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Major update to cuteTube, adds Vimeo and cross-service searching
Available today is a major update, v1.7.3, to one of the biggest applications in the Symbian (and Meego) worlds - cuteTube, the YouTube (and other video services) client. The full changelogs are listed...
View ArticleTimelapses on the Nokia 808 Pureview - the definitive 'how to'
There's a terrific tutorial here by Olivier Noirhomme on how to do professional 1080p time lapse videos on your Nokia 808 PureView, covering everything from mounting and focussing tips to ISO fixing...
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Hangman Premium - easy, but surprising fun
Another G Soft title, this, but don't be too put off by the concept of Hangman, one of the simplest computer games and just about the first thing most programmers cut their teeth on. Things are made...
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Adventures in firmware: the Nokia C7: Delight 6.2 edition
It's a fair cop, I just couldn't resist trying out another custom firmware for Symbian. At least in this case I had a willing volunteer, in the form of an old Nokia C7 which had been in heavy use for a...
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F1uptodate fixes Twitter and adds a language
The (free) ultimate real time resource for the Symbian-owning Formula 1 fan has just been updated. F1uptodate lives up to its name, just in time for the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, adding new...
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Default wallpapers - the collection!
I couldn't resist linking across to this Symbian Developers post - I guess that, technically, the contents of the archives might be copyrighted to Nokia, but I doubt it'll mind at this stage for these...
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Tenacious Symbian, a.k.a. The Rolling Stones vs Justin Bieber?
You've got to admire the passion within the Symbian community. The OS was officially EOLed over two years ago and yet we still have articles like this, "Symbian Tenacity", plus my own missives,...
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The Top 10 third party applications for the Nokia E6 Communicator
The Nokia E6, ever since its launch in an otherwise nHD-screened world, has been different. Higher (VGA) resolution, smaller physical screen, and landscape not portrait. All of which has meant a few...
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Confederations 2013 Guide arrives just in time for the event
Never heard of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup? Then you're not the target audience for this useful quick reference application for Symbian, covering the essentials of this Brazil-hosted football...
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Review: ViewRanger GPS
It's fair to say that ViewRanger has come a long way in seven years, since my initial 2006 review on a sub-QVGA device and I can only apologise to all concerned that we haven't updated our coverage of...
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Nokia Music update starting to roll out to Belle Refresh smartphones
You may remember that a new version of Nokia Music, the company's Symbian client for discovering new music, rolled out a month ago for Belle Feature Pack 2 devices? That (Qt-fied) update, v16.51, has...
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Review: YouTube Downloader HD+
Led by the consummate CuteTube, there's no shortage of YouTube clients of various kinds on Symbian, though changes at Google's end have meant that not all still work properly. YouTube Downloader HD+ is...
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Build Blocks reminds me of Minecraft, but for toddlers...
It's tough to know where Build Blocks is pitched - my gut feel is that it's aimed at small children, but then there's the whole teenage Minecraft phenomenon, so who knows, maybe an older sibling will...
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SafeWallet: A way forward for Handy Safe Pro users?
One of the staples in the Symbian world since the days of 'Series 60' has been Epocware's Handy Safe Pro - the original encrypted database of private info, synced happily between multiple Symbian...
View ArticleMore on the Q10 - a natural Nokia E6 upgrade?
You may remember that I recently put the new Blackberry Q10 and the existing Nokia E6 communicator head to head? The outcome was positive for the Q10, with cutting edge internals, despite feelings...
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Active Yoga will loosen you up
Maybe you're reading this at your desk and feeling stressed and stiff? What you need are a few good stretches. That's the premise of Active Yoga, centred around illustrated, simplified yoga exercises...
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Galaxy War, the fiddliest and most trivial, but prettiest, space shoot 'em up?
Well, that was a frustrating half an hour. It's been years since I had to be consciously aware of having to close other apps down on a Symbian device in order for a game to run, but Galaxy War here...
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What if the Nokia 808 PureView had never been shipped?
In conversation with Engadget's tnkgrl, I postulated that Nokia had spoiled the Symbian world rotten with the launch of the 808 PureView. As the technology poster girl for the next-gen PureView camera...
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The best way to implement a 'Now' homescreen - ideas welcome!
You will remember my recent feature looking at the way users have set up their Symbian homescreens? Some very interesting ideas were shown off and it got me thinking. You see, I also tinker with...
View ArticleAAS Insight #239: cuteTube, E6 to Q10, and more
In All About Symbian Insight, number 239, Steve and Rafe start by talking about some exclusive news around the cuteTube app, before moving on to talk about the latest Symbian software updates (Nokia...
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