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Sat 7th November, 2009
17:13
AAS Insight 93 - SEE 2009, Q3 Canalys, N-Gage All About Symbian
In All About Symbian Insight 93 (AAS Podcast 157) we discuss the Q3 smartphone figures from Canalys and Rafe explains that Fujitsu and Quic have joined the board of the Symbian Foundation. We move on to a retrospective of SEE 2009 with discussion of the media reaction (which send R...
15:25
Is Symbian?s User Interface In Trouble? Symbian Guru
Last week, at SEE 09, Lee Williams delivered the keynote, talking about the future of the Symbian platform, among other things. You can watch the full video at the end of this post, if you want. During the keynote, the video directly below was shown as an artist’s rendering ...
14:50
Head for the Clouds - advice for Budding Entrepreneurs Forum Nokia Blogs
A month ago, I started my second startup and whereas I now know all the things I should not do again, I can say its just as hard this time. I continue to make mistakes but at least I've learnt from the previous ones and they're different mistakes this ti...
Fri 6th November, 2009
21:15
Google Maps updated with NYC subway maps layer Into Mobile
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps just keeps getting better. Google recently rolled out the “Layer” feature for Google Maps on BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), Windows Mobile and Symbian S60, allowing users to overlay different types data on top of Google Maps – stuff like Wikiped...
20:26
Google Adds NYC Subway System to Maps for Mobile Phone Scoop
Today Google announced that it has added a new layer to its Google Maps for Mobile product. Smartphones running the BlackBerry, S60 and Windows Phone operating systems will be able to see a new layer that overlays NYC subway ...(follow link to read)
19:50
Now setup Google Sync with Mail for Exchange ! Forum Nokia Blogs
While going through Gabor's article On Google's move in navigation, I happen to see the Google Sync page, Google Sync can setup with Mail for Exchange. You just need to download and install the Mail for Exchange (MfE) and later follow the Setup Google Sync.
This ...
18:15
BH-905 - ?the best? Nseries WOM World
Norman John has got his hands on some brand new BH-905 headphones (paired with his N97), and along with some cracking good pics, tells us all about his ‘Symphony of sound and silence’ over at Symbian World.
Norman discusses the ‘patented multi-microphone feed-for...
17:00
New Windows Live Messenger Lands On Ovi Store For Touchscreen... Symbian Guru
Our friend Micky at NokiaUsers.net has found an updated Windows Live Messenger for S60 5th Edition-powered smartphones like the Nokia N97 and the upcoming X6. This new version is available for free on the Ovi Store, and can be easily installed to your memory card, to preserve space...
15:00
Friday Fun: Vodafone Symphonia Symbian Guru
It’s friday, which means most of us have busted our backsides for 4 days straight, trying to make a living. As such, it’s entirely appropriate that we take a few minutes out of our day to sit back, relax, and have some fun. Today’s friday fun video is brought to y...
14:06
N86 video unboxing Nseries WOM World
It’s time for the daily unboxing - this time brought to us by tnkgrl and featuring an N86.
Got any questions? Anything you’d like to see demonstrated before you get yours? Ask away.
12:37
Rafe's SEE 2009 walkabout (part 1) All About Symbian
SEE 2009 (Symbian Exchange and Exposium) is Symbian's annual big show. In the video below you can join me on a walkabout around the show floor at SEE 2009. I share my impressions and analysis in an unscripted, one-take, walk and talk. As well as covering many of the Symbian related...
12:30
Rihanna And Nokia Team Up For The X6 Launch Symbian Guru
Several years ago, a new singer came onto the scene with a rockin song called Pon De Replay. This chick was hot, too, and I later discovered that her name was Rihanna. My roommate and I, admittedly, used to dance to this song all the time, probably with our phones in our hands (not really). [...]
12:24
Review: Opera Mobile 10 (beta) All About Symbian
As we posted earlier this week, Opera has released Opera Mobile 10 in beta form, a full S60-native alternative web browser to the S60 Webkit version. Ewan's been trying it out on some of his favourite sites and here's his illustrated review. Comments welcome. He'll be revisiting Op...
11:09
N97 Mini gallery Nseries WOM World
No, not a mini gallery of N97 pics, but a whole gallery full of N97 Mini snaps, courtesy of Rafe and Steve at All About Symbian, who also found time to pass comment on each aspect of the device. It includes beauties such as these:
What do you reckon? Like the loss of the D-Pad? Fan [...]
09:55
N79 firmware updates to v31.002 Nseries WOM World
Quick news. Phat^Trance brings reports of a firmware upgrade to v31.002 for N79 owners over at Daily Mobile. The news is also reported (amongst others) on Nokia Mobile Talk by Mobile Jorge.
There’s no changelog as yet, but both the guys want to know if you have spotted any di...
08:49
N900 - a ?game changer?? Nseries WOM World
Alex has brought us his thoughts on the N900 over at Nokia Phone Blog, and he thinks it could be the start of ’something exciting’.
He discusses the build quality - ’solid’ with a ‘tactile and clicky’ keyboard - and the UI, the most impressive as...
08:28
Symbian aim for 'Satisfaction' All About Symbian
The third party community support site, GetSatisfaction, is fairly well known. It transpires that there's now an official (as in manned by Symbian employees) Symbian sub-community here, hopefully worth bookmarking should you 'need to ask that awkward question'.... Early days, of co...
00:50
Mobile Monday in Rio Forum Nokia Blogs
Hello people!
The Mobile Monday event is going to take off in Rio next Monday (November 9th). This will the debut of Mobile Monday here in Rio. The event theme is "Mobile Innovations". The confirmed speakers are:
Luis Valente (yeah, it's me ), I'll speak about what ...
Thu 5th November, 2009
21:50
Forum Nokia Podcasts: Episode 020 - Developer 2 Developer With... Forum Nokia Blogs
In this episode, Forum Nokia’s Riikka Jarvinen speaks with Stuart Harrington, front end web developer for Tui Interactive based in London. Stuart discusses his most recent application development projects and also provides some advice for users who are new to mobile so...
19:30
Karate Champ Or Weakling, Punch-O-Meter Will Tell You Symbian Guru
Punch-O-Meter is one of the many free applications from Fox Mobile Distribution GmbH available from the OVI Store. As the name suggests it supposedly measures your punches by having you holding your phone while throwing air punches.
The application is small in both download and ins...
18:50
Web Runtime APIBridge Forum Nokia Blogs
From Nokia has now release an APIBridge component for WRT developers. This component was once internal and only available to our selected partners (e.g. facebook, netflix, project). FN has now approval from internal teams to release to general developers.
You can find the download...
18:00
5800 Navigator pics Nseries WOM World
Tam Hanna recently got his hands on an 5800 XpressMusic Navigator, and took a few snaps:
Do you have any questions to ask Tam about his hands on? Let him know.
17:50
Review: the Nokia N97 mini - part 0! All About Symbian
Yes, a full retail Nokia N97 mini is at AAS Towers and I'm currently scribbling away on the ol' parchment to bring you a full review for next week. Just to wet your appetite though, here's my detailed N97 mini image gallery, with comments by Rafe and myself. With slimmer form facto...
16:50
eSeminar: Flash Mobile development opportunities on different... Forum Nokia Blogs
The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is holding an eSeminar on Friday 13th November at 12 PM EST.
Mark Doherty from Adobe will share some information about Flash Mobile development.
Here more information and here is the eSeminar link to beused on November 13th:
e...
16:31
Progress Project and Nokia Life Tools Nseries WOM World
Another video, but this one of a completely different nature. Ibrahim Jogee has posted the following on The Nokia Review:
What other uses can you think of for using Nokia Life Tools? Is disseminating information in this way useful? Let us know.
14:22
N97 Mini video unboxing Nseries WOM World
Never ones to spurn a good unboxing video, we fully embrace this N97 Mini effort from Telefonino - completely in Italian - but the device is there is all its glory.
What do you think? Leave a comment like Dinho26cronaldo7 who sums it up with a universally understood word - ‘bellisimo’.
14:11
Nokia N-Gage 2.0 Is Fail 2.0 Symbian Guru
When N-Gage first was released it came in the form of an exclusive handset the N-Gage Classic (aka Taco). Shortly after they released a quickfix in the form of the N-Gage QD. Unfortunately, this initial N-Gage launch was a well-documented failure, so Nokia put a lid on it for a fe...
11:03
N97 firmware - the list Nseries WOM World
Mike Macias from N97 Fanatics, along with EverythingBlaxx and Amir, has posted a bullet pointed list of changes brought by the v20 firmware.
There’s some that you might not have noticed (like the subtleties in the photo and music libraries), and if you haven’t updated y...
10:33
The Nokia N97 v20 firmware Q&A All About Symbian
On Tuesday evening, I took part in a Nokia first - bloggers from round the world were invited to a (virtual) meet with the people behind a device's firmware, in this case Frank Zillikens, the Lead Firmware Developer, and Catalin Gheorghiu, a member of the technical team respon...
09:39
Ovi Maps inside buildings - coming soon All About Symbian
Forum Nokia Kevin Sharp has produced a nice summary of Nokia's plans for Ovi Maps in terms of in-building navigation (think malls, airports, etc.), collating material from several recent events, much of it from Michael Halbherr, VP of Social Location. It's a good read, although the...
09:31
N900 camera - sample pics and video Nseries WOM World
tnkgrl is impressed with the camera on the N900, so impressed that she goes as far as to say it ‘walks all over the competition’.
She includes a slideshow of snaps and a video. She also talks of the ‘especially polished’ UI and that the camera isn’t a...
