."
>>>
>>> Main highlights of Mobile Speak 5.6 are:
>>>
>>> - *Support for new firmware versions* which were released in June 2011
>>> on
>>> the following 9.3 and 5th edition devices: C5-00, E5, E52, E72, 6700
>>> slide,
>>> C6-00, C5-03, 5230, 5235, 5250, 5530, 5800, X6, N97 mini. Specific
>>> items
>>> which changed in this firmware and which now work correctly again are:
>>> Web
>>> browser, Email, Built-in Help screens, Standby screen's horizontal
>>> shortcut
>>> list and Symbol table.
>>> - *Support for Nokia Internet Radio*: Internet Radio is a free
>>> application which allows you to listen to radio stations from all over
>>> the
>>> world via the Internet. It is supported on a wide range of devices,
>>> from
>>> Symbian 9.1 through to the latest Symbian Anna phones. It comes
>>> pre-installed on many devices (check inside the Music, Radio or
>>> Applications
>>> folders), while on others it will need to be installed. Since it uses
>>> the
>>> Internet, make sure that you either have a WLAN connection active or
>>> are
>>> using a data plan, to avoid data charges. Stations can be browsed by
>>> many
>>> categories including type of music, language, country or popularity.
>>> Favorite stations can be saved so that they can easily be accessed
>>> later.
>>> - *Global copy and paste shortcuts*: Mobile Speak v5.60 adds new
>>> commands
>>> for Copy (Command + 6 from the Default layout) and Paste (Command +
>>> Long
>>> 6
>>> from the Default layout). The Copy command will copy the last spoken
>>> text,
>>> as determined in the list of the last 5 texts spoken in Command + *.
>>> You
>>> therefore have the possibility to copy any of the last 5 items spoken,
>>> simply press Command + * until you hear the desired text, and then
>>> press
>>> Command + 6 for this text to be copied. You can then move to any
>>> writable
>>> edit field (e.g. writing an SMS or email, notes, address field or
>>> anywhere
>>> else where you would normally write text) and press Command + Long 6
>>> to
>>> paste the text at the current cursor position. This powerful tool will
>>> be
>>> useful in many situations, for example when copying text or links in
>>> the
>>> web
>>> browser and pasting them into an email or SMS message.
>>> - *Support for emoticons (smileys)*: A large number of devices from
>>> Symbian 9.3 and above have built-in Emoticon support in the Messaging
>>> application. Mobile Speak will now read these emoticons when they are
>>> encountered when reading and writing SMS messages. When writing an
>>> SMS,
>>> these emoticons can be added either by writing the appropriate
>>> symbols,
>>> or
>>> by using the emoticon symbol table which is available on these
>>> supported
>>> devices (either under the Options menu, by pressing * or, on QWERTY
>>> devices,
>>> by pressing the Symbol key). In addition, support is also provided for
>>> a
>>> number of common emoticons in all applications, even on devices which
>>> do
>>> not
>>> have built-in emoticon support. The list of supported emoticons, along
>>> with
>>> the symbols of which they are composed, is found in the Mobile Speak
>>>
>>> manual<http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms56_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc299522477>.
>>>
>>> - *Support for the Catalan language*. The addition of the Acapela
>>> Catalan
>>> Laia voice and Catalan software localization.
>>> - *Updated Acapela Czech Eliska voice package*, to include patch from
>>> Acapela which should fix some problems with the character C. Note that
>>> no
>>> other voice packages have changed since v5.50.
>>> - Many other improvements and bug fixes, as detailed in our User
>>> Manual
>>> here
>>>
>>> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms56_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc299522483
>>>
>>> If you are a new user, download Mobile Speak 5.6 now at
>>> http://codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=348#version_0_106 and try it
>>> for
>>> 30 days for free. If you are a user of Mobile Speak 3.8 or older
>>> version
>>> and wish to upgrade to Mobile Speak 5.6, contact your distributor to
>>> purchase an upgrade license. In addition to all the improvements and new
>>> features of Mobile Speak 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 5.0, 5.5 and 5.6, if you
>>> purchase
>>> an
>>> upgrade license, you will also get Mobile Magnifier, Mobile DAISY
>>> Player,
>>> Color Recognizer and the Games for free! To consult the complete list
>>> of
>>> Code Factory's official distributors,
>>> visithttp://www.codefactory.es/en/page.asp?id=351
>>>
>>> To learn how to install or upgrade to a latest version of Mobile Speak,
>>> please consult the user guide
>>> athttp://www.codefactory.es/download.asp?file=family_4/ms56_userguide_symbian.html
>>> About Code Factory
>>>
>>> Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, Code
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>>> designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology
>>> for
>>> the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is the leading
>>> provider
>>> of accessible mobile applications such as screen readers, screen
>>> magnifiers,
>>> and Braille interfaces. Code Factory's products are compatible with the
>>> widest range of mainstream mobile devices running on Symbian, Windows
>>> Mobile, BlackBerry Smartphones, and Android. Among Code Factory's
>>> customers
>>> are well known organizations for the blind such as ONCE in Spain, and
>>> carriers such as AT&T, Bouygues Telecom, SFR, TIM and Vodafone.
>>>
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