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Sat 21st November, 2009
11:45
N97 and Satio get withdrawn? All About Symbian
Sometimes I think that convergence has gone too far and that modern smartphones are just too complex for their own good. And then I think 'Nah, manufacturers and networks just need to seed devices with bloggers and power users like you and I to help with testing before unleashing d...
07:59
17 Widgets To Show Your True French Symbian Guru
When you take a look at the Ovi Store, it becomes clear to you that Widgets are becoming more prominent amongst the offered applications. I won’t say “I told you so” (because I obviously knew I was right), but I will ask you to focus your attention on the fact tha...
Fri 20th November, 2009
22:11
GSMA Announces Winners of Asia Mobile Awards 2009 SymbianOne
Winners of GSMA's Mobile Innovation Grand Prix - Asia Tournament also announced in Hong Kong
18:38
When Robots ruled the app stores All About Symbian
Remember all the fun developers had (still have) with certification and Symbian Signed to get an application through testing? Lots of automatic tests as well as a human eye checking for compatibility and compliance in the name creating dependable applications? It's going to be inte...
17:20
How to find podcasts and vidcasts on the N900 Nseries WOM World
The ever reliable Ibrahim of The Nokia Review has published another slick educational N900 video, this time about how to search for relevant podcasts and vidcasts. The clip may only be 30 seconds long, but it’s very neatly edited, so you actually plenty out of the short space...
16:55
Picture gallery: N97 vs N97 Mini Nseries WOM World
Symbian World has published some pics comparing the form factors of the N97 and N97 Mini.
Jump over to check the gallery out.
14:47
Rita's love hate relationship with the Nokia E52 All About Symbian
You've got to love the way Rita el-Khoury splits her reviews into an unusual 'love' and then 'hate' list format. She's been trialling the Nokia E52 and here presents her '6 things she loves' and '6 things she hates'. Some of them I found somewhat shocking - specifically the build q...
13:00
Nokia MD-9 Brings The Speaker To Your Pocket Symbian Guru
When leaving the Nokia World 2009 Party, everyone got handed one of these mini speakers, the Nokia MD-9. I had spent a full year looking for its old brother, the Nokia MD-6, but never managed to find a place to buy it for a good price, so I was extremely happy to receive an MD-9 [...]
11:09
N97 Mini activity: Mariatchi band visits unsuspecting pub Nseries WOM World
At WOM World Nokia, we?ve been doing a bit of activity around the N97 Mini lately with a few bloggers. One of whom was Rupert Howe at Twitter Vlog, who has posted a video of his experience - it?s fair to say his night in the pub was more memorable than most.
There?s more to [...]
11:09
N97 Mini activity: Mariachi band visits unsuspecting pub Nseries WOM World
At WOM World/Nokia, we?ve been doing a bit of activity around the N97 Mini lately with a few of our friends. One of whom was Rupert Howe at Twitter Vlog, who has posted a video of his experience - it?s fair to say his night in the pub was more memorable than most.
There?s more [...]
11:01
Some facts and figures on Ovi?s progress Nseries WOM World
The Ovi Store has been around for almost half a year now and a few facts and figures about its progress have emerged, as Phat Trance at Daily Mobile reports.
Amongst the nuggets of information are that: ?On average, each registered user has downloaded at least 8 items from Ovi Sto...
11:00
Music Search On The N97: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Symbian Guru
When I had my short hands-on time with the Nokia N97 Mini and its firmware 2.0, one of the highlights of my experience was the improved scroll and search system, which I showed you on video. Later, the original Nokia N97 received this firmware update as well, bringing the same func...
08:20
Fring goes Android Into Mobile
I’ve no idea why it took so long for Fring to embrace Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s mobile platform, but whatever the reasoning is, it’s good to see them jumping on board. Yap, Fring is now an Android thing, too — joining the likes of the iPhone/iPod Touch, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, Linux (Maemo) and Java ME-enabled [...]
07:00
Sky Force Reloaded Gets The Thumbs Up Symbian Guru
If you ask me about the game that I’ve played and enjoyed the most in the past 3 years, I wouldn’t have to think about it twice: it’s Sky Force Reloaded by Infinite Dreams. I clearly remember skipping studying for my Pharmacy exams and hammering my Nokia 3250̵...
00:38
Watch this Space: Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition Launched SymbianOne
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, an entertainment hub that combines mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), social networking, music and gaming in one compact 3G device. With mobile broadcast TV consumption on the rise - by 2012 there will be over 300 millio...
Thu 19th November, 2009
19:40
Save The Date! The Consumer Telematics Show (CTS),January 6,... SymbianOne
The Consumer Telematics Show (CTS),January 6, 2010, Las Vegas, NV (strategically placed 1 day prior to the International CES) is the most hotly anticipated and innovative conference for the consumer electronics and telematics industry!
18:50
Starting with GuaranaUI WRT Framework Forum Nokia Blogs
This posts describes how to start the development using GuaranaUI Framework.
16:50
Let's Start.. Forum Nokia Blogs
Hi All,My name is Allan Bezerra. Since 2003 I am SW Engineer working on Nokia tecnologies in INDT, Nokia Technology Institute in Brazil. I have been working in Nokia Open Source Projects like: Linux Kernel SMAPS, Linux Compressed Cache for Maemo, Metatracker for Maem...
16:50
Guarana UI online Components Browser Forum Nokia Blogs
Yesterday, the Guarana UI framework has been launched, with a complete set of ready-to-use components that will definitely be useful to all Web Runtime developers.
It's now available a Guarana UI online Components Browser, that allows developers to quickly preview and u...
15:29
Piracy is not the problem, piracy is the catalyst All About Symbian
Pinch Media, who provide analytic software for developers on Apple's phones, are estimating that piracy rates are as high as 60% on the iPhone (reports Pocket Gamer). You can be sure that this number is matched on Symbian, Windows Mobile other mobile platforms. The level of piracy ...
15:20
What separates the N97 and N97 Mini? Nseries WOM World
Micky at Nokia Users has written a weighty review on the N97 Mini. He starts by saying: ?I had briefly handled one at Nokia World back in September, but back then being a little dismissive due to the larger N97, and its initial problems, you could say that I tarred the N97 Mini with the [...]
13:49
Sony Ericsson could port Android Nexus UI to Symbian Foundation,... MobileBurn
After news that Sony Ericsson is launching a cross-platform software development kit, an executive says the company could port its Nexus UI, built for its Android-powered XPERIA X10, to other platforms.
Read the full story here.
13:37
Ovi Store downloads rise by 70% All About Symbian
Bill Perry, one of the senior services manager for Forum Nokia has blogged about the Ovi Store and some of the numbers driving the growth. Over 100 devices, in 20 countries, with the N97 and the 5800 being the top devices. The average user has downloaded 8 items and there's been 70...
13:01
Nokia E72 unboxing video Nseries WOM World
My Nokia E72 unboxes and demos the new Eseries device. It?s a pretty conclusive run through, and he even showcases the speakers with a quick blast of Jay-Z.
Head on over here
13:00
Nokia E52 Review ? 6 Things I Hate Symbian Guru
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series E52 ReviewDespite the many things that I find myself loving about the Nokia E52, I couldn’t help being disappointed by a few aspects of the device, that I will expose to you below.
1. Build Quality Issues
Build quality normally isn̵...
12:50
Web Runtime: BetaLabsWidget Example Forum Nokia: Series 60
This web widget application demonstrates a thin client that connects to Nokia Beta Labs using its HTTP API and Guarana UI library components.
12:26
Phones Show 95 and PSC 13 All About Symbian
Just to let people know that The Phones Show 95 is now live, with the main Symbian interest being in the 'user story' and in the 'top 6 eBay smartphone bargains' - you can watch it here or subscribe via RSS (QVGA/phone version and VGA desktop version). Also, Phones Show Chat, the audio followup show, no. 13 is also now live here. Happy watching/listening!
11:42
Gaming on the N900 in 30 seconds Nseries WOM World
Love gaming? In a rush? Daily Mobile is the perfect site you you then. Phat Trance has put together a 30 second video guide to gaming on the device.
Jump on over to the Daily Mobile article here.
11:39
N97 mini wins 'Best Mobile Handset' award All About Symbian
The GSM Association has announced the winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2009, with the Nokia N97 mini walking away with the only hardware award, that of 'Best Mobile Handset'. It has been a good month for the 'mini' - you may remember it was named no. 1 in my Phones Show Autumn 200...
11:00
Nokia BH-905 Jams Out On The High End Symbian Guru
The Nokia BH-905 was announced quite a long time ago, but review units have only just become available. This followup to the legendary BH-604 ups the ante in nearly every arena. The headset is able to function as either a wired set, plugging straight into your computer or phone, or...
10:38
Move over Apple - Nokia, App Stores need to get FAR more... All About Symbian
I've now used most of the major smartphone application stores now and have, at last, worked out where they're all going wrong. You see, Apple get stick for applying a little editorial censure and not allowing every app submitted to make it into the live App Store. But what we need ...
09:43
N97 Mini unboxing pics Nseries WOM World
Mark Guim has got hold of an N97 Mini, and has shared his unboxing pics over at The Nokia Blog. Artfully done on a red background, they show the device to its best potential:
So how do you think it looks? Let Mark know.
08:50
Web Run-Time: BetaLabsWidget Example Forum Nokia: Series 60
This web widget application demonstrates a thin client that connects to Nokia Beta Labs using its HTTP API and Guarana UI library components.
07:59
Review: Skyforce Reloaded All About Symbian
An arcade game – and and ol' fashioned up-the-screen 2D shoot-em-up at that. On a touch screen. Surely this is as big a folly as “Can you fly the Spruce Goose across the Atlantic?” So onto Skyforce Reloaded, the almost franchise-like arcade game that's on every mo...
07:00
Get Accurate Position With Maps Booster Symbian Guru
For users of the Nokia N97 flagship handset, some might be painfully aware of the bad GPS reception on this particular handset along with other issues such as the camera slider.
Having bad GPS reception simply defies the usage of OVI Maps (which I use quite often) or social GPS app...
04:19
A Computer in Your Pocket - The Nokia N900 is Here! SymbianOne
The Nokia N900 is Now Available to US Consumers - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered mobile computer.
01:50
Carbide 2.3 and QT tip Forum Nokia Blogs
I have recently started investigating using QT since its the new Nokia hot topic!
After installing carbide.c++ 2.3 beta I imported a QT project I had written for the desktop and got this error when opening anything to do with QT
"org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Class ID no...
00:46
Nokia Nseries Roadmap Explained Infosync
There's some confusion about Nokia's Nseries roadmap out there, and it's a pretty complicated matter. Check out what's going to happen here.
Wed 18th November, 2009
21:50
Selectively Disabling Downloaded-File Warnings in Leopard (and... Symbian in Motion
Selectively Disabling Downloaded-File Warnings in Leopard (and Snow Leopard): Note: Make sure you save your plist file with ?Western (Mac OS Roman)? encoding in 10.5.6+
21:24
Sony Ericsson Launches WebSDK for Android and Symbian Into Mobile
In preparation for the incoming X10, Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) has opened up a new tool for developers called WebSDK. As you might imagine, it allows developers to write mobile apps in web languages like HTML, CSS and JavaScript, not unlike Palm’s webOS or BlackBerry’s ...
20:50
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware 40.0.001 on its way?! Forum Nokia Blogs
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware 40.0.001 is almost here according to these pictures on Smartphone Area
Both pictures are from Smartphone Area
Alessandro
20:50
Guarana UI: a jQuery-Based UI Library for Nokia WRT available Forum Nokia Blogs
A Nokia WRT UI framework has been posted in Forum Nokia Wiki page. This will accelerate current WRT widget developers to create innovative applications. Up until now a version of WRTKit UI framework has been shipped with our WRT Plug-in tools for Aptana, Dreamweaver, and MS Visual...
20:02
NSeries Nokias Say Goodbye to Symbian, Hello to Maemo mopocket
Clutching onto my Nokia E71 (one of the 3 cell-phones I use on a daily basis) I just read on Mashable how Nokia announced the slow fazing out S60 for the iPhone / Android competing opensource-asized Maemo. The faze out is expecting to occur on all Nokia Smart Phones by 2012.
Could symbian really not [...]
19:34
Meet the Sony Ericsson Kurara Into Mobile
The most promising thing coming from Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) these days is the Android-powered X10, but not so fast – they haven’t put all of their eggs in one basket. This here is the Kurara, a Symbian smartphone with 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, ARM Cortex A8 ...
18:52
Opera Mobile 10 Beta for Windows Phone Released Wap Review
Opera Mobile 10 Joy comes to WinMo, updated Symbian builds too.
18:07
Ultra-rare Nokia Home Music Stereo review Nseries WOM World
Reviews of the Nokia Home Music Stereo are about as rare as the unearthing of a genuinely talented X-Factor contestant, so getting to read an in-depth piece about the device is pretty exciting.
That?s what Symbian-Guru is offering, and he?s also thrown in a couple of videos in to ...
18:01
Symbian, Now With Additional DOA-ness For Developers? MobHappy
Ben Smith over at The Really Mobile Project reports that he was told by some Nokia marketing folks from the Maemo team that Nokia will drop the Symbian OS from its N-Series devices by 2012. Apparently all N-Series devices from that point will use the Maemo Linux OS (like the new N9...
17:46
Nokia Mobile Talk publishes a photo gallery of the Nokia 5530... Nseries WOM World
And here?s the story of how it came about: Jorge at Nokia Mobile Talk bought a Nokia 5530 for his wife. She loved it. He posted a photo gallery. And the rest is history?
It?s not our finest anecdote admittedly, but the pics are definitely worth a look.
Jump over to take a look.
16:36
Symbian Future Mobile Phone Development
With headlines like ‘Nokia to cull Symbian in 2012′ and ‘Nokia says it will replace Symbian with its Maemo Linux by 2012′ The Register could have us believe it’s the start of the end of Symbian.
Reading deeper, it’s only the N-Series that is ...
16:11
Poll: What impressed you most about Nokia in 2015 Nseries WOM World
Nokia Conversations asks: ?What impressed you most about Nokia in 2015?’
Confused? You probably will be if you haven?t heard of the ?The Way We Live 3.0? event that happened last week in Finland. If you fall into that camp - or if you simply want to voice your opinion to the ...
15:59
Nokia Admits To Pushing Symbian Away From The High End Symbian Guru
When Nokia announced the N900, many were concerned that the company was going to completely dump the Symbian platform in favor of its own Maemo operating system. There were rumors, etc, and there still are, despite Nokia spokespeople saying repeatedly that the company is not done w...
14:30
Uploading videos to Facebook with an N900 Nseries WOM World
Ibrahim at The Nokia Review has published a video demo of how to upload videos to Facebook.
Jump over to take a look on The Nokia Review
14:26
Swiss Manager Pro launches All About Symbian
CellPhoneSoft, UIQ specialists until a year or so ago, have launched their new flagship title for S60. Swiss Manager Pro 3.0 is a 'task manager, system information tool and file manager in one' (I've pasted the feature list below, along with a screenshot). It also includes a 'memor...
13:50
Why would you need PowerMgmt or TrustedUI capabilities? Forum Nokia Blogs
I know two reasons: Because you did not want to check the set of capabilities your application actually needs you selected all 13 that you can get through Express Signed. AND you have a DLL which you load to a system process so your applications needs All-TCB (all except TCB ...
13:07
AVAILABLE: Opera Software releases Opera Mobile 10 Beta for... the::unwired
Following
Opera Software's Opera Mobile 10 Beta release for Nokia S60 smartphones earlier November,
Opera Mobile 10 Beta is now also available for for Windows Mobile-based 
smartphones. This version for Windows Mobile users elevates mobile browsing to a
desktop-like exp...
12:59
Nokia E52 Review ? 6 Things I Love Symbian Guru
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series E52 ReviewNow that I’ve been using the Nokia E52 for a few days, I am ready to share with you my love/hate list regarding the new baby in the Eseries lineup. This first article will take a look at the things that I love about [...]
12:00
Web Developers ? Create Mobile Apps easily with Sony Ericsson... Sony Ericsson Dev News
The Sony Ericsson WebSDK, launched at the Web 2.0 EXPO, makes it possible for web and mobile developers to publish content on to mobile platforms and maximise their market access.
11:18
Nokia BH-504 Makes Wireless Music Practical Symbian Guru
First introduced last year as a younger and smaller brother to the BH-604, the Nokia BH-504 landed in my hands a few weeks ago and I was excited to take them out for a spin. The BH-504 is a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset, with music playback controls. Its design is pretty standa...
10:58
Brief: By 2012 there will be no more Symbian powered Nokia... Into Mobile
Last night in London there was an official Nokia N900 meetup. Several members from The Really Mobile Project were in attendance and have learned, from Maemo’s Marketing Team, that by 2012 there will no longer be any Nseries devices powered by the Symbian operating system. The...
10:05
Mahindra Satyam joins Symbian Foundation Into Mobile
Symbian Foundation has a new member company – Mahindra Satyam, which has officially joined the likes of Nokia (NYSE: NOK), NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM), Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) and others. We’re not sure what will Mahindra contribute to the platform, but we do know theyR...
08:22
Rafe speaks up at The Way We Live Next All About Symbian
Our very own Rafe has been caught on camera yet again - this time with Brad Rees (MediaCells) and Micky (NokiaUsers.net), talking about their thoughts of the The Way We Live Next 3.0 event, held in Espoo, Finland on the 10-11 November. I've embedded the 6 minute video below, but he...
08:07
Nokia officials 'reveal' Nseries future and Symbian-Maemo... All About Symbian
Nokia has officially spoken up (albeit at a Maemo-only event) about its plans for Maemo to take over new Nseries models by 2012, reports Ben Smith over at TRMP. Although further Nseries Symbian-powered smartphones will appear in the meantime, it seems that after 2012, Symbian OS wi...
07:06
Pump Your Downloads With Mobile Download Accelerator Symbian Guru
From time to time, one can find easter eggs among the offerings in Nokias OVI Store. This time it’s a free application from 1000Chi software called the Mobile Download Accelerator.
The installation file of the application is 569 kb whereas the install size is around 720 kb...
01:50
Forum Nokia Podcasts: Episode 023 - Developer 2 Developer With... Forum Nokia Blogs
In this episode, Forum Nokia’s Bill Volpe speaks with Aung Kaw Moe, from 2C2P based in Singapore. Aung discusses his most recent application development projects such as the Mobile Credit Card Reader and also provides some advice for users who are new to mobile softwar...
01:23
Mobius 2009: Fascinating, But Little That Can Be Shared Smartphone Thoughts
Once again, it's Mobius time! Mobius is an invite-only event, hosted by Microsoft, where the invited guests are shown what Microsoft is doing in the mobile space. Full disclosure: Microsoft generously covers our flight and hotel expenses, and keeps us well fed during the eve...
Tue 17th November, 2009
22:26
New Version of Flash Released, Ready for Mobile Into Mobile
As expected, Adobe has announced that the latest versions of Flash and air are packed with APIs for mobile, like multi-touch, gestures, accelerometer, mass storage, peer-to-peer, and UDP networking. Lately BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) has been pretty vocal about their upcoming Flash sup...
18:49
Tip - Win a Nokia N97 from Qik SymbianOne
Here's an opportunity for you to win a cool N97 smartphone from the cool people at Qik!
18:48
NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising Selected by Loopt SymbianOne
Leading social-mapping service able to reach consumers with coupons from local merchants
18:46
nokiaAAddict: Great Reviews, Rants and Apps Wap Review
nokiaAAddict, a great blog for Nokia users and the best place to download S60 35d and 5th edition apps.
18:00
Handy Shell v2.0 Beta Sports 3D Cube Interface Symbian Guru
If you’ve been in the Symbian world for any length of time, you’re familiar with the Handy applications from our friends at Epocware. We’ve certainly covered them quite a bit in the past here, and feature them in our Symbian-Guru Software Store, too. One of my per...
16:33
N900 meet up in London tonight? Who?s coming? Nseries WOM World
Excitement is building in our offices today as we gear up for tonight?s N900 meet up here in London. We can?t wait to see what the latest big hitting Nseries device is capable of ? and as ever we?ll be intrigued to hear your thoughts on it.
Drop us a line if you?re coming along? [...]
16:26
The N97 and N97 Mini trilogy is complete Nseries WOM World
Steve at All About Symbian has completed his almighty review trilogy on the Nokia N97 and N97 Mini. You might remember that the first piece focused on hardware, design and build quality, while the second looked at the OS, interface and apps.
This time around, Steve looks at the ca...
15:11
Rihanna?s Nokia X6 concert Nseries WOM World
Jay at My Nokia Blog has posted some pics of last night?s Rihanna gig, which was streamed live on Nokia.com. The concert was Rihanna’s only UK gig this year and was sold out, but some lucky Nokia fans got to enjoy the action live, with others tuning in to the live online stream.
If you [...]
14:48
Twitter welcomes MMS as Orange turn on UK Twits All About Symbian
As well as switching on SMS support for Twitter users in the UK (and joining Vodafone and O2 in supporting the service), Orange have added their own little twist into the mix by allowing pictures taken on your smartphone to be shared on the micro-blogging service via MMS.
14:03
Nokia N97/N97 mini: review part 3 - Camera, Multimedia and... All About Symbian
They said I was mad to try attempting this review mini-series. But I've done it. Phew! In part 1 of my review of the Nokia N97 (v20) and Nokia N97 mini, I looked at the hardware, design and build quality. In part 2, I looked at the OS, The Interface, The Apps. Now, in thi...
14:02
?Offline as it happens? videos Nseries WOM World
The Inspiration Room explains Nokia?s ?Offline As It Happens? widget interface promotion. If you?re not up to speed on what that?s all about, take a look at the videos ? which document the perils of going offline.
13:08
Nokia E52 Review ? Photo Gallery & First Impressions Symbian Guru
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series E52 ReviewThe Nokia E52 was handed to me a few days ago by the lovely team at Nokia Lebanon, and I am excited to bring you its full review. On paper, the E52 might not be the most advanced smartphone, nor does it have flashy [...]
12:03
Video: Carl Zeiss makes the worst Symbian application ever,... Into Mobile
Carl Zeiss, makers of various lenses and other optical equipment, created a Symbian application that is … well just watch the video below. Shot by James Burland, this video demonstrates the poor attempt Carl Zeiss took at creating a guide to help people take better photos. He...
11:41
Review: MicroMaze All About Symbian
The Marble rolling game genre isn't new to Symbian OS, but rarely has it been done better than here, in MicroMaze for S60 5th Edition, reviewed by Ewan. 80 plus levels over six different rolling surfaces and with bridges, barriers and trap doors to avoid, this is a smooth action ca...
11:38
Great things come in small packages ? N97 Mini Nseries WOM World
Matthew at Nokia Experts has written a big review of the N97 Mini, which concludes that size matters ? the smaller the better.
?I have to say after just a day with the device that I would choose the N97 mini over the N97 for the better keyboard, smaller and more solid form factor, and [...]
11:00
Exclusive Review Of The Nokia Home Music Stereo Symbian Guru
Last year, at Nokia World 2008, I stumbled across the somewhat hidden demo of a home stereo component that Nokia was working on, dubbed Nokia Home Music. I pressured the guy into a full video demo (you can watch that here), and then continuously tried to get one for review. After n...
10:50
Newer, shinier Design Gallery Forum Nokia Blogs
So we've put the new Design Gallery online and I really hope you like it.
A few of the things that we've added to the showcase are the ability to sort applications via platform, alphabetically, region or time period, so if you're looking for good design examples along spe...
08:03
Nokia's weekly guide to the best of the N86 All About Symbian
Cherry picking Flickr photos taken on a particular phone has been a popular pastime for a while, but Nokia's official 'Conversations' team has been so impressed by results from their N86 on the popular photo-sharing site that they've started a weekly 'best of' roundup. No idea whet...
07:46
I don't get App Stores All About Symbian
The title's not mine, it belongs to Robert Hall who, in his blog, makes the interesting observation (and one which in a way complements my own 'Three apps on my smartphone' piece from last month) that the more add-on apps considered important for a device, the more the admission th...
07:00
Keep Embarrassing Music For Yourself With For Your Ears Only Symbian Guru
The developer with alias Bergamot, behind the synchronization application Swim has released a prototype of a new application for multimedia purposes. Based on the headphone daemon for Maemo and how Android works, For Your Ears Only is a small application that is both simple to use...
Mon 16th November, 2009
23:50
Flash Lite Packager has been off-lined Forum Nokia Blogs
Just read Akessandro's post of Flash Lite...The Forum Nokia online Flash Lite Packager has been off-lined due to technical difficulty. There will be a version of the online packager coming online soon. The outage of the packager does not reflect any change to our current suppo...
20:27
Nokia E72 in stores now SymbianOne
Espoo, Finland - The highly-anticipated Nokia E72, a device tailor-made for business and personal messaging is now available in stores.
20:23
Skyhook Wireless Releases Maps Booster for Ovi SymbianOne
Skyhook Wireless, operator of the world's most advanced location system, today released Maps Booster in the Ovi Store. This app will dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of location results on any S60 Nokia handset.
18:52
Carl Zeiss + you = better photos Nseries WOM World
James Burland has posted about a new app he’s trialling on his N86 courtesy of Carl Zeiss, one that could improve the way you take snaps in the future.
He stresses that the app is very much in the Alpha stage right now, but highlights the fact that the ‘Tips and Tricks&...
18:00
Emoze Launches Its Own Blog Symbian Guru
Emoze, the self-described ‘ultimate mobile push email and messaging solution’ , has just launched their own blog to help keep you up-to-date on what’s new with the messaging world. The blog is authored by my buddy Jeb Brilliant, who I first met at the L.A. Mansion...
17:04
Rihanna to launch new album with Nokia listening event Nseries WOM World
…and it’s tonight!!!
The guys over at Symbian Smashpop are talking about the music event that is happening tonight in London, but available all around the world. Rihanna is launching her new album Rated R in a concert that’s being streamed live. It’s her onl...
17:03
N900 better than the iPhone x15 Nseries WOM World
Want to give an iPhone-using friend 15 reasons why the N900 is better than the Apple device? Then head over to Starry Hope, who has written a detailed post as to why the Nokia device comes out top in a head-to-head. The piece also offers five reasons why you might prefer the iPhone...
16:58
Flash Lite Future Mobile Phone Development
With news today that Adobe have dropped the Flash Lite redistributable, it has made me question whether it’s the start of the end for Flash Lite. Recent Adobe redundancies and a new focus of running full flash on mobile also tend to suggest Flash Lite might eventually be a c...
14:30
Taking pics with an N86 Nseries WOM World
If the camera is the ?be all and end all? feature on your device, then get an N86 8MP. Well, that?s the opinion of Saidul at Homebiss anyway. He reckons the device is ?possibly Nokia?s best ever camera phone?, and has printed a few N86 8MP-taken pictures to prove his point.
Jump over [...]
13:07
Nokia E72 In Stores Now Symbian Guru
Nokia has announced this morning that the E72, its followup to the successful E71, is now available in stores. This QWERTY-equippped non-touchscreen smartphone is powered by S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, and includes built-in WiFi, as well as a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with ...
11:18
N900 video review Nseries WOM World
Cali Lewis has posted a video with her thoughts on the N900 on her Geek Brief TV You Tube channel.
Do you agree with Cali when she says it is the software that will allow the device to ’shine’? Head over and let her know.
11:18
Personalising your apps and the mystery of the missing apps All About Symbian
If your smartphone is all about personalisation, why is it that we are left with the manufacturer's default choice of applications in the firmware? Years ago you checked the memory size and radio frequencies, now it's interrogating the firmware load-out. It's a given that no matte...
11:00
Nokia BH-214 Is The Most Versatile Bluetooth Headset Ever Symbian Guru
One of the parting gifts I received as I left Nokia World 2009 was the Nokia BH-214 Stereo Bluetooth headset. Despite the model number, I?ve grown to consider this headset the next step beyond the awesome Nokia BH-903, which, till now, has been my favorite Bluetooth headset for mu...
10:09
AAS Podcast #159: AAS Insight #95 - The Way We Live Next, Q&A All About Symbian
In a longer-than-usual Insight podcast, Rafe, Ewan and Steve cover all things Symbian, including a detailed report from The Way We Live Next, coverage of news from Gartner, Google/AdMob, discussion of Samsung dropping/not dropping Symbian, plus an extended reader/listener Q&A session. Listen here to AAS Insight number 95.
09:09
Duelling N97 Mini galleries Nseries WOM World
There’s a couple of new galleries knocking about of the N97 Mini. One from the Nokia N97 Blog containing a few pack shots and colour variations. And there’s also one from Oliver at Smartphone Area that does the whole unboxing thing rather well.
Leave your thoughts on ...
08:50
Adobe Flash Lite Distributable dropped Forum Nokia Blogs
Just came back from a relaxing weekend, with a totally unrelaxing news: as reported, among others, by Leonardo, Alessandro and Mariam, Adobe just dropped the Flash Lite Distributable Player, to entirely focus on Flash 10.1 (for the mobile browser), Air Mobile (for standalone) an...
07:00
Vanilla PC Suite Now Ready For Windows 7 Symbian Guru
TheGuru recently taught you how to use the Nokia Software Updater with Windows 7 and his argument was that Windows 7 will soon be running on all systems, which is very true. (I’m planning to switch to Windows 7 myself soon). To facilitate this, the good old “Vanilla...
Sun 15th November, 2009
21:34
Sygic?s turn-by-turn navigation compatible with new Nokia Maemo... Into Mobile
Sygic has extended its Mobile Maps application coverage to include the Maemo 5 OS – adding to the existing iPhone, Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile support.
All the current regional versions of the app for other operating systems are in the progress of being converted for ...
15:50
Google Mobile App and voice recognition on S60 5th Edition All About Symbian
We currently have the strange situation where Google show their new voice-driven 'Mobile App' when m.google.com is browsed by a S60 5th Edition phone - and then during installation we're told that this phone is 'not compatible'. However, with a slight adjustment, it's quite possibl...
