31 December 2010
Ovi suite 3.0 comes out of beta
The home screen has been given a total revamp and music can be searched and downloaded eaily from ovi music,also support for downloading offline street maps has been added.There has been improvements in performance as some usability improvements.Here are the main changes
- Get started in almost no time: have the installation take place more quickly and simply
- Create the connection between your phone and computer and sync your content with added reliability
- Get quick access to both your own content and recommendations of new music, apps, games, and more from the Home view
- Explore and enjoy the millions of music tracks available on Ovi and download the best picks directly to your computer
- Save in data transfer costs – download free street maps and voice guidance files for your phone
- Have the application use language that is closer to normal, every-day speech
- Enjoy your photos and videos in a splendid full-screen view
- Export your text messages for storing and viewing on your computer
Friday, December 31, 2010 by sonior · 0
30 December 2010
Top 10 Freeware Apps downloaded from Ovistore
I would like to focus on the top 10 freeware downloaded from ovistore.
1.Opera Mobile
The best browser available for symbian smartphones what more to tell.
2.eBuddy Mobile Messenger
Multiplatform chat client supporting facebook,yahoo and more.
3.Skype
Low cost calls and free skype to skype calls on the offical skype app.
4.Snaptu
All in one social app and more with great looks.
5.Fring
A strong alternative to skype with low cost international calls and free fring to fring video call support.
6.TuneWiki
Listen to music either on your phone or stram from shoutcast radio stations with lyrics.
7.Sports Tracker
Keep your body fit with best fitness tracking app.
8.Romplr:Remix
Best music remix app.
9.Socially
All in one app for all your social needs with support for facebook,twitter,LinkedIn and foursquare.
10.Trill
Free full featured twitter client.
Thursday, December 30, 2010 by sonior · 0
Nokia 5230 Blog Best of 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010 by sonior · 0
24 December 2010
Sports Tracker gets Updated for this christmas
The changes are
Updates to the mobile app
- heart rate data added to GPX export
- heart rate zone calculation fix
Fixes to the web service
- bug fix: map type selection (map, satellite, hybrid, terrain) was not persistent from session to session
- bug fix: GPS import with heart rate data, max heart rate was 1 bpm too high
- bug fix: extra front page map loading removed when logging in
- bug fix: fixes to comments editing
- other minor tweaks
via[@nokiaaddict][sports-tracker.com/blog]
Friday, December 24, 2010 by sonior · 0
WhatsApp updated to 2.2.21 with multimedia and location sharing
Until now the app supported only text messaging but with this new version sharing multimedia is supported.Here are the major changes
- sharing multimedia
- location sharing
- tabs for chat,contacts
Friday, December 24, 2010 by sonior · 0
23 December 2010
Gravity 1.5 alpha released with potrait qwerty keyboard and UI improvements
The main changes include potrait qwerty keyboard,fullscreen support to all versions,improvements in ui and more.Here is the changelog
- Your own tweets that have been retweeted are shown in the “My Tweets” tab
- The “In-Reply-To” button will show all retweets of your (retweeted) Tweet
- Browse all your own Favourites by scrolling down (automatically loading more)
- Browse all User Tweets (from a user’s profile) by scrolling down
- Tweets sent in offline mode will be shown in the drafts section now
- Support for Messages and Notifications has been added
- Posts now show the picture and additional description text
- Browse a user’s Wall and post to the Wall
- Read up to 30 most recent comments in a special Post & Comment view
Virtual Keyboard
- Virtual Keyboard for Symbian^3 & S60v5 in both portrait and landscape mode
- Landscape mode virtual keyboard finally has Close & Send keys
- Key button popups are rendering correctly on the left and right sides of the keyboard
- A special Edit key opens the phone’s default editor
- The keyboard supports English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese Layout
Miscellaneous
- The new S^3 fullscreen mode is now available for S60v5 as well
- A new notification icon (exclamation mark) shows failed/scheduled tweets
- Auto-More: List automatically loads and displays tweets from Cache
- Preview of pictures supports Instagr.am now
- Google Reader now synchronizes read/unread posts on startup
- Twitter/Facebook buttons have been added to the new keyboard for Foursquare
- “Check-in here” added to the Foursquare history tab
Bug Fixes
- Google Reader: a very old crashing Bug has been fixed (USER 130)
- UI Layout crashing bug fixed (KERN-EXEC 3)
- JSON Parser has been fixed for Twitter (”change of your identity” Bug & RT Bug)
- Background Power-Safe mode was broken and has been fixed
Note:The alpha version is not stable use at your own risk
via[allaboutsymbian.com][mobileways.de]
Thursday, December 23, 2010 by sonior · 0
How to use offline maps in Ovi Maps
- Download Ovisuite from here and install it.
- Download ovimaps 3.06 beta from here
- Install it on your computer and select maps
- You will be asked ovisuite or ovi maps online
- For the first time use ovimaps online.
- Now exit the application and connect your phone to ovisuite
- Be sure you have an active internet connection
- select maps on ovisuite
- The list of maps will be shown and you can select which location you want to use
- also download the voice guidence
- after the both have been downloaded open ovimaps to goto settings->internet->connection
- select offline
- Now your phone will use data only when searching for new places(just searching) or syncing favourites,checking weather.
- Note some countries maps will be of very large files be sure to select memory card for installing the maps
Thursday, December 23, 2010 by sonior · 0
21 December 2010
Ovi Daily App get the daily ovi store recommendations
They app is available for s60v5,symbian^3 devices.The interface of the app is quite good and you get a short description of the app and a link to the blog post.
Download the app from here http://store.ovi.com/content/77460
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by sonior · 0
Opera Mobile 10.1 update for symbian^3 devices
The changes affect only symbian^3 devices.Here is the changelog
- Predictive text can be activated while writing password
- Fixed crashing when typing in password dialog using Sougou keyboard
- Fixed crashing when using predictive text and system keyboard
- Fixed issues with spelling keyboard not disappearing
- Fixed issues with backspace deleting all text in edit field when text isn't selected
- Fixed bug where previous virtual key searches do not highlight correctly
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 by sonior · 0
20 December 2010
Free calls from fring for travelers stranded in European airports
- download fring
- activate fringout
- Tweet your fring user ID, include @fring and a picture of your valid ticket and #freefringairport (e.g. #freefringairport my @fring userID: Jimmy1709, www.mypicture.com)
- you can now call for free anywhere in the world
Monday, December 20, 2010 by sonior · 0
19 December 2010
News:Get games free from Ovi store for indian users
Head over to www.nokia.co.in/specials/games to download and enjoy
via[zomgitscj.com]
Sunday, December 19, 2010 by sonior · 0
6 free Twitter apps for Symbian
This dependence leads to the need of acessing and updating twitter and what better than dedicated clients to do that task for you and that too free.Here is a list of apps that will help you do just that.
Trill
Trill is a newcomer on the block but have become one of the most downloaded apps from ovisore.The just does what you would expect send updates,reply search,favourite and more.
http://store.ovi.com/content/49452
Tweets60 free
Tweets60 is one of the well known twitter apps and provides all the basic twitter functions.But doesn't have advanced features like posting to tweetpic.
http://store.ovi.com/content/7606
Socially
Socially is an all in one app for twitter,facebook,foursquare,linkedin with advanced integration with the phone like sync with contacts and more.A must have app.
http://store.ovi.com/content/22906
Hiptweet
Hiptweet is apormising app from hiplogic the creators of spark the homescreen replacement for symbian phones.The app is very beautiful and has support for adding your location and also posting pictures from your phone along with the tweets.
http://store.ovi.com/content/77630
Hahlo
Hahlo is a twitter webapp which is as powerful and works like a native app.This is a good alternative to try out to know how powerful webapps can be.Opera Mobile is recommended for best results.
www.hahlo.com
Twimgo
Great qt based app from the author of Kasvopus with all the basic features and also image preview and sound alerts.
http://twimgo.substanceofcode.com/
Also read Twitter Web Apps
Sunday, December 19, 2010 by sonior · 0
18 December 2010
News:Symbian Foundation closes and Development only under Nokia
Saturday, December 18, 2010 by sonior · 0
Apps:Spark Homescreen replacement for symbian comes out of beta
With this update the app brings symbian^3 support and also Groupon integration.Hre are the main features of the app
- Homescreen replacement for symbian
- supports s60v5 and symbian^3
- shows your twitter and facebbok feed
- easily update your facebook and twitter feed
- get the latest news from skynews and more
- get the latest deals from groupon
- shortcuts to easily acess all your favourite apps
Saturday, December 18, 2010 by sonior · 0
Merry Xmas from Piezero available with custom icons free for download
Here are the main features of Xmas theme
- SVG Theme
- Available for Symbian Os 3rd edition, Symbian^1 and Symbian^3.
- Custom Zeta Icons and Lite version included
- Fits both portrait and landscape modes.
- Available for FREE.
Saturday, December 18, 2010 by sonior · 0
15 December 2010
News:Aupeo Releases 20 new free internet radio channel apps to ovistore
via[@bperry][http://venturebeat.com]
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 by sonior · 0
Themes:Winter Night by Pizero and Glow Tube Theme by vitro
Winter Night is a new theme form piezero available free from ovistore.The theme has a nice background but no custom icons are included.
http://store.ovi.com/content/70197
Glow Tube
This is a nice looking theme with a great backround but like the previous theme no cutom icons.
http://store.ovi.com/content/68612
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 by sonior · 0
14 December 2010
Games:Snake revolution for Nokia by Digital Chocolate
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 by sonior · 0
13 December 2010
News:Soundtrckr Geosocial Internet Radio for nokia updated with s60v5 support
You can tune into realtime what others are listening in your area or create a station and invite your friends to come and listen.
- Listen to more than 8 million fully licensed songs - any artist, any genre, anytime
- Create and share personal radio stations
- Play music with friends in real time
- Search your city for popular music and people with similar taste
- Share your favorite stations on social networks
- Enabled persistent connection with Twitter (Users do not need to log-in on twitter each time they exit and re-enter the app)
- Enabled user profile photo upload from locally stored photos
- Added exit button on settings page
- Extended compatibility to S60 5th edition devices running on Java 2.1 beta available on Nokia Beta Labs
- Bug fixes for stability and performance
Download sountrckr from here
Monday, December 13, 2010 by sonior · 0
Apps:Waze for Nokia crowd sourced gps navigation
The above video explains the concept neatly.If you dont have the time here is the short version each person using the app helps update the app passively yes you just have to start the app when you drive and the waze servers do the hardwork for you updating the map and warning you if their is some obstruction ahead.
The map is completely user generated and you can reprot accidents,traffic jam and login into foursquare.If you find a road is not there you have three options
- report the problem
- press record on the app and start driving
- login to www.waze.com to change the map
Download the app from ovistore http://store.ovi.com/content/16466
Monday, December 13, 2010 by sonior · 0
12 December 2010
Which to buy Nokia budget smartphones 5230,5235,5233,5250 compared
This approach can be seen in the newer symbian models N8,C6,C7,E7.All the s60v5 devices were also like these.Nokia 5800,N97,5230,5233,5235,5250 all had ARM 11 434mhz processor and 128 ram but N97 belonged higher end,5800 medium and 5230 low end.So i wanted to explain the available options when buying an entry level Nokia smartphone.
Nokia 5230
Nokia 5230 is missing two prominent things one no ovi music unlimited and no wifi.There is no front facing camera and hence no video calling,a 2MP camera with no flash.All other features of 5800 are there.A good option to buy if you are looking for a cheap nokia smartphone.
Nokia 5233(5228)
Launched at the same time as Nokia 5230 but as a lower cost option.The lower cost came at the expense of no 3g and no GPS.All other features are there but no wifi,no 3g is a very big loss and hard to recommend buy this if you are looking for a cheap smartphone with 3.2" screen.
Nokia 5235
Keeping all the features of Nokia 5230 it comes with two new additions an ovi music unlimted and a chrome metallic finish.Ovi music unlimited means you have acess to over 2 million DRM free international and regional songs free to download.Best option to buy if you want a Nokia smartphone under $200.
Nokia 5250
Released mid 2010 is the cheapest option.The phone has a new design but like Nokia 5233 there is no 3g or GPS.To make it more cheaper the screen is only 2.8" and phone memory is only 50mb.The phone is only recommended if you want to get the cheapest Nokia smartphone in the market.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 by sonior · 1
11 December 2010
Zopimobi chrome extension to easily send links to your Nokia
All you have to do is install the extension then on clicking the zopmobi icon save the link shown as bookmark on your phone and you are all set.Next time you want to send a link open the link in your webbrowser(much faster than typing it into the mobile browser) press the zopmobi icon and you are ready.Open the bookmark on your phone and you will be redirected to the webadress.
Saturday, December 11, 2010 by sonior · 0
Apps:Pixelpipe Share Online 1.03 for Symbian is available for download
The updated version brings a couple of changes
- Option for prompted uploads after capture of photos & video
- Ability to set scaling factor for photos at the time of upload
- Automatic prompting for OTA application updates
- Option for automatic “zero click” uploading of photos & videos after capture. This option is available under Pixelpipe/Options/Settings/Advanced
Saturday, December 11, 2010 by sonior · 0
10 December 2010
Get EA WORMS and FIFA 2010 free from ovi store
FIFA 2010
http://store.ovi.com/content/72982
Worms 2010
http://store.ovi.com/content/73024
Friday, December 10, 2010 by sonior · 0
Nokia 5230 Price in india
indiatimes.com Rs.8690
FutureBazzar.com Rs.7150
Friday, December 10, 2010 by sonior · 0
09 December 2010
News:Ovi suite 3 beta gets updated
- Various crash corrections, for example “crash when editing playlists”, crash when transferring music to device and many more issues
- If you birthday information to a contact and don’t specify year of birthday, current year will be used.
- Fixes to situations, where after update of Nokia Ovi Suite, device was not correctly found via USB cable.
- Fixed issue in home view, where sometimes music album art and music track name didn’t match
- Fixed situation, where in restore operation got stuck, if the phone connected to charger, when starting restore operation
- Windows 7 pinning into Windows 7 task bar fixed
- Latest translation updates taken into use.
- Fixed situations, where error message didn’t fit into dialog.
via[zomgitscj.com]
Thursday, December 09, 2010 by sonior · 0
Xmas specia'ls from Ovi Store
A Christmas Carol
Get the famous Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens on you phone as an ebook.This ebook is released by offscreen which has released many wonderful apps on ovi store and most of them free.
http://store.ovi.com/content/21863
Xmas Carols Lite
Xmas Carols Lite brings all the famous christmas carols into your phone.Celebrate this christmas with these beautiful melodies.
http://store.ovi.com/content/66797
King of Xmas 3D Free
Help santa find presents before time runs out.You play as santa who lost his presents and must get the gifts back by going on a skii.NokNok review wasn't positive but hey it's christmas give it a chance.
http://store.ovi.com/content/69682
Thursday, December 09, 2010 by sonior · 0
10 Freeware for your Nokia 5230,5800,N97
- Opera Mobile
Opera Mobile is the must have app to get the best internet experience on your phone.Main features include tabs,opera link,geo tagging,fast javascript engine.You can download the app from ovi store http://store.ovi.com/content/20975
2.Xplore Filemanager
Xplore filemanger is the best filemanager for nokia smartphone with showing hidden drives and files,zip and rar support,doc support,edit file attributes(hidden,read only) and more.You can download the app from here
3.Skype,Nimbuzz,fring
Call for free all your friends on skype,google talk and chat on multiple networks.The choice is down to personal preference.
skype http://store.ovi.com/content/20924
Nimbuzz http://store.ovi.com/content/16638
Fring http://store.ovi.com/content/9356
4.Socially
Socially is a kind of all in one social app.Update your facebook,twitter,linked in,foursquare all in one place.
download the app from ovistore http://store.ovi.com/content/22906.
5.Swype
Swype brings a whole new way of entering text and also a qwerty keypad in potrait mode.Swype is a must have keyboard replacement.
Download the app from here
6.Pixelpipe
Pixelpipe allows you to share your photo,audio and video to over 75 networks. With it's integration with apps getting content to your favourite sites is now much easier.
Download the app from ovistore http://store.ovi.com/content/51490
7.Mecanto
Mecanto allows you to store all your music collection in the cloud and aceess it anywhere from your phone.The service is free and there is no limit on the amount storage you can use.
Download the app form ovistore http://store.ovi.com/content/15894
8.SPB TV
Watch live television on your phone.Spb tv supports over 100 international channels for free and you only require a 3g connection.
Download the app http://store.ovi.com/content/6525
9.Periodic
Never get lost of your phone.Periodic is a great app that can track your phone's location by gps,cell phone tower and if lost you can see the phone's location on their website.
Download the app http://store.ovi.com/content/25892
10.Sports Tracker
This app can do anything from measuring your calories burned while running to your heart rate.Use your phone as a gps sports computer.
Download the app http://store.ovi.com/content/31721
Thursday, December 09, 2010 by sonior · 0