Just released is a new Weather widget for Symbian smartphones (e.g. N95/N95 8GB etc) from Weatherbug. It’s a free application and not only gives forecast information, it also provides satellite imagery and live camera feeds from the Weather station supplying the forecast. It doesn’t have auto update or screensaver capabilities like Handy Weather but it [...]

After spending a little more time with the Nokia N95 8GB I’m enjoying more and more of its virtues and discovering workarounds for some of its more annoying quirks. Here’s a few tricks and tips I have picked up along the way and some recommended applications I’ve enjoyed using. 1. Nokia start up chime. You [...]

My on/off love affair with the Symbian operating system dates back to the Psion 3a handheld computer. The Psion 3a (still have it in my loft) was a beautifully engineered device. Despite only having a small monochrome screen it allowed all the basic office based tasks in a tiny dependable unit. This was back in [...]