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Mobile Speak V3.60
Version 3.60 of Mobile Speak For Symbian Phones Released
New version supports third edition web browser, is compatible with the newest mobile phones (including some yet to be released), and contains many other features and enhancements.
Terrassa (Barcelona), July 8th, 2008

Maintaining its fruitful release schedule, Code Factory today announced the release of version 3.60 of Mobile Speak, the world-leading screen reader for the Symbian series 60 operating system. This version of the world’s most powerful screen reader for mobile phones incorporates many features which continue Code Factory’s tradition of providing unparalleled accessibility to the most advanced features of the latest mobile devices.

“We at Code Factory are very pleased to be able to give users of Mobile Speak access to the phones and features of those phones which are at the forefront of the communications industry”, explains Wil Osberger, Product Manager for Symbian solutions. “With the increasing use of mobile broadband, people now want to visit the web from wherever they are. With Mobile Speak, they can. People also want to use the latest mobile phones and, due to our cooperation with mobile phone manufacturers to make even phones that are yet to be released work with Mobile Speak easily and quickly, they can do that, too.”

What’s new in Mobile Speak 3.60?
Here are descriptions of just some of the new features included in Mobile Speak 3.60:

Web browser support, including virtual cursor, moving to elements, and read to end functionality: Mobile Speak has, for quite a while, supported the browser on first and second edition Symbian mobile phones, as well as the services browser installed on many Symbian third edition phones. Now, Mobile Speak supports the web browser, called “WEB”, installed on Symbian third edition phones. Support is provided through the use of a virtual cursor which, like the cursor most screen readers for personal computers make available, allows the web page to be viewed as if it is a document. The cursor not only allows users to move through the page as with any other document, but also allows jumping to specific page elements, including headings, links, form controls, tables, and paragraphs. Mobile Speak also allows the movement around the page in percentages of that page. It also provides the ability to read a page to its end without user intervention. This is particularly useful when reading books or other long documents on the web. With the new web browser support, users can do anything they wish on the web, including purchasing products, reading books, checking mail, and generally working and playing on the web from wherever they happen to be.
Support for newly released and as yet unreleased mobile phones: Mobile Speak 3.60 increases the already vast number of handsets supported by implementing support for, and assuring compatibility with, the following devices:Nokia 6124, Nokia E66, Nokia E71, Nokia 5320, Nokia 6210, Nokia 6220, Nokia N78, and Nokia N96.

With the implementation of support for these phones, blind and visually impaired users have more choices than ever before in using the phone that is best for their particular needs.

How do I get it?

Mobile Speak version 3.60 is a free update for all Mobile Speak users. It can be downloaded from http://www.codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=44

Anyone who wishes to try Mobile Speak can obtain it from the same link, and can try the product free of charge for thirty days by obtaining a code from

http://www.codefactory.info/partner_community/front/trial_license.asp

To purchase Mobile Speak, visit

http://www.codefactory.es/en/purchase.asp?id=52

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 TMN, 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.