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Tue 7th August, 2012
15:40
A free guide - Demystifying The Cloud SymbianOne
This 55 page guide explains the concepts of Cloud Computing in simple terms.
14:02
Nokia Software Updater for Mac ceases development All About Symbian
Nokia Beta Labs has announced that it is to cease development of its 'Nokia Software Updater' application for Mac computers. Unfortunately for Apple users, this means it will not graduate to a fully fledged Nokia product. However, the team involved have comitted to keeping the beta...
13:05
Why Buy a Tablet? Selection of Apps, Price and Device Brand Most... SymbianOne
Why Buy a Tablet? Selection of Apps, Price and Device Brand Most Important Factors in Purchase Decision
- comScore Introduces TabLens™ to Provide Insight into the U.S. Tablet Market
13:03
New Hurricane App Brings American Red Cross Safety Information... SymbianOne
"I'm Safe" feature lets people alert their loved ones with a push of a button
11:31
The BBC officially withdraw iPlayer download support for S60 3rd... All About Symbian
It seems that the BBC has officially stopped iPlayer download support for older Symbian phones, specifically those running S60 3rd Edition FP1 and FP2, plus S60 5th Edition, with the newest devices affected being the Nokia N97 range. The quote is below. This cessation of support is...
06:52
Drum Teacher All About Symbian
It's somewhat telling that the developer refers to Drum Teacher as a 'game' - although presented very much as a serious drum teacher (albeit a limited one), the appeal here is very much in 'having fun' territory. Or, if I was still a teenager, 'annoying my parents' territory! Pity ...
06:40
Batteries Schmatteries - Nokia 808 options! All About Symbian
One of the very first things I did when getting the Nokia 808 PureView was to check availability of spare batteries. Nothing. And I still can't find a decent source for the BV-4D online, reducing the advantage of having a 'replaceable battery' to being able to pull it out if there'...
05:17
StarFinder Pro - quickly and easily locate stars,... My-Symbian
With StarFinder Pro you can easily locate stars, constellations, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, asterisms, meteor shower radiants. Just select the object of your interest and the program will instantly show you where in the sky it is located. Turn in the direction and look at th...
Mon 6th August, 2012
22:27
If The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device Was Real? Symbian Guru
If the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device was real, this is ABSOLUTELY what I would do with it (at least to begin with) What would YOU do with it? Related PostsYou Could Own An Aperture Science Handheld Portal DevicePortal Lego Set Unfortunately Not Being LicensedGLaDOS Can Be...
15:35
What Car? Car valuations All About Symbian
Despite something of a messy port to Symbian/Qt, What Car?'s branded used car valuation aid is still well worth installing, offering a smoother experience than the magazine/service's mobile web site. Plus there's a selection of very handy short films with tips on buying cars secondhand.
14:15
Keynote Reveals Results of New Study on Mobile User Habits and... SymbianOne
Smartphone and Tablet Users Still Frustrated with Slooow Mobile Web Download Speed -- New Keynote Study Reveals Important Insights on the Mobile Web Experience
14:01
Paragon Software Joins API Alliance to Grant Third-Party... SymbianOne
Paragon Software Joins API Alliance to Grant Third-Party Developers Open API to Advanced In-App Translation Tools in 32 World Languages
07:09
Belle Shell purely an exercise in geek delusion? All About Symbian
Sometimes an application gets created for the fun of it. Or just to prove that it can be made at all. Such is the case for the commercial Belle Shell for S60 5th Edition devices. Disregarding the £1.50 cost (it should be free, as you'll see below), I took one for the site and...
06:42
Pimping the 2009 Nokia N97 mini All About Symbian
Now well over two years old, the Nokia N97 mini is perhaps the 'forgotten' N97 variant. Everyone remembers the original, with the best specifications on the market apart from the two that mattered most - RAM and system disk space. This, plus the plastic build, earned the N97 classi...
06:21
Heathrow Airport Guide All About Symbian
The folks at Heathrow airport seem to have been pushing out the mobile apps across all platforms recently, and Symbian has happily been included. What we have here is a pretty comprehensive (and free) guide to the airport, what's arriving, what's departing, how you can get to and f...
