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.
Are manufacturers wrong to still be putting QVGA displays into phones? Steve doesn't think so - at least, not yet, in 2008.
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.
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...
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.
Steve Litchfield argues that sometimes you just need to stop lusting, stop fiddling and simply enjoy.
With so much freeware around, is there still a market for paid-for software? And which would be the top picks of the All About Symbian team?
Steve Litchfield proclaims the ten smartphones from the Symbian OS world that have made the most impact in terms of innovation, style and functionality.