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Android-like Pull Down status Bar for Symbian^3, free at Ovi Store

Android-like Pull Down status Bar for Symbian^3, free at Ovi Store

| May 4, 2011 | 23 Replies

Advertisements Can’t wait for PR3.0, new UI which features (amongst many things) a drop down status bar with quick access settings (Maemo esque)? Then head over to the Ovi Store and check out Fast Panel. There are already some quick access settings in Symbian^3 such as quick access to bluetooth and profiles but what is […]

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Video: TrueCaller Super Caller ID App demoed on Nokia E7

Video: TrueCaller Super Caller ID App demoed on Nokia E7

| May 4, 2011 | 6 Replies

TrueCaller is a fantastic app that’s super useful. We talked about it on Symbian^3 last December. It has been on Symbian for a while, pulling up caller details such as name and country. In February it went further and unveilved the mysterious feature of PICTURE caller ID, picking up pictures of the person calling you […]

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Video: Nokia US and Nokia E7 review – day to day – with @jebbrilliant, @markguim and @mikemacias

Video: Nokia US and Nokia E7 review – day to day – with @jebbrilliant, @markguim and @mikemacias

| May 4, 2011 | 7 Replies

Here’s a Nokia E7 day to day ‘review’ posted at NokiaUS’s youtube channel (NokiaUS). It features 3 US based “tech lovers” all of whom blog predominantly in one way or another about Nokia :p. I think it’s cool for Nokia to come pick out these guys to put in front of the camera. They do […]

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Video: Nokia Astound Promo

Video: Nokia Astound Promo

| May 4, 2011 | 9 Replies

Below is a promo video for the T-Mobile Nokia Astound, giving a quick features tour of the device. Attention grabbing? No. It’s kinda like those Nokia E7 ads of vague features, improved slightly by features being shown here for a longer period of time and being labelled exactly what’s happening. My favourite bit is the […]

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Nokia Trailers app out now in the Ovi store…..and boy does its look pretty

Nokia Trailers app out now in the Ovi store…..and boy does its look pretty

| May 3, 2011 | 15 Replies

If you are a regular user of the Ovi store you will notice that trailers of new movies often appear there but downloading them is not that of a great experience. If you remember Nokia also made a big deal of Web TV when the Nokia N8 was first announced and promised new “channels” would appear […]

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Symbian Anna PR2.0 Icon Pack for Maemo 5!

Symbian Anna PR2.0 Icon Pack for Maemo 5!

| May 3, 2011 | 18 Replies

Loving your N900 yet those Symbian Anna icons caught your eye? Fret not N900 users, there is a community developed Symbian Anna icon pack over at Maemo.org! The Symbian Anna icon pack is in the heat of development so there are a few bugs here and there yet as always, the developer is taking all […]

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Search for Nokia’s new Chairman begins 2012, Jorma Ollila confirms step down plans.

Search for Nokia’s new Chairman begins 2012, Jorma Ollila confirms step down plans.

| May 3, 2011 | 21 Replies

Announced last September, Reuters confirms that Nokia’s Chairman, Jorma Ollila  (Nok CEO before OPK, credited with turning Nokia into the World’s largest handset maker apparently), is planning on stepping down. Nokia will be looking for his replacement in 2012. At the time, “analysts” believed that Ollila’s presence would make it difficult for Elop to execute […]

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Pics: Nokia Oro Coming Soon! Ultra Premium: Gold, Saphire, Leather and Gorilla Glass Nokia C7

Pics: Nokia Oro Coming Soon! Ultra Premium: Gold, Saphire, Leather and Gorilla Glass Nokia C7

| May 3, 2011 | 18 Replies

Remember when a supposed N8-01 was leaked including a bunch of other devices including something called the Nokia ORO? Philip has emailed us details of the Nokia ORO. Cheers for the tip! Well, I went to a phones shop called “Svyaznoy” yesterday and took their catalog. And there was the Nokia ORO in the “upcoming” section. […]

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Qt Quick Shader Effects Running on a Nokia N8, Symbian^3, Maemo 5, Mac OS X, Windows 7, and Ubuntu

Qt Quick Shader Effects Running on a Nokia N8, Symbian^3, Maemo 5, Mac OS X, Windows 7, and Ubuntu

| May 3, 2011 | 17 Replies

    Jim tips us a video of a “nice QML Shader Effects demoed on Nokia N8. Stuff that will work great on QML 2”. Not bad, some cool looking effects there. http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/05/03/qml-shadereffectitem-on-qgraphicsview/ From the Qt Blog: For those who don’t y et know what ShaderEffectItem is, please see: http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/03/22/the-convenient-power-of-qml-scene-graph/ QML2 on top of the […]

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