The argument for QVGA - more is not necessarily better
Are manufacturers wrong to still be putting QVGA displays into phones? Steve doesn't think so - at least, not yet, in 2008.
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There Will Never Be One Phone To Rule Them All
Do we need all these different models and variants of smartphones coming out? Ewan thinks so...
Apple iPhone 3G versus Nokia N95 8GB
Updating the original comparison, Steve Litchfield looks at the new Apple iPhone 3G and wonders how the flagship smartphone balance has changed.
How to: Get faster GPS locks and Get more from Navigation with Nokia Maps
Steve Litchfield shares a little of his sat-nav experience, hopefully of help to anybody suffering from slow GPS locks, especially under S60 and Nokia Maps, and frustrated by the apparent 'unreliability' of mobile navigation software.
How to: Take sequenced smartphone photos and create a 'video'
Steve's Navigation Weekend of Frustrating Freebies
This is 2008 and, being away from home, I wanted to revisit some of the free satellite navigation applications that I'd previously played with over a year ago - surely one of them had developed into something that could get me home? Or is successful real time navigation still the preserve of the commercial applications like Nokia Maps, Wayfinder, CoPilot, etc.?
Searching the world around your position
Steve Litchfield looks at the state of the market in terms of location-based search software and services. A bit of a mouthful, that - what we're talking about is ways of asking 'Where's the nearest hospital (or ATM or hotel) and how do I get to it?' That sort of thing.
How to: use eAAC+ to put FAR more music on your smartphone
Guest writer 'Snoyt' takes us expertly through the wonderful world of music compression, to explain how you can get thousands of music tracks on your smartphone, efficiently and in CD quality, using the eAAC+ codec rather than bog standard ol' MP3...
How to: Make more from your smartphone snaps
In a tutorial for beginners, Steve Litchfield looks at some practical photo-taking tips for your smartphone when conditions are less than perfect... and explains that adjusting the photo later in software is cheating - but often helps a lot.
Top Ten Reasons Why Mobile Phones Haven't Changed The World.
For all the bright lights, technology and potential, has the smartphone really changed how we live in the world? Ewan, with his tongue slightly in his cheek, says that they haven't changed anything.
