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Firefox OS to use Nokia's HERE platform for mapping
As well as the expansion of HERE to consumers on Windows Phone (in terms of branding and improved integration between the software elements of the service) MWC has seen the announcement that Mozilla...
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qooRSS gets 'renewed' UI and smoother scrolling
qooRSS has been one of the best and most compact ways to get specific RSS news content onto your Symbian homescreen for ages. And now it's better, smoother and more configurable, with the release of...
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qooWeather gets 4.2.1, tweaks, options, backgrounds
qooWeather, the third party alternative to Nokia's Weather forecast widget (in Map Suite) and, indeed, the only forecast widget on the VGA-screened Nokia E6, has been updated again. Version 4.2.1...
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Thumbnail Folders goes free - give your app folders the iPhone look
You may remember that we reviewed Thumbnail Folders for Symbian last summer, concluding that it was highly recommended. That was a paid application and now it seems that the application, as-is, has...
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SPB TV announces increased reliability and sustainability for its mobile TV...
SPB TV, the free Internet TV solution for Symbian and some other mobile platforms, has announced the 'next generation of its end-to-end Multi-screen TV Solution'. SPB TV is showcasing at MWC 2013 new...
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News for Symbian brings Google News - while access lasts!
It's not often that I report on an application that might not last for long... News for Symbian was pointed out to the AAS crew only yesterday, yet the developer himself points out in the opening...
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CameraPro Qt advances to v3.3.2, adds translations, fixes, improvements
Harald Meyer's camera-focussed(!) apps on Symbian are somewhat legendary, finding ways to capture shots with settings and combinations that aren't available with the built-in Camera applications....
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Nokia Mobile VPN update brings certificate fix
Updates are still being worked on for the Symbian platform, it seems, with today's release of an update for Nokia Mobile VPN, to improve 'certificate chain parsing' in the future. If the last eight...
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Conceived down the pub? Candies vs Hypnodeer boggles at every turn
Rarely has such a game completely baffled me, I have to say. The outrageously titled Candies vs Hypnodeer is a multiplatform puzzle that includes rocket-pack-equipped flying deer(!). It also has...
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Webview widget gets cookie support and progress bar
Continuing the evolution of Nokia's new Symbian 'Webview widget', an update was made available today that adds support for cookies, for site fragments that depend on a login session, plus a progress...
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And so it begins again... a new Nokia Suite beta track, v3.8, is a go...
And so a whole new beta track of Nokia Suite starts for Windows, a new version of the connection software for Symbian and S40 phones, enabling backup, sync and updates. The changelog is listed below,...
View ArticleDon't try THIS at home: replacing the Nokia 808 PureView's display
You may remember that my Nokia 808 underwent a few dismantling adventures recently, culminating in me having to replace the speaker with (the same) one from my old Nokia N95? One of the things that...
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FilesPlus upgrade brings Google Drive, SkyDrive, and more...
You'll remember that I took a look at v1.1 of FilesPlus, a connected file manager, a few months ago? This may only be v1.2, but it's a huge upgrade, as you'll see from the changelog below. SkyDrive,...
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The Clash of the PureViews: After Dark edition
There's a nice comparison set of photo samples here by Aatif Sumar, looking at how the Nokia Lumia 920 (with OIS) and the Nokia 808 PureView (with large sensor and oversampling) handle the specific use...
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A 'Composite multi-transport' device? Yep, Symbian to the rescue - again
Obviously I'm 'preaching to the choir here', but I noticed a label in a Windows dialog yesterday and it brought back some happy memories of ways in which the super-versatile, super-flexible Symbian OS...
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Speed Test Your Phone... though only within the Symbian world
You'll have gathered from the application title that this is a benchmarking tool, and you'd be right. It's not cross-platform though, it's written in HTML5 and distributed as a Symbian Webruntime app,...
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Zombie Defense is casual fun, but won't actually keep you up all night
Ah yes, the classic zombie back story, where it's night time and the zombies come out to play. You'll be blasting them from sundown to sun-up, trying not to get killed in the process. We're not talking...
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Gallery and Camera update hits the Nokia 808 and other Belle FP2 smartphones
Again proving that the platform isn't dead, Nokia is pushing a new system update to the Nokia 808 PureView (and other devices on the same version of Symbian, such as the Nokia 701) today, billed as a...
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Review: Nokia 808 PureView TPU Gel Case by Cellapod
You know me, I'll jump at a special offer or, in this case, an out and out bargain. What would you say to a robust, well designed and well made 'tough' case for the Nokia 808 for an all-in price that...
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BeTrains a useful Belgian train guide
Never let it be said that AAS is always UK-centric, we're happy to plug country-specific applications, even in another language, where appropriate. In this case, BeTrains, as the name perhaps suggests,...
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