Mobile Tech News -- QuickOffice 4.5 for Symbian, Free Zagat To Go, iambic Updates

QuickOffice 4.5 for Symbian Released

With mobile email making a considerable jump in the minds and hands of wireless device users, office suite programs have had to upgrade to respond to the increasing needs of user's devices and needs. QuickOffice has been a popular mobile office suite on Symbian OS devices and version 4.5 brings a host of new features and functionality to the Symbian platform.

Version 4.5 of QuickOffice includes such features as:

• Advanced spell checker with free dictionaries in multiple languages.
• Sharper fonts optimized for smartphones and an improved ZoomView interface.
• The ability to record live voice notes in PowerPoint files.
• And, performance optimizations for handling documents with large amount of text.

QuickOffice is available now for all Symbian S60 3rd Edition phones and can be downloaded either from the QuickOffice web site or by the Quickmanager portal via QuickOffice v.4. It sells for $49.99.

Free Zagat To Go Subscriptions Now Available

Zagat To Go is offering 1,500 free 365-day subscriptions for BlackBerry, Palm, and Windows Mobile devices, courtesy of Visa Signature.

A leading provider of consumer survey-based dining, travel and leisure information. Zagat To Go allows users to access ratings and reviews of thousands of restaurants, hotels and attractions throughout the world, as well as the best U.S. golf courses.

The free subscriptions are available on a first come, first served basis (while supplies last) and only those with BlackBerry, Palm, and Windows Mobile devices are eligible to apply. Also, this offer is not available to existing Zagat To Go subscribers and only one free subscription per individual is permitted.

To redeem the free subscription, complete the online registration process on Zagat's web site.

iambic Updates Several Applications

iambic has recently released small updated to several of it most popular applications. None of these are major revamps of the software; instead they are improvements to stability and/or the addition of a few small features.

The updated iambic applications are:

• Agendus for Palm OS 12.1
• Agendus Mail for Palm OS 5.33
• Tipper for Windows Mobile 1.12
• GoogHelper for Windows Mobile 1.12