Smartphones Show 28 is an eleven minute Nokia N95 review special, complete with iPhone-esque intro. I look at how well (or badly) it does at replacing each of 11 standalone devices. As ever, it's in cross-platform MP4 format, if your desktop can't run Quicktime or similar then here's a slightly lower quality version on YouTube.
Broadtexter is an SMS service for bands to stay in touch with their fans - they describe it as a mobile fan club - people can subscribe from the band's web site to recieve text alerts. Ewan caught up with the founders of the service recently at SXSW to find out more - the interview is in AAS podcast 18.
An increasing number of basic but widely-used applications, including email clients, word processors and calendars are becoming available as web-based applications. In the future, Krisse asks will a smartphone need any on-board apps except the browser?
The 66th Carnival of the Mobilists is hosted here on All About Symbian. With 19 entries there is a whole range of topics from contextuality to the wonderful world of Oz. Read on for a round up of mobile writing from around the web.
Today at CTIA, Symbian is announcing version 9.5 of its operating system. The new version delivers improved performance including lower memory and processor requirements, more multimedia features including support for advanced camera features, better PC connectivity, support for DVB-H and ISDB-T Mobile TV standards and improved network and connection management features. Symbian 9.5 is fully backwardly compatible with all member of the Symbian 9.x family. Read on for more.
Steve and Rafe have been taking advantage of a little early British spring semi-sunshine to capture some photos and videos with the N95. Macro mode is impressive and landscape shots are looking fine too. There's also an example of a multi-scene video shot, edited and uploaded all from the N95 (no PC required). And read on to win a special prize in our caption competition!
Fresh up over on the official Nseries Vox blog is what seems to be a TV ad for the thin clamshell N76. Minimalist, but I like it - no gimmicks. Comments?
Of course, Nokia didn't just send N95s to AllAboutSymbian - you'll also be interested in the opinions of Darla (unboxing her PINK version!) and James (great photos - I am not worthy...) What are AAS up to with our units? Rafe's working on a detailed assessment of its music capabilities and I've been clocking up miles with its GPS and taking lots of test video. Watch this space.
News comes in the latest S60.com Newsletter that there is a new free game to download from the My S60 part of S60.com. The Card Matching game is a smartphone version of the popular 'remember the matching tiles' memory game. To download the game you will need to register for an account on S60.com
Although AAS doesn't really go in for outright rumours but, news of concept devices and patents is always interesting. In this case, AAS collaborator Darla has researched a story, with links, about a possible Nokia N99 (sic). And you thought the N95 was highly-specified. The N99 is clearly fake but the patent is not and shows possible future directions for the Nseries of Eseries families.
When it's a puzzle game, silly. Krisse reviews Frutakia for S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3 smartphones and finds an attractive and well thought out title that's ideal for casual gaming and for filling time.
Smartphones Show 28 is an eleven minute Nokia N95 review special, complete with iPhone-esque intro. I look at how well (or badly) it does at replacing each of 11 standalone devices. As ever, it's in cross-platform MP4 format, if your desktop can't run Quicktime or similar then here's a slightly lower quality version on YouTube.
Steve and Rafe have been taking advantage of a little early British spring semi-sunshine to capture some 
