Post Tagged with: "Symbian"

A Compass App for your Nokia N97

I love it when useful free new applications turn up. Like this one by the guys at Thinkchange.cn. You can now turn your Nokia N97 into a compass. When I first got the N97, I have to admit I was surprised to find out that even though there’s a compass built into the device, there’s [...]

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M1 : Look its Google’s Android on a Nokia !

I was contacted over the weekend, by the makers of the myPhone application, who asked if I’d like to give their new “M1” application a try. Naturally, I was inquisitive to check it out. M1 by Mmmooo.com is a new premium application for S60 V5 devices, that basically gives you the look and feel of [...]

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YouTube App for Symbian gets v2.2.6 update

The guys over at AllAboutSymbian have found that the official YouTube application for Symbian has received an update to version 2.02.6. As with the last update, there doesnt seem to be any visible changes in this update, although there might be a couple bug fixes under the hood. The App is officially only compatible with [...]

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Ovi Maps Updates : Graduates out of Beta

Nokia’s Ovi Maps for Mobile (Formerly known as Nokia Maps) has been updated, and has graduated out of Beta. What this means is, Nokia thinks Ovi Maps is now completely ready for the public. We should see it appear built into devices and firmware soon. You can download the new version of Ovi Maps, and [...]

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Ovi Contacts Updated: Finally gets Touch Support

Ovi Contacts (the application formerly known as Nokia Chat, Ovi chat and then Contacts on Ovi), now finally has Touch Support for S60 V5 devices. With Ovi Contacts, you can let your friends know what you are doing and where you are. You can also check your friends’ status messages to see what your friends [...]

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Nokia Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 V5

The guys over at Nokia Beta Labs have launched the new next-gen Java Runtime for S60 5th Edition devices. Assumingly this will be included in future device firmware updates. The update is a 4 MB installation that modifies any already-installed Java MIDlets to work properly with the new runtime version. It gives you several usability [...]

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The N-Gage Application Gets Version 1.21(1536) Update

The Official N-Gage Application has been updated to Version 1.21(1536). To get the update, start up your current N-Gage application on your device and navigation to Options–>Check for update. It should automatically prompt you once you let your device connect to the Internet though. This should bring up a web page with a link to [...]

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Nokia Messaging “IM” beta launched (for E75 devices)

Just a few minutes ago, Nokia Betalabs introduced the new Nokia Messaging – E75 IM beta application. This is basically Nokia Messaging, the Email Client, with new IM capabilities. Nokia Messaging now offers a desktop-like IM experience on your Nokia device. You can stay in contact with your friends across multiple communities, easily switch between [...]

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Google Mobile App for Symbian gets v2.1.12 update

Steve over at AllAboutSymbian has found that the official Google Mobile application for Symbian has received a minor update to version 2.1.12. Apparently the update fixes a couple browser-related issues and introduces a few cosmetic changes. You can download the update for your S60 V3 device (there’s no S60 V5 version yet) by visiting m.Google.com [...]

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Flash 10 Coming Soon to Symbian

Apparently, Adobe had a presentation yesterday where they revealed that they plan to release Flash 10 Beta to all Symbian devices (and other smartphone OS…except the iPhone) sometime between this October 4th – Oct 7th. Flash 10 should enabled faster and smoother streaming and playing of Flash video (like YouTube) and files in addition to [...]

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The N-Gage Application Gets Version 1.20(1511) Update

The Official N-Gage Application has been updated to Version 1.20(1511). To get the update, start up your current N-Gage application on your device and navigation to Options–>Check for update. It should automatically prompt you once you let your device connect to the Internet though. Note: In my case the .sis installer file said it was [...]

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An Overview of Jbak TaskMan & its many Features

One of the most useful features of S60 is Multitasking. We all know you have to long-press the Menu/Home key to see a list of currently running applications. Unfortunately, this is somewhat of a waste of a key, and there are various softwares out in the market to enhance the functionality of this key. The [...]

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YouTube App for Symbian gets v2.2.1 update

The guys over at AllAboutSymbian have found that the official YouTube application for Symbian has received an update to version 2.02.1. As with the last update, there doesnt seem to be any visible changes in this update, although there might be a couple bug fixes under the hood. Apparently now there’s support for 11 countries [...]

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Nokia Point & Find updated : Now has User Generated Content

Early today, Nokia’s Point & Find application got an update. As you might already know, Point & Find lets you point your Nokia device’s camera at a poster, or magazine cover etc and gives you relevant info about it near-instantly. Here’s a bit from the blog post on BetaLabs : The P&F Management Portal lets [...]

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QuickOffice Offering Free Upgrade For Eseries Devices

Earlier today, QuickOffice, the office document application for Symbian S60 devices, posted that it is offering Eseries Devices a free update to QuickOffice v6 . The application normally costs about $35, so this is deffo a sweet deal. If you have an E51, E52, E55, E63, E66, E71, E72 or E90 from the Eseries range, [...]

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