All About Symbian Podcast

AAS Podcast #73: AAS Insight #24 - N-Gage, Devices and Location

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:48:49 +0100

AAS Insight 24 discusses Mile High Pinball and Reset Generation (N-Gage), Nokia Communication Center, Nokia N82 Black, Nokia 6124c, Samsung i450 and Location.

Rafe, Steve, and Ewan talk:

In this podcast we cover:

N-Gage Games
- Mile High Pinball
- Reset Generation
Nokia Communication Center
- Discussion of PC services and extension to web
Devices
Local, location enabled, search and location based services

Got a question or a topic you would like us to ponder and discuss in the next podcast? Want to be a guest on the show (recordings take place via Skype on Friday)? Got some feedback from us (love it or hate it)? Get in touch and let us know.

AAS Podcast #72: AAS Insight #23 - Adobe, Nokia in the US

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:59:49 +0100

Steve, Stefan, Ewan and Rafe talk about the Z10, MOSH's free games, the Adobe Open Screen Project, Nokia in the US and Nokia Design Studio Day.

Rafe, Steve, Ewan and Stefan talk:

In this podcast we cover:

News round up
- Motorola Z10
- MOSH free ad-supported games via Greystripe
Adobe Open Screen Project
- Discussion of Flash Lite, Adobe Air future
- RIA (Rich Internet Applications) delivered by connected multimedia software platforms
User question from Daniel Wexler - Why isn't Nokia more aggressive in the US market?
Nokia Design Studio Day

AAS Podcast #71: AAS Insight #22 - Nokia 5320, Skype mobile, Widgets

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:14:01 +0100

Steve leads Stefan and Rafe in a chat round the Nokia 5320, Skype mobile, Widgets and handedness.

Rafe, Steve and Stefan talk:

In this podcast we cover:

Skype for mobile
Nokia 5320
WRT next and Open C++
One hand or two

Rafe Blandford

Rafe says: A return to the three way conversation for the AAS Insight. Less Rafe waffle than usual!

AAS Podcast #70: AAS Insight #21 - Orange Partner Camp

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:11:49 +0100

Rafe and Ewan talk about Nokia's Q1 results, the Orange Partner Camp and N-Gage games.

Rafe, and Ewan talk about what they saw on their recent trips.

In this podcast we cover:

Nokia Q1 Results
Orange Partner Camp
- What is it?
- Orange triple / quad play
- Orange as a service provider (Orange APIs)
- Orange software and services
N-Gage
- FIFA08
- Space Impact Kappa Base

Rafe Blandford

Ewan says: The Orange Partner Camp section may not be for everyone - we go into some detail and talk about strategy. Rafe waffles a lot(!), but there are interesting detail and thoughts. You can skip to the last 8 minutes to hear the N-Gage bit (Rafe won't be offended).

AAS Podcast #69: AAS Insight #20 - CTIA

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:58:37 +0100

Rafe and Ewan talk about CTIA and Over the Air.

Rafe, and Ewan talk about what they saw on their recent trips.

In this podcast we cover:

CTIA
- US operators and openess
- LTE and WiMax (N810 WiMax Edition)
- Symbian: SQL Lite, Dolby and Raptor; UIQ 3.3
Over the Air
- What is it?
- What did Ewan see?
N-Gage (very briefly)

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #68: AAS Insight #19 - UIQ 3.3

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:43:22 +0100

Rafe, Ewan and Steve talk UIQ 3.3

Rafe, Ewan and Steve talk about current topics in the smartphone world.

In this podcast we cover:

News
- N95 v21 firmware update
- Motorola splits into two
- Events - Over the Air and Orange Partner Camp
UIQ 3.3
- What does it have?
- The push to the mid tier
- G700 and G900 pointing the way
Software Highlights
- Y-Browser
- Slingplayer on UIQ
- Quickoffice v4 for UIQ 3

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #67: AAS Insight #18 - S60 Samsung, Qik and more

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:17:10 +0100

Rafe, Steve and Ewan talk about happening in the Symbian and S60 World.

Rafe, Ewan and Steve talk about current topics in the smartphone world.

In this podcast we cover:

News
- N-Gage First Access coming to an end, Mile High Pinball for beta testers
- EMI joining Comes with Music?
Samsung S60 phones - first impressions of the:
- Samsung SGH-i450
- Samsung SGH-i550
Ewan in the USA and recording video on his phone:
- Qik and Seesmic
- A come back for MMS?
Software Highlights

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #66: AAS Insight #17 - Apple SDK, Form Factor

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:33:39 +0100

Rafe, Steve and Stefan discuss topics around the Apple SDK and what it means elsewhere beyond moving onto form factor preferences.

Rafe, Stefan and Steve talk about current topics in the smartphone world.

In this podcast we cover:

News
- Location Art
- Not a lot else...
Apple SDK for iPhone
- Application Store vs Download!
- iFund
Form Factor - what's your preference and why.
- Dropping an E51 in a toilet (to see if anyone reads the show notes)...

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast 65: Ewan talks to the CTO of dotmobi

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:24:54 +0100

Ewan asks the VP of dotmobi about the mobile web, what the domain name is all about, and what the Chief Technology Officer role can contribute to domain.

The SXSW interactive festival is a busy conference, but I caught a taxi ride with James Pearce, Vice President of Technology for the dotmobi consortium and asked him about the controversial top level domain for mobile devices.

http://dotmobi.mobi/

AAS Podcast #64: AAS Insight #16 - Silverlight and Symbian Signed

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:42:57 +0100

Rafe and Steve talk S60 news and Symbian Signed.

Rafe, and Steve talk about current topics in the smartphone world.

In this podcast we cover:

S60 News
- Nokia 6124 for Vodafone
- Nokia 6650 for T-Mobile
- [link to the Nokia Blog post Steve referred to]
Silverlight on S60
See also Ewan's post on Silverlight
Symbian Signed and issues around Open Signed Online
Midomi Mobile

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #63: AAS Insight #15 - Location tagging, handset design

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:52:24 +0100

Rafe, Steve and Stefan talk UIQ news, location tagging and handset design. Ewan tell us how he produces new media on his N95.

Rafe, Steve and Stefan talk about current topics in the smartphone world.

In this podcast we cover:

UIQ News
- Google Maps - native version for UIQ
- Firmware updates for Motorola Z8
Location tagging / geotagging
- Nokia Location Tagger (Beta Labs)
- What's the point? What can you use it for? Privacy concerns?
Handset Design
- We debate recent trends in Nseries design - looking at the N78, N96, N81, N76 etc. Also looking at other handsets.
- What we like seeing in handset design. What do you think - get in touch!
Steve (Shed Music) Event / WOMWorld Pub Event
Ewan reports on how he uses his N95 to create media on the move. Including Qik, ShoZu and a stunning revelation about Ewan's calendar...

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #62: AAS Insight #14 - Ovi, N-Gage, N96, Google Search

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:15:17 +0100

Rafe, Steve, Ewan and Stefan talk around some of the recent Ovi developments, give an insight into the N96 and cover the new Google search client.

Rafe, Steve, Ewan and Stefan talk about current topics in the smartphone world.

In this podcast we cover:

Current developments around Nokia's Ovi strategy including:
- Sync - forthcoming Ovi service?
- Share (fomerely Twango) - will it compete with Flickr? The importance of the out of the box configuration.
- N-Gage and the importance of contextual gaming / one world experience
Nokia N96, following on from our hands-on preview
- Design / style
- Positioning
- DVB-H (in the UK)
Google's native search client and the alternative
- See also Stefan's post on the video

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #61: AAS Insight #13 - MWC First Impressions

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:27:53 +0100

Rafe, Steve and Ewan discuss their first impressions of the Mobile World Congress and related announcements.

Rafe, Steve and Ewan talk about their first impressions of MWC 2008.

In this podcast we cover:

What were the big announcements that you noticed from the show. Including general trends, new Nseries, Sony Ericsson UIQ phones.
Symbian's results - more sales more volume.
The evolutinary nature of MWC and the increase in size.
Other news - Yamake for N-Gage and Nokia Maps 2.0.

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #60: AAS Insight #12 - N-Gage First Access

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:15:04 +0100

Rafe and Ewan discuss N-Gage First Access.

Ewan and Rafe talk N-Gage.

In this podcast we cover:

N-Gage first access and what we think of it. How does it measure up?
Shorter Insight than usual as we're getting ready for Mobile World Congress.

Rafe Blandford

AAS Podcast #59: AAS Insight #11 - Trolltech, Motorola, MWC

media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:33:03 +0100

Rafe, Ewan and special guests Stefan (IntoMobile.com) and Ricky (Symbian-Guru) talk Nokia-Trolltech, Motorola, Lenono and MWC.

Steve, Ewan, Rafe and special guests Stefan and Ricky get together to talk over a variety of topics.

In this podcast we cover:

Nokia's acquisition of TrollTech and the implications for Nokia's software strategy.
The woes of Motorola (after the news that Motorola was considering a strategic chnage for its Mobile Device business).
Lenovo is exiting the mobile phone manufacturer market place (bye bye S60 licensee)
Briefly touching on Microsoft's potential acquisition of Yahoo.
Looking forward to the Mobile World Congress

Apologies for the quality of the audio in this podcast, we do our best to optimise things but with participant in three different countries (four if you count Scotland) it is not always easy.

Rafe Blandford