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5 cool facts about Chinese New Year

Jan
23

13:33 pm

Xin Nian Kuai Le!

via SpoiltCat Today marks the first day of Chinese New Year. Here are 5 cool facts you might not know about the celebrations: 1. January 23 2012 is the first day of the Chinese Year 4710, the year of the Water Dragon 2. New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar, and festivities last from the first day of the lunar calendar until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. [...]

Facebook and weather – the common theme? Apps!

Nov
3

23:10 pm

It’s been a while since I wrote anything about apps on these pages, so I had a look around, and found a couple of superb reviews, interestingly both of which were from the ‘All About’ chaps.

All About...Symbian Steve Litchfield has taken an updated look at Facebook, in all its forms (well, 6). And 'Oh yes' folks, he has produced one of his fantastic fact tables. These, along with unboxing posts, are for me highlights of this job (that, and meeting all you lovely people). So what does Steve have for us this time? Well, he's taken fMobi, Nokia Social, Borg, Facial, Kasvopus and Gravity and done a 'compare and contrast'. [...]

Are you Angry?

Mar
17

15:58 pm

Don’t worry, we’re not referring to the state of your mental health or a new range of Nokia psychology apps.

We are of course talking about the phenomenon that is Angry Birds. Launched in December 2009 by the Finland-based Rovio, it has gone on to become one of the biggest mobile games of all time. Downloaded over 50 million times across different smartphone platforms – including Symbian^3 – the game is highly praised for its blend of comedy and good old-fashioned addictive gameplay. Perfect for making the most of the vivid touchscreens on the N8, Nokia C7 or E7… If you didn’t know already, the aim of the game is to control a flock of birds that are trying to retrieve their eggs from a group of evil green pigs. [...]

5 apps to put the social into your life

Nov
3

15:00 pm

It seems like only yesterday that organizing a night out with your buddies meant a frantic round of phone calls days beforehand.

Nowadays, thanks to social media, you can organize an entire party in a few clicks. Whether you think this is just a fad or a revolution, the stats are truly mindblowing. Last year, for example, one in eight couples who got married in the US met through social media. With ever more powerful social media apps on hand, there's really no excuse not to put the social into your life. Here are five of our favourites, which do that for free. [...]