New software lets you print directly from your Symbian phone to networked printer.

EasyPrint isn't the first to introduce mobile phone printing, but it says competitors simply take screen shots of what you see on the phone and prints them. EasyPrint apparently prints the website, document, PDF or image in its original layout like on a regular desktop.

It currently works using Wifi but there's no reason why Bluetooth and infrared shouldn't work too according to Colin Cox, an engineer for developer Software Imaging. He told me other software manufacturers will be able to use EasyPrints API and build it into their own software.

Cox thinks consumers can benefit too, saying: "Japanese kids want to be able to take a photo on their phone and print it out straight away."

Software Imaging has developed drivers for several big printer manufacturers and as a result of its know-how, you don't always need a print server. EasyPrint can scan for printers, but if that fails then you can enter its IP address.