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Fring enables Skype video calling on Symbian

All About Symbian  Nov 24 09

fring (sic) today released, to selected Symbian devices, an updated version of their social communication application that enables Skype video calling functionality. This is the first, consumer ready, implementation of Skype video calls on a mobile phone. You can both place and receive Skype video calls from other users (including other fring users). It is an extremely impressive technology implementation and a good example of what is possible with the Symbian platform. Read on for more.

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Vivaz and Satio belatedly get music equalizer

All About Symbian  5 hours ago

Thanks to Norman John (screenshot and video here) for spotting (online) that at least one of the existing holes in the functionality of the Sony Ericsson Satio and Vivaz has now been plugged, semi-officially.

Ovi Maps free navigation now available for N86

All About Symbian  21 hours ago

Ovi Maps 3.3, with free navigation, is now available for the Nokia N86. The new version is available via the SW Update application (listed as 'Ovi Maps with free navigation') and is 8240kb in size.

YouTube mobile clients may now require different password

All About Symbian  23 hours ago

Having linked your YouTube and Google accounts last year, YouTube has now enforced the use of the latter's password for signing into YouTube from mobile clients such as the Symbian/S60 version (available in, for example, the Ovi Store and on m.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz - part 2 (camera and camcorder)

All About Symbian  24 hours ago

In the second part of my review of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz (here's part 1), I look at the Vivaz's unique selling point, its much-vaunted camera and camcorder capability.

All About eBooks?

All About Symbian  24 hours ago

eBooks have been a part of the Psion/Nokia/Symbian scene, on and off, for 15 years now. Admittedly, it's more 'off' than 'on' at the moment, but that's absolutely no reason for you not to take a hot drink and 30 minutes to read Michael Mace's epic feature on 'The Future of Publishing: Why eBooks Failed'.

Tour of Qt stand at MWC - Qt everywhere

All About Symbian  less than a day ago

Our latest MWC video is a tour around the Qt stand, looking at some of the Qt-enabled devices - from phones to printers and appliances.

Samsung i8910 HD modding scene gets new champion

All About Symbian  less than a day ago

Much as All About Symbian doesn't encourage the hacking of Symbian smartphones, we do feel that the Samsung i8910 HD is a special case - a super-high-spec smartphone that has been somewhat under-curated by the manufacturer.

Symbian Foundation's Scott Weiss on UI

All About Symbian  less than a day ago

In this video interview, recorded just before MWC, we speak to Scott Weiss (User Interface Technology Manager at the Symbian Foundation and Chair of the Symbian Foundation UI Council) about the Symbian Foundaion UI and some of the initiatives and projects that Symbian is undertaking around UI topics.

Ewan around America with a $250 phone budget - part 4

All About Symbian  2 days ago

Some say he's secretly part of Finnish Rock band Lordi. Some say he only needs 5 minutes sleep a night.

Nokia Conversations release "Design by Community"

All About Symbian  2 days ago

Nokia have opened a crowd sourcing initiative, "Design by Community", to find out what form customers would like future Nokia phones to take.



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