Jun 14
Mobile News David
app, bug, fix, nokia, ovi, qt, store
Ovi's fragile app store
A quick Google search demonstrates that there are a lot of Symbian users out there having problems with their Ovi Store app. The most likely causes can be traced back to testing beta software, that inadvertently interferes with Qt libraries. I’ve already written on All About Symbian about one way to remedy such problems in “When beta testing goes bad”. Once again though, I have just had to repair my Nokia C7 again, after it developed a bug where the Ovi Store would get stuck on the loading screen. Read on to find out how I fixed it.
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May 18
Mobile News David
android, c7-00, dell, hd7, htc, mobile, nexue one, nokia, phone, tablet
In my continuing series of device gallery posts, I’m turning the camera onto the mammoth Dell Streak. Just like the HTC HD7, I’ll be writing a full blog post about the device soon. As a taster though, here’s the eye candy post!
The Streak is an Android device, and it’s honestly a matter of opinion as to whether it should be classed as a large phone or a small tablet. It’s a fully functioning Android phone, but its five inch screen makes it difficult to describe as “pocket sized”.
The differentiators of the Streak, apart from its screen size come in the form of Dell’s “Stage UI”, which I didn’t find too offensive in comparison to the pure Google experience offered on the HTC Nexus One. The other unique(ish) selling point is inclusion of the Swype virutal keyboard. I’ve tried Swype on Symbian, where I was quite underwhelmed. However, there’s something about doodling lines to type words on such a large screen that is actually an enjoyable experience.
Thanks to Tim Salmon for the loan of this one.
The Dell Streak, a 5 inch Android phone, or is it a tablet?
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Mar 6
Mobile News David
android, e51, e55, e7, e72, eseries, htc, maemo, mobile, n900, nokia, phone, qwerty, screen, symbian, symbian^3, touch
The Nokia E7
I’ve been very fortunate to review the Nokia E7 recently for All About Symbian (see my parts of the AAS mega review here and here). My job was to review specific aspects of the software suite, not the hardware. However, before I sent it back to Steve Litchfield, I decided to grab some photos of the device. There are photos of the device by itself, and with other devices I have here at Gilson Towers.
So, if you’re curious about this next-generation Nokia Communicator, then read on to look through my photo gallery below. I’ll be posting these to Flickr in time, but the first exclusive look is here on my blog 
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Feb 10
Mobile News, Personal David
linux, meego, nokia, qt, symbian
In the interest of keeping track of what I’m doing elsewhere on-line, I’ve just updated my publications page with this list of articles I’ve written since my last update:
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