Following closely behind the launch of free Ovi navigation for [almost] everyone, Nokia Beta Labs have opened up testing for Ovi Suite v2.1, which I’ve been privately testing for a few weeks now. This one is actually quite a leap ahead, so let’s talk about the improvements and why I think this might be the [...]
Now I admit that this really doesn’t have something directly to do with Symbian, but what are a Symbian-powered handset without the convenient ability to synchronize your contacts, transfer files and most importantly backup your data to a computer. This is where accessories such as the Atomic Pico bluetooth dongle come in. This dongle is [...]
The Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta that’s been available through the Nokia Beta Labs has been a point of contention since it was first released. While most testers have found it to be quite nice, those of us who are comfortable with the extended capabilities of the vanilla PC Suite, which has had close to a [...]
GooSync which we reviewed is an utility that syncs your contacts and calendar information to your Google Account. To give their loyal users something extra GooSync has opened up their goody bags to bring some smile to your faces. First up is a 12 month GooSync premium subscription for only £9.95 and the offer is [...]
We covered Salling Media Sync in the past – it is, without question, one of the best options for synchronizing your Symbian-powered smartphone with iTunes, including playlists and everything. Salling Media Sync is free to use for the basic version, though the commercial version is only $22 and offers a much faster sync process. A [...]
As someone who uses several different phones, and switches frequently, syncing is really the only option that I have for making sure my phone has all of my contacts, calendar, and todo items. This is especially important because I add items to my calendar throughout the day, and need to make sure those entries are [...]
I reviewed GooSync a while back, specifically checking out the contact syncing and the multiple calendar support. It turns out, the contact syncing was a bit janky, annoyingly including all of my ‘suggested’ contacts in the mix. However, the multiple calendar support is phenomenal, with a really smart way to handle syncing those calendars to [...]
Back in November we brought you the news about SymSMB which was an application that offered you to share your files and folders between a computer and your mobile handset as well as streaming music directly from your computer. SymSMB was later acquired by Nokia and we haven’t heard much of it since. Telexy, the [...]
Vufone is an application that lets you perform tasks that can be separated into three main functions. 1. Sync your PIM data such as contacts, calendar and notes. 2. Backup your text messages to their server. 3. Backup files such as documents, audio files, video files. The application has support for many known manufacturers such [...]
