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Extended Twitter Round-Up (Ultra Plus Pro Deluxe)

David Gilson recently performed a big feature on Twitter applications on Symbian and S60. Mind you, thanks to the feedback of AAS readers, he has now expanded his survey to now cover an eye watering seventeen Twitter options for S60 users wanting to get more out Twitter. Gulp. Read on!

Posted by Steve Litchfield at 18:10 UTC, February 7th || 5 Comments

Review: Snaptu

Something of an oddball in the mobile world, Snaptu is a Java application that attempts to provide a cosy environment into which you can bring a plethora of online services (Flickr, Facebook, TV listings, News, etc). Ewan, as the main reviewer, wasn't too impressed by the limited functionality within each service or by the clunky Java text input. I was somewhat more positive, as you'll see from my 'PS' - but your comments welcome - are you a Snaptu fan?

Posted by Steve Litchfield at 8:31 UTC, February 6th || 17 Comments

Review: SMS Chat

David Gilson reviews SMS Chat, an SMS manager application which shows you your text messages in a conversation view, and throws in a lot more features too. If you are tired of the same-old S60 SMS manager and want something new, then you might like to check out his review of this actively-supported utility.

Posted by Steve Litchfield at 9:09 UTC, February 4th || 14 Comments

Twitter applications for Symbian phones

When it comes to Twitter applications (perenially popular, it seems), Symbian and S60 have no shortage of choice. Guest author David Gilson has done a mass review of all the Twitter applications he could find for S60, and presents us with a detailed feature comparison, along with a number of recommendations.

Posted by Steve Litchfield at 9:23 UTC, January 27th || 18 Comments

Qt gets minor update

Qt is continuing it progress towards becoming the primary development option for third-party applications on Symbian, with the release of Qt 4.6.1. While a minor release, it brings a big step forward by delivery on the binary compatibility promise made to Symbian developers.

Posted by Richard Bloor at 2:40 UTC, January 26th || 2 Comments

Carbide.c++ 2.3: Back on Forum Nokia

Carbide.c++ is again available as a download from Forum Nokia, adding to the options for obtaining this Symbian development tool. The latest version adds support for the Eclipse p2 update system, Qt code styling, and single file compiles on Raptor.

Posted by Richard Bloor at 3:17 UTC, January 19th || 1 Comment

Wikipedia on S60

S60 has long been without any form of Wikipedia application besides the mobile web site. There are now two applications in early development, but do either of them significantly add to the mobile web site experience? David Gilson has been comparing all three and answers that question in this feature.

Posted by Steve Litchfield at 13:26 UTC, January 11th || 3 Comments

AAS Insight 100 - Decades back and forwards

In All About Symbian Insight 100 (AAS Podcast 164), we first look back at the decade just gone and consider how far we've come, before looking ahead to what will happen in the next decade. Steve brings news of an i8910 firmware update, Ovi Maps Racing and more and the teams answer questions relating to N97 Exchange support and briefly discuss what to expect at MWC You can listen to AAS Insight 100 here or, if you wish to subscribe, here's the RSS feed.

Posted by Rafe Blandford at 17:43 UTC, January 10th || 5 Comments

The Symbian Phone of the Decade

I asked an eclectic selection of 20 luminaries, bloggers and power users from the Symbian ecosystem: "Which is the Symbian-powered smartphone of the Decade? Which one was most significant, the most memorable, the most game-changing and the most loved?" Here are their answers, for your interest and amusement - and yes, a clear winner emerged...

Posted by Steve Litchfield at 9:59 UTC, December 31st || 45 Comments

A first look at WebSDK from Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson’s WebSDK offers developers the opportunity to deploy web applications, that access some phone features, to both Satio and the X10. If you’re already creating web applications, does WebSDK offer new opportunities or simply more frustration from yet another set of APIs. Read on to find out.

Posted by Richard Bloor at 23:10 UTC, December 2nd || 0 Comments
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