There have been screenshots from Symbian Belle (Anna’s unannounced successor) floating around the internet for a couple of days now, but there’s nothing like an eight minute video to really shows off the brand new UI that incorporates an Android like swipe down notification/connectivity toggle area.
The widgets are now a lot like the N900, and aren’t restricted by size. The camera UI is new, so is the browser. Belle also brings a back button based UI system to the mix in addition of a few other changes.

Forget Anna, this is …

4squick is a foursquare client for Symbian that just came out over a month ago, it was simple and it was fast, not to mention the great looking UI. Today its received an update that brings the ability to share your check-ins on Facebook and Twitter.

In addition to that it also launches faster and lets you check-in privately. Other changes include the ability to view the leaderboard to see how you’re doing compared to your friends and the ability to view profiles.
While the official foursquare app was also updated today, …

The travel website Kayak has just released its all new mobile app for Nokia devices on the Ovi Store, and like its Android and iOS offering, the Symbian version is also top notch. The app includes the ability the search for and book flights, a flight status tracker, airline fee listings and hotel and car search functionality.

As you can see from the screenshots, it marries great functionality including GPS lookup for nearby airports with a pleasing UI. The app is fast and has the potential of becoming your …

With iOS and Android doing WIFI tethering natively, Nokia has also been concentrating on giving users access to this useful piece of technology for free. New devices like the N9 and E6 already come pre-loaded with Joikuspot, and it looks like some older Eseries devices are also getting the love.

So if you have the E52, E72 or the E5, hit the Ovi Store and get yourself free copy of the Joikuspot premium app for free!

Last week we told you that updates were coming to older S60 v3 and v5 devices, and the rollout has started. The Nokia E72 and E52 have received the new browser, emoticons, updates maps and performance improvements in the form of the v71.004 firmware, while the N97 Mini gets the same benefits with the v30.0.004 firmware.

The Nokia 5230, 5235, 5238 have also been updated to v50.6.001, v50.8.001 & v50.9.002 respectively. To check for updates, you can hit *#0000# in the dial pad and then goto options and check for updates. …

Here’s some terrific news for those of you using older Symbian S60 v3.2 or v5 devices like the E72, N97 Mini, X6, C6 etc, Nokia is working on bringing a bunch of updates to the older family of Symbian devices. First is Nokia Browser 7.3, the same version that’s coming with Symbian Anna, next is an update to Ovi Maps, and finally there is emoticon support for text messages and MMS, all very welcome improvements.

Another good things is that unlike those of you Symbian^3 owners waiting for Symbian Anna, the …

At Nokia India’s Delhi preview of Nokia E6, we got some hands on time with the widely anticipated successor to the E71/E72 class of devices. You have already seen unboxing photos and camera samples, but if you’re looking forward to looking at the E6 in a little more in-depth fashion, then this post is for you.

Me and friend of the site Clinton Jeff, look two Nokia E6′s for a little spin and the have shared our initial impressions, positives and negatives in the 15 minute video below.
We start off by …

The Nokia E6 packs an 8 Megapixel EDoF camera (or ‘Full Focus’ as Nokia calls it) along with a dual LED flash. Now there are people who have made peace with this technology and there are also those who haven’t.
But at the end of the day in the units Nokia is putting in devices like the C7, E7 and now the E6, do manage to take impressive pictures in favorable conditions, which basically means good lighting and that the subject shouldn’t be too close to the camera.
Here are a few …

We previously told you about Nelisquare when it was in pre-alpha and only worked on the N900. But today, Tommi Laukkanen, the man behind the Qt Kasvopus Facebook client has released the Symbian version of the Foursquare client. The app is available for download from the Forum Nokia pages and I already have it running on my N8.

I’m also pleased to say that its much faster than the ‘official’ Symbian^3 app. While there are still a few features missing like looking at the badges you have, accessing …

Something Nokia users had given up on is finally happening, the Ovi Store will now start telling you when updates are available for the apps you have installed on your phone. This means no more hunting for the developer’s website to download the latest versions, and a much better Ovi Store (now Nokia Store) experience.
The new Ovi Store client (version 2.8) will be rolled out to Symbian^3 devices next week and the others will follow in due course. The update will also bring better top free and best seller recommendations …