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NeoReader update allows for Gallery images, better 1D code scanning
You'll remember NeoReader as one of the main QR/barcode scanning utilities on Symbian? Well, it has just had a big update, to v4.6.0, allowing previously photographed codes to be accepted as input and...
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Galaxy Invasion is a surprisingly addictive space shoot 'em up
I'm a sucker for space arcade games, having been brought up on the original Space Invaders and Galaxians in the arcades of the early 1980s.... In many ways, Galaxy Invasion combines elements of both...
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CameraPro Qt 3 gets front camera support and a mass of fixes
Everybody's favourite Belle FP2 replacement camera application just got itself a significant update, to v3.3.6, adding front camera support on the Nokia 808 and 701, plus a mass of fixes and...
View ArticleHow to make jaws drop in 20 seconds with your Nokia 808 PureView
It's all very well having a Nokia 808 PureView and sitting somewhere with friends, family or colleagues and feeling rather superior in the camera department. But, should the occasion arise, how do you...
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Belle Extra Buttons gets huge update: more icons, more customisability
Back in January, I reported on Belle Extra Buttons v1.7.5, itself a big update. It seems that the developer hasn't rested, for we now have v2.1.0, with a changelog as long as your arm, including now up...
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Dominoes brings the pub to your smartphone
Whether you think of dominoes as a) a kids game, b) a pub game, or c) simply a very old game, the fact remains that it's simple to pick up, has surprising strategy elements and, here, is totally free...
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Nokia Public Transport coverage increased across the world
As with the recent baseline street map updates, Nokia's Symbian users continue to benefit from the work put into increasing mapping resources for the company's wider platform ambitions (e.g. HERE,...
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Webview widget trial ended, 'next steps' being planned
One of Nokia Beta Labs shorter trials, Webview widget was only in the wild for six weeks, yet managed to accrue quite a bit of feedback for the Nokia team, not least in our comment threads. Beta Labs...
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Straw poll time: "Symbian generations" - Touch vs non-touch
With Symbian firmly in its twilight years but still very much alive, I'd like to gather a little data, for all our interest, on the generations of Symbian-powered hardware still in active use. It's...
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How to: shoot the moon on the Nokia 808
Ah, now this was something that had been bothering me for months. How to photograph the moon? 'The moon?' I hear you ask... on a phone? Yep, this is the Nokia 808 PureView we're talking about and if...
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Four Easter Eggs... and not a calorie in sight
You have to hand it to NokiMoki - having perfected his 'connect 4' clone for Symbian, he's producing a fair number of differently themed versions. We had Four In A Row Planets only the other day and,...
View ArticleAAS Insight #235: Updates, burst mode, camera shoot out
In All About Symbian Insight number 235, Steve and Rafe spend the first half of the podcast talking about updates (Messaging fix), new betas (upload to SkyDrive for S60 5th Edition), and updates (Nokia...
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Unboxing the Nokia N70 - another time warp special
I've featured several of Marc's PureView Club retro unboxings before and I make no apologies for another here, since he's got his hands on a virgin, never used Nokia N70, the very first 'multimedia...
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V-Play engine provides QML compatibility to iOS and Android
With GDC happening this past week in San Francisco, we did spot (via) an item of direct Symbian relevance. V-Play is a new Qt-based cross-platform game engine specialized for mobile (2D) games, with...
View ArticleTearing down (and rebuilding) the Nokia 701
The scope of LE55ONS hardware expertise in the Symbian world continues to grow, with the Nokia 701 taking its turn to be torn apart on gory detail for your viewing pleasure - and then reassembled to...
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SmartMovie goes free, still useful for older Symbian smartphones
Lonely Cat Games has recently made their old SmartMovie system for Symbian freeware - it's fairly evident that all Symbian smartphones since the Nokia N8 do a pretty good of handling MP4, WMV and AVI...
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Pick Sticks is finger tapping fun
Pick (up) Sticks is a classic family game, typically with slender 'sticks' which are scattered in a heap and then you have to remove one at a time without disturbing any of the others - this is the...
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For true tech fans, screen size and form factor 'creep' are myths
So 2013 saw the first 6"-screened 'phone' (the Huawei Ascend Mate). Greeted with a degree of shock by most, would you be surprised to know that my 'smart' device of choice back in 1997, a whopping...
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Nokia tips about exposure changing... and on the Symbian-powered 808
Well, paint me silver and fire me off into space, Nokia Conversations just featured the Symbian-powered 808 PureView. In April 2013. Not only does this show that, secretly, there are still some...
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Review: QuasarMX
Symbian's Music Player is now pretty good for most people, it has to be said, producing decent playback with very little hassle, and with an intuitive tabbed interface. However, real music afficionados...
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