MobileSpeak is a popular screen reader application for Symbian mobiles. Code Factory is proud to announce a new version of Mobile Speak for Symbian,v5.5. Only three and a half months after the release of V5.0 at the SanDiego CSUN conference, the developers of the Spanish company are showing us that they are still strongly committed to Symbian.
“At Code Factory our two current priorities are Symbian and Android. In less
than 4 years Android has reached a 35% smartphone market share and Symbian
has lost its leadership position. However Symbian remains the most advanced
platform for screen reading technology and this is why we keep investing
development resources in Nokia smartphones,” explained Eduard Sánchez, Code
Factory’s CEO. “Symbian Anna, the latest flavor of the Nokia OS is faster,
simpler and better. The Nokia E6 is a fantastic phone. It has enough keys to
do everything without having to use the touchscreen and Mobile Speak 5.5
works just great on it,” added Eduard.
Support for upcoming Symbian Anna firmware upgrade and latest Nokia
smartphones
- *Symbian^3 Anna* is the latest operating system available on all
Symbian^3 phones. It comes built-in with the Nokia E6 and X7, while it is
available as a recommended software upgrade for other Symbian^3 devices (N8,
E7, C7 and C6-01). For users of Mobile Speak, Symbian^3 Anna provides an
improved user experience when navigating around lists and menus in Keypad or
Joystick modes, since it will in general maintain focus on one of the list
items when opening a new list. All apps and features supported in previous
versions of Symbian^3 are also supported in Symbian^3 Anna, including the
new web browser and email client.
- Added support for recently released *Nokia E6 and X7* devices. The E6
is certain to be a popular choice for blind and visually impaired users who
prefer the traditional QWERTY keyboard interface. It is physically very
similar to other candybar-shaped QWERTY phones like the E71, E72 or E5. All
standard keys are present except for the soft keys. However, Mobile Speak
reorganizes the use of the keys while it is loaded: the Calendar Key (to the
left of the joystick and below the Menu key) has been modified to act as the
left soft key, and the Contacts key (to the right of the joystick and below
the Email key) to be the right soft key. This means that it is not necessary
to use the touch screen at all to have full access to the E6 (except for a
couple of gestures in apps like the web browser, to bring up the web options
grid). The default Command key is the Email key on the E6 and the Camera key
on the X7.
Graphics Labeler
- Mobile Speak v5.5 introduces a* graphics labeler*. This powerful tool
allows many images, graphics and icons to be labeled so that a specific text
phrase can be spoken whenever the graphic is encountered on the screen.
- By default, some graphics are already labeled when you install Mobile
Speak v5.5 (e.g. when adding an entry to the calendar on some devices such
as the C5 or any Symbian^3 phones, there are icons next to each field to
indicate their meaning). However in most other places, you will need to add
your own labels. This can be done in a very straightforward manner using the
Review Cursor (Command + 3).
- Graphics labels are stored in an XML file and can be easily shared
between devices.
Support for new apps and new voices
- *New Acapela HQ voices*: US English Tracy, French Antoine, Spanish
Ines, Danish Rasmus, Indian English Deepa, Finland Swedish Samuel and
Italian Fabiana. In addition, all Acapela HQ voices, as well as Czech
Sabrine, French Caroline and Spanish Javier, have been updated.
- *Support for the phone's online Help* (User Guide) in most phones where
it previously was not accessible (i.e. Symbian 9.3 and all Touch phones).
These pages are found as an option by pressing the left soft key in most
system applications. As soon as these help pages are opened on these
devices, their full contents will start to be read, without the need to
press any shortcuts. They can then be read in a very convenient way, using
the same shortcuts available when reading emails in the new Nokia email
client (e.g. 2 to jump to top, 8 to jump to bottom), or read by
word/sentence/paragraph etc by using Mobile Speak shortcuts in the reading
layout.
- *Support for the phone's Search application* (available on most devices
from Symbian 9.2 and above). This powerful application allows you to rapidly
search for specific content on your device. You can enter a search string
and all results will be shown and updated as you type. Search categories
include: Music, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, E-mail, Bookmarks, Images,
Videos, Applications, Notes, Files, Landmarks, Call Log and Help files.
New Features
- Added *"Vibration feedback" option*. When activated, a slight vibration
will be noticed when the command mode expires. This configurable option is
called "Vibration feedback" and is configured in the General tab in
Configure Mobile Speak. Default is ON for all profiles.
- Added *"Volume on headset" option* (on 9.3, 5th and Symbian^3 devices).
When a Bluetooth or a wired headset is connected, Mobile Speak will use this
setting for the volume automatically.
- *Web*: Added *new jump-to feature*. With the 1 key, you can now jump by
character, word or sentence with the joystick left/right keys.
- While writing an* SMS*, shortcut for reading state (Command + Left Soft
Key) will first *speak the number of remaining characters*.
- Added* "Screensaver feedback" option*. This allows you to control what
it spoken when the screensaver status is changed. You can now choose to
speak the current time and/or screeen saver status whenever the screen saver
is turned off.
- *9.3 phones*: support for the new *v3.09 email client*, which is
available now via software update on many 9.3 phones.
More
- Touch: Major improvements to stability and performance of the *Touch
Review Cursor mode*. This is activated by moving through the touch modes
with Command + volume up/down. When in Review Cursor mode, move your finger
around the screen to hear the text under your finger. To open an item,
remove your finger while it is placed on the item of interest and double tap
anywhere on the screen.
- *Games*: Updated games pack to v5.0. Now games work properly on
Symbian^3 devices (we recommend using keypad mode on touch phones).
- *Ovi Maps*: If you have a Symbian^3 device, we recommend you to install
Ovi Maps v3.04 which is the version supported by Mobile Speak. You can find
the downloads and installation instructions at
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=414#1.4
- A large number of other improvements and bug fixes, as detailed in our
User Manual here
http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_4/ms55_userguide_symbian.html#_Toc297216718
If you are a new user, download Mobile Speak 5.5 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 a previous version from Mobile Speak
4.0 and wish to upgrade to Mobile Speak 5.5, 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 and 5.5, 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, visit
http://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 at
http://www.codefactory.es/download.asp?file=family_4/ms50_userguide_symbian.html
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 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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