Interesting to see Darla posting the news that ROK have launched a free mobile-based Voice over IP service. The catch? Well, it currently requires S60 2nd Edition smartphones at each end, each running the client application and each within a few metres of their home or office broadband connection with Bluetooth-enabled PCs. Hardly mass market, but let's drink to continuing innovation.
Nokia's Eseries range of devices may have an enterprise focus, but that does not mean their users are not interested in music playback. In this article Steve describes how to get the optimum music performance out of your Eseries (E60, E61, E70) phone.
Steve rants about Nokia's bundled video editing system of choice for the Nokia N93. Why include it if it's not up to the job and will only cause frustration for the majority of the owners of their flagship multimedia smartphone? Read on...
In part two of our Nokia N93 review Steve looks at it as a smartphone. While the photo and video capabilities get most of the media attention it is worth remembering that you will not be using these functions most of the time. In concluding the N93 review Steve delivers our verdict on Nokia's multimedia flagship.
Rafe looks at the hand-made leather cases from Noreve for the Nokia E61. Such cases do come at a premium price, but if you are looking for a high quality case it is an investment worth investigating. Noreve also produce cases for the Nokia N93, N91, N80, N70 and N71.
Simon Judge is reporting on his blog that some operators (Vodafone Japan) are locking down S60 3rd Edition handsets so that only Symbian Signed applications can be installed. This means that self-signed applications can not be installed.
Steve explains how to get your CDs into ultra-high-efficiency digital music files on your Eseries smartphone or communicator. He shows you how, using the AAC+ format, it is possible to pack an album into each 25MB of your expansion card at 'CD quality'.
Opera recently announced that more than one billion pages have been viewed with its JME browser (i.e. 'runs on anything') Opera Mini. To celebrate, Ewan reviews Opera Mini 2 and concludes that, for his usage, it is the perfect mobile browser.
Steve continues his exploration of the world of text input and observes that the presence of a usable QWERTY keyboard can actually change how you use a smartphone. While not for everyone, the increasing range of keyboard-equipped devices open up new possibilities for smartphone users.
In this tutorial on how to best use your device's RAM, Steve looks at how much various programs utilise on S60 3rd Edition smartphones and considers how to get the optimum performance out of their multi-tasking functionality. Although the tutorial focusses on S60 3rd Edition, the principles are applicable for all Symbian OS devices.
A lot has been talked about the video recording improvements in the Nokia Nseries of smartphones - in this brief article, I screen grab videos from four of Nokia's smartphones from the last 3 years, so you can see the difference for yourself.
