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ThOR feed reader surfaces with updates on AppList
ThOR, the independent feed reader (compatible with Feedly, The Old Reader, and more), is now in the AppList Store for Symbian and fully updated. And working rather brilliantly, customisable,...
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Review: the (waterproof) Omaker M4 Bluetooth Speaker
The world of Bluetooth speaker accessories is becoming a little ubiquitous in 2015, but as a smartphone user who's often surrounded by (the risk of) water, whether in the kitchen or shower or camping...
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The Nokia 808 - what is it worth?
Guest writer Stuart Peters provokes thought of the (higher than expected?) worth of a Nokia 808 PureView, 'the ultimate Symbian phone', in 2015. See below for his take on the 808 and a modern approach...
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Xiaomi 16000mAh Power Bank - a terrific performer
In fact, the title almost had "... but you'll need some gaffa tape" on the end, but I decided it would be too long! Why gaffa tape? You'll see, below, but don't be too put off, since the Xiaomi design...
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cuteTube reborn, version 2, working with new APIs
I reported a while back that cuteTube had ceased working because of YouTube's deprecation of its v2 APIs - happily I can now report that the next-gen CuteTube 2 is now available and works fully with...
View ArticleLive rock music video capture comparison: a 6-way test
In this specific group test. I look at capturing high decibel music on a variety of new and classic smartphone cameras, four of which also have OIS to help keep the picture steady too. Add in low light...
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Review: Proporta 'Mohawk' Turbocharger 8000
Another portable charger for the pot, this time designed and distributed by a British firm. Proporta has a long history in 'Turbochargers' (as they call them) and this is the latest mid-range offering,...
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808 PureView: red to white and back to red
Andy Hagon will be well known to readers of this site. Partly because he was the guy who rashly sold off his very rare red Nokia 808 PureView. But not to worry, because he bought a replacement white...
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Elop and Harlow leave, looking back on a decade of "What if"s...
OK, ok, by popular demand, I'll cover this story, even though it's not directly relevant to either Symbian (AAS) or Windows Phone (AAWP) - Microsoft has announced a big shake-up in their management...
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Fahrplan updates - services, bug-fixes, improvements
Fahrplan is a third party alternative to Nokia/HERE's Public Transport and has been consistently updated over the last few years, I've done a summary of the changes below. And you can grab it in the...
View ArticleThat phone is amazing - where can I buy it? Err.. it's old and you can't!
Written by me over at AAWP about the Lumia 1020, CBD, Xenon and PureView zoom, you won't be surprised to note that all the points made apply equally to the Nokia N8 and 808 PureView, so I thought I'd...
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Review: Superspot 20800mAh Executive Power Bank
Even if you do the usual 3.7V/5V maths to calculate the actual power available at the voltage your smartphone needs it (i.e. the 5V level), you still end up with well over 15,000mAh of useable charge...
View ArticleNokia sells HERE to a consortium of German carmakers - Audi, BMW and Daimler
Don't panic - Nokia has been looking to get rid of its HERE teams for a while, and the nightmare scenario was that HERE would be swallowed up by, for example, someone like Apple, leading to possible...
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The Nokia 808 PureView - old, but not obsolete. Kitting it out.
In another guest article from Stuart Peters, he runs over some of the software and hardware accessories that keep his Nokia 808 a 'hero' device, even in 2015. What do you think of his picks? Dare you...
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More and more commercial Symbian games now free
As part of ruthlessly ripping through my Curated Symbian Games Store page, and removing all links to the defunct Nokia/Ovi Store (RIP), I noticed that quite a few previously commercial games are now...
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How to set up a new mailbox in 2015 on Symbian/S60
One of the elements of the Symbian 'experience' that broke recently was the email set-up process, with the shutting down of Nokia's email configuration server. Effectively, if a new user (or an...
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A decade of Nokia, NAVTEQ and HERE - was it all worth it, financially?
Guest writer Carl-Johan Eelde looks into the recent sale of Nokia's NAVTEQ/HERE to a german car consortium, after buying it seven years ago - was it all worth it?Carl-Johan Eelde writes: Buying NAVTEQ...
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Exploring the Megapixel myth: 2015 Edition - finding the sweet spot
There's a sweet spot for everything, whether it's the quantity of beer you buy in one go (e.g. a 'pint'), the number of children your family has (2, in the West, allegedly!) or, indeed, the number of...
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GagBook brings 9GAG to Symbian
9GAG is a renowned source of funny, ironic and pointed graphics, GIFs and jokes - and now it's available on Symbian, thanks to a new third party client, GagBook. It's not a 100% fill rate for GIFs...
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Review: LithiumCard credit card charger
The search has been on for several years for a replacement for the (now no longer produced) Proporta Pocket Power, an all in one, no cables needed, truly credit card sized emergency charger - and,...
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