1. Google Mobile Search adds voice, and multi-language too

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Nov 2 2009)

    Google Mobile Search adds voice, and multi-language too ...shots, videos and links below. Google Mobile Search adds voice, and multi-language too Published by Steve Litchfield at 17:30 UTC, November 2nd 2009 Google's S60 'portal' search utility, 'Google Mobile App' just got ......port for Mandarin speech recognition to our products on other mobile platforms, such as Android and iPhone. And bear in mind that this is a first version of our system in Mandarin, and it might not be ... (Read Full Article)

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  2. Review: Samsung i8910 HD (Omnia HD)

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Sep 21 2009)

    ...d text - it's a joint effort! And thanks to Stuart Clark as well for helpful feedback) Published by Steve Litchfield at 7:39 BST, September 21st 2009 It has been a long, long, rocky path, but the Samsung i8910 HD is ......of APPS availible. I think that voice communications have become much worse since the launch of the iPhone which is also dastardly in this dept. A great review would ... (Read Full Article)

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  3. Three Apps on my Smartphone, and I'm still rolling along...

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Sep 15 2009)

    Are bulging App Stores overrated? Whichever Symbian-powered phone you own (or even if you have an iPhone, Blackberry, etc), could you manage with only three third party (i.e. add-on) applications? And if ......manage with only three third party (i.e. add-on) applications? And if so, which ones would they be? Steve Litchfield conducts a spot survey and ponders a few personal theories... "My theory was that most people would... (Read Full Article)

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  4. Phones Show Chat 3

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Sep 11 2009)

    ...udio podcast is cross-platform, so it's not totally Symbian-safe(!) Coverage also includes Android, iPhone and lots of N900/Maemo references. Published by Steve Litchfield at 9:26 BST, September 11th 2009 For completeness, Phones Show Chat 3 is now online, and thanks to ... (Read Full Article)

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  5. Gartner Q2 world smartphone sales figures in

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Aug 12 2009)

    ... terms of worldwide platform/OS market share, Symbian OS was down 6% at 51%, RIM was up at at 16%, iPhone OS up at 12% and Windows Mobile was down at 9%. Android's share was under 2%, showing how far this ......Android's share was under 2%, showing how far this has to go to make a serious impact. Published by Steve Litchfield at 16:42 BST, August 12th 2009 More interesting ... (Read Full Article)

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  6. Head to head: the Nokia N86 8MP and the Apple iPhone 3GS

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Jul 13 2009)

    Head to head: the Nokia N86 8MP and the Apple iPhone 3GS Published by Steve Litchfield at 11:33 BST, July 10th 2009 Head to head: the Nokia N86 8MP and the Apple iPhone 3GS Published by Steve Litchfield at 11:33 BST, July 10th 2009 In their own different ways, the Nokia N86 8MP and the Apple iPhone 3GS represent the pinnacles of their form factor. The one is the classic one-handed 'phone', the ... (Read Full Article)

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  7. Sun, sun, sun. And I can't see a thing on my phone!

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Jun 25 2009)

    Sun, sun, sun. And I can't see a thing on my phone! With the advent of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, Steve Litchfield reprises an old rant with a look at how the current crop of 2008/2009 smartphones fare on a sunny d......FT and the screen is effectively invisible whenever the sun's out. A showstopper, I'm afraid. Apple iPhone/iPod Touch (also the T-Mobile G1 and other HTC Android phones, plus the Palm Pre) Screen contrast c... (Read Full Article)

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  8. The perfect mobile – Impossibility? Or are we close?

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Jun 15 2009)

    ...e guest writer Justin Berkovi that the perfect phone DOES exist? In light of the Palm ‘Pre’ and new iPhone 3GS how does the N97 match up? Published by Steve Litchfield at 17:05 BST, June 15th 2009 After ditching the notion that a perfect mobile phone can exist and lu... (Read Full Article)

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  9. The fastest smartphone in the west? Text input speeds compared

    Explore Article All About Symbian (Jun 10 2009)

    ...ctors from the PDA and smartphone world. Here's the update, with some modern devices (including the iPhone 3G, HTC Touch Pro 2 and Nokia N97) included and tabled, plus a rogue's gallery showing Communicator...... obsessing too much? Is raw text input speed that important to you? Comments welcomed. Published by Steve Litchfield at 11:50 BST, June 10th 2009 Three years ago I wrote an article comparing text input speeds using ... (Read Full Article)

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  10. Latest worldwide smartphone stats

    Explore Article All About Symbian (May 20 2009)

    ...ccess story. Behind Nokia in the stats were RIM with 20% of the market, and Apple at 11% with their iPhone. In terms of smartphone OS, Symbian powered just under 50% of devices sold. Comments welcome! Publi......ms of smartphone OS, Symbian powered just under 50% of devices sold. Comments welcome! Published by Steve Litchfield at 21:26 BST, May 20th 2009 Always interesting to see the latest figures coming out, this ... (Read Full Article)

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