Nokia Service Suite

Interesting press release from Nokia today. Useful to owners of WLAN enabled Nokia phones. I look forward to trying the product out (having recently purchased an N80 to go along with my N73...)No point paraphrasing the press release, read for yourself below:The convergence of cellular and Internet technologies has reached a stage where the future of mobility will be determined by players ready to take the next step. For consumers, using a PC and broadband connection to reach friends and family around the globe has become a familiar procedure. Now with dual mode phones and the increasing availability of home and hotspot wireless LANs (WLANs), consumers can get to the next level.Today announced Nokia Service Suite, a software solution which automates both the connectivity over the available...

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Fierce Wireless Favourite log Awards

I'm quite chuffed with this. My blog has a nomination on the Fierce Wireless favourite blog awards. You can vote in the awards, nominating your top five from the list, by clicking on the logo on the top left of this page or clicking on this link. Not much time left though, voting closes tomorr...

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No trial - No purchase.

Just a quick plea to software developers. It seems more & more of you are not offering free trial periods on your software. I find it hard to understand why? A trial period allows the end user to take the interesting idea your software offers and really put it to test, over a period of say 15 - 30 days. That way it is clear whether the app is going to be of use or not, whether the UI is good, how the colour scheme fits in with the theme on the phone, etc. No trial period makes, for me at least, a reluctant purchaser. I see an interesting idea, but unless I can try that app I'm hesitant to lay out €10 - €30 just to realise I might not use it as much as I had imagined. A trial period is going to make that a non-issue. I would know by the frequency I use an application in it's first few weeks...

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Mission Impossible on Nokia NSeries

Nokia have announced the launch of the MI III film on memory card to coincide with the DVD launch. The film fits onto a 512MB Mini SD card and runs at 25 frames per second. You will be able to fast forward, rewind, stop and continue watching the film at any time.The film will be bundled as part of a special package with the N93 in the folowing countries: Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the UK.To quote:"With this package, we want to highlight that the Nokia N93 is not only a fantastic movie-making device, but that it is also a portable video player, allowing users to enjoy movies wherever, whenever,"...

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N7x Music edition theme

I found this on the E61 Life site this morning (I like the E61 life site, even though the focus is obviously E61 not NSeries. Highly recommended)I like this theme. I'm not 100% sure whether the theme is N73 music edition or N70. Either way it looks g...

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Two Problems on my N73

I've had the N73 for a few weeks now. And despite there being a few reported problems in forums and on other blogs, my phone has been very solid and reliable to date (Hope I'm not tempting fate)Two things that I've noticed over the last couple of days though:1) I stored a lot of themes onto the memory card yesterday. However not all are showing on the list of available themes to choose from. Has anyone else noticed this? How did you resolve the problem? Related to this, in the installation manager not all themes are listed, so there are some I cannot remove. They are nice themes so not a major problem, but an annoyance all the same.2) Writing an email with the built in email client, if I want to attach a picture I have to scroll through the whole gallery to find the pictures(s) I want. This...

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Windows Live messenger on your S60v3

Posted over on E61 life I've just installed it on my N73. Connected fine, no problems. I'm gonna play around with it today, I'll post up some more detail lat...

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Nokia's mobile search app

I saw this posted on AAS earlier on. Daniel from E61 life posted in the Symbian Freak forums about a search program for S60 3rd edition phones. Symbian Freak run the story on their site earlier. I downloaded the app and put it on my N73. It's a great little app. You can search through messages, emails, other files, calendar even...

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N95 Video

Found over on the Nokia blog a quick 2 and a half minute video of the N95 taken at the Symbian smartphone show this week:And a quick hands on 'first impressions' review over on Mobile Review. I am very sure this handset will be one of my wants for next ye...

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Moblogging

I installed the Picoblogger app the other day. I haven't had chance to use it much but first impressions, it is very good. I'll give an update soon when I've had a chance to use it more thoroughly.But I was wondering, for those that don't use Picoblogger, if you Moblog, what service do you use?Shozu has always been a useful application. You can upload photos and videos to a range of blogging sites, to Flickr, to the BBC, CNN & Scoopt. Additionally you can subscribe to Zucasts, a selection of videos & pictures. Usefully you can also back up your contacts keeping a copy of them online.You can also use Flickr to Moblog. Take a picture on...

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Phone themes

Over on AAS today I saw a link to E61 life. Daniel there has created a white theme for S60 phones. I've put it on my N73, looks good. Although I still prefer the turquoise theme provided on the S60 blog a few weeks a...

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Picoblogger

A nice application turned up yesterday, Picoblogger. Allows Moblogging to a variety of services including Blogger, Wordpress & Live journal. Publish and download photos, videos and audio files. Make posts to your blog, tag them, attach mulitple photos and videos. It is probably the best moblogging application available.Download here:Picoblog...

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My favourite programs

I've had the N73 a while now. Programs specifically for S60v3 are still a bit thin on the ground, when compared to S60v2 but there are some good apps to be had. Here's what I have on my phone at the moment (S60 & Java apps):OperaThe built in Nokia Safari web browser is one of the best native web browsers on a mobile phone. Without discussion. But there are some things Opera does better. Worth having.Opera miniAnd if Opera is a good back up, you just need to have Opera mini. With the native browser, Opera & Opera mini there isn't a site you can't view on your phone.Yahoo GoGetting a compatible versiono f Yahoo Go for the N73 is not always straight forward. If you bought a Three UK handset, it should be pre installed. If, like me, you have a generic sim free handset, you should be able...

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Carrying case

I've never been a big fan of carrying cases for phones. I've always preferred a good pouch. Protection for the phone when I am not using it, unrestricted access to full phone functions when I need to use them.I've not found a decent looking pouch for my N73 though. So I bit the bullet and bought a case for it. I bought the case from Mobilefun. So far I am happy with the purchase. The case is manufactured by Krusell, and is an extremely tight fit. The openings on the plastic front of the case are well lined up, but the side openings for the volume and camera keys are not so well aligned.Overall I'm happy with the case but if anyone has a recommendation...

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Advanced call manager for N73

I downloaded this application for my phone this evening. It allows me to control who I receive calls from. It's one of the most annoying things about mobile phones, is people can get hold of you wherever you are. There's no more quiet time, whenever someone wants to get in touch they just call.I don't want to turn my phone off. I want the option of being able to make a call should I wish, but choose who I don't have to answer to. Of course, I could always see who is calling from the caller ID and reject the call. But with advanced call manager I have total control over incoming calls.Advanced call manager allows me to set up a selection of call lists. Black lists for numbers I don't want to receive calls from, white lists for groups of people who I want to receive calls from. So if I select...

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