Shockingly new, yet shockingly old
Steve Litchfield muses on how far we've gone backwards in many ways, in the last 15 years...
Recent Features - General - Page 52
Symbian and the Recession - Some Thoughts on Where It Could Go
Ewan gets all financial and peers into his strategic crystal ball...
Camera Nitty Gritty - Part 8 - The Ultimate Video Smartphone
In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In part 3, he investigated the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. In part 4, he focussed on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution) and in part 5, he pitched all the top smartphone cameras head to head, in detail. In part 6, AAS guest writer Dirk Snoyt took up the theme of camera phone flash research and got all technical on the theme of colours... In part 7, I returned with a look at the difference optical zoom makes and ask the question "Is it better to have optical zoom or just much higher resolution?"
Now, in the final part, number eight, I look at some of the top smartphone cameras again, but this time looking at their video capture potential.
Waste Of Space or Still Quite Useful?
Have you ever looked at a feature on your phone and wondered why the heck it's there? In an editorial on the topic, All About Symbian takes a look at five functions that are perhaps no longer needed on modern handsets, yet continue to be added to new models.
Desert Island Desktop, with Nigel Clifford
There were a lot of smartphones around at the recent Symbian Smartphone Show, and lots of people who had them in their pocket. Ewan decided to find out what people were using, and approached Symbian CEO Nigel Clifford to be our next guest in our 'Desert Island Desktops' series...
Looking Back On The Symbian Smartphone Show
Ewan recaps the show for posterity and for anyone who's been living under a rock for the past fortnight...
The New Executive Director - Lee Williams and the Symbian Foundation
At the Symbian Smartphone Show last week, Lee Williams was announced as the Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation. Right after that, he sat down with Rafe and Ewan to talk in more depth about the plans for the Foundation, and to discuss what he brings to the table.
Why can't my S60 phone do that?
It's all very well standing there smugly with your new Nokia N or Eseries phone, knowing that it's functionally superior to your friend's Apple iPhone. But when you both turn on your devices, it's the iPhone that people gather round, partly because of the larger screen (covered here - The Pull of Real Estate, Intensity and Interaction), but also partly to watch its party tricks. Watching these you might well ask: 'Why can't my S60 phone do that?'
Old hands may know the answers, but just in case you know (or are) a relative S60 beginner...
Camera Nitty Gritty - part 6 - Flash Colour Spectrums
In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In part 3, he investigated the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. In part 4, he focussed on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution) and in part 5, he pitched all the top smartphone cameras head to head, in detail.
Now, AAS guest writer Dirk Snoyt takes up the theme of camera phone flash research and gets all technical on the theme of colours...
Desert Island Desktop, with Alfie Dennen
Next up in our series of Desert Island Desktops, taking a look at people's standby screens - this time, Alfie Dennen of Moblog http://www.moblog.net/
