..."Stop this, it's getting silly!" The normally reliable Darla reports that there's a 'new Symbian virus on the loose', quoting that 'Symantec announced today the presence of a new trojan attacking Symbian devices'. This is self-serving FUD gone mad. Read on...
Power users of S60 smartphones look away now. The rest of you, here's my tutorial on getting started and productive with Nokia's S60 predictive text system. If you're already a T9 wiz then why not print it out for your partner, colleague or mum, or anyone else still clutching on to multi-tap input and afraid to take the leap?
We've been adding to the AllAboutSymbian Support section. It's now got hundreds of well-crafted(!) entries and is well worth a trawl if you hit a problem with your smartphone. All Symbian OS-powered platforms are covered.
A bunch of AAS readers (including me) are trying to gather some data on write speeds to 512MB and 1GB cards of different makes, in an attempt to sort out why Kingston 1GB cards cause jerky video recording and lost application assignments. Can you help?
OK, Smartphones Show 8 is at last live, comments welcome if it doesn't play OK for you. No sign of the E61 or E70 reviews as neither device has actually arrived yet, and there's more of a Windows Mobile flavour to Show 8. Still, there's video of the Nokia N93 and a video version of my N70/N90 camcorder tips.
Equipped with a Nokia N70 or N90 and off for a long Easter weekend? Why not leave the camcorder at home and try shooting your video all on the smartphone? Steve Litchfield did just that a week ago and here he reports back and assesses the pros and cons.
AllAboutSymbian caught up with Bruce Carney, Symbian's head of Developer Marketing, at the recent CTIA show in Las Vegas. How many Symbian OS apps are there, why isn't freeware counted and why all the fuss over Platform Security? Here's the full interview.
Ever helpful, Ewan has prepared a quick reference guide to the brand new Symbian OS powered smartphones that are specifically aimed at music playback, with comparison to the ubiquitous iPod. Food for thought, though don't forget that almost any recent Symbian OS device can also play back stereo music too...
Neatly transplanted from 3-Lib and enhanced significantly, AllAboutSymbian is proud to present its new Support Knowledgebase (click the link or use the menu tab above).
To celebrate the Christmas holiday period, Symbian Themes has removed their 20 file per day limit, giving unlimited downloads of all their content for the 25th and 26th December. Happy holidays from the Symbian Themes team!
Dan Marlin is looking for Beta testers for The Core Pocket Media Player (the famous TCPMP) on Symbian OS. Beta testers must have 'above average' technical skills to be able to help report problems. If you're a video junkie (like me) and are interested in helping get TCPMP onto Symbian OS, please email betaboy@corecodec.com
