Guest stevo_knuckles Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Not seen this posted before so I thought I would mention it. The BBc News tracker gives you access to the latest top stories from World, UK, Entertainment and Sports straight to your mobilephone. What does it do? The application will grab the latest headlines for you, either on demand or automatically (depending on the capabilities of your device). Why are we launching it? The BBC is seeking to raise awareness that BBC News and Sport content is available on mobile devices and also make it as simple as possible for users to get to BBC content using their device. How do I get the application? It is free to download. If you text HEADLINES to 88822 we will send you a link. What content is available in the application? The top stories from World, UK, Entertainment and Sport. When does it update? You can update the headlines at any time at the click of a button. Where your device supports automatic updates, the headlines will update at 0800, 1200, 1630 and 2000 GMT. How do I switch off updates? If your device supports automatic updates you can switch them off at any time by selecting Stop Updates in the application's Options menu. Do I need this application to get BBC News on my mobile? No. BBC News is universally available for connected mobile devices. Just go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/news/ on your device or text NEWS to 81010 and we'll send you a link. Will it work on any network? Yes, although you need to be able to access the internet from your device. If you are unsure, ask your network provider about accessing the internet from your device and what data charges apply. Warning! Some network data charges are high. What technology is this using? The application is available in either Java MIDP 2.0 or Flash Lite, depending on your device. The Mobizines concept (which the BBC News Headlines Tracker is part of) has been developed by independent company Refresh Mobile Ltd. The Flash version does a timed pull 4 times a day on the BBC's WAP RSS feeds. The Java MIDP 2.0 version currently provides on-demand updates only. The list of devices supported according the BBC website are as follows What handsets will it work on?Sony Ericsson SE K700 SE K750 SE D750 SE V800 SE Z800 SE V600 SE K608i SE K600 SE W800 SE S700 SE F500 SE K500 SE Z1010 Nokia Nokia 6630 Nokia 6680 Nokia 6681 Nokia 6682 Nokia 7610 Nokia 6670 Nokia 6260 Nokia 6600 Nokia 6230 Nokia 6020 Nokia 6230i Motorola Motorola E1000 Motorola RAZR Motorola V980 Motorola V545 Motorola V400 Motorola V300 Motorola V180 Motorloa E398 Motorola C980 Motorola C975 Windows Mobile T-Mobile SDA T-Mobile SDA Music Orange SPV C550 Orange SPV C500 i-mate SP3i i-mate SP3 Samsung Samsung SGH-D500 Samsung SGH-Z500 LG LG V8330 LG V8380 Now the list isn't exhaustive as my N70 isn't mentioned but it installed fine and is working well(FLash Edition). Basically it seems as long as you have a Java enabled handset as mentioned above, then it will install. Just thought I would mention it as it's quite a nice little feature to add to the handset. And it's free (apart from your own data costs of course) The Full details are here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4457508.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pd.ryder Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 To be honest I just use the BBC's PDA site which sizes nicely onto my 550's screen :) I guess this is some sort of webcrawler? RSS feeds? Does it use/support graphics? Those of us not yet on 'unlimited' data need to be mindful of such trivialities :D Good find though. I might well take a look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Didn't work on my Vario... it just took me to Mobile BBC News website - no download to be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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