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Bumblr brings Tumblr to Symbian
Tumblr seems to have taken off as a photo-centric social network in much the same way as Instagram and, of course, there's no official client for Symbian - the service is just too new for that....
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Belle Extra Taskbars/StartMenu - part Symbian, part Windows XP
From the same developer that brought you Belle Extra Buttons comes the somewhat cumbersomely named Belle Extra Taskbars/StartMenu, though at least the title gives you some idea of what the utility...
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Pelican Imaging's array camera coming to a smartphone next year?
Following the news of Nokia Growth Partner's investment in array camera firm Pelican Imaging, Engadget followed up with the company, reporting that the CEO, Chris Picket says his product is currently...
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Demo - why we don't only test smartphone cameras by looking at full photos
I've done a lot of smartphone camera shootouts over the last five years on All About Symbian and All About Windows Phone, each revolving around taking the same shot with a number of different test...
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Belle FP1/FP2 smartphones also get 'Fix for Messaging'
Rolling out now for Symbian Belle FP1/FP2 devices (Nokia 808/700/701) is the same 'Fix for Messaging' that the Belle Refresh generation got a month or two ago. This is presumably to fix a number of...
View ArticleGetting cinematic with the Nokia 808 PureView and Lumia 920
Norwegian Anders Øvergaard is a man with a passion - filmmaking, and in the video below he attempts to use both the Nokia 808 PureView and Lumia 920 to shoot a cinematic sequence. He certainly seems to...
View ArticleAAS Insight #237: 3G fix, widgets, and themes
In All About Symbian Insight number 237, Steve and Rafe start by talking about the recent 3G network fix for Belle FP2 devices, the rolling out of another homescreen widget update for Belle FP1 and 2...
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Nokia 808 - Picture Perfection?
It takes a lot to satify a tech fan like Andy Hagon, but here he reports on a couple of months with the rare lesser-spotted red Nokia 808 PureView. Superlatives are scattered aplenty, there are some...
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Adding Mirror, Stopwatch, Flashlight, etc. to Belle Refresh
Purists, look away now, because this is going off at a slight unofficial tangent. Almost two weeks ago we had a batch of five new homescreen widgets deployed through SW Update to Belle Feature Pack...
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Barbarian Snake adds twists galore
Yup, it's Snake. With a Viking/Barbarian theme. And particle weapons. There's certainly a lot going on here, with level-based targets to achieve in 'Action' mode and a gentler, less violent 'Classic'...
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Invaders Strike - hot finger blasting
From the creator of Barbarian Snake, Invaders Strike offers a take on the vertically scrolling space blast 'em up and, in truth, it's action packed and quite fun, with only the Java performance...
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Adventures in custom firmware: Nokia E6 'Belle Refresh Enhanced'
The E6 may look a bit diminutive in today's world of monster screens, but it's still a popular concept in some circles. Not least chez Litchfield, which is why, when my E6 started playing up (after one...
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2013 could be the year of Xenon
Now, I've been eulogising about 'proper' flashes in smartphone cameras since the Nokia N82, back in 2007. And by 'proper', I mean a Xenon flash, just as you'd find in a standalone camera. The Sony...
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Nokia announces entry level Asha 501 "smartphone"
At an event in New Delhi, Nokia unveiled the Asha 501, the first of its next generation of Asha smartphones, powered by the new Nokia Asha platform. Priced at £63 ($99 / €75) before taxes and...
View Article4K time lapse footage shot on the Nokia 808 PureView
You may remember I featured a couple of interesting tutorial videos a week ago, on the subject of the Nokia 808 PureView and time lapse and lossless zoom? Included in that clip was footage from a high...
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Power up with the Nokia DC-18 Universal Portable USB Charger
At the same time as announcing the new Asha 501 handset, Nokia quietly unveiled the latest addition to its accessory line up, the Nokia DC-18Universal Portable USB Charger. The accessory, which can be...
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Belle Extra Buttons gets Swipe, Status Pane Button flexibility and Tactile...
You may remember that I posted about the huge update to Belle Extra Buttons, to v2.1, a couple of months ago? Well, now we apparently have v2.2 and it's also a biggie, with 'Swipe Feature, Status Pane...
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F1uptodate is true to its word, comprehensive and free
The thing about Formula 1 is that it engenders passion. For the cars, the drivers, the sport. So much so that we have here a developer called 'schumi1331' (hmm....), but not to fear because his labour...
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BBC iPlayer licenses no longer being served to some Symbian smartphones
You may remember that, a few months ago, the BBC's iPlayer team had a bit of an early spring clean, removing official support for all Symbian smartphones? Happily, in that story, I was able to share...
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How to: watch live TV on your Symbian smartphone
Now I know what you're going to ask: "What's the point? If you're at home then you can use a real TV or a desktop/laptop, and if you're mobile then you probably don't want hours of mobile TV swallowing...
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