If you are gearing up for the holiday season ahead and are wondering how to give that Xmas look to your 5800s; you are in luck for ThinkChange-developers of popular 5800 apps like UnLock and FingerPrint have released two amazing XMas themed app- XMasAvatar and XMasGift. If you thought XMasAvatar has anything to do with the recent James Cameroon movie-Avatar, we are sorry to tell you that its not. But you don’t have to be disappointed...
Offscreen Technologies, one of the best known developers for the symbian fifth edition platform have been doling out christmas giveaways on the ovi store for a while now. If you have been following closely on the development over at the ovi store, you would have noticed that Offscreen has been dishing out one paid app after another, sans the price tag. The latest to join the bandwagon of paid to free apps/games from Offscreen...
Nokia Image Space is an experimental research project and currently in the beta phase. It allows you to link your Flickr account and view all your pictures as well as those from your friends to which you have access. To use Image Space, it is required that you have a Yahoo account because it only integrates with Flickr currently. Nokia Image Space actually allows you to create a snapshot of the area around you. As per Beta Labs, when you...
Long before i owned a Nokia 5800, even before it was actually launched, i was crazy over iPhone (This is the blog which I read). The prime reason for this was the touch screen revolution which iPhone brought with itself. But as time progressed and there were more devices launched with touch screens, i figured out some of the major restrictions which iPhone has in terms of technology and feature support. I being a regular user...
Mobile Download Accelerator is a free utility from 1000CHI Software. You can download this utility free of cost from Nokia Ovi Store. Follow this link to download the Mobile Download Accelerator. This application works almost the same way the desktop versions work. You can stop, pause and resume the download any time you want. It integrates with Nokia's mobile browser and starts the download as soon as you click on the downloadable...
Meet members of the Mozilla mobile team as they give you a quick tour of the user interface, features and vision of Firefox for mobile. It is about time that we see a client for symbian phones as well. Although the new Opera Mobile Browser does the job pretty well and is way friendly in the S60v5 devices but nevertheless it would be great to see a fully functional Firefox Browser soon. Catch the video below for more: swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/jpuDJfTr8Yc&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0",...
Do you love frogs? Nevermind even if you despise them for this fun little game- Froga will change you perception of frogs, and if not that it will atleast entertain you with its puzzles. Frogs and puzzles? And don’t the leaves look like Pac-Man? Yeah you are right with both the observations, for the first: the puzzles are more like block-2-go or Bulldozer and for that uncanny resemblance to Pac-Man of the leaves, we have no answer. May...
CAUTION: Before you read further, please make a back up of your device and make sure you understand that you are doing this at your own risk. We will not be held liable for any type of loss that may occur during the reset process. 1. *#7780# – Restore factory settings – resets all the settings to the default. Make sure you back up your data. The default code for ALL operations listed here is 12345. 2.*#7370# – Reformat your phone (out...
It’s been a while since we heard from SPB Software, who are like one of the most popular app developers for Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms. Just when we thought their Symbian division had gone dormant, they released their new app- SPB Weather. Weather forecasts, why would you need weather forecasts on your mobile phone? If you are asking the above question, let me tell you that this info comes in very handy especially if you happen...
Do you love frogs? Nevermind even if you despise them for this fun little game- Froga will change you perception of frogs, and if not that it will atleast entertain you with its puzzles. Frogs and puzzles? And don’t the leaves look like Pac-Man? Yeah you are right with both the observations, for the first: the puzzles are more like block-2-go or Bulldozer and for that uncanny resemblance to Pac-Man of the leaves, we have no answer. May...
Famous for their applications on the Windows Mobile platform, Resco have been pretty active across other platforms as well. One of such applications on the symbian platform is Resco Photoviewer which was first launched way back in 2007, the golden years of Nokia’s dominance in the smartphone segment with the unparalleled success of Nokia N95. Well Nokia as well as we as consumers have come a long way and so has Resco with their Photoviewer...
Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition Now Available in the U S of A Looks like our friends in the North America just got lucky for Nokia has now officially launched the Navigation Edition of Nokia 5800 in the land of McDonalds and Walmarts. Along with the chrome bezel along its rim, the navigation edition of Nokia 5800 comes with lifetime license of voice-guided drive and walk navigation in the North Americas (USA and Canada)...
Who says being a Dad is all about stress and sacrifices? It can be fun too and thanks to Nokia for bringing out a game based on Ovi Maps in the form of Dad’s Car, parenting is all the more appealing and fun. Dad’s Cab and Ovi Maps synchronisation and we say parenting is fun with this app. Sounds pretty much confusing for a 5800 game, right? You must be wondering, “what does this game do after all?” Well for the starters...
This one came rather a month too late but better late than ever. Story of Michael Jackson is a small e-book describing the life story of King of Pop by a fan. Developed by EyeMags, this the best tribute, 5800ers can pay to one of the best entertainers of our times. In case you were wondering, you would have to read a tome to learn about Michael Jackson, you are in for luck as EyeMags are no strangers to limitations imposed...
The last few days we have been pretty busy catching up with the application updates on our 5800s, needless to say with hundred odd applications that we have on our 5800s, it’s by no means an easy task. However, it gives us great joy to play around with the latest apps and we deem its our duty to keep our readers updated with the latest apps as well. Two of the most popular 5800 apps, which we are sure are installed on every 5800 out there...
Opera, probably the best known third party browser on the symbian platform keeps getting better by the day! After releasing the first beta of Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 in early November, Opera has now released beta 2 of the two browsers, in just under a month. Somebody is losing sleep over enhancing the browsing experience on our 5800s! In case you are wondering Opera Mini is the java version and Opera Mobile 10 has...
No, nobody has ported Maemo 5 to our 5800s (yet!) but symbian theme designer Mandeep and FoneArena have released Maemo Arena, a symbian theme heavily inspired by the UI elements of Maemo 5. Now only if some hacker would port the Maemo 5 OS to the 5800s, would we get the features like kinetic scrolling and skype integration on our 5800s but till then we have to be happy with this Maemo Arena theme, which we have to confess is as close as...
Spotify, one of the better known music streaming services on the mobile platforms has now landed on our 5800s (yeah finally!). The service which has been doing the rounds in the iPhone and Android communities now completes the full circle when it comes to support for different mobile platforms with the newly announced symbian support. As with their apps on iPhone and...
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has changed the way we have our mobile experience. Before, it was just making phone calls and text messages. Today, it is about being connected 24/7. These past few years, Social Networking has bitten the world. Everyone has extended his or her life offline to the world online. From simple websites that aim to connect people, now these web 2.0 worlds make more things happen. From sharing of pictures to video to...
Nokia 5800 works with Macbooks Not everyone who owns Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone has a PC. There are some who use a Mac. Of course, it also goes that those who own an iPhone do not necessarily have a Macbook but use a PC. Apple continues to increase its market share with its newest and slickest desktop (i.e. iMacs) and mobile computers (i.e. macbook and macbook pros) and their very stable Mac OS X operating software. And their...
Mobile Codes are not anything new but still there is a large Nokia 5800 audience who may not be familiar with it. As per Nokia – “'Mobile codes' are codes in the same way as ordinary barcodes are, but their matrix structure can hold more information. The codes are also mobile in the sense that you can use the camera on your mobile device to scan and decode them.” What you can do with a Mobile Code? As per the definition above,...
Keep your Nokia 5800 in great shape. Update. With all the applications installed in your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone, it would be natural for you to get so pre-occupied. Sometimes, the developers of these applications roll out updates and bug fixes without even tell you. You would only know either your read it in a blog page just like what you are doing now or you heard it from a tech geek friend. Your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic...
Nokia took over Trolltech ASA in 2008 and renamed it to Qt Development Frameworks. We already know about Java which enables applications to run platform independent. Qt is a similar cross platform software. Nokia is set to target 80 million devices with Nokia Qt 4.6.0. This new framework for Symbian devices will provide better UI designs and applications. To give the Nokia Symbian users a preview of what Qt is capable of,...
Still Google around on how to get a free navigation system for your Nokia5800? besides Nokia ovi maps.TIRED of searching around google and yahoo and found other related searches that still can't help you in that?TIRED of waiting for Nokia 5800 navigation yet to announce for the Free navigation license?Felt expensive for the current ovi maps navigation price?Why not try this? Garmin Xt navigation.- Free from third party resources- Used by...
Probably the name along with the title, let it away but just in case you have any second thoughts, let us deal with them straight away: Pico Fart makes your 5800s fart and no kidding, it’s as real as any human’s flatulence, only sans the stench though! You may probably overlook this app is just another fart app in the ovi store, but we should tell you that this one is for real, atleast when it comes to fart! These are the kind of apps,...
Improvements? Don’t get me wrong. I love my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It took me five years to upgrade my phone simply because I have not found a phone suitable for my requirements. That is, until I saw theNokia 5800 on a blog post. I read it and it was quite unbelievable. But just like any product, there are good things and shortcomings. So we have developed a wish list of features that could still be part of an upcoming firmware...
Are still find is there screensaver on the Nokia 5800? Screensaver is such a nice function for phone, but how pitty 5800 not include this. However our dedicated app reviewing partner, MMMOOO, the developer of the rocketing MyPhone-turn Nokia phones into iPhone, provides a very special .sis installer file which called Slide Show, actually i former know this function under theme section, but when my real life photos goes in the...
Maybe it slipped passed you but Nokia just recently updated the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic’s firmware to version 31.0.101. This has been a long time coming since it’s last firmware update dated July 2009. Currently only available in Europe and Asia, this newest firmware update has included updates on your phone including an advanced e-mail application, a better version of Ovi Maps 3.0, an easier navigation experience, and bug fixes....
Have you ever played a game called Bulls and Cow, a classical number deduction game? This game was really hard to me in my childhood. And later there was a board game called Mastermind which replace the number with color ball. It's also very hot when I was young. Now you can be the hero, in your brain storm or kill time as the smart & brave snow leopard in the background. MMMOOO brings this game to your mobile phone! It's...
At the current “Nokia: The Way We Live Next” event, a video of the future of Nokia devices was shown to all and its now all over the net. Based on Nokia’s research and development, the video paints a picture of life in 2015 and how people communicate with the device. Check out the video below to have a peek into the future of Nokia. What do you think of the video? What are your thoughts on the Nokia in 2015?source:http://symbian.smashpop.n...
Seems like Nokia realised that many users are not clear on the direction and the app availability for email, social network and messaging on Nokia devices. That’s why the company launches a new portal that features all the messaging options and ambitions. The portal is divided into 3 main sections: Email, Instant Messaging and Social Networking. Each section tells users what they can do on their phone in messaging and how it helps them...
If you are looking for the game for exercising your quick thinking and finger skill, so this game is for you. Zum Zum is developed by innerActive for Nokia 5800 XM. The game will display the Egypt ancient city with the pyramid and pharaoh. A game board will be shown along with the carved pathway. One of the holes will release multi colored balls that move to the other hole at the path end. You need to shoot those multiple color balls in...
Continuing on their efforts of synchronising all their symbian services under the Ovi hood, Nokia have rechristened their Nokia Music application to Nokia Ovi Player. The latest update to the Nokia Music application, brings the new name along with several other improvements over the previous application. We gotta admit, there is nothing new in the Ovi player to get us all excited about but just the Ovi branding now gives the application...
Confused? Spare us a minute and we will tell you how to get an eyeful and earful of Rihanna as she performs live in London, all from your living room. As you may have heard, Rihanna is all set to launch her new album on 23rd of this month and she will be performing a few tracks from her new album in a concert in London, this Monday, the 16th of November and Nokia will be beaming it live on the web for free. Unless you have been living...
With Nokia turning to its latest flagship device, the N900 to get some foothold in the smartphone segment, Maemo 5 is the talk of the town. Being 5800 fans, if you are feeling left out on one of the most happening events in the world of smartphones today, you can sit back and relax for we have some Maemo goodies for you. One of the best known theme developers, TehkSeven is back and back with a bang, we must say for his latest theme maemo...