In All About Symbian Insight 179 we start by highlighting Gartner's Q2 smartphone sales statistics, which suggest Nokia's sales performance may have been better than previously thought. We then touch on the theme of Nokia strategy in North America, following reports that Nokia is exiting the Symbian and Series 40 business in the US. In the second half of the podcast Steve has a warning for Apple iSync users, David talks about NestDrop and the team discuss the closure of Ovi Calendar, which leads to a more general PIM and sync discussion.
In All About Symbian Insight 178 the main focus is on the Nokia 500. We cover the device's key specifications and positioning, but also look at the underlying hardware family and consider the implications of the 1GHz processor. We also briefly discuss Nokia's new naming scheme. To top and tail the podcast Ewan summarises part two of his monetising app series and David describes using a Symbian phone as a remote control for SemperXBMC.
In All About Symbian Insight 177, we start with the news that Ovi Store has passed the 7 million downloads a day mark. Other topics covered this week include cuteBox (a Dropbox client) going free in the Ovi Store, the launch of NFC Hub (a source for NFC enabled posters, stickers and business cards), the Pixelpipe service going email only (no more downloads of the Symbian client), a review of Asphalt 6 (and a discussion of Symbian games) and the story behind GPS Info Qt.
In All About Symbian Insight 176, we discuss Nokia's Q2 2011 results in detail. We summarise the key numbers, look at the market reaction and whether the results met expectations, assess the seriousness of the situation for Nokia, discuss what some of the underlying causes might be and consider the future outlook. In the latter half of the podcast, Steve shares news of updates to the web (desktop) version of Nokia Maps and we preview some of the upcoming content series.
In All About Symbian Insight 175, we open with a discussion that summarises our thoughts of the Nokia X7. We move on to a discussion of the new Symbian Anna browser, where Rafe shares some test numbers comparing Web 7.2 with Web 7.3. Steve share details of a Samsung i8910 custom firmware and updates for the Ovi Store clients for Nokia devices. In the last past of the podcast we discuss the recently published Symbian Design guidelines and what they tell us about the future of the Symbian UI (Symbian Belle).
Our original E6 gallery featured the white variant of Nokia's latest slab keyboard device, but this gallery features the black version, reckoned by many to be more usable because of the increased keyboard legend contrast in all light conditions. It's also, in my eyes, more beautiful! Note that this gallery has been shot entirely on the Nokia N8, an experiment in how Nokia's leading cameraphone can be used for detailed macro shots.
In All About Symbian Insight 174, we open by talking the new beta release of Nokia Maps, which brings traffic aware routing and UI improvements to the drive mode. We then move on to a detailed discussion of the Nokia E6, talking through the hardware highlights and asking what sort of person the device is best suited to. In the second half of the podcast we briefly mention the Qt Quick Components 1.0 for Symbian, Ovi Store client update for older devices and firmware updates for the N97 mini and X6.
In All About Symbian Insight 173, we open by talking about the news that many S60 3rd Edition (Feature Pack 2) and S60 5th Edition devices will be receiving browser and maps updates over the next month or so. We then move on to mention updates to Opera Mobile and Opera Mini. In the second half of the podcast we look at the recently released Nokia X7 in detail and consider its chances for success, before we move on to the E6, with Rafe offering observations of the Nokia E6's hardware.
In All About Symbian Insight 172, we look briefly at the launch of the Nokia N9 and its implications in the long term for both Nokia and Symbian, the 'leak' of 'Sea Ray' and the way forward for Nokia's Windows Phone aspirations, we look at the recent impressive Ovi Store numbers and we look ahead briefly to Nokia World 2011.
In All About Symbian Insight 171, we open by talking about the latest release of Nokia Social (version 1.3) and discussing the reasons behind Nokia's decision to close its own online stores. The main section of the podcast features a discussion around the resolution of the Nokia - Apple patent dispute, including the financial terms, overall impact on the two companies and the implications for the rest of the industry. In the final part of the podcast we share our earlier thoughts on the Nokia X7 and the Nokia E6.
