That's true. CF may have waited so long with a new release that they have outlived their usefulness, and spent their credibility. What with the built-in accessibility getting better and better, ICS, Jellybean, ETC, and the overall lack of responsiveness that CF has recently displayed, they may, very shortly, be yesterdays news.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Arrigo [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:35 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MA] New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available! > >I will be interested to know how the product is improved. In the newest >versions of android, everything is accessible anyway, the only thing it >may offer is a simple home screen which is minor. >Original message: > >> That’s all well and good, but what about further development on Mobile >> Accessibility for Android? You know, that $99.00 app which provides no >> stable support for Android versions higher than Gingerbread? And by the >> way, that is directed at Code Factory, in case anyone there actually >> cares about any level of customer satisfaction. > >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Swati Sharma >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:56 AM >> To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List >> Subject: [MA] 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_English.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 >> <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 <http://www.codefactory.es> >> Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/codefactory >> <http://twitter.com/codefactory> and on our blog at >> http://codefactoryblog.wordpress.com/ <http://codefactoryblog.wordpress.com/> >> To learn more about Mobile Speak 4 visit >> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318 >> <http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318> >> _______________________________________________ >> ma_mailing mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing > _______________________________________________ ma_mailing mailing list [email protected] http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing
