The Nokia 700 is a mid tier Symbian Belle smartphone and is Nokia's smallest ever smartphone. It should appeal to those upgrading from older Symbian devices, or those looking to buy a smartphone for the first time. In many markets it is the first device to ship with Symbian Belle, the latest revision of the software platform. This gallery offers a visual overview of the device, ahead of our forthcoming review coverage.
In All About Symbian Insight 188, we start with news of the recently announced Nokia 603, a 200 Euro Symbian Belle device. We also discuss the Nokia Luna, a Bluetooth headset with a new form factor approach. Steve then shares some statistics on smartphone web usage and Ewan lets us know what he really thinks about Nokia Music Explorer. Finally, in the closing part of the podcast, we share our thoughts on Nokia's new Dubstep ringtone.
In All About Symbian Insight 187, we start with a discussion of the impact Steve Jobs has had of the smartphone world, regardless of platform. David and Rafe talk Swype, which is set to be acquired by Nuance and Steve updates us on the last Nokia Store client beta. In the second half of the podcast the team the state of Nokia's Social application, with particular reference to contact linking and deep application integration.
In All About Symbian Insight 186, we start with a discussion of the recently announced Nokia job losses. David details the new beta of the Nokia Store, which is available via Beta Labs. This leads Steve to talk about his curated Symbian app store page. In the second half of the podcast, we take a longer term look at the N8, which went on sale a year ago last week. We also recall that it has been five years since the Nokia N95 was announced.
All About Symbian Insight 185 starts with a discussion of the news that Henry Tirri has been confirmed as Nokia's CTO, after replacing Rich Green earlier this year. David then brings us his thoughts of Swype 2.0 (available through Beta Labs), which leads to a range of responses from the rest of the team. Ewan talks about Nokia's experimental social vending machine, part of the activities at Glasgow's Social Media Week, Steve talks us through the highlights of JoikuSpot Premium, and in the final part of the podcast the team look ahead to Nokia World.
All About Symbian Insight 184 starts with a summary, from Rafe, of the new Nokia Car Mode application and the underlying MirrorLink technology standard, which promises better phone car integration for the future. Steve offers a roundup of the Facebook client applications for Symbian, with Rafe and David chipping in with their own experiences. The team then moves on to discuss Qt open governance (Qt Project) and we finish the podcast by discussing Nokia Money.
All About Symbian Insight 183 starts with an update on the Symbian Anna role out, it is now available in most European countries. The team then discuss the news that Microsoft is to bring a number of new business related applications to the Symbian Belle platform. In the second half of the podcast Steve talks about Nokia's NFC plans, which leads to a debate about the technology's practical implementation. David updates us on the Nokia Essence and Ewan share his latest sensor and sports software adventures.
In All About Symbian Insight 182, we start with the news of Tero Ojanpera's departure from Nokia and arrival at investment fund Vision+. The team then discuss patents, with mentions for Samsung and Mosaid. In a software round up, Steve talks about 3D World Gaze and Vlingo (voice recognition) going free, Rafe talks Qt SDK updates and David brings us the latest news of NuevaSync. Finally, the team offer some helpful suggestions for the naming of Nokia's new Windows Phone devices.
In All About Symbian Insight 181 we start with an update on the status of the Symbian Anna software update roll out. The main part of the podcast covers the announcement of Symbian Belle (user interface and NFC focused software update) and its likely impact. We also cover the trio of new Symbian Belle devices - the Nokia 600 (loudest Nokia smartphone), Nokia 700 (smallest Nokia smartphone) and the Nokia 701 (brightest screen smartphone).
In All About Symbian Insight 180 we start with a discussion of two big pieces of mobile industry news, the planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google and the announcement that HP is to cease production of its WebOS hardware. The second half of the longer-than-usual podcast focuses on Symbian Anna. We talk about what's in the update, the key usability improvements, how to get the update and what impact Symbian Anna will have on the platform, operators and consumers.