Continuing the good work that our friends at Espoo have been doing over the last couple of weeks, they have now updated the Ovi store. Yeah we kept reading from them and elsewhere that Ovi store is all set to get a new revamp and boy, they did deliver on the promise.So what’s the update all about? Honestly we think, this is the best iteration of Ovi store we have seen from Nokia. Looks like the folks at Nokia took a long look at the list...
If unsigned apps are your forte, then we have something for you which might make you jump from your couch or whatever you are seated on, reading this post of ours. The v40 firmware of our dearNokia 5800s is now hackable. Thanks to the PNHT team, for bringing the latest hack to the masses. Lest you get excited, let us first warn you that hacking will void the warranty and it may damage your 5800s. So it’s on your own risk that you try this...
Chess Pro II as the name suggests is a Chess board game that you can play on your Nokia 5800. The game has a feature rich design with a customizable user interface. You can choose between a number of designs for your pieces. You can even change the screen layout and boards to different shades of color. If you are an expert player and understand the movement notations then you can change your view mode which allows you see the corresponding...
Fring is a mobile chat client which i believe everyone of us are aware of. We know about the capabilities that Fring adds to your mobile phone when it comes to communicating over a number of IM services. We can interact on Gtalk, Skype, Yahoo, Aim, MSN, ICQ, Twitter and Facebook with Fring using WiFi or the data connection. The latest version of Fring brings Video Calling over Fring/Skype which is amazing and Fring claims itself to be...
UC Browser is just another browser not really as good as the Opera Browser for the Nokia 5800 i reviewed in my last post. However, it has come long way since i last knew about it. It was buggy and unstable when i last used it. UC Browser 7 is an all new avatar of the last version i laid hands on. It is much more stable and refined, displays the webpages just like you see on your PC browser.
Browsing over this browser on Nokia 5800 was...
We all know about Opera which happens to be the master of mobile internet browsing. I have reviewed the previous versions of Opera 4 and Opera 5 for Nokia 5800 which happened to be the J2ME versions. Opera 4 was a nice one but Opera 5 somehow was not stable on Nokia 5800. Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 is a symbian version and works flawlessly on Nokia 5800. The entire layout and user interface which appears on Nokia 5800 gives a feel as if you...
Yeah, Skyfire-the only other mobile browser (other than symbian and microB), capable of rendering flash content on mobile devices is now available for symbian fifth edition device, still in 1.5beta though. We have been waiting to get our hands on this browser from our 5800s since long and the dawn of 2010 has finally bought this amazing browser to our dear Tube 5800s.
So, what’s the thing with this Skyfire which made this browser win the...
The holiday season may be over but if you are still planning for some travel (work/leisure), we have something you might just need for the trip. Wondering what? Let’s say you are traveling to some exotic location, the local language of which is as alien to you as the humanoids on Pandora of James Cameroon’s Avatar, then you are in for luck as ABBYY have just released another one of their revolutionary OCR based apps for...
ShareMySlides is an online live presentation service which is currently running in the Beta test phase as such it is offering free service at the moment. I found it really interesting in the sense that you can upload all your documents (Only PDF and Powerpoint currently) on their website and view it on your mobile without a supporting application. What i mean is that to view the power-point or pdf documents that you upload,...
Snapfish is an online photo printing service by HP (Hewlett Packard) which is there for quite some time. It is available worldwide and allows you to print your pictures online at cheapest prices available. You can simply upload your pictures to your snapfish account or email them to your account and print them. They have a variety of options available for you to print your pictures. You can create photo mugs, posters, collage pictures,...
Yes, you heard it right, Nokia has offered free lifetime navigation on these compatible phone models - Nokia X6, Nokia N97 mini, E72, E55, E52, Nokia 6730 classic, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia 5230. Nokia 5800 now has a free turn by turn navigation with voice and visual guidance across 70 countries. Of-course, this has come late but Nokia has finally kept our faith in it. Iphone...
I know i have been late at putting this up but the sole reason for this was to confirm the authenticity of this upgrade and test it myself. However, i have not been able to test it myself because the newfirmware is still not available on the Nokia servers for my region. I have it confirmed on the Nokia Update Finder that the upgrade does exist for my region and others too. Here is a list of all the products codes for Nokia 5800 which...
Nokia Software Updater released for Windows 7
Nokia Software Updater is a standalone application for updating Nokia 5800's device firmware. Updating phone's firmware adds some enhancements to phone's basic features, also improve the overall device performance apart from removing identified bugs from the previousfirmware.
Nokia Betalabs has launched the compatible version of Nokia Software Updater for Windows 7. It is still a release candidate...
We just got the BREAKING NEWS we all were dying to hear since long. Yeah, the much awaited Firmware Update v40 finally lands at our Nokia 5800. The update brings with it Kinetic Scrolling and a New Home Screen similar to 5530’s.
The update has just started rolling out and is not yet available in all parts of the world. Do check on your 5800 if its available for you via OTA (Over the Air) or NSU (Nokia Software Updater). The update also...
Total Recall is amazing stuff and no we are not talking about that Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie of the early 90s but a killer app from none other than Killer Mobile. If you have had a symbian phone before, you would have probably heard or had this app on your phone for this is one of the most popular apps on symbian front.
Like you guys know, keeping track on all your telephonic conversations is by no means an easy task. Don’t you...
When you read/hear Las Vegas, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Casinos and the bubbly nightlife right? Well, the same Vegas has been doing the rounds on the web but for a totally different reason this time around, courtesy Consumer Electronics Show or CES 2010 which recently concluded in the US abode of casinos and yeah Nokia did have a device or two up its sleeves but that’s not what we are gonna talk about here. We were...
XpressCut is a simple but powerful application to cut and save songs directly on your S60 5th Edition phone. Open XpressCut, select a song, set the start tag and the end. Once you pressed the save button it will create a new file and save the song. The quality of the new created file is good and can be send to your friends or can be used as a ringtone. Apparently, XpressCut is based on Phython and requires at least Python version...
If you want uninstall multiple apps on a S60 device you can do it only one after the other, not several at once. This is without a doubt a pain and takes some time. With BatchUninstall, developed by Think Change, you can uninstall multiple application at once. You just need to select all apps you want to uninstall and click ‘Delete Selected’. Batch Uninstall works on all S60 5th and 3rd edition devices.
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The Nokia DC-11 is charger for on the go that offers you the opportunity to charge up to two devices simultaneously. The Nokia DC-11 has a silver aluminum body which looks good indeed. However, you should take care of it as scratches come remarkable fast and leave their trace even faster. It weights 94grams and is with it’s dimensions (113×56×11 mm) really slim but still as high and width as a phone. Nonetheless...
Wikipedia or Wiki as it’s popularly known as, needs no introduction to any netizen spending a decent amount of time on the web these days. However the popular web encyclopedia has been overlooking the symbian eco-system when it comes to releasing a dedicated app for the platform. However the dawn of 2010 has heralded another welcome addition to the symbian world with the Wikipedia Reader Widget, thanks to Symbian Foundation’s developer...
Mobile Stream has recently came out with a top view racing game for Symbian 5th edition devices like Nokia N97, 5800, 5530 etc.
In the game, you will drive miniature cars along 8 tracks in various surroundings:
* a futuristic expo with extraordinary scientific gadgets,
* a snow town with christmas trees,
* a village on a tropical island near a volcano,
* a knight’s castle,
* a factory zone,
* riverside with mills and gardens,
* a desert...