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Join the Symbian group!

May 14, 2009
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Hi all!

I've started up a Symbian group here on VOX at http://symbian.groups.vox.com. Since there are so many Nokia related groups here on VOX, I thought it would be good to have everyone under one umbrella to share ideas, thoughts and stories with.

All aboard!

-Al

PS
I thought the N93 theme was the best branded theme. I'm very open to debate for changing it.

Remote Media Streaming in Windows 7

Apr 30, 2009
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http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/windows-7-release-candidate-1-impressions-insights-and-expecta/

A new feature in Windows Media Player 12 is remote streaming. Once you're logged in with a Windows Live ID, you can access your home media from anywhere.

The Symbian is SCREAMING for an application that makes use of this. Make some use of those dumb pipes the carriers don't want to be.

Youtube Mobile: the good and the bad

Jan 25, 2008
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Youtube app now available for mobile
Originally uploaded by Route79

By now you've probably heard about the new Youtube Mobile app. Point your mobile phone's browser to m.youtube.com/app to get it. If youtube wont let you download it, there's a download available at the Symbian in Motion blog here.

First, let's go into what's bad about this new app. The video quality isn't that great. It uses streaming 3gp to be compatible with many java phones. The worst part is you cant get fullscreen video.

A great alternative for S60 fans would be to get emtube. Its compatible with pretty much every s60v3 device out there and plays in fullscreen and higher quality.

But Youtube Mobile does have its good sides. It's attached to your account, so your you can watch your own videos, favorites, playlists and subscriptions.

Most importantly, it has an upload feature. This is great, since MMS has size limits. Shozu is an alternative, but that app is too unstable. It would be great if youtube would work with Nokia's Share Online app.

If you want to upload videos, Youtube will repeatedly ask you to accept. This is really annoying and there's a simple way around this.

Go into your Tools and open the App Manager. Open the Youtube app and change all the settings to either "Ask Once" or "Always Allowed". This will make uploading videos from your phone very easy.

Youtube is a pretty great app from the folks at Google. Last year, Google made Google Maps a full S60 app. Let's hope they make a full S60 version of Youtube Mobile that supports fullscreen video.