Clik here to view.
Jolla smartphone with Sailfish OS finally available
Definitely a link of interest in view of Jolla's past, but it's worth noting that this Finnish (ex-Nokians) company's debut smartphone and OS is now officially available, with 450 devices handed out to...
View Article361 Degrees Podcast - Absolutely Phablet-ulous
In the third episode the sixth season of the 361 Podcast the team are talking about "phablets". The Nokia Lumia 1520 is on-hand to serve as an example of a large screen smartphone, but we also discuss...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Huellif utilities update batch
Free applications, especially with the Nokia Store about to be frozen, have the side benefit that their signed .SIS installers can be downloaded directly. Listed below are utility developer 'huellif's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to: Produce perfect high resolution 'panoramas' - by cheating!
I had a crazy idea a while ago, after trying to get a decent 'panorama' shot on my Nokia smartphone and finding the stitching flaky and the resolution low every single blessed time. Yes, yes, calm down...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Media Streaming, Wireless File Transfer & More, Through Ad hoc Wi-Fi
Jithin Jinachandran has penned another great 'how to' article here - though Sym*Insight is no longer hosted ON his Nokia 808 smartphone - for 24/7 access by the world ("I told you, Jithin, you were...
View ArticleThe gig test: a (Lumia 1020) and HAAC Rich Recording data point
The ability to be used to film gigs at 'rock' volume is something that Nokia users have been used to since the days of the N8 and then, in particular, the 808 PureView, with its full on HAAC mikes and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CuteTube 1.9.0 released with in-app updating
With the Nokia Store freeze imminent, application developers (or, at least the ones who care, like Stuart Howarth here) have started to implement independent update mechanisms, so that they can update...
View ArticleEuropean Commission clears Microsoft-Nokia deal
As widely expected the European Commission has cleared Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Nokia's Devices & Services division. The Commission's concluded that the deal would not raise any...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smartphone camera shootout: the Z1/N8 update edition!
You love smartphone camera shootouts - you know you do. Especially with champions in both the Symbian and Windows Phone world. We've compared most of these devices to one of the Android world's camera...
View ArticleOn Nokia, Symbian and the iPhone 'changing everything'...
I'd been sitting on this link for quite a while - it's from a year or so ago, but with the Nokia Store about to be frozen and with the sexy bit of Nokia itself about to be subsumed into Microsoft, it...
View ArticleCameraPro gets 'NET edition' Bluetooth/Wifi control capabilities
Something of an oddball update to an established camera favourite on both Symbian and Windows Phone, this is perhaps aimed at developers more than consumers, providing them with the hooks to control...
View ArticleAAS Insight #244: A changing world
In All About Symbian Insight 244, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we start by apologising for the longer than expected gap between podcasts, before moving on to chat about the status of the Symbian app...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gently hacking the N8 Panorama application onto the 808 PureView
So you have a Nokia 808 - and you want to shoot a panorama? Yes, you could utterly cheat, as I did recently, but if you want the real thing then you'll be disappointed by the lack of an official...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nokia BH-121 is an NFC enabled Stereo Bluetooth Headset
Nokia has announced the BH-121, a new NFC-enabled Bluetooth Stereo Headset, optimised for use with Nokia's feature phones and smartphones. The accessory combines a square control unit, measuring 39 x...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Work starts on an alternate Store
File this under 'pie in the sky' if you will, but it's good to see people starting to think about a way forwards for a proper, interactive Symbian app store once Nokia has pulled the rug from its own...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Delight custom firmware hits the Nokia 700 too
With Nokia having long since abandoned its firmware upgrading programme for all its Symbian-powered devices, custom firmwares are now very much where the action is. The Delight series is one of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ThOR update gains it new features and self-sustaining updates
It's been almost two months since the last update to the news reader ThOR, but it's back and, like a few other Symbian classics, appears to be self-updating for the future - no Nokia Store...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Learning to live with a sealed design? Yes. Loving it? Not really, but....
Most readers know me as someone prepared to enter into debate on the subjects of form factor and smartphone design, but also having my own distinct preferences. You'll remember an in depth feature I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A fresh experience flashing Delight onto the 808
Ow Kah Leong has contributed several little pieces for AAS over the last few years - in this short feature he gives into temptation and finally flashes the Delight custom firmware onto his beloved...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Twitter Mobile in your browser for 2014
Much publicised over the Internet has been Twitter's efforts to bring a consistent facelifted experience across all its official client for Android, iOS and even Windows Phone. What's not known as well...
View Article