Mac.sis making macs and S60 handsets talk

The FoneLink application for cell phone management for Macs has been updated to version 2.0, and the friendly folks at nova media are offering 5 licenses for Mac.sis readers – the only requirement is that once you try the software out, please provide feedback / review as a reply to this article.

Remember when I reported that iTuneMyWalkman would not work on Leopard? Well – a couple of things have happened ever since, both of them good: I've become so accustomed to Nokia Multimedia Transfer that I have recovered from my initial iTMW shell shock, and more recently, Ilari has fixed iTMW. The new version 0.942 is slated to fix the Preferences problem with Leopard.

Thanks to Eric for pointing this out – the mobile syncing hotness Nokia Multimedia Transfer has been updated to version 1.2.1. The upgrade can be carried out conveniently through the Check for updates now option in the NMT (have to love the acronym).

Alas! The NMT web page says nada about the contents of the upgrade, so I suppose time will tell. Any clever observations on new or improved functionality are greatly appreciated.

While not directly related to Macs, you may be interested in the new version of the Share Online client for the N-series handsets as described in S60 Multimedia Blog. Share Online 2.0 replaces the existing bridge between your S60 Gallery and different online services (Flickr, Vox or custom ones using the Atom Publishing Protocol).

As noted in AllAboutSymbian.com, the Nokia Multimedia Transfer for Mac (previously Nokia Media Transfer for Mac) has been updated to version 1.1 beta. Changes mentioned by Nokia include:

After being on the road for a good 10 days, I finally managed to take PutPinfInItsPlace to a test. This free application takes an iTunes Plus song and shifts a few bits to make the song playable at least on the N95.

I would still prefer a real solution from either company, but for the time being, PPIIP is really helpful.

NOTE: I am not a lawyer and cannot tell whether using this type of utility violates some part of the iTunes EULA, so usual warnings may apply.

A recent tip at MacOSXHints indicates that there is a workaround for getting iTunes Plus songs to play on the Nokia N95. The process involves using the "Convert to AAC" functionality in iTunes, essentially creating a standard AAC version of the song.

The featured application SyncTunes has been updated to version 2.0 (thanks to Dirk for the heads up). The new version advertises the following new features (directly from the SyncTunes website):

Slightly behind the original schedule (May), Apple has today released iTunes 7.2 and updated iTunes Store to offer non-DRM tracks and albums from EMI. At the time of writing, however, I have been unable to test the "iTunes Plus" feature though, as any attempt to accept the terms and conditions results in an error message.

After being tipped off by Sälli, I managed to take his iTuneMyWalkman application for a spin, and I have to admit that I am completely sold. Basically, iTMW can be used quite similarly to SyncTunes, but I particularly appreciate the clean user interface (slightly ahead of SyncTunes there), the supplied scripts for syncing automatically upon USB connection as well as the scripts installed directly to iTunes.