The Press Release makes it sound so simple. Mission Impossible 3 is now available on MiniSD (alongside the DVD release) to watch on the N93. Now the questions can start. What exactly does "copy it off to your PC" imply? That there's no DRM on the file? There must be, as Nokia point out you can't watch it on your PC or from another memory card. What movie format is used? One might also ask "Why not just buy the DVD and convert it to MiniSD yourself?"
Steve Litchfield explores an attribute that's rarely covered in the smartphone world - how useable is each device in sunlight? [Updated with tweaked text and I've included two extra touch-screen devices, the Nokia 7710 and i-Mate K-Jam (aka HTC Wizard etc.)]
Deep down, we all like new themes, and Daniel at E61Life has been creating some beautiful and practical examples for S60 3rd Edition. Here are Dandelion and Hot Sun. Enjoy!
Our resident game emulator expert krisse reviews MasterGear, bringing the old SEGA Master System and Game Gear and their titles to S60 3rd Edition. Summary: it works well and will bring the memories flooding back. Also, don't forget to check out our updated guide to S60 3rd Edition game emulators.
The very latest EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) sales figures for smart mobile devices are out. Highlights include Symbian OS's share now up to 78% of the market, with Nokia at a whopping 75%, although Sony Ericsson's UIQ 3 sales have started in earnest, with 3% and rising.
Google Co-Op, a recently announced service, allows you to create custom search engines. Here is a custom search engine for Symbian related sites, which can also be accessed via SymbianSearch.com. The search includes many of the largest Symbian sites, but if you think you know of another site that should be included you can edit the list of included websites.
The game that's sweeping the nation! Well, almost. Ewan reviews Symbian Smartcards, Top Trumps for the smartphone generation. It's not that playable, but it's a lovely novelty and an interesting reference.
In his video guide to the Symbian Smartphone Show 2006 Steve offers a few video highlights, recorded using his Nokia N93, including a quick look at the new S60 phones, the LG JoY and Samsung i520, and video interviews with CoPilot, F-Secure, Sling Media, among others.
With all the talk of wikis, blogs, podcasts and other Web 2.0 buzzwords it is probably time for you all make sure that pretty much everyone involved in a public role in your company has read "The Cluetrain Manifesto". Originally published in 1999, it studies the impact of the internet on markets and organisations, and pretty much acts as a blueprint for responisbile companies in this '2.0' landscape. The text is now available freely online. Go forth and learn.
Michael Mace is worried about all the 'Smartphone Will Kill The PC' noises coming out of the recent Smartphone Show, and points out that Symbian "...sound disturbingly like some of the most enthusiastic PDA enthusiasts did in 2000. I cringed then, and I cringe now." Read on as he deconstructs the viewpoint.
I know Rafe's a modest chap, and he refrained from mentioning all but the briefest stat at his 'State of the Union' pub meet talk, but just to emphasise how AllAboutSymbian has grown in status, read on.....
Kudos to the people at Symbian for better communications with the media than ever during this year's Show. Included in the press pack was a bound book with some very clear illustrations of just how far Symbian has come. Read on for links and comment.
