Hello Sir, Madhu madam wants to know that whether she can upgrade her phone which is N-82 by talk 4 or not and what are the charges. please let us know about it.
Thank You. Mitra Jyothi On 3/12/09, Dipendra Manocha <dipendra.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Friends > > Many of us were waiting eagerly for release of talks 4. It is really worth > the wait! The version 4 is finally here! > Highlights: > > for 3rd edition phones: > 1. talks premium now has > Talks: screen reading software > Zooms: screen magnification software > DAISYTo Go: DAISY Player Software that makes you phone a very efficient and > fully featured wonderful portable daisy player. > > All the above applications at the cost of the normal premium edition > license of talks. > > This upgrade is free for Any one who had purchased talks premium or > upgraded > to talks premium on or after November 13, 2007. > > For others pay just Rs. 1700 and get the upgrade with all nice features. > > One disappointment for 2nd edition phone holders. DAISY player is not going > to be available for 2nd edition phones. An upgrade will get you the license > to zooms and all other advance features. > > The latest software will be available for download at www.saksham.orgafter > 12 noon today on March 12th. > > > Detailed release notes are below: > > TALKS&ZOOMS Version 4.00 - Release Notification > 1. Introduction > We proudly announce the release of the Nuance Accessibility Suite - Nuance > TALKS and Nuance ZOOMS - Version 4.00 for Series 60 2nd and 3rd Edition for > March 11th, 2009. > > This version also includes the first release of Nuance Daisy2Go, our DAISY > audio+text book player. The player can be used on any phone that has a > license which is valid for TALKS&ZOOMS or TALKS Premium Edition 4.00. > > Version 4 is a free upgrade for all Premium Edition licenses generated > after > November 13th, 2007. > 2. The new handsets > 2.1. Changes to the list of supported phone models > The following handsets are newly supported (please see section 4 "Known > Issues" about some limitations): > > . Nokia 6650 > . Nokia E66 > . Nokia E71 > . Nokia N79 > . Nokia N85 > . Nokia N96 > > At the same time, any 1st Edition handsets are no longer supported (Nokia > 36xx, Nokia 7650, N-Gage, N-Gage QD, Siemens SX1). > 3. What's New? > This section lists the improvements of TALKS 4.00 compared to the previous > version (3.60). > 3.1. New audio system (S60 3rd Ed.) > We have completely revised the audio handling in TALKS. This is most > noticeable by the ability to use speech during a call on handsets running > S60 3rd Edition for all supported text-to-speech engines. With the previous > version of TALKS, the Nokia TTS had to be used during a call; and for S60 > 3rd Edition FP2, no speech during a call was possible. The new audio > handling appears to have some positive impact on performance on a number of > phones as well. > For S60 3rd Edition handsets, we have introduced two new speech settings, > which allow adjusting the base audio volume and initial response time, so > you can fine-tune speech playback for your phone, firmware version, etc. > 3.2. Support for Quick Word (S60 3rd Ed.) > It is now possible to open Word documents, such as e mail attachments, and > read them in QuickWord. QuickWord is a part of QuickOffice, and its > view-only version is pre-installed on most handsets, while the full version > that allows editing text is pre-installed on the Nokia E Series handsets, > or > can be purchased otherwise. > TALKS&ZOOMS supports the view-only and full version of QuickWord 3.x, as > well as the full versions of newer releases (4.x and later, as > pre-installed > on FP2 phones). When using the full version, please make sure to switch to > edit mode to allow TALKS to read the content. > 3.3. SIM-based licensing > The new release of TALKS&ZOOMS gives users more freedom by offering > SIM-based licensing. When TALKS&ZOOMS is registered to a SIM-card instead > of > being registered to a phone/IMEI, the user can move that SIM card from one > phone to the other, as long as the SIM license is valid for the TALKS > version installed to the new handset. > 3.4. Configurable object recognition > TALKS assigns so-called "roles" to the objects it recognizes on the mobile > phone's display, and composes speech output from the text and roles of > these > objects. In numerous cases, in particular when a 3rd-party application was > used, TALKS has not been able to determine all required roles correctly; in > other cases, the user did not like to hear certain announcements. > Now, the user can define the role of an object using the Object Viewer, and > thus create special speech output for each application. > Furthermore, the Object Viewer can now be used for easier entry of > replacements into the dictionary, similar to its use to assign image labels > known from the previous release. > 3.5. Nuance Daisy2Go (S60 3rd Ed.) > Nuance Daisy2go is a player/viewer for books that conform to the DAISY 2.02 > specification, for phones utilizing S60 3rd Edition. Daisy2go is a part of > the Nuance Accessibility Suite, and it has been optimized for Nuance TALKS, > to allow for easy alternation between audio and textual content. > Nuance Daisy2go provides the following functionality: > . A Bookshelf view, that allows you to find, sort, open, and delte > DAISY titles. > . The Content view, which can show the content for the selected DAISY > title in tree or list view, and allows you to select the chapter or section > you want to access. > . The Bookmarks view, which lists all bookmarks defined for the > selected DAISY title, and allows deleting them. > . The Text view which displays the textual content of a DAISY book; > text size and colour can be changed. For a title with audio and text > content, this is synchronized with the audio tracks that make up the book. > . The Play view, that shows the navigation levels for the selected > book, "Heading 1", "Heading 2", ., "Heading 6", "Text block", and "Phrase". > . A DAISY-fy feature that allows importing a folder with MP3 files as > a title on the bookshelf. > . The Book Info view, that shows information about the selected DAISY > title, like the format, title, publisher, author, narrator, creator, > duration, etcc., depending upon what is available for the selected book. > . Forward and backward cueing, like for a tape recorder, with > adjustable speed. > . Increase or decrease the playback volume. > . Increase or decrease the playback speed without pitch changes > . Optional auto-resume at start-up, or for a selected DAISY title. > 3.6. ZOOMS now available for all Premium licenses > We are now making the ZOOMS component of the Nuance Accessibility Suite > available to all users of TALKS Premium Edition. Further, we have > implemented a View choice that you can find in the Options menu of the > TALKS > settings application. This allows reducing the number of visible tab sheets > and options to TALKS-only or ZOOMS-only, or accessing the full TALKS&ZOOMS > configuration, depending upon what the user likes to use. > 3.7. Other Improvements > . Some more lines on the Standby screen can now be read > . Faster reading of icons on Standby screen once the popup with the > name has been shown for the first time > . Calendar: all upcoming appointments on the Standby screen are read, > not just the first two > . Calendar: correct number of items and full contents are read in Day > view > . You can now choose the key that is used as the TALKS key from a > list > of several options, allowing e.g. the use of the "Multimedia" key > . New setting: "Read subtitles" to control reading of tab sheets > . New setting: "Read function keys", to control key echo for function > keys, such as [Key 1] and [Key 2] > . TALKS can now be muted on a per-application basis > . When softkeys change on typing the first character of a text field > (e.g. Key 1 changing to OK), both the character and the key label is read > . Text status (T9, upper/lower etc.) are read automatically when > focus > switches to a text field, and new setting "Read text status" can turn this > behaviour on or off > . Pressing "#" no longer reads information that is unrelated to the > text status > . Manual registration screen now allows character-by-character > reading > of IMEI > . Support for additional type of automatically updating progress > indicators > . Braille: input is now possible in 3rd party applications where this > did not work before, and also works for the first digit of a phone number > and for selecting items from the phone's main menu > . 3rd Edition FP2: Battery and network status are also read when > keyboard is locked > . Nokia E90: Fixed swapped softkey labels in ZOOMS "Distributed > Views" > mode > . Nokia 6124: added workaround to allow input of text into edit > fields > on web pages > . Bug fixes and stability improvements > 4. Known Issues > . Not all icons are labelled on newer phones, so some status > indicators, like 3G or GPRS, may not be read in all situations. > . 3rd Edition (FP1 and FP2): "Search" application is not supported. > . Nokia E66/E71: The new calendar application is not yet supported. > . Nokia E66/E71: Some elements on the Active Standby screen are not > yet supported, e.g. voice mailbox and received messages. > . 3rd Edition FP2: Some status indicators (e.g. Bluetooth) cannot be > read while the phone keyboard is locked. > . 3rd Edition FP2: Built-in Help screens are not read because they > use > the web browser in a way that is not yet supported by TALKS. > . 3rd Edition FP2: You will notice a slow response of voice > recognition "beep" after holding [Key 2] when TALKS is not muted > . N96: "Photos" application (and "Photos" submenu of "Gallery") is > not > supported. > . N96: Daisy2Go does not support firmware versions prior to 20.x of > this phone. This is expected to be fixed by a future firmware update. > . Some features are not supported on 2nd Edition phones: > . SIM-based licensing is only available on 2nd Edition FP2 and FP3 > phones > . Fast reading of icons on the Active Standby screen > . Reading of current street name in map view of Wayfinder Access > . Features of new audio system, e.g. delay and volume factor > adjustments > 5. FAQ > Q: Your software does not install on my E-Series handset or branded device, > and reports a Certificate Error! Why? > A: While TALKS&ZOOMS for S60 3rd Edition itself is certified, and thus can > be installed on any supported S60 3rd Edition handset, the installers for > the TTS engines (Eloquence or RealSpeak Mobile) are not signed. E-Series > handsets and some branded devices do only accept the installation of signed > software, unless you turn of the corresponding option inside the > Application > Manager: > . Open the phone menu. > . Open the App. Manager inside the Tools folder > . Press "Options", then select "Settings". > . Set "Software Installation" from "Signed only" to "All". > . Press "Back" to close the Settings dialogue, then "Exit" to close > the App. Manager. > . Now, you can install the TTS engine. > Another reason could be that the date on your phone is not set correctly - > as 3rd Edition software is digitally signed, SIS files can only be > installed > if the phone is set to a valid date. > > Q: Can I install the new release of TALKS&ZOOMS, while a previous release > is > active? > A: Yes, if the new version is installed to the same memory location as the > previous release. If you would like to change the memory location, you have > to remove the previous release first! > > Q: Why do I get an "Upgrade error" when installing the S60 3rd Edition > version? > A: The most likely reasons are that you have used a beta release, or > already > have the Nokia TTS driver available that was installed as a separate file > with version 3.10. Please remove any beta version, as well as the Nokia TTS > driver, before upgrading to TALKS 4.00. > > Thanks > Dipendra > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.inwith > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
