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Just how many third party applications do you need?
Steve Litchfield responds to criticism that the relatively low numbers of third party applications in the Symbian OS world is a weakness and points out that most people simply don't need an extra 1000 titles...Posted by Steve Litchfield at 13:25 UTC, November 9th || 19 Comments
Don't forget the Support knowledge base!
Just a note to remind everyone of our Support knowledge base. This was set up earlier this year as a replacement for the old FAQs and contains hundreds of common (and not so common) questions and answers for devices from all Symbian platforms. Here's the Support front page. If anyone would like to help me maintain/add to this, let me know!Posted by Steve Litchfield at 6:41 UTC, September 27th || 0 Comments
Free Tetris for 3rd Edition
Maybe it's because I still feel S60 3rd Edition device owners are starved of good games that I've gotten excited over the release of the freeware S-Tris 2 by Elements Interactive. It plays well, doesn't use up huge amounts of RAM and is available for every other mobile device under the sun...Posted by Steve Litchfield at 15:18 UTC, September 22nd || 4 Comments
Avast ye Scumm, this is what proper adventure games look like
In support of the international 'talk like a pirate day' (no, really), AAS's own krisse explores the world of ScummVM, the emulator that makes classic games like Monkey Island possible on any Symbian OS device, and reviews a couple of the most legal games.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 17:45 UTC, September 18th || 0 Comments
Mining for Jewels
Ewan reviews the classic strategy puzzle, Super Miners, here in its latest S60 3rd Edition incarnation (but applicable to all other Symbian OS platforms). Summary: classic puzzle, superbly implemented.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 10:24 UTC, September 14th || 2 Comments
Another useful mobile portal
You may have already bookmarked my own 3-Lib web guide, but there's another mobile web portal on the block, 247mini, run by recent Nokia E61 convert Shaun McGill. It's pretty impressive, too, and well worth bookmarking from any PDA or smartphone.
Posted by Steve Litchfield at 21:07 UTC, September 10th || 0 Comments
AAS Weekly
One week on, mid-August, and we've found plenty to keep you interested and challenged. Here's the AllAboutSymbian Week in Review, if you're in a hurry to catch up...Posted by Steve Litchfield at 13:42 UTC, August 11th || 0 Comments
Battle of the TyTNs
It's Grid time again - I've recently had in for review the HTC TyTN, the major new player on the communicator scene, and have added it to the Grid, along with numerous other score tweaks. Can Windows Mobile swing it for you or will a Symbian OS device still come out tops?Posted by Steve Litchfield at 9:22 UTC, August 10th || 0 Comments
1 Billion Opera Mini Pages - and review of Version 2
Opera recently announced that more than one billion pages have been viewed with its JME browser (i.e. 'runs on anything') Opera Mini. To celebrate, Ewan reviews Opera Mini 2 and concludes that, for his usage, it is the perfect mobile browser.Posted by Rafe Blandford at 12:48 UTC, August 8th || 4 Comments
PC Suite update time again
Thanks to the E60 Blog for the heads-up over a new version of Nokia's PC Suite. v6.81 promises bug fixes, prettier windows and an 'improved mobile music experience with Nokia Music Manager'. Harumph - but will it now let us access an online CD database? Comments welcome!Posted by Steve Litchfield at 21:46 UTC, August 4th || 0 Comments
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