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Symbian: Nokia Drop updated to support Belle and brings new features

by Mike Macias 02.17.2012

One of my favorite Symbian apps for the Nokia N8 is Nokia Drop. This application uses a plugin for Chrome or Firefox that allows you to instantly push images, URLs, map views, RSS feeds, and more – straight from your computers browser to your phone. Today the application has been updated to support Symbian Belle firmware, and a few other changes are included. Have a look at the changelog: automatic update silent installation new first-time-use tutorial Store & Forward Store & Forward is a feature I’ve wanted to see in this application since it was released. Sometimes your phone isn’t connected to the Nokia Drop service or it’s out of range of a data connection. Before you’d be screwed and had no way of getting the content pushed. Now, with .....

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How to update your Symbian phone to Nokia Belle and check rollout status

by Mike Macias 02.08.2012

Yesterday morning, Nokia started pushing their highly anticipated Belle update to Symbian phones. It’s a known fact that many Symbian users rarely update their phones to the latest firmware version. While it does seem like a weird statistic, I recently heard from a Nokia representive that under 20% of Symbian phones compatible with the “Anna” firmware were actually updated. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with users just not checking websites like this for updates or rarely plugging their phones into the computer. For those that need some help or simple tips for updating, this article is for you. This video posted by the Nokia Support Team should be all that you need. Have a look… If that doesn’t help you out, take a look at some .....

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Finally: Belle firmware officially released for Nokia N8, E7, E6, recent Symbian phones

by Mike Macias 02.07.2012

All I can say is… it has taken long enough. Just as I mentioned last week, Nokia Belle for is finally ready for Symbian devices released in the past few years, including the Nokia N8, E7, E6, X7, C6-01, and C7. Nokia 500 users will get the Bell update in the coming weeks. The Nokia N8 price has recently dropped to $335 on Amazon.com, so this update couldn’t come at a better time. I got a chance to try Nokia Belle firmware a few times and while it’s impressive, it might be too late for many Symbian fans. By this time many have moved on to Android or Windows Phone, not wanting to go through this eternal wait Nokia put their customers through. I expected Belle to be quietly released .....

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Nokia E7 and N8 now shipping with Belle firmware, current owners get ready to update

by Mike Macias 01.28.2012

Update: Belle for Nokia E7, N8, C7, E6, now official. Click here to learn more. Last week we received a comment on the article I wrote in December about Symbian Belle on the Nokia E7. Mobile Fanatics reader gilbert recently purchased a Nokia E7 and sure enough Belle was preinstalled on his device, straight from the store. I contacted gilbert by email and he has shown me proof of his E7 running Belle. Right now I’m working on getting screenshots of the firmware version. The news about Nokia phones now shipping with Belle was also confirmed by a Nokia twitter account. Kevin Everett from Nokia Innovation spotted an article posted by GSM Arena highlighting the tweet by @nokia: I’m not sure if that includes the Nokia N8 sold by Amazon, but right .....

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Symbian Belle seen running on the Nokia E7

by Mike Macias 12.17.2011

Update: Belle for Nokia E7, N8, C7, E6, now official. Click here to learn more. We’ve seen Symbian Belle leaks for the Nokia N8, but nothing for the Nokia E7… until now. A video demo and update instructions have been posted on the web showcasing a leaked version of Nokia’s latest firmware for Symbian devices. I’ve been rather interested in seeing Belle run on the E7 as I think it would be a great user experience. Sadly this video doesn’t show much if the UX, but it’s proof that things are running.

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Report: Nokia N8 not getting Symbian Belle update until ‘early 2012′

by Mike Macias 12.11.2011

Update: Belle for Nokia E7, N8, C7, E6, now official. Click here to learn more. In terms of software upgrades, Nokia N8 users have had to be extremely patient since it was fist released last year. Time after time new software was announced or leaked and customers were left waiting eagerly for the next big update. For Americans, it was torturous waiting for Symbian Anna, and now N8 fanatics are finding out they won’t be able to get Symbian Belle until sometime early next year. Steve Litchfield from All About Symbian got official word about the status of Symbian Belle for the first series of Symbian^3 devices.

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Nokia N8 Camera Tip: Pinch fingers to quickly change photo resolution, Aspect ratio

by Mike Macias 11.02.2011

Months back I posted this camera tip on our Mobile Fanatics Youtube channel and people seemed to like it based on tweets and video comments. Now I’m showing all of you this handy feature! See the video below…

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Symbian Anna finally hits US shores

by Mike Macias 10.24.2011

Back in August the latest firmware (Symbian Anna) for the Nokia N8, E7, C7, and C6-01 became available – except in the US. I’ve ranted about this constantly on my Twitter feed (@mikemacias) and even wrote an article calling out Nokia. Besides all the emails and comments I got from North American Nokia customers about this, I was pretty disgruntled myself as a N8 user. So here we are in late October, and we’re finally getting reports of Symbian Anna available in the USA. This update is available over-the-air or via Nokia Suite.

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Hey Nokia: Where is Symbian “Anna” for North American customers?

by Mike Macias 10.10.2011

Update: Symbian Anna finally available in the US on October 24th. Regardless, keep reading to see how bad this debacle was. Nearly two months ago I wrote an article titled “Anna firmware for the Nokia N8, E7, Symbian^3 devices starts rolling out today“ – and boy was I excited! Anna is a much-needed firmware upgrade for the Nokia N8, E7, C7, and C6-01. Being a longtime Nokia user in North America I knew it might take a little longer for the firmware to hit my N8. US customers are used to getting firmware after the rest of the world, so a slight delay is no big deal. But this time around I didn’t have the appetite for waiting. After waiting a few weeks with no luck I got impatient and opted .....

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Belle for the N8 rumored to be officially landing late this month at Nokia World

by Mike Macias 10.08.2011

I love this time of year for a few reasons. One is the start of the NHL season and tons of hockey to watch! Second is Nokia World, a huge event that the Finnish phone giant holds every year. Rumors begin to run rampant in the mobile world and the community speculates what will be unveiled. Symbian users have had many ups and downs in the past year, with Nokia choosing Windows Phone as their primary operating system and Symbian devices being put on the back-burner. Yet, at the same time, we’ve seen vast improvements in Symbian and devices released with specifications previously unheard of on a Symbian device. Symbian Belle is right around the corner, and fans should be excited.

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Opera Mobile and Mini browsers updated to work with Symbian Belle; better Anna keyboard support

by Mike Macias 09.24.2011

One of the most popular mobile browsers on the planet, Opera, has been updated to better support new versions of the Symbian OS. With versions of Symbian Belle leaked to the public, users were finding that Opera Mobile and Opera Mini would not launch. This issue has been fixed by Opera and you can now use Symbian Belle with a hacked Nokia N8 or the Nokia 700, 701, and 600.

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