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Mini-review: Timing Rocks! does indeed ROCK
Every now and then an application comes along in the Symbian world that just makes me smile. It's pretty, it's very functional, it's downright useful and it's even free. Timing Rocks! is an...
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WhatsApp adds chat history and web searching functions
Popular instant messaging client WhatsApp goes through almost weekly updates, yet this latest, v2.9.3 (Build 40869), apparently includes some additional noteworthy functionality, according to Symbian...
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Ten Symbian smartphones that punched above their weight
It's all very well looking at flagship devices, the household names that always get the glory - but what about the rest? The unsung hero devices that didn't cost the earth, that never claimed to lead...
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Brick Buster pushes Qt's real time animation
It's hardly Real Racing 2 or Temple Run, but there's still something to be said for the humble Breakout implementation, here in power-upped, level-themed form on Symbian. It's also free if you can put...
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RubiBox debuts a Box.net client for Symbian
It seems that the faster people write off Symbian as not having many apps or services, developers step into the breach to fill the gaps. Today's exhibit: RubiBox, a free, full Box.net (Box.com) client,...
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Nokia Q4 2012 results - return to profitability
Following on from a preliminary set of results, Nokia has now released its full interim Q4 2012 results, reporting an operating profit of €439 million (up from -€954 million in Q4 2011), with net sales...
View Article361 Degrees Podcast - "BB10: Don't call it a comeback (yet)"
The final episode of the fourth season of the 361 Degrees Podcast discusses the upcoming Blackberry 10. We consider the prospects for RIM's new platform and ecosystem, and it's fair to say there are...
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Battery Power Saver - the ultimate battery helper?
The freeware Battery Power Saver has apparently been available for a while, but is recently updated and worth highlighting here, not least because it tries to fully automate various battery-saving...
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qooSystem shows more data, more flexibly, more prettily
You may remember that we reviewed qooSystem recently, a combined power-widget and full-screen system information utility? It has now been updated significantly, with more widget options, more data to...
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RIP? Symbian OS lives!
Having received what we knew to be the last new Symbian-powered device in summer 2012, it was somewhat amusing to see the rest of the tech world making a big thing of Nokia actually saying this in its...
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Replacing the humble photo gallery
When we first saw Photo Gallery 2 we wondered if there was real a need for a third party gallery when Symbian's Gallery application is so well written. Well, Photo Gallery 2 has a few graphical tricks...
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Ninja Dragon Rider presents classic arcade shooting, but ultimately too easy
How can anyone resist a game title like "Ninja Dragon Rider"? In essence, this is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up, perhaps even echoing the classic 1980's Defender, albeit with dragons and mosters. A...
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FastTube stays on top of YouTube changes
Back in August we reviewed FastTube v2.0, concluding that it was great to have competition in the YouTube client space, with only some concerns over UI and advertisement policy. Since then, FastTube...
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Speed testing: Symbian web browsers - is there a winner?
It's often said how slow web browsing is on the Symbian platform, thanks mainly to under-investment from Nokia in keeping up with optimisations in javascript handling. But with new versions of Opera...
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Extra Twitter and Flickr sharing options arrive for the Nokia 808
What's this? Core software enhancements arriving for Symbian? So the OS isn't dead yet? Told you. Available right now in Sw Update on the Nokia 808 PureView (and other Belle FP2 phones) are three...
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SPB TV reaches version 3.0
One of our favourite apps, SPB TV, has just had a milestone update to version 3.0. For those not familiar this app lets you stream dozens of free streaming Internet TV Channels to your phone. The...
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Grim Joggers pound on, pounds off....
Way back in time, Ewan reviewed Grim Joggers for the Ovi blog. Fast forward today and that no longer exists, plus I happened to notice that this most excellent game is on offer at £1.50 in the Nokia...
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Solitaire Qt provides a free and welcome distraction
Yes, if this looks familiar then it's because this was one of Offscreen's native C++ Symbian games back in 2010 (Solitaire Touch). At some point it got this Qt rewrite and I make no apologies for the...
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K.O. Racing 3D shows multiplayer prowess, needs gameplay work though
Perhaps slightly more graphical demo than game, K.O. Racing 3D does feature some lightning fast 3D texture mapping and working Bluetooth multiplayer racing, but is let down as a game by not having...
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ChessTen mini review
ChessTen free is a puzzle game that actually borrows more from Reversi (Othello) than chess. Nevertheless, it's a challenging game to learn. The object, like Reversi, is to turn all the counters on the...
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