All About Symbian Podcast

All About Symbian

News and views on Symbian phones (smartphones - S60 and UIQ) from the AAS Team.

  1. 12/13/2016

    AAWP Insight #201: Steve Litchfield - Origins part 2

    In AAWP Insight #201, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we continue the Steve Litchfield 'origins' story (following Rafe's own Origins tale on the 361 Degrees podcast). This time we (mainly) cover the post-millennium years. This includes the All About era, Steve's database efforts (from Trivopaedia to a UK Pocket Directory), early device reviews and content, and the switch from Symbian to Windows Phone. This podcast was recorded on December 12th 2016 with Steve Litchfield and Rafe Blandford. The All About years Steve Litchfield and 3-Lib (part 2) ...and much much more. Links: http://stevelitchfield.com/ http://twitter.com/stevelitchfield/ http://youtube.com/stevelitchfield/ Mentions: David Wood: Smartphone and Beyond You can see more of our podcasts in the Media section of the site.

    56 min

  2. 12/07/2016

    AAWP Insight #200: Steve Litchfield - Origins part 1

    In AAWP Insight #200, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we celebrate our 200th podcast by tackling (the much teased) Steve Litchfield 'origins' story (following Rafe's own Origins tale on the 361 Degrees podcast). We cover the early years (adventures in aerospace), the rise of Psion and the 3-Lib shareware library, Steve's app development efforts (from golf to GIS), the dawn of connected PDAs, and the beginning of the Symbian era. There's so much to cover that we'll have to continue in a follow-up podcast, part 2 if you like - watch this space for a follow up episode. This will look at not only Steve's efforts in the Symbian era and beyond but also Rafe's, and those of the other characters involved in the 'origins' and deveopment of the 'All About' sites. We have plenty of anecdotes left to share - and this time Rafe can't use the excuse that he was still in school (etc!) so he'll be joining in with the reminiscences more! This podcast was recorded on December 6th 2016 with Steve Litchfield and Rafe Blandford. The early years Steve Litchfield and 3-Lib ...and much much more. Links: http://stevelitchfield.com/ http://twitter.com/stevelitchfield/ http://youtube.com/stevelitchfield/ You can see more of our podcasts in the Media section of the site.

    50 min

  3. 11/07/2014

    All About sites podcast special: Damian Dinning - smartphones and imaging

    Apologies for the break in your normal run of podcasts with Rafe, but the chance arose to sit down with Damian Dinning, ex-Nokia and its head of imaging for years, the guy (with his team, of course) behind classics like the Nokia N73, N90, N93, N95, N82, N86, N8, 808 PureView and, of course, the Lumia 1020. The chat was in a quietish pub and is hopefully very listenable - the content is about 60% Windows Phone-related, 30% Symbian-related and 10% generic, but there's plenty here of interest to all readers/listeners, I think. Subjects covered include: The Samsung G810 (yes, really) Lens covers and coatings Durability Refocus and Cinemagraph Rich Capture and Dynamic Flash Oversampling Camera humps LED versus Xenon Multi-frame capture possibilities Noise reduction algorithms Processing requirements in modern camera phones Lumia Camera and the 1020 Windows Phone stability Damian's thoughts on Android and iOS Musings on the N9 Musings looking back on Symbian  Listeners might like to note that I recorded the chat on a Nokia 808 PureView - there are a couple of points where Damian picks the device up to illustrate something, so apologies for a few rustles and taps here and there!! You can follow Damian on Twitter here, by the way.

    47 min

  4. 11/03/2014

    AAS Insight #248: The Last One

    The end of an era? Rafe and I record the last ever All About Symbian Insight podcast. No, the site's not going away, but after an absence of over six months, we felt it appropriate to at least draw a line under the Symbian-centric podcasts. And we go out with an hour-long bang, with a heady mix of news, retrospective and our picks of our favourite Symbian devices.... ever. Covered are: Recent news in the Symbian world. The State of Symbian and a look back at the last decade or two. Our favourite five Symbian devices EVER. Each. Plus a few extras! You can listen to earlier episodes of the AAS Insight Podcast in our media section.

    53 min

  5. 03/14/2014

    AAS Insight #247: AppList in beta

    In All About Symbian Insight 247, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we start by talking about the return of Nokia's Public Transport app, updates to the cuteTube and F1uptodate apps, an alternative curated Symbian apps and games directory, and Skype on Symbian officially being "removed". However, the highlight of the podcast is a discussion around AppList, an alternative app store for Symbian devices, which became available as an open beta a few days ago. This podcast was recorded on Thrsday 13th March 2014. Topics covered in this podcast include:   Nokia Public Transport installer works again for Symbian cuteTube updates now more frequent, ex-Store F1uptodate updated and ready for F1 in 2014! Now officially ex-Store, cuteTube fixes Twitter authentication Another curated Symbian apps and games directory Skype for Symbian officially 'removed' Introducing AppList (beta) - and a Symbian Store for 2014 and the future   You can listen to earlier episodes of the AAS Insight Podcast in our media section.

    30 min

  6. 02/12/2014

    AAS Insight #246: AppList and three years on

    In All About Symbian Insight 246, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we start by reviewing the state of Symbian with regard to signing, which leads to news of the forthcoming curated on-device app store AppList. Other topics covered in the podcast include Delight custom firmware releases for the Nokia E7 and X7, and a discussion around the three year anniversary of the February 11th announcement. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 12th February 2014. Topics covered in this podcast include: A few last updates break through the iced-up Nokia Store (updated) Volunteers needed to help with (post-Nokia) Symbian app store and client Delight custom firmware for the Nokia E7 now available Nokia N8 Delight v6.4 custom firmware (CFW) released Symbian application updates in 2014 Revamped Nokia Developer website drops Symbian SDKs and documentation You can listen to earlier episodes of the AAS Insight Podcast in our media section.

    38 min

  7. 01/07/2014

    AAS Insight #245: Nokia Store and app updates

    In All About Symbian Insight 245, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we start by talking about the state of Symbian app updates in the context of the freezing of Symbian content in the Nokia Store. Other topics covered in the podcast include a Nokia 808 versus Lumia 1020 (with Lumia Black) comparison, weather widgets on the Symbian homescreen, Delight custom firmware, Swype, and more. This podcast was recorded on Tuesday 7th January 2014. Topics covered in this podcast include: Symbian application updates in 2014 In the white corner: Nokia 808. In the yellow corner: Lumia Black Podcatcher and CoverUp both now free forever Nokia Weather officially discontinued One last hurrah - Situations v2 available - and free! The very last CuteTube update.... in the Nokia Store Podcatcher and CoverUp both now free forever qooWeather final Store update, now premier homescreen weather option? The end of the road for Swype on Symbian? Delight CFW v1.3 now out for the Nokia 808 Delight custom firmware for the Nokia E7 and X7 is... planned! Delight custom firmware hits the Nokia 700 too How to: Back up your offline country maps for Nokia Maps Google HD update delivers UI tweaks, split screen keyboard and fixes Review: Google HD Browser You can listen to earlier episodes of the AAS Insight Podcast in our media section.

    39 min

  8. 12/08/2013

    AAS Insight #244: A changing world

    In All About Symbian Insight 244, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we start by apologising for the longer than expected gap between podcasts, before moving on to chat about the status of the Symbian app ecosystem and Symbian devices in general. We also discuss the practicalities of using a Symbian device as a backup smartphone (watch out for SIM card sizes) and Steve offers some details on the Delight custom firmwares. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 6th December 2013. Topics covered in this podcast include: Review: Google HD Browser CuteTube 1.9.0 released with in-app updating Huellif utilities update batch NewAlarm is tiny, quick and convenient The last two and a half years of Symbian charted Transition: the multi-tasking track from Symbian to Android (Nexus 5) Transition: the camera-centric track from N8 and 808 to Lumia 1020 Delight Firmware Delight Exclusive Mods & Delight App - How to's Delight custom firmware hits the Nokia 500 too Jolla smartphone with Sailfish OS finally available You can listen to earlier episodes of the AAS Insight Podcast in our media section.

    36 min
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