Recent Features - Comment - Page 57
Over The Air, April 2008
Ewan Spence reports back from Over The Air, a two day mobile conference held in early 2008.
When hacking is purely done in private, is it still hacking?
Steve Litchfield dismisses the latest Symbian hacking scare story....
Never mind the form factor - size is everything
In which I muse on the fact that if a portable device gets beyond a certain size then you won't take it everywhere with you and it can't really improve your life....
Nokia Maps 2.0 - a woman and pedestrian's perspective
Hearing that my long-suffering wife, Fiona, was off for a day jaunt to 'somewhere she'd never been before', I wondered if she'd like to get help from some smartphone technology and try out one of the new features of Nokia Maps 2.0 - namely the explicit pedestrian navigation mode. She agreed and handed over her Nokia E51 for me to preload it with the latest beta and the UK maps. I also stuck a pocket GPS in her jacket and guessed it would see enough of the satellites from there. Here's her report.
Nokia N78 Hands-on Preview
Rafe looks at the new entry level Nseries - the Nokia N78 - with its 3.2 megapixel camera, integrated GPS, multiple connectivity options and feature-heavy multimedia software suite.
Top 10 - Classic Smartphones
Steve Litchfield proclaims the ten smartphones from the Symbian OS world that have made the most impact in terms of innovation, style and functionality.
The Future of Nokia Maps
Following on from my preview of Nokia Maps 2.0, the team behind the product got in touch to answer some of my points and to give me a glimpse into the product's future.
The Nokia E90 takes on allcomers
In a definitive look at the genre, Steve Litchfield explores the 'Communicator' form factor, looking at devices past and present, on all platforms. How does the Nokia E90 fare in such wide-ranging company?
Maps 2.0 (P)review
Nokia announced the availability of a test version of Maps 2.0 around two weeks ago. Now, it's tricky to review an application that's firmly in a beta phase, so I'm calling this a Preview instead! Read on to find out what's good, what's not and what's changed.
