All About Symbian Podcast

Episodes

1. 15

   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…

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   Dec 13, 2016

   55 min
2. 14

   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…

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   Dec 7, 2016

   50 min
3. 13

   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...

   Nov 7, 2014

   47 min
4. 12

   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…

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   Nov 3, 2014

   53 min
5. 11

   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...

   Mar 14, 2014

   29 min
6. 10

   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...

   Feb 12, 2014

   38 min
7. 9

   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,...

   Jan 7, 2014

   39 min
8. 8

   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…

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   Dec 8, 2013

   35 min
9. 7

   AAS Insight #243: Nokia Store and January 1st

   In All About Symbian Insight 243, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we talk about the news that from January 1st 2014 no new Symbian content will be accepted in the Nokia Store. We consider the timing, implications, and possible solutions, with particular reference to application updates. In the back…

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   Oct 7, 2013

   41 min
10. 6

    AAS Insight #242: Future Symbian support

    In All About Symbian Insight 242, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we talk about the future of Symbian support, especially in the light of the proposed acquisition of Nokia's Devices & Services business by Microsoft. We touch upon software updates, app updates, service availability, component supply…

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    Sep 20, 2013

    49 min
11. 5

    AAS Insight #241: App round up, PureView comparisons

    In All About Symbian Insight 241, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we round up the latest app news in the Symbian world, with mentions for ThOR, NewsBlurQt, qooSaver, Whatsapp, PhotProc, FilesPlus, and more. This is followed up by a discussion of the relative merits of the cameras in the Nokia 808...

    Aug 20, 2013

    42 min
12. 4

    AAS Insight #240: PureView, qooSaver

    In a bumper All About Symbian Insight, number 240, hosted by Steve and Rafe, we start with a PureView-themed discussion, comparing the Symbian powered Nokia 808 PureView to the recently announced Windows Phone powered Nokia Lumia 1020. This is followed up by a number of shorter items including...

    Jul 17, 2013

    47 min
13. 3

    AAS Insight #239: cuteTube, E6 to Q10, and more

    In All About Symbian Insight, number 239, Steve and Rafe start by talking about some exclusive news around the cuteTube app, before moving on to talk about the latest Symbian software updates (Nokia Music for Belle Refresh devices). We follow this with a discussion on whether the BlackBerry Q10…

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    Jun 18, 2013

    45 min
14. 2

    AAS Insight #238: Solutions, updates and camera shootouts

    In a longer than usual All About Symbian Insight, number 238, Steve and Rafe start by talking about mobile solutions and form factors, before transitioning into the recent over the air updates for Symbian Belle devices (Email, Calendar and Music), which sparks a more general discussion of updates...

    May 28, 2013

    45 min
15. 1

    AAS Insight #237: 3G fix, widgets, and themes

    In All About Symbian Insight number 237, Steve and Rafe start by talking about the recent 3G network fix for Belle FP2 devices, the rolling out of another homescreen widget update for Belle FP1 and 2 devices, and the end of new Symbian theme uploads to the Nokia Store. In the second half of the...

    May 4, 2013

    42 min