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I'm calling it - the age of Nokia imaging supremacy is over
Supremacy, as used in the headline above is about absolute superiority over all others. Whether it's a kingdom or sportsman or, in this case, a range of smartphone cameras. The thing is that over the...
View ArticleNokia Store users to be 'migrated' to the Opera Store 'by March 31st 2015' ...
We now have a date for the effective closure of the Nokia Store as-is. Or at least a latest date. Microsoft has been sending out emails to developers and publishers pointing out the migration details...
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Mini-review: APC Slim Portable Power Pack 5000
Mobile power packs are pretty ubiquitous these days, of course. In an ideal world, none of them should be needed, since our smartphones should last the course, but in reality they can be a life saver....
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Nokia Suite updated to remove references and sign-in for the closing Nokia Store
Colour me as completely unsurprised, but Nokia Suite has been updated after a long gap, not to add features, but to remove them - specifically support for the online Nokia Store for applications, which...
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Delight 1.5 Custom Firmware hits for the Nokia 808 PureView
Billed as a Christmas present to the Symbian community, the Delight Custom Firmware (CFW) team has published v1.5 of its eponymous and rather excellent custom firmware - there's nothing critical that...
View ArticleHow to Hack your Symbian Device
Yes, yes, the best way to manage your Symbian smartphone, as an enthusiast, into 2015 is to use full custom firmware, such as Delight (e.g. as featured last week here), but there's a halfway house if...
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Star Browser gets complete overhaul, new options and features
Last covered here over a year ago, Star Browser, a Qt-based alternative to Symbian Web that aims to be highly customisable, has seen some big updates recently. There's a changelog below, along with...
View ArticleTo recover your Symbian phone, you need err.... 'Lumia' Software Recovery...
Thanks to reader Kurt Kaufman for noticing that Microsoft's official mobile FAQ and recovery tool (that runs under Windows) now includes support for Symbian devices. Kurt managed to recover a Nokia E6...
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Poddi podcatcher now free in the AppList 'store'
When it comes to podcatchers on Symbian, there are two that work well - the eponymous option(!) and Poddi. Happily, both are now effectively free, as noted by me when I noticed that the latter has now...
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AppList Store gets bug-fix update
AppList, the (mainly freeware) Store for Symbian users for 2014 and beyond, has been updated, with fixes 'related to updating and installing unsigned apps'. Version 1.0 Build 291 is available as an...
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New - Vine for Symbian!
Perhaps it's the new freedom away from the Nokia Store and Microsoft that's encouraging developers to get cracking again for Symbian - but I was heartened to see Vine for Symbian pop up in the AppList...
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cuteRadio back and better than ever
cuteRadio, an all-purpose Internet Radio client, has had a few issues in the last few months, not least its piggybacking to some degree on TuneIn - but this is in the past, API issues are now sorted...
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The fMobi Facebook client now free and in AppList
fMobi was always the best Facebook client on Symbian, keeping track of Facebook's numerous changes better than most software. And it still works today. Better yet, it's now free and available in the...
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Micropool for Symbian now free in AppList Store
Reviewed positively by me back in the day, Micropool was always one of my favourite Symbian games - and it's now completely free, via the ever-growing AppList on-device store. Seriously, if you haven't...
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MicroMaze too! Now free in AppList
The premier ball-rolling maze game for Symbian just went free too, thanks to the developer and the AppList Store. MicroMaze was very well thought of in our original review, and it's now available...
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It's started - the Nokia Store client payload for the Opera transition...
I covered, last last year an update to the Nokia Store client that came without a changelog but which contained a payload destined to kick into action when commanded to, in this case to start warning...
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qooWeather updated, working, free, upgrade guide below...
qooWeather is a Symbian staple, of course, at least since Nokia's own Maps Weather system dried up last year. qooWeather provides a way to get a decent weather forecast on a Symbian homescreen and...
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Review: Omaker Premium 15600mAh External Battery Pack Power Bank
After reviewing quite a number of emergency power banks on these sites, most of which have been quite impressive, I think we have a brand new winner. In terms of build quality, output, capacity and...
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Review: Smartphones and Beyond
Guest writer David Addington brings us a detailed review of one of the landmark texts in the smartphone industry and a superbly detailed history of Symbian itself. Read the review and then grab the...
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FolderPie shows where your space has gone
I love this type of utility - on any platform - showing at a glance where all your disk space has gone - absolutely invaluable when having a tidy-up! FolderPie does exactly what it implies, though...
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