Layar has announced today the launch of Layar Reality Browser for Symbian devices, an augmented reality experience for owners of S60 and Symbian^3 devices with GPS, front-facing camera, compass and accelerometer.

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Looking for a simple and easy to use RSS reader to manage news feeds on your Symbian^3 or S60 5th Edition device? Reader pushes your favorite news feeds to your homescreen allowing you to quickly catch up on current events. This useful application is easy to setup: Just select your favorite feeds from a pre-populated list of the major news sources or add a new feed by typing the website address and Reader will search for the RSS feed. And thanks to push notifications, battery consumption is modest and content is always fresh. Nokia Reader is compatible with S60 5th Edition and Symbian^3 devices. Nokia Reader has been tested to work with Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia X6, Nokia N8 and Nokia C7.

Main Features:

• Uses push notifications
• Content directory
• Homescreen widget
• Supports Nokia Account

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The guys at the Nokia Blog reviews the Tippy app for the Symbian^3 devices such as the Nokia N8 / E7 / C7.

Trying to figure out how much tip to give when dining out shouldn’t be hard. I just purchased Tippy for my Nokia N8 from the Ovi Store to do that job. It’s only 99 cents. Take a look at the video demo so you can check if it’s worth downloading (I’d say it is worth it).

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The Nokia Battery Monitor got today updated to v1.3. The Nokia Battery Monitor shows you the battery charge level with estimates of remaining usage time and charging time. It also provides statistics of your recent energy usage. Information can be viewed in full screen application or homescreen widget.

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Great news for our Swedish Symbian users. The SL.se (reseplaneraren) is finally available for Symbian devices such as the Nokia 5800 / N97 / N8 / C7. Download it for free after the break.

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The Ovi Maps for Mobile have been updated to v3.06. See your location on the map, explore places around you – or anywhere in the world – and share them. Navigate to your destination with free Drive or Walk in 78 countries. Once you’ve arrived check in to a place and share it with your friends on your favourite social networks. Nokia has made a few major improvements to Ovi Maps in this release. These include:

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The Wellness Diary Beta app by Nokia Beta Lags got updated with a few new features. Here is a short list of recent changes:

• De-stress monitor added: De-stress monitor is meant for monitoring recovery from daily stress.
• Automatic exercise event creation: step counter automatically creates exercise events after minimum of 10 minutes continuous walking or running.
• Authentication (sign-in) schema has been improved
• Improved stability
• Improved data integrity: reported problem of losing some data has been fixed.
• Some small UI improvements

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Swype for Symbian S60v5 and Symbian^3 devices got updated today by Nokia Beta Labs. Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard, the patented technology enables users to input words faster and easier than other data input methods at over 40 words per minute. The application is designed to work across a variety of devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, kiosks, televisions, virtual screens and more.

Compatibility and system requirements:

• Nokia 5800
• Nokia 5230
• Nokia X6 (no portrait mini-qwerty for firmware v21.0.004 and later – see FAQ)
• Nokia N97
• Nokia N97mini
• C6-00
• N8-00
• C7-00

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