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Google Mail and PIM Exchange access continuing to work for Symbian
Yes, I realise that 'Service X continues to work' doesn't sound like much of a story to run, but in this case we'd all been worried by Google's pronouncement that it was cutting off new Mail for...
View ArticleIDC expects smartphones to outship feature phones in 2013
IDC, a market intelligence company and provider of regular data on smartphone shipments, expects smartphone devices to outship feature phones for the first time this year. Data from IDC's Worldwide...
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The BBC officially stop Symbian 'support' - but, hooray, downloads still work!
In a round of rationalisation, the BBC's iPlayer department has withdrawn official support for many 'older' devices, including all Symbian smartphones, as shown in screenshots below. Happily, this is...
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SkyDrive upload platform enhancement now available for the N8, E7, C7, etc.
Today is N8 day here on AAS, launching with the news that, now available in most markets for the Symbian^3 generation devices like the Nokia N8 and E7, most of which have been successively upgraded and...
View ArticleTaking the Nokia N8 apart. Right apart
Continuing N8 day here on AAS, I noted that, while we've linked to dismantling videos for the Nokia E7 and 808, we've never done so for the N8, the most popular camera phone flagship of recent times....
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'N8 day' camera shootout: 2010 vs 2013 and the Xperia Z
'Nokia N8 day' continues here on AAS with a camera shootout. Released in 2010, the Nokia N8 wasn't the first 12 megapixel/Xenon-flash camera-toting smartphone (the Sony Ericsson Satio would contend...
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X-Phone? Symbian Nexus? Pah - X-theme!
I'm a sucker for free themes. And dark themes. And themes which mimic the best of Android. All of which helped me make a beeline for X-theme by developers extraordinaire MMMOOO. Screenshots and link...
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Marc and the Nokia 808... just showing off!
The PureView Club's Mark Wielaert was at MWC 2013 - but rather creatively he's chosen to show off some Nokia 808-shot photos of the city of Barcelona and of his trip there, rather than of the somewhat...
View ArticleNokia files 2012 annual report as 20-F
Nokia today filed its annual 20-F form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday. This is a requirement under US law for companies that have shares traded on a US exchange and is a...
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New levels, enemies and weapons in Undroid 1.0.3
Undroid was one of the most impressive games I've played this year, especially on Symbian, and it's just had a big upgrade, free to people who bought the original, of course. With new levels, enemies...
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Camera shootout time - Nokia 808 vs Lumia 920 vs Sony Xperia Z
You may have seen my recent stills shootout between the elderly Nokia N8 and the new Sony Xperia Z? What I hinted at in that text was that I took the same shots with the 2012 Nokia 808 PureView and...
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Poddi gets larger UI text and a number of bug fixes
Yes, Poddi marches on, rated by many as the most functional podcatching system on Symbian now. Version 1.1.6 introduces larger UI text, which will make the application much easier to use for those of...
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The BattleShip - saving the world with just one (big) gun?
You've got to love 'one button games' - or in this case one-screen games, since all you've got to do is tap the screen - anywhere, to fire. The firing is, in this case, the big gun of the eponymous...
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Nokia updates the maps for its Symbian Maps Suite
Nokia regularly issues offline map updates for its smartphone platforms, picking up corrections, new roads, new traffic permissions and more. Proving yet again that the platform isn't 'dead', such an...
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Get a marksmanship workout in Boot Camp
Now don't get all sniffy when I tell you that this 'sniper'-style title is written in Java - it's true that there's no multi-touch, meaning that you can't be aiming and firing at the same time, i.e....
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Situations adds new conditions, new actions
Situations is perhaps one of the best loved Symbian utilities, triggering off factors around you (e.g. network cell, location, time of day) and performing a number of actions/settings of your choice....
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CameraPro Qt gets another bump, with menu customisation
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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Telephony update for the Nokia 808 and other Belle FP2
The updates keep on coming for Symbian, it seems... Rolling out right now through Software Update on the Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia 701 is a slightly mysterious 'Telephony Update', bringing "quality...
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From Scroll and Select to Super Slick - but what if...?
You'll remember the 'Scroll and Select' days of S60, hopefully. Smartphones driven by a navigational d-pad with central 'OK' button. Now look in your hand to see Symbian in Belle Refresh or Belle FP2...
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Adventlands is full of bubbles
You've heard of bubble popping games, possibly even of bubble dragging games. This has both elements, along with a stereo soundtrack, evil 'bosses' and a wide variety of splash screens and backgrounds....
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