All About Symbian Video Feed Video from All About Symbian http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/ Sat, 31 Oct 2020 18:54:09 +0100 AAS MediaFeed 0.2 AAS Video podcast 37: Visit to Nokia's Test Centre in Farnborough http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Video_podcast_37_Visit_to_Nokias_Test_Centre_in_Farnborough.php On November 19th, I and a couple of other guest journalists were invited to spend the day at Nokia's Testing Labs at Farnborough, UK, being given a tour of the facilities and numerous demonstrations along the way. The aim was to spread the word about how rigorously Nokia test their handsets' hardware and on that front I was extremely impressed. 

This video podcast is compiled with footage from the tour (taken on the N93 and N82, for those that are interested) and will let anyone who's interested spend 35 minutes or so being 'on the tour' with me. Light and noise conditions weren't ideal in some of the labs, but you can still clearly see and hear what was going on. Enjoy.

(If the embedding below doesn't work for you then here's the direct (and slightly higher resolution) web-watch URL: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1683931603521695595&hl=en)

Did you know:

  • Kevin Smith, Rob Johnson and their team 'break' around 2000 production handsets PER MODEL tested. Staggering.
     
  • Each model has to pass over 200 different mechanical tests.
     
  • Temperature testing takes place from -40 Centigrade to +85 Centigrade, a 135 degree range!
     
  • The slow-motion camera used to film the drop tests runs at 100,000 frames per second, 2000 times faster than TV...
     
  • Nokia test phone keys, d-pads and other moving parts up to a million times. Each, i.e. per physical phone.

Seeing what all Nokia's handsets have to go through in order to be approved for production gave me a new respect for the reliability and reputation of its hardware. Watch the video if you think I'm easily swayed.....

Special thanks again to Ray Haddow of Nokia for putting the tour together. Look out for more information from the test labs tour on AAS soon.

Steve Litchfield

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:33:04 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Video_podcast_37_Visit_to_Nokias_Test_Centre_in_Farnborough.php AAS Video podcast 36: NS Basic and StyleTap http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Video_podcast_36_NS_Basic_and_StyleTap.php In our last video interview snatched from the floor at the Smartphone Show 2008, I chat to George Henne from NS Basic and Lew Shepherdson from StyleTap about their programming tools and Palm runtime for S60 phones.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:47:14 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Video_podcast_36_NS_Basic_and_StyleTap.php AAS Videocast #35: Red Bend (FOTA) http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_35_Red_Bend_FOTA.php I also met up with Lori Sylvia and Richard Kinder of Red Bend at the Smartphone Show 2008, talking about their FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) software that's included in the latest Nokia S60 phones.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:33:45 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_35_Red_Bend_FOTA.php AAS Videocast #34: Quickoffice and S60 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_34_Quickoffice_and_S60.php At the London Smartphone Show 2008, I chat to:

- Phil and Tanya from Quickoffice about their upcoming v6.0 office suite for S60

- Sari Stahlberg from S60.com about their new 5th Edition platform

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:48:51 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_34_Quickoffice_and_S60.php AAS Videocast #33: Ewan makes a phone, The Smartphone Show from the air http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_32_Ewan_makes_a_phone_The_Smartphone_Show_from_the_air.php Ewan decides to 'build a phone' at this year's Smartphone Show and heads for the various stands needed to get its software together... 
NB. Sorry for the slight audio sync problems - Ewan's blaming Nokia!

Plus an aerial view of the show!

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:56:33 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_32_Ewan_makes_a_phone_The_Smartphone_Show_from_the_air.php AAS Videocast #32: FreePlay and VirtualLogix http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_32_FreePlay_and_VirtualLogix.php At the Smartphone Show 2008 in London, Steve Litchfield talks to Chris Nutton of Symbian about his latest FreePlay demo, and Michel Glen of VirtualLogix about the possibilities of running Symbian OS and Linux side by side.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:04:42 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_32_FreePlay_and_VirtualLogix.php AAS Videocast #31: Skyhook Wireless http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_31_Skyhook_Wireless.php At the Smartphone Show 2008 in London, Steve Litchfield talks to Michael Shean from Skyhook Wireless about how his location system works, plus there's a brief look at Tagggit with Loughlin Spollen, its founder. Tagggit is a social geotagging tool that works natively with Skyhook on S60.

Apologies for the picture and sound quality at the end, we were filming on the Samsung i8510 in adverse audio conditions! 8-)

Links: Skyhook - Tagggit

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:45:32 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_31_Skyhook_Wireless.php AAS Videocast #30: Nokia 6650 Video Review http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_30_Nokia_6650_Video_Review.php Rafe looks at the Nokia 6650 - T-Mobile's exclusive S60 clamshell. The 6650 features a 2.0 megapxiel camera, integrated GPS, external cover screen UI and customisable keypad lights. The video looks through some of the unqiue features of the 6650.

You can also view this video on YouTube (High Quality), MetaCafe and Blip.tv.

See also our text review of the Nokia 6650.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:32:37 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_30_Nokia_6650_Video_Review.php AAS Videocast #29: Some audio soundtrack testing http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_29_Some_audio_soundtrack_testing.php This video podcast snippet is an accompaniment to this editorial, comparing audio quality in captured video on a selection of smartphones - you can also see the video embedded in ths page.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:30:00 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_29_Some_audio_soundtrack_testing.php AAS Videocast #28: AAS talks to Microsoft and developers about Silverlight Mobile http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_28_AAS_talks_to_Microsoft_and_developers_about_Silverlight_Mobile.php Ewan's been at Mix08 and took the opportunity to chat to Microsoft's Brad Becker, Group Product Manager (for the User Experience Platform and Tools Marketing Group) about the recent announcement about Silverlight Mobile. He also spent a little time with the developer of WeatherBug, talking about their rapid development under Silverlight Mobile.

Links: Silverlight

WeatherBug

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:45:32 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_28_AAS_talks_to_Microsoft_and_developers_about_Silverlight_Mobile.php AAS Videocast #27: Nokia N78 Video Preview http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_27_Nokia_N78_Video_Preview.php Rafe looks at the new entry level Nseries: the Nokia N78. Featuring a 3.2 megapixel camera, integrated GPS, HSDPA and WiFi connectivity and a FM transmitter.

See Also

Nokia N78 hands-on Preview (in depth article)

Nokia N78 Image Gallery (live photos from MWC 2008)

Nokia N78 announced

Video Sites

You can also view this video on YouTube here, Blip.tv, Revver, Veoh, DailyMotion and MetaCafe.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:31:04 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_27_Nokia_N78_Video_Preview.php AAS Videocast #26: Nokia N96 Video Preview http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_26_Nokia_N96_Video_Preview.php Rafe looks at the video and TV focused Nokia N96. This high end Nseries device from Nokia has a DVB-H tuner (Mobile TV), 5 megapixel camera, GPS and 16GB of on board memory.

See Also

Nokia N96 hands-on Preview (in depth article)

Nokia N96 Image Gallery (live photos from MWC 2008)

Nokia N96 announced

Video Sites

You can also view this video on YouTube here, Blip.tv here, Revver here, and Yahoo here.

]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:14:26 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_26_Nokia_N96_Video_Preview.php AAS Videocast #25: The Nokia E61i 'Refresh' http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_25_The_Nokia_E61i_Refresh.php Steve Litchfield gets an exclusive look at the Nokia E61i 'refresh', now available. Don't get your hopes too high, the hardware's identical, but Nokia has put in a significant new bid for out of the box business functionality with the bundling of Mail for Exchange 2 and a one month trial with a commercial Microsoft Exchange host. All is revealed and analysed in this video podcast.

Technical note: the MP4 file is encoded with H.264, for quality reasons. Sorry to users of the older E61 and (ironically) newer E61i handsets, as these don't have the necessary H.264 codec. Watch the embedded Flash version on your desktop instead!]]> media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:35:00 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_25_The_Nokia_E61i_Refresh.php AAS Videocast #24: Quickoffice and SlingMedia at the Smartphone Show http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_23_Quickoffice_and_SlingMedia_at_the_Smartphone_Show.php media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:26:45 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_23_Quickoffice_and_SlingMedia_at_the_Smartphone_Show.php AAS Videocast #23: Symbian and Fring at the Smartphone Show http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_23_Symbian_and_Fring_at_the_Smartphone_Show.php media@allaboutsymbian.com (All About Symbian) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:54:12 +0100 http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/media/item/AAS_Videocast_23_Symbian_and_Fring_at_the_Smartphone_Show.php