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Youtube updates Symbian App to v2.4
Google announced today that the dedicated YouTube App for Symbian devices has been updated to version 2.4. The update brings along a few add-ons, mainly support for user accounts. You can now sign in to your account, view your playlists, subscriptions and the videos you have uploaded. Some other welcome additions include being able to change the connection that you are currently using, and copying...
Nokia 5233 – Size Comparisons
The 5233 is exactly the same size of a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic both measuring 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm.
To give you a better idea of size of the 5233, here are a few snaps of the 5233 alongside Nokia’s current flagship the N97.
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Nokia naming conventions
Nokia Conversations explains the naming conventions for Nokia Phones. The N series remains, which will have the flagship handsets, the X series will have devices that focus on social entertainment, the E series will continue to have devices for business and productivity and the C series represents the core range of devices.
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Nokia 5233 – Final Roundup
We’ve had the Nokia 5233 for a while now and its about time we gave you a list of the things we liked as well as disliked.
First up the things we didn’t particularly like about the 5233.
Removing the SIM card- Putting the SIM card in the 5233 is quite simple, taking it out though is another story altogether(as is the case with the 5800). You need to remove the rear panel, the battery and...
Nokia C5 Unveiled
Nokia unveiled the Nokia C5 handset today, as part of the new C series of handsets. The C5 is a S60 V3 phone with a 2.2″ QVGA screen, 3.2 MP Autofocus camera, HSDPA and A-GPS. It comes preloaded with the latest Ovi Maps, that includes free walk and drive navigation, and Nokia Messaging built it.
What sets the C5 apart, is that it’s a Social Networking centric device. You can view your friends...
Nokia 5233 – Music and Camera
Coming to the music, Nokia doesn’t classify as the XpressMusic phone. Nevertheless it seems to function as one, it has the dedicate media key just above the screen making it easier to access the web, images and music. The loud speaker situated on the left hand side on the device isn’t stereo and isn’t very loud, quality is mediocre at best. the headphones supplied with the phone are...
Nokia 5233 – First Impressions
After unboxing the the 5233 and turning it on, the first thing that’ll grab your attention is the screen.The clarity of the 3.2′ screen is quite impressive. Colours are vibrant and well defined and it does betray its modest price tag especially when compared to the screen of the N97. Budget phone it may be, but the screen quality of the N97 pales in comparison.
Scrolling through the menus...
Introducing MeeGo!
Big news at the MWC:2010 today, Nokia and Intel teamed up and merged their platforms Maemo and Moblin to form MeeGo.
MeeGo is an open source project and is hosted by the Linux Foundation which encourages community contributions.
Project releases for MeeGo version 1 are expected in the second quarter of 2010.
You can find out more on their FAQ page over here.
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Market Analysis – Smart Phones
This news excerpt was tweeted by Lee M Williams of the Symbian Foundation
It shows the exponential growth Nokia has had in the Smart phone arena in the year 2009.
The report can the found at the link below
http://www.canalys.com/pr/2010/r2010021.html
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Symbian goes Open Source!
Everyone expected Symbian to go completely Open source sometime during the second quarter this year, so seeing the countdown on the Symbian site was a bit confusing.
The announcement came 4 months ahead of schedule, less than 20 months from the time of the initial announcement, the main objective being creating a mature and diverse open source community.
Symbian seems to be in a rather giving mood...