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Those following the camera-centric smartphone path might like the Galaxy K Zoom
Forgive the jump in platform and pointer to climates new, but I do know that a fair number of people following the 'All About' sites are particular fans of Nokia as a manufacturer in general and its...
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Symbian development tools made available again
Nokia (most of which is now part of Microsoft, of course) may have abandoned supporting the development of applications for the Symbian platform, by wiping all mentions of the OS and all development...
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What's in a name? Lumia, HERE? Timing, brands, and.... conspiracy?
Microsoft, Nokia, Lumia, HERE, all brands and names that are prominent in the world of 'All About' writing. Yet I'm fascinated by the timing of the various name and brand changes - it's clear that...
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The science behind PureView oversampling in the 808 (and Lumia 1020)
It's easy to see how we could all have missed this, from a year ago, but at the International Image Sensor Society's annual conference Juha Alakarhu, Samu Koskinen and Eero Tuulos, all from Nokia (at...
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Charting the hill that WP 8.1 has to climb to get decent battery life (vs...
"It's just got to get me through the day" is something often heard in relation to smartphones. And it's something that's very true - almost everyone has at least one opportunity in each 24 hour period...
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Around the world by Nokia camera phone: Olivier Noirhomme
I couldn't resist this link of interest to a feature on one of my favourite Nokia-using photographers, Olivier Noirhomme, who cut his teeth on Nokia's Symbian-powered imaging flagships (N8 and 808...
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Goodbye, beloved Symbian... Hello, Windows Phone!
1998 was the year. I got myself a second-hand Psion 5, running the grand daddy of mobile OS - EPOC, that evolved into Symbian. Yeah, the OS that we all love and hate in almost equal proportion. For the...
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As many people will have noticed, the Symbian world has effectively become a community of enthusiasts rather than a full commercial ecosystem - and as such there are few new products to review or...
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Remembering my Nokia 701
Guest writer Shibesh Mehrotra takes us on a trip into the past with his rosy retrospective of the Nokia 701 Symbian powerhouse - a classic device that never really received the credit it...
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No, I don't want a metal smartphone?
File this under Friday link of interest, but this article by Rita El Khoury caught my eye, looking at the increasing use of metal in designs across some of the smartphone world. With plenty of metal...
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Cyklop, a new app for Nextbike bicycle sharing
New in the AppList Store for Symbian. If you are fond of biking, live in select countries and carry a Symbian phone, you may now have a little less trouble looking for rental bikes. Developed by mkiol,...
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Battle of the best - Nokia Lumia 1020 and 808 PureView take on the Galaxy K Zoom
What happens when you set out to create an ultimate camera phone, when a hump is not a dealbreaker, when Xenon flash is a must and when no compromises are involved? From 2012, 2013 and 2014 come the...
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The Nokia N97 lives again(!): Cybercom firmware
I don't have a name for this one, i.e. in terms of who developed it, other than Cybercom, based in Australia, but it seems that I wasn't the only Nokia N97 (design) defender in the world. What we have...
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Nokia E7, hold on or let go?
Guest writer Rick den Ridder writes: “De dag die je wist dat zou komen.” It’s a (pretty bad) Dutch translation of “the day you knew would come." I wish it wasn’t so, but have to admit it: my Nokia E7's...
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Review: Lumsing 10400mAh Portable Power Bank
The concept of a portable power bank/emergency charger isn't new, of course, especially in these days of smartphones with sealed batteries, for which the only emergency option is usually to plug...
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RIP Nokia Internet Radio; like a phoenix from the ashes comes cuteRadio
Microsoft's ongoing absorption of Nokia is gradually being felt in the shutdown of some services which Symbian users have relied on for ages. June 2014 sees Nokia Internet Radio going to way of the...
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Review: Shoulderpod S1
Originally an Indiegogo project, Shoulderpod has just released its first product, the S1, and I've been testing it with my Nokia 808 and Lumia 1020. It's a combined stabiliser/grip/mount - it's...
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cuteTube, MusiKloud, cuteRadio, all updated
In addition to cuteRadio, which only launched a couple of days ago, both cuteTube and MusiKloud have been updated, with details below. A real flurry of Symbian development from Stuart, thanks to him...
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Symbian - the Glory, the Pain and the Legacy
Guest writer Sabby Jolly takes us on a decade-long tour of the glory and the pain of Symbian software and hardware. 2002 to 2012, all in the one feature, almost 4000 words and a (seeming) lifetime of...
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When a brand name outlives its founding technology: PureView and CBD
One of the most frustrating things about marketing and branding, from my engineer's standpoint, is that technologies get brand names assigned to them (which is fine) and then the brand name gets used...
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