[gui-talk] Fwd: First 2009 update of Mobile Speak for Symbian phones

Mon Feb 2 05:13:45 UTC 2009

From: Glen Jan glenjan42 at bigpond.com
To: vip-l at softspeak.com.au

Following is the press release from Code Factory re new version of
Mobile Speak.
It's particularly worth a read if your current symbian phone is not
supported by Talks.
Also of note is support for the fabulous new Samsung i8510 Innovate,
which IMO is the best phone I've seen in a long time, IMO.
Enjoy.
Glen

First 2009 update of Mobile Speak for Symbian phones

Support for the latest Samsung and Nokia phones, new Acapela voices
and new built-in user dictionary feature.

Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, January 29th, 2009

It's only January, but Code Factory is pleased to announce that its
first update for Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones in 2009 is now
available free-of-charge to our valued customers. Version 3.80
includes support for new mobile phones and voices, implementation of
unique new features as well as significant improvements in terms of
stability and voice responsiveness.

Support for new phones

    * Mobile Speak is the first screen reader to support Samsung
Symbian 3rd Edition phones, including: Samsung i450, Samsung i550,
Samsung i7110, Samsung i8510 INNOV8, Samsung G810, and Samsung L870.
    * As usual, Mobile Speak supports the latest Nokia Symbian 9.2
and 9.3 phones. These include: Nokia E63, Nokia N79, Nokia N85 and
Nokia AT&T 6650.

Text-to-speech improvements

    * Support for new Acapela voices: Finnish Sanna HQ, Czech Eliska
HQ, Canadian French Louise HQ, UK English Peter HQ, UK English Rachel
HQ, Spanish Maria HQ, US Spanish Rosa HQ, Swedish Elin HQ, Italian
Vittorio HQ, Polish Ania HQ and Norwegian Vegard. All existing
Acapela voices have also been improved, so current Acapela users will
need to update their TTS packages.
    * Improved responsiveness and quality of Loquendo voices. The
Loquendo Common package has changed, so all Loquendo TTS users should
update this package to benefit from increased responsiveness and
voice quality.
    * The Nokia and Nokia HQ voices are now registered automatically
when another voice is registered on the phone (either trial or
commercial license). A separate license number is no longer needed
for these voices. A list of the Nokia phones which support the
built-in Nokia HQ voices can be found at:
http://www.codefactory.es/additional_docs/en/nokiaTTS_EN.html

New features

    * Built-in user dictionary manager which allows users to add,
replace, and modify the user dictionary for all voices installed on
the phone. For example if you often receive SMS messages with
acronyms which are not pronounced in the way that you prefer, you can
create entries to the user dictionary permitting, for example "ASAP"
to be replaced with "as soon as possible", "PTMM" with "please tell
me more", "LOL" with "laugh out loud", etc.
    * Mobile Speak now speaks the mini Symbol Table, on supported
devices. This table appears as a horizontal list in the first menu
item when pressing the * key within an editor in most new devices.
Simply navigate left and right with the joystick to hear all recent
symbol entries, and press enter to select the current symbol. If the
desired symbol is not in the list, press the joystick down and then
press Enter to open the standard symbol table.
    * Command feedback: Feedback is given when pressing either of the
softkeys, the joystick enter key, or the menu key. This option is
configurable through the Mobile Speak control panel (it is Off by
default in Normal and Low verbosity, On in high verbosity, and user
configurable in Custom verbosity).
    * 3G status is now spoken (if it is available), when pressing
Mobile Speak Edit + left soft key.
    * Mobile Speak Edit + * shortcut will now spell the last item
after speaking it.

More

    * Support for Wayfinder Access V2.5.
    * Support for the Kaywa Reader. "The Kaywa Reader is a 2D Barcode
Reader to install on your mobile phone. Once installed, you can scan
2D Barcodes and the content of the 2D Barcode is then immediately
resolved on the phone. 2D Barcodes (QR Code, Datamatrix) can hold
several types of information: an URL, a mobile site's address, a SMS
message, a phone number, any kind of text or an email address. The
URL is certainly the most interesting type of information which can
be encoded. After scanning the 2D Barcode, you get a connection to
the mobile site" source: 
<http://reader.kaywa.com/>http://reader.kaywa.com/ .

New users are invited to download a free 30-day trial version of
Mobile Speak and discover how Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones can
convert an otherwise inaccessible mainstream device into an essential
communications tool. Users of previous versions of Mobile Speak
(V3.0, V3.12, V3.25, V3.32, V3.40, V3.60) are welcome to install the
V3.80 update free-of-charge and enjoy the latest product
enhancements. To obtain the download, follow the wizard at
http://www.codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=40

Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones V3.80 supports only Symbian S60 3rd
edition mobile phones:
    * Nokia 3250, Nokia 5320, Nokia 5500 Sport, Nokia 5700 Xpress
Music, Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia 6120 Classic, Nokia 6121 Classic,
Nokia 6124, Nokia 6210, Nokia 6220, Nokia 6290, Nokia 6650, Nokia
E50, Nokia E51, Nokia E60, Nokia E61, Nokia E61i, Nokia E62, Nokia
E63, Nokia E65, Nokia E66, Nokia E70, Nokia E71, Nokia E90
Communicator, Nokia N71, Nokia N73, Nokia N75, Nokia N76, Nokia N77,
Nokia N78, Nokia N79, Nokia N80, Nokia N81, Nokia N82, Nokia N85,
Nokia N91, Nokia N92, Nokia N93, Nokia N93i, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB
and Nokia N96.
    * Samsung i450, Samsung i550, Samsung i7110, Samsung i8510
INNOV8, Samsung G810 and Samsung L870.

Note that Mobile Magnifier is not yet supported by the Nokia N79,
Nokia N85, nor any of the Samsung models.

To read more about Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=24.

To get the full list of compatible add-ons to Mobile Speak for
Symbian Phones, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/extras.asp?id=27.

To learn more about the other screen readers developed by Code
Factory, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=16.

To buy Code Factory's software, contact your closest distributor. A
list is available at:
http://www.codefactory.es/en/purchase.asp?id=54.

Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
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