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The Top 5 Phones that aren't actually IN the Top 5
Regular viewers of The Phones Show will know that I periodically run down my 'Top 5' phones in the world. Astute viewers will also have spotted that I haven't done one for a while. The problem is, as indicated by the headline above, that I'm having problems recommending a single phone or smartphone, let alone five of them. Things were simpler a year or so ago, I'd simply pick the Nokia N95 (or one of its cousins, the N95 8GB or N82) and that'd be the number 1 spot sorted. The phone world has moved on though, with greater variety, greater complexity and, yes, greater disappointments. Read on... [updated with extra comments]
How is Nokia's Ovi Store doing? I mean really doing?
It's been some time now since launch, so how well is the Ovi Store doing for Nokia? Is it providing enough applications for end users and a good user experience? Are developers knocking down the web-doors to get listed in the store? Or is it all being hushed up because it's not gaining any mind share at all? I wonder aloud what's going on...
All About Maemo, the Nokia N900 and the Maemo Summit
If you're a Symbian OS nut but are sorely tempted to take a long hard look at the Nokia N900 and its Maemo 5 operating system, then head on over today to All About Maemo, our new sister site - why not bookmark it or sign up to RSS news updates? There's also the Twitter account @allaboutmaemo to 'follow'. Finally, with the Maemo Summit happening today (Rafe's in attendance), there's live blogging going on throughout the day (also embedded below). Keep up!
Nokia Test Centre video - the USA edition
You'll remember my original (somewhat lengthy) video tour around Nokia's test centre in Farnborough last year? Well, Engadget Mobile's Chris Ziegler had a similar tour of a similar facility in San Diego this week and his musical four minute summary is embedded below. The tests are the same, the respect is the same, but the fun here is in spotting the different variety of handsets being tortured. Video below.
Phones Show Chat 7 and The Ultimate Smartphone
Just live on the interwebs is Phones Show Chat 7 (the companion audio chat based around my video podcast), in which Tim Salmon and I talk about the Nokia 5730's keypad, the HTC HD2 and the Nokia N900 (and other large screen devices), comments on Symbian's place in world marketshare, plus we specify and design our own ultimate smartphone. Available also as a RSS feed and iTunes podcast.
Making sure the sum of the parts does deliver value
And now, a look at two extremes of the modern web and the services that we all use. There are big companies we like, there are small companies we adore. But what can the megacorps lea rn from the internet start-ups? One for me to discuss in more detail, bringing in examples from the likes of Spotify, Last.FM, Dopplr, Ovi, Palm and Twango.
Carnival 194
There's a bumper Carnival of the Mobilists over at VoIP Survivor today, well worth scanning over, there's something for everyone in Carnival 194 - your wind-down Tuesday reading?
The Life and Death of a Mobile Phone on BBC4 Tonight
One for the UK readers of All About Symbian to set their video recorders for (or download the show afterwards with the iPlayer Mobile Client): BBC 4 tonight at 9pm is showing "The Life and Death of a Mobile Phone," looking at what our humble tool goes through from construction and use, through to the recycling at the end of its useful life.
AAS Insight 89 - N86 v20 firmware, Dopplr and OTA 09
In All About Symbian Insight 89 (AAS Podcast 151), Rafe and Steve talk about the recent release of version 20 firmware for the Nokia N86 8MP. Rafe and Ewan report back from Over the Air (OTA) where they listened to presentations on Symbian approach to evolving UI and Nokia's Qt strategy. There's also discussion about Nokia's acquisition of Dopplr. You can listen to AAS Insight 89 here or, if you wish to subscribe, here's the RSS feed.
When will "unlimited" data be unlimited?
In theory, the best deal around in the UK for a mobile phone contract is currently being offered by the mobile virtual network run by supermarket chain Tesco – for a flat monthly fee of £30 the advertising offers you “unlimited” calls, text and data. That's an attractive package, especially for those of us on a budget. It might have a lot of small print, but unlimited is where the industry should be heading. Let me explain...
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