S60 (formerly Series 60) is the software that runs on the Symbian operating system. Samsung have a few smartphones that run this powerful OS, the latest ones in the SA market being the Samsung i450, i560, G810 and Innov8. What's the big deal about the S60 platform? S60 is easy to use and allows the user to add functionality to a device over and above the in-built features that come with the p...
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SamsungBlog on 7th Dec 2008 (via feeds.feedburner.com)
There's an interesting interview here, on SymbianOne, with The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), who are behind the transitions and other animated elements in S60 3rd Edition FP2 and also, apparently, behind the Samsung i450's novel Music player application. While you're visiting you might also want to read this piece on a UIQ developer's perspective on the Symbian Foundation. Both are ...
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AllAboutSymbian on 10th Sep 2008 (via allaboutsymbian.com)
My buddy Meraj over at phonereport has published a comparison between the Nokia N95 and the Samsung i450. Both devices are dualslider-devices, that means that you can slide it in both ways up and down. Head over to read his great comparison and let him know what you think!
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SymbianWorld on 3rd Jun 2008 (via symbianworld.wordpress.com)
In the third part of his review of the Samsung i450, Ewan reckons that devices like this are key to the future of S60 - with the technology becoming both less visible and incumbent in low to mid-tier phones. He also looks at the standard application set and at third party application compatibility.
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AllAboutSymbian on 22nd May 2008 (via allaboutsymbian.com)
In the second part of his review of the Samsung i450, Ewan explores the music functionality of this unashamedly music-focussed smartphone. How do the dual slide and rubber music 'arc' work out in practice? And what about the fancy Bang and Olufsen '3D' equalisation electronics?
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AllAboutSymbian on 14th May 2008 (via allaboutsymbian.com)
It's... Insight number 24, aka AAS audio podcast 73, in which the usual team discuss the news of the week, including N-Gage and Nokia Communication Center (sic), three new S60 3rd Edition smartphones (black N82, Samsung i450, Nokia 6124c) and we introduce the idea and state of play in the world of Location Based Search.
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AllAboutSymbian on 12th May 2008 (via allaboutsymbian.com)
The Samsung i450, at first glance a Nokia N95 wannabe, has hidden strengths that come from its more unassuming appearance and lower price. Ewan brings us part 1 of his review of the i450, looking at the hardware, form factor and target market. Parts 2 and 3 will cover music and applications.
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AllAboutSymbian on 8th May 2008 (via allaboutsymbian.com)
A brand new episode of The Smartphones Show is released. Programme 55 covers: hands-on review of the Samsung i450 ('poor man's N95′?) a walkthrough of setting up push GMail reflections on the release of Apple's iPhone SDK, AppStore and the future of iPhone gaming Source: 3lib
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SymbianWorld on 25th Mar 2008 (via symbianworld.wordpress.com)
Smartphones Show 55 is live with a review of the Samsung i450, Flash Lite 2.0 enabled. Alessandro
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Biskero on 24th Mar 2008 (via biskero.org)