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Siberdrome playable demo - nice idea, needs work!
Pitched a 'demo', it's not hard to see why - Siberdrome is a lovely concept for a game that just needs a little more work. I've screenshotted it below and suggest that you send your feedback in to the...
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How to: 10 tips for getting the most from the Nokia 808 PureView camera
Hopefully Nokia 808 PureView owners will already have seen and digested my generic Top 12 tips for taking better photos on your Nokia N8 (and similar camera phones) - all good pointers and I do...
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Nokia Public Transport gets big update
Proving Nokia Beta Labs hasn't forsaken Symbian altogether, there's a big new update today to Nokia Public Transport, bringing better coverage and over the air data updates to schedules. Great stuff,...
View ArticleAAS Insight #228: HERE, integral batteries
In All About Symbian Insight number 228, Steve, David, and Rafe start with a discussion about HERE, Nokia's location and mapping platform. We consider the implications and report back on some early...
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Pico Brothers' Guitar Tuner provides old school tuning aid
Never mind fancy chromatic tuners - what many musicians want is a modern version of the old tuning fork, i.e. reference notes by which they can tune their instrument by ear (see below on why this is...
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Nokia 808 3.5G connection issues require Care Point visit
One of the oddities in a Nokia 808 PureView owner's experience has been that certain devices, under certain conditions, experience a lock-up, with screen blank and control button lights on. Theories...
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Working around Swype upgrade issues
Users of the Swype keyboard have reportedly run into trouble this weekend, as the beta version's certificate expired. A post on the Nokia Beta Labs forum confirmed that it would expire sometime after...
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Review: qooSystem
Calling all power users, if you're interested having a widget that can show you exactly how your phone is performing, then qooSystem is something for you. Symbian^3 brought better task management...
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Grand Piano Recorders makes a hefty racket, but is limited
Another year, another attempt at a playable piano on Symbian - and yet again the implementation is somewhat limited and flawed. Which is not to say that you can't make a great racket on Grand Piano...
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Smart Cover homescreen replacement
For anyone wanting to spice up the Symbian user interface, a new app called Smart Cover offers a new home screen replacement. The app gives a futuristic set of onscreen buttons linking to standard...
View ArticleDirect PureView comparison gig footage: Nokia 808 and Lumia 920
Aha - now this is a good direct demonstration of the differences in the two Nokia PureView camera phones in video capture mode, here filming the same live gig from the same vantage point, with husband...
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How to: 10 steps to double battery life in your Nokia 808
Never let it be said that I let good article ideas wither on the vine. Drawing on a piece I did for the N8 and E7 a year or so ago (running Symbian Anna at the time), here's my top 10 battery saving...
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Border Wars - Face Off brings the shooting range to your phone
Border Wars - Face Off is a classic shooting range game. If your gaming experience goes back far enough, think of Operation Wolf, but without the sideways scrolling and light gun. The plot of the game...
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Review: Mugen Power 1500mAh Slim Extended Battery for Nokia 808 PureView
A few weeks ago I reviewed Mugen's 3000mAh Extended Battery for the Nokia 808 PureView - the obvious downside of this is that it comes with an extended back cover too, making the 808 rather thick....
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The Great Breakout actually turns out to be... pretty great
My first encounter with 'The Great Breakout' (modestly named, don't you think?) was on my Nokia E6, which showed the game with 'full' field of bricks to be knocked away, but which also played somewhat...
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Nokia Store update for S60 3rd Edition phones
Anyone with a S60 3rd Edition phone might like to dive into the Nokia Store today, as there's a client update - there are no obvious changes, so presumably it's bug fixes and tweaks to fit in with...
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Camera phone head to head: Nokia N8 vs Lumia 920
If there's one comparison I keep getting asked for, it's putting the cameras of the Nokia N8 and Lumia 920 up against each other. And for good reason - the N8 is now two years old and those on...
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Review: Draky and the Twilight Castle
Draky and the Twilight Castle is a quirky adventure game. It tells the tale of two children who explore the home of Baron Von Draky and how they run in to trouble when it turns out that the legendary...
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Fashion over function: 10 pieces of Symbian jewellery
The feel of cold hard metal in your hand - there's nothing like it. The quality, the sense of something very special. I reviewed the Apple iPhone 5 recently and declared it as much an item of jewellery...
View ArticleSteve tests Lumia 920 video capture - but the 808 is still top of the heap
Over on our sister site, All About Windows Phone, I've been testing video capture on the Nokia Lumia 920 - and drawing a few conclusions. You can see my video montage below, along with a few...
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