Google, who now own YouTube, have released an updated version of their application for Symbian devices. The YouTube application for Symbian is great, if you haven’t tried it yet then do it NOW! Seriously, it’s a good piece of kit. It really speeds up the viewing of videos, which is especially great when showing off to your friends

But the S60 browser is fine at displaying YouTube videos… Yes, that is correct but it’s much easier to use the application and it also has a much nicer interface that’s more suited to a phone’s screen than any website will ever be.

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During summers of my late teenage years, I used to work in one of the busiest airports in the world: Chicago’s O’hare Airport. It was one of the most enlightening experiences I’ve had and something I’m grateful to have been a part of. In a sense, it was the world packed into a relatively small space; it was truly a microcosm of this world we live in. Some days would be dull (very few) and others -especially rainy ones- would be just over-the-head hectic. On those rainy days, passengers would get restless, tempers erupted, the airport would have very little walking space, and the smokers would most certainly show up to ask for the exit so they can get their nicotine fix. But, to me the most fascinating aspect of those hectic days would be to see an assortment of planes lining up on the runway to take off (plane traffic jam!). This always made me ask myself how stressful it must be for those poor souls directing the planes on a rainy day (granted, it’s not a walk in the park directing planes on a normal day)!

Plane frenzy!

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The Gig Finder app helps you search for live concerts and purchase tickets straight from the app. It also helps you keep track of all the gigs you have tickets for currently with the inbuilt “My Gigs” section. Great ey?

Not only does it help you find tickets for gigs you think of but it can also recommend shows to see based on your music tastes. How does it do this you ask? By searching your music library! COOL! Also, you can search for gigs through a wide range of different filters such as Artist, City, Genre, Venue, Date or any mixture that takes your fancy.

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As Nokia and Apple battle it out in the courtroom over patent infringement lawsuits hurled at each other, it seems Nokia may take a cue from its foe and offer movies directly via Ovi store to your cell phone. The movies will be tested on Nokia touch screens, including the N97 along with 5800XM and X6. According to Kasey Fellar, Nokia Global Communications Manager:

“We do have a couple of short form video clips available on store right now and we’re investigating longer form,” he told us. “I can’t confirm anything right now. I can tell you that we are investigating it. We have done a couple of pilots in some countries with some success, and you know we have great relationships with all the major studios.”

Movies coming to your N97?

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If the Nokia N97 was a disappointment, the N97 Mini came around to wipe the tears off Nokia execs and fans alike. It eluded the hindrances that the N97 initially brought and has proven to be a smash amongst the Nokia faithful. As a reward, Nokia would like to rewards us with (cue in the drum-rolls): Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition! It will be plated with 18k gold and will retail for $847. The gold edition will be a carbon copy of its toned down and sober twin (N97 mini): 5MP with Carl Zeiss and dual LED’s, 3.2″ resistive screen,  sliding keyboard, GPS, WiFi, etc. The Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition will be releasing in the second quarter across four continents: Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa. To all those blingbees and rappers in North America, it won’t be available here!

Nokia N97 Gold Edition

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