NOKIA 5800 EXPRESS MUSIC

Ever since we say the voice command feature of the iPhone we have been hoping we would get that function on iPhone killer-5800s. We are not actually surprised that the best selling phone in Europe got an app for using voice commands on our 5800s.

Vlingo is one of the coolest apps we have seen on our 5800s. Not only is it an excellent app for controlling your 5800 over a voice commands, it also users to update their status on popular networking sites of facebook and twitter. More details after the break. Read more »

source:tube5800.com

Ever wondered about the graphical capabilities of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone? To help you test it, you can use the FREE application known as Pendulum from OffScreen.

What is Pendulum?

Pendulum is a simple application that can test the graphics of your phone. When you launch the application, you will be greeted by just a black screen. The tendency is to touch the screen. And when you do, some activity starts on the screen. You will notice a red colored line start forming ovals and the ovals are being drawn over each other. The colors start changing as well. It starts from red going to orange to yellow and so on. If you let it continue, the application will form like a ball of yarn.

Read More »

source:nokia5800.net

Do you have more space for your music or videos?

Ever wanted to check your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone’s memory and the 8GB external memory card that comes with the unit the simplest way possible? Now you can with the Memory Status Touch created by OffScreen.

What is Memory Status?

Programmed by OffScreen Technologies, Memory Status Touch is a lightweight and simple application that, for all intensive purposes, checks the memory status of your phone and the external card installed in your phone.

When you launch the Memory Status application, the screen projects two capsule-like shapes with reflection effects similar to the Mac OSX interface. The first capsule indicates the Phone’s internal memory while the second capsule is the Memory Card. Beside the text descriptions is the size of the indicated memory slot.

You will notice the bar filling up giving you a graphical representation of the memory. At the bottom of every capsule, the application will display the eaten memory and how much more space is available to consume.

At the upper left corner, you will see a big “I” which will pop the “About Us” window. At the upper right corner, you will see a big “X” which obviously ends the application.

My take on the Memory Status Touch application

I like the simplicity of the application. It’s very frank. It tells you how much space was consumed in your phone or memory card. It is a similar feature to the iTunes memory checker when you plug in your iPod or iPhone.

Unfortunately, it does not give you a breakdown of what type of files your spaces takes up. It would have been nice to see indications of photos, music and other files. A nice wish-list feature for future releases for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic version.

My verdict

The Memory Status Touch application does its work well. Though the Nokia 5800 has a built-in application to check your phone or memory card’s remaining space, I prefer using this instead. It’s graphical and pretty much gives me the information I need to know. This is a “must have” and handy tool for all Nokia 5800 users.

Sometimes, simplicity has its advantages. This is a simple application with a very important purpose. Now, checking your memory is cooler that just text and numbers.

The Memory Status Touch application can be downloaded for FREE at the Ovi Store. Just register to access the site. You can also download this application straight to your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone by installing the Ovi Store Application.

Match the candy icons. Get points. Yum!

One of the fortes of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone is the ability to present games in full graphics and sound. The phone most notably excels in the field of puzzle games. If you are looking for a simple yet addicting game that brings an alert mind and sharp pair of eyes into the picture, then the Candy Shop game is for you.

What is Candy Shop?

Programmed by Play Tomo, this game is both good for the eyes and for the brain. The object of the game is to align three (3) or more of the candy icons to reach the stage’s score objective. A running time sets off once the game starts. To align three of more candy icons, one must touch an icon and swap it with a neighboring icon either above, below, at the left or at its right. Then, the similar icons disappear thereby bringing the above row of icons to go one level lower. This gives us more options to mix and match the icons and get more points.

What is User Agent?

In terms of web browsers, User Agent is a string that identifies the browser. When a mobile device uses a browser to access a website then this User Agent string, tells the website as to what type of browser is being used to access the website. Depending on the type of browser, the website modifies its content and makes it suitable to be viewed on the web browser. Ex – If you are using a Nokia 5800’s browser to access Gmail, then the layout is modified by the Gmail web server to suit the web browser. Similarly, if you use the iPhone to access Gmail, the layout will be different depending on the iPhone’s browser.

To modify the User Agent for Nokia 5800, we need the following three installation files. One of these files is unsigned and need to be signed before you can install it on your phone. There is an existing post detailing the entire process of signing an unsigned application.

1) iphonesque_UAChange.sis [Need to be signed]
2) PythonForS60.sis
3) UserAgentSelect.sis

Benefits of changing the User Agent of Nokia 5800

There are no great benefits of doing this, however, it does allow you to access some sites that are more easy and comfortable to browse on your phone. One of the greatest examples are gmail, orkut, facebook and other google apps. Sometimes, you may be looking to download some content from a website that is not available for your phone but you know that it will work on your phone. In such a case you simply have to change the User Agent and get the desired content.

Iphonesque is a Python based application that actually gives you a UI based change options between the following User Agent –

Let’s start the step by step process of installing all the required files. It is mandatory to sign “iphonesque_UAChange.sis” before installing it to your phone.