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Thats not a very good review, that guy doesnt utter a word !!
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Posted: 2010-09-22 20:15:02
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is there a live weather widget for Symbian^3? similar to what HTC has. like this?


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Posted: 2010-09-22 20:36:45
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Yes, you´re right. But it´s not supposed to be a review. It´s merely a hands on video.

I guess it´s up to the audience to tell whether it´s good or not, and the overall performance seems very good, IMHO.
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Posted: 2010-09-22 20:37:03
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Yes, I think so.
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Posted: 2010-09-22 20:43:35
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Usually yes, usually provided by Worldmate, which is a free app and has weather in it. Worldmate have supported Symbian since around 2002.

I wouldnt be surprised if one of the widgets can be customised with weather either straight out of the box. Personally its not a thing i'd use, the weather forecast is always wrong where i live !

EDIT: just checked Ovi store and its already there waiting for the N8 ! now all we need is the phone !

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Posted: 2010-09-22 21:33:12
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i know, my forecasts are usually never 100% accurate either, but its something I have always loved having.. the weather forecast as simply as a glance away..

think i am going to pre-order a green one
always something great about having a color nobody else has

i hope they come out with a video light add on.. only thing the camera is missing.
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Posted: 2010-09-22 22:22:16
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another sample video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxhf8lGIUhs

EDIT:I Couldn't resist any longer.. I pre-ordered an N8

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Posted: 2010-09-22 22:45:49
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Maybe its because i am coming from an old java feature phone like C905, and I have never used an Android phone.. but Symbian^3 looks great to me..
What is so bad about it? All i hear is that its so old and outdated.. all previews i read say that Hardware is great but its being held back by old and outdated Symbian^3 OS.
What is actually missing or so old from Symbian^3 compared to IOs4 or Android?

Can someone please explain?
thanks

EDIT: I see the conclusion of that article answers some of my questions..

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http://mobile-review.com/review/symbian-3-en.shtml
Conclusion

A lot of effort has been put in the S^3 to optimize the code and its work speed. Compared to the fifth edition of the S60 platform, everything appears several times faster, which is a great advantage. In addition, the increased RAM size allows one to run a dozen of applications and keep them active in the memory after that, which is another advantage.

As for the disadvantages, the S^3 is none other than an evolutionary development of S60 5th edition with a few minor features added (e.g. an updated player, single tap, pinch-to-zoom, HDMI output, several widget desktops). The situation is analogous to the Android updates from version 2.0 to 2.2 through 2.1, which happened within half a year or slightly more than that. What was added is a new gallery with support for geo-tags (version 2.1) plus minor updates to other functions, as well as extra speed in version 2.2. It took Symbian about two years to do exactly the same.

Unfortunately, the browser didn't undergo any significant changes and yet remains Symbian's weak spot, as well as the icon appearance, interface and its animation. The widgets and the way the desktops are organized are both beneath criticism, too. The developers must have concentrated on the unsuccessful Nokia N97 experience overlooking more fruitful solutions. Does the interface bring anything new to the market? No it doesn't. Are there any comparative advantages? There are none. For example, by adopting the idea of a video editor from the Samsung i8910, Nokia did add extra functionality to the S^3. Yet that is a single example of such successful adoption, there's hardly any other to mention. Improving the music player to the level of 2007's Apple iPhone can't be considered an advantage; it's an attempt to catch up with the competitor but not to claim the leadership.

I can come up with many other such attempts. Yet the final conclusion will remain the same. The S^3 appears an intermediate version of the platform unfortunately, one that has been delayed several times. What is presented in the end, has been available in other OS' for a long time, Symbian is just trying to catch up with the competition (e.g. the newly released social services in the phonebook could be seen in the N97 prototypes two years ago). For the Nokia fans who are satisfied with S60 5th edition it is a great improvement (it's faster, more stable, adds some new features), but for the whole market the platform comes out outdated, both in terms of its interface and many inbuilt software capabilities. It is functionally inferior to iOS 4 (e.g. in terms of games, social services, interface, e-mail functionality, amount of third-party software), Android (e.g. in terms of interface, extra phonebook and calendar features), Bada (e.g. in terms of interface, Social Hub functionality, etc.). Unfortunately, the number of updates in this version of Symbian is not enough to qualify for its own name; Nokia used to call such updates Feature Packs. Now the company is trying to make a splash since it is lacking resources and that is all it's got. All the effort has been put into S^4. However, taking into account the fact that the latter is based on S^3 to some extent, the company won't be able to build a new platform from scratch. Nokia is also dissipating its energy on MeeGo, which doesn't leave much chance for improving the services and platforms. All those observations put together provide the necessary justification for the meager Symbian update that we have.

The S^3 platform is a real gift to the competition from Nokia itself. Products based on S^3 will be widely advertized and have huge sales, which should have an impact on the product generations to come after them. Let me explain that. Having bought a phone with the outdated interface, the customers will soon get acquainted with the alternative interfaces and OS functionalities. And Symbian will only lose from such comparison, even in the low-end. There's no need even to mention the new Android version due at the end of the year. The new Symbian is inferior to the already existing solutions.

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Posted: 2010-09-22 23:45:39
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Interveiw with Damian Dinning, shot on an N8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhMND-1MOr0&feature=youtu.be&a
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Posted: 2010-09-23 01:37:19
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@ Jake:

I will give you my impressions regarding Nokia´s Symbian.

I really do not miss thousands of apps. I use perhaps only a dozen of them, and Nokia is known for providing good apps from its in-house development team.

Take the multilingual dictionary, for instance. You can download any language you want, and have up to three of them stored in your phone at the same time. The great thing is that it uses the built in text-to-speech engine (funny that I thought this engine would be present in the Satio as well - I was wrong, it´s Nokia exclusive) to synthesize the actual pronounciation of the word. And the engine adjust itself to the various languages available, so you can always have an accurate result, no matter which language you use. Talking about that, the same engine is responsible for the very good option of hearing the name of the people calling you, without the need of recording your own voice. It also recognizes your voice commands for the activation of some of the phone´s functions, as well as for making calls.

Then you´ve got the Ovi Maps - free worldwide voice guided nav, free worldwide maps updates... Free everything related to GPS. And you know it will always be free of charge. No need to crack apps or to hack your phone.

Another great in-house app that uses the GPS module is the Sports Tracker, that can help your fitness. It lets you even sync your trainning data with your PC and with a web based account. Very handy app.

As you can see in that review, S^3 has also a revamped version of the good Symbian Calendar, which now offers multiple ones. You can easily sync it with your PC Calendar.

The Comes With Music service is awesome too and offers an extensive collection of all musical genres. Pretty good solution to overcome piracy.

With the S^3, we´ve got pretty decent both picture AND VIDEO editors.

You also got Adobe PDF Reader, Quick Office Suite, and some good old games.

It even has an internal app that can allow you to block your phone remotely.

The Ovi Store may be small when compared to Apple´s or Android´s, but it satisfies my needs.

S^3 may look like an old OS, but now it seems to be quite well optimized for touch usage, with multitouch and gesture commands available everywhere.

It´s still a pretty good smartphone platform, IMHO.
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Posted: 2010-09-23 03:51:11
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