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From: "Alex Stone" <[email protected]>
Date: October 17, 2012, 7:50:35 PM CDT
To: "'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!
Reply-To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List <[email protected]>
Unfortunately as we all know, Symbian is toast.
Cheers
Alex
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cristobal
Sent: 17 October 2012 20:34
To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
Subject: RE: New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!
For what and where Symbian is at this point, that's probably adequate.
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 12:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!
It is free, it's basically a stripped down version of mobile speak, but it
works with all of the major features of symbian phones.
Original message:
> well, it is never to late to give choices to the blind /visual
> impaired community ! The more choices the better I like it myself.
> lots of people like to have a phone just for a phone and something
> eles for playing with or they like a phone for personal use and
> another for business use or what ever ! Choices is good thing! Now is
> this screen reader free and how robust is it ?
> Bubba
> On 10/17/12, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Far too little, way too late. If Nokia had done this even a couple
>> of years ago then they might still have blind customers, as it is
>> most have jumped ship and Symbian is nearing the end of its working
>> life as Nokia pushes Windows Phone devices like the Lumia to try and revive
>> its fortunes.
>> From: Swati Sharma
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 4:14 PM
>> To: The Accessible Phones Discussion List
>> Subject: New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!
>> New version of Nokia Screen Reader
>> New version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available on the Nokia Store!
>> Popular and free application now supports more than 40 devices and 29
>> languages!
>> Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, October 17th, 2012
>> The highly popular Nokia Screen Reader application, which was
>> released late in 2011 for a limited range of devices and languages,
>> has now been extended to include support for virtually all Nokia
>> Symbian devices released in the last few years. In addition, it now
>> supports a much wider range of languages. And the best part for users: it
>> keeps being a free application!
>> “We’ve received fantastic feedback since the launch of Nokia Screen
>> Reader
>> 10 months ago,” explains Eduard Sánchez, CEO at Code Factory. “It’s
>> been a great leap forward for affordable accessibility, and Nokia is
>> to be credited for supporting the project. However, many users were
>> disappointed that their phone or language was not supported. With the
>> release of Nokia Screen Reader 1.3, we are delighted to be able to
>> greatly extend the availability of Nokia Screen Reader both in terms
>> of devices and supported languages, to once again break down the barriers of
>> accessibility.”
>> Major features of v1.3:
>> • Support for a large number of new devices. The full set of
>> supported devices is now: Nokia 500, 603, 700, 701, 808 PureView,
>> 5320, 5530, 5630, 5730, 6120, 6121, 6210, 6220, 6700 Slide, 6710,
>> 6720, 6790, C5-00, C5 5MP, C6-00, C6-01, C7, E5, E52, E55, E6-00,
>> E63, E66, E7, E71, E71x, E72, E73, E75, N78, N79, N8, N85, N86, N96, N97,
>> N97 Mini, X6 and X7.
>> • Support for a much wider range of languages: English, Spanish,
>> French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Italian, Danish, Dutch,
>> Greek, Hindi, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Arabic,
>> Croatian, Lithuanian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Hungarian,
>> Malaysian, Serbian, Slovak, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and
>> Icelandic. Note that some of these languages do not have a
>> corresponding Nokia HQ voice, so it is recommended to use the Nokia standard
>> quality voice for these languages.
>> • Added the "Voice" option to the UI, which allows users to choose
>> between the Nokia HQ and the Nokia (standard quality) voices. Nokia
>> HQ will still be loaded by default when Nokia Screen Reader is first
>> installed.
>> • Support for devices running Symbian Belle Refresh and Symbian Belle
>> Feature Pack 2 (FP2) firmware.
>> • Support for latest version of WhatsApp v2.8.14, the world’s most
>> popular mobile messaging application.
>> To find out more information about Nokia Screen Reader, please read
>> our
>> FAQ:
>> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=425
>> To access the Nokia Screen Reader user manual, please go to:
>> http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/nsr/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_En
>> glish.htm
>> You can download Nokia Screen Reader v1.3 from the Nokia Store
>> (either on your phone via the Store app or by connecting the phone to
>> a computer with the Nokia Suite application installed). Search for
>> “Nokia Screen Reader” to download and install this new version. The
>> direct link to Nokia Screen Reader on the Store is
>> http://store.ovi.com/content/224364. Note that sighted assistance may
>> be needed to download the application from the Nokia Store. The
>> installation process however is completely accessible if you leave Nokia
>> Screen Reader running to guide you through the process.
>> 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 and Android Smartphones. 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.
>> For any query regarding our products, you can submit support ticket
>> via Code Factory help desk at:
>> http://www.codefactory.cat/helpdesk/index.php?a=add
>> You can now follow Code Factory at:
>> http://twitter.com/codefactory
>> For more information, feel free to contact Code Factory S.L.:
>> Code Factory, S.L., C/ Major 19, 2-3, 08221 Terrassa (Barcelona)
>> HelpDesk, www.codefactory.es Code Factory, S.L. - 2012
>> Regards
>> Support
>> Submit Help Desk Ticket at
>> http://www.codefactory.cat/helpdesk/index.php?a=add
>> Code Factory
>> Making mobile phones and PDAs accessible to the blind and visually
>> impaired.
>> Moving Accessibility Forward!
>> www.codefactory.es
>> Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/codefactory and on our
>> blog at http://codefactoryblog.wordpress.com/
>> To learn more about Mobile Speak 4 visit
>> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318
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