When the mainstream media covers a gadget launch they often show queues of people waiting to buy it on the first day it goes on sale, but why do people do this, and is it a good idea? AAS takes a look at the cult of the Early Adopter, people who have to have something when it's new because it's new.
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 this, part 2, he investigates the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - which one should you be considering if imaging is paramount? Part 3 will investigate the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye, and we're also planning on adding some extra technical camera-related articles later on, courtesy of AAS regular Dirk Snoyt.
When your application is blacklisted because it duplicates the functions on the phone, something has gone wrong. Ewan considers the issue of a single monolithic app store, and why he thinks the Symbian way is better.
In part 1 of a new series, Steve Litchfield looks at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigates whether scratches really make a difference.
Part 2 will investigate the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones, while Part 3 will investigate the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye...
Steve is impressed by a couple of examples of joined-up applications from the iPhone world. Can the Symbian ecosystem compete?
Why are phones always bigger and better than the last one? Because otherwise people like Ewan would get upset because that's what we've come to expect.
So the N85 looks like the N81 looks like the N96 looks (a bit) like the N78. Good, that means the market is maturing and growing, which is exactly what we want to happen. Ewan Spence explains why.
Ewan Muses on Nokia's launch strategies....
Until now commercial software has generally been based around the traditional business model of selling a product directly to the user. Piracy is seen as a threat to this business model, and many commercial publishers have responded to this with various kinds of DRM, but are there alternatives to the model which could make piracy irrelevant? All About Symbian takes a look at some candidates...
Steve Litchfield reports back from a week of family holidays, enlightened by plenty of chances to learn more about using a smartphone productively.... Seven days away and seven things learnt!
