“Multitasking” Articles

Part of Microsoft’s announcement of the new Windows Phone update at Mobile World Congress yesterday, included the addition of multitasking to the platform that’s rapidly gaining popularity. Yes you heard that correctly, believe it or not, multitasking is also not yet available on Windows Phone 7, but the new update which is due to be released next month, will finally bring this imperative feature to Windows Phone users. Hit the jump to see how it will work in the presentation video from MWC.

App Stop is a great utility application for Symbian S60 5th Edition and Symbian^3 devices. It lets you close all your running tasks and applications instantly, and also allows you to shut down hidden background tasks that are not visible in the built-in task manager. Adding the App Stop shortcut to the homescreen lets you instantly shut down all applications with two presses of a button. Hit the jump for download links.

Is there a new multitasking UI coming to Symbian^3? Well check out this image of some QT Quick Apps being showcased on the Nokia E7. If that multitasking UI looks familiar, its because it is very similar to the one on Nokia’s Maemo 5 powered N900. Hit the jump to find out more.

Nokia UK has published ten very useful tutorials for the Nokia N8 tagged as ‘Nuggets’. These videos demonstrate many features that are not widely known or promoted. Hit the jump to view all ten demos which could help you make the most of your Nokia N8. Enjoy!

The Nokia N8 is by far the most anticipated device for all Nokia fans, from the most impressive spec sheet yet, advanced photography features and new Symbian^3 OS. Well, we’ve so far seen leaked images, video functionalities and more, however now we bring you a three part review courtesy of Nokia Itself. In this first video Chris Bennetts, Senior Project Manager at Nokia talks through the Nokia N8’s homescreen, demonstrating the customisable abilities of the handset, true multitasking that makes running multiple apps a breeze, the lighting-fast onscreen keyboard, email and messaging, Internet and browser capabilities and finally maps and navigation. Check out the full walkthrough of the new Nokia N8 after the break, and stay tuned for part two and three next week.