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The BV-4D 3.8V battery starting to pop up online
Whether you're after a spare battery for your Nokia 808 PureView or after the BV-4D as an upgrade (1200mAh to 1320mAh) for your old N8 or similar, it's worth noting that the BV-4D is starting to pop up...
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My top dozen favourite smartphone accessories
Whichever smartphone you're currently rocking or aspiring to, the chances are that there will be a certain amount of extra hardware that you'll find helps you get through the day, enhancing what the...
View Articlefring launches new platform, means temporary platform divide
fring, a popular cross-platform messaging and Internet telephony client, has launched a whole new architecture designed to offer dynamic video call quality depending on bandwidth conditions and a...
View ArticleThe Nokia 808 Garage Band Challenge
What do you get when you're an 808-owning geek playing in a rock band with two other recording engineers? You get experimentation with the 808's Rich Recording, of course. In this case, two separate...
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Nokia Internet Radio now includes all main BBC radio stations
Nokia Internet Radio has always been a useful streaming music and spoken word service, worldwide. But the BBC representation in its directory has always been small, just World Service plus some local...
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Head to head: Nokia E7 vs N950 - what might have been?
With this direct comparison of the Nokia E7 and N950 'developer' device I don't think I've ever so badly wanted to combine two handsets, picking the best attributes of each - especially galling when...
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Skype 2.1.23 available (again) for Symbian
The vagaries of application approval never cease to amaze, but at least Skype's now available again in the Nokia Store for Belle FP2 devices like the Nokia 808 PureView. And it's the same v2.1.23 that...
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SMS update rolling out to the N8
Rolling out now to some (Symbian^3-generation) devices is 'SMS Update' claiming to fix an issue involving sending texts to multiple recipients. Data points are needed as to exactly which devices are...
View Article361 Degrees Podcast - "4G From EE via LTE... OMG"
The 361 Degrees Podcast has returned for a fourth season. In the second episode of the new season, we talk about the launch of 4G in the UK on the EE network. It's fair to say the 361 team isn't...
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Notekeeper goes dark and gains OAuth security
Notekeeper, the unofficial Evernote client for Symbian, has been updated to a major new release, v2.0. The new version brings a dark, AMOLED-friendly color scheme and support for the new mandatory...
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Silent Film Director mimics various silent genres
One of the applications that shipped with the Nokia 808 was BLStream's Silent Film Director - it's a bit of a novelty application, but also arty in a retro-cinema/home-movie way. Silent Film Director...
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HDR Photo Camera gets a 3MP upgrade, focussing, still underwhelms
You may remember that I looked at the first version of HDR Photo Camera, back at the start of 2011? I branded it as slow, far too low resolution and producing washed out, unremarkable results. HDR...
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Review: Wrath of the Titans
If Greek legend is your taste, then the official Symbian game for the movie Wrath of the Titans is something to take a look at. That is, if you like the idea of romping around ancient Greece slashing...
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Dictate for Symbian available, don't get your hopes up
Available now in the Nokia Store is the Apple Siri-like Dictate, updated to version 1.09 though you'd be forgiven for thinking it was v0.09, since its functionality is extremely limited at the moment....
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SwipeUnlock brings a dash of the N9 and Belle FP2 to mainstream Symbian
SwipeUnlock has been out for a while, but this v1.4 represents a major update. The utility replaces the standard 'unlock' button on the lockscreen with a MeeGo (or indeed Belle FP2)-style wallpaper...
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MemInfo now in the Nokia Store, reveals RAM use
Available in SIS form in a previous version for ages, the free MemInfo has now had a little bit of a facelift and, importantly, is in the Nokia Store, for easy discovery and installation. Don't worry,...
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How to: Make the most of the new Belle FP2 'phone keypad' text input
The complete rewrite of Symbian's input mechanisms for Belle Feature Pack 2 has brought both bouquets and brick-bats from users. The multitouch QWERTY keyboard is undoubtedly a step forwards, though...
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HomeFinder lets you find homes in Europe, India, Brazil
Here's a great new application that integrates property (for sale or rent) databases online into a slick interface for Symbian. HomeFinder is available in paid (£1) and free (ad-supported) versions and...
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PhoTips presents basic DSLR camera advice
I flagged PhoTips up because I thought some of the camera tips would be of use to general smartphone owners, trying to get the most from their device's camera - but, although very glossy, there's not...
View ArticleAAS Insight #226: Nokia Q3 2012, Belle FP2, LTE
In All About Symbian Insight number 226, Steve, David and Rafe start with a discussion of Nokia's Q3 2012 results and smartphone shipment numbers. We continue our Belle Feature Pack 2 coverage, with...
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