[Blindtlk] First 2009 update of Mobile Speak for Symbian phones

Thu Jan 29 15:09:35 UTC 2009

Caroline Ragot - Marketing Director
<mailto:marketing at codefactory.es>marketing at codefactory.es

Mobile Speak V3.80

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#2>http://www.codefactory.es/additional_docs/en/nokiaTTS_EN.html#2 

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>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>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>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>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>http://www.codefactory.es/en/purchase.asp?id=54 
.

About Code Factory

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa/Barcelona, Spain, Code 
Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products 
designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile 
technology for the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory 
is the leading provider of screen readers, screen magnifiers, and 
Braille interfaces for the widest range of mainstream mobile devices 
including Symbian-based and Windows Mobile-powered Smartphones as 
well as Pocket PC phones and PDAs. Its product line is the only one 
to support phones working on the GSM, CDMA and WCDMA networks. Code 
Factory's success lies in giving excellent customer support and in 
responding immediately to the needs of its end users.

Among Code Factory's customers are well known organizations like 
ONCE, and carriers such as TIM, Vodafone, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and 
AT&T. The company also collaborated with leading TTS providers and 
Braille manufacturers, thus enabling Code Factory to provide 
excellent text-to-speech technology in many languages for Mobile 
Speak products, and to incorporate support for over twenty wireless 
Braille devices into the software.

For more information, feel free to contact Code Factory S.L.:

Code Factory, S.L., Rambla d'Egara 148 2-2, 08221 Terrassa (Barcelona)
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