The year in blogging & other stuff.

When it comes to 3rd party apps, despite having biggest market share, Symbian has the least number of apps. Nokia’s non-existence in the US market, lack of developer incentives & tools, an unattractive Ovi Store and no app UI guidelines – several reasons can be brought forward to explain this drought of apps. However, with Symbian^3, this is meant to change with the introduction of the Qt framework…

With Symbian^3, many of the native apps have been updated to take advantage of the new hardware. Detailed reviews of these apps are in the N97 software & multimedia reviews. Here, I'll be focusing on the improvements & new features.

After reviewing the hardware, it’s time for an in-depth look at the OS - Symbian^3. The inevitable comparison would be with the N97, released exactly a year ago & running Symbian^1 – which I’ve already reviewed. Let’s see what has changed…

You can now test your download & upload speeds on Speedtest.net by connecting to a server based in Mauritius, located in Port Louis. Alternative link - speedtest.orange.mu

This is a rant post.

Earlier this month, the ICT minister announced that Mauritius Telecom no longer have a monopoly over SAFE (Open Access Policy). & yesterday, the ICT minister unveiled the new prices that Mauritius Telecom have decided to apply (to counter the competition), taking effect as from the 1st December.