Nokia Drop Updated now select the browser to open url

Last week i reviewed SymPaper  a Read it Later client allowing you to save your favourite url for reading later from phone,Nokia Drop is a similar service which pushes links to the cloud and you can open them on your mobile.Sounds complicated it's simple install the extension for Chrome or Firefox and send the favourite links to your phone.

The app uses push notifications so no need to connect to PC you just need an active internet connection and everything you add from browser will be availble on the phone.With this update version 1.1.1 you can select which browser to open the link.

New features for mobile client

• respects your choice of browser used for opening urls
• speaks your language (localization)
• uses kinetic scrolling capabilities

New support:

• adds add-on support for Firefox 5.0

Bug fixes:

• fixes problem with opening Place with latest Maps application

Download the latest version from Nokia Beta Labs

via[mynokiablog]

Monday, June 27, 2011 by sonior · 0

New beta for Ovi Suite released direct app downloads and easier updates

A new beta for Ovi Suite has been released in beta labs which brings a well needed direct app downloads and smaller Nokia Ovi Suite updates.

 The changes include

• The direct download and installation of free Ovi Store apps, games, and more from the Nokia Ovi Suite home view to your connected phone. Just sign in first with Nokia account.
• A simplified Maps view. You can instantly see which maps you have on your phone.
• Support for quicker and smaller Nokia Ovi Suite updates (patch support). For example, Nokia Ovi Suite can be updated from the Nokia Ovi Suite 3.1.1.40 release to Nokia Ovi Suite 3.1.1.50 with an update package that is considerably smaller in size. Updating naturally takes place more swiftly. Major updates to Nokia Ovi Suite, like updating Nokia Ovi Suite 3.1.1.40 to Nokia Ovi Suite 3.2.0.50 still require the download of the full update package. 
• Lots of error corrections. For example, over 30 crash errors have been fixed in this release.

Download the update from Nokia Beta Labs

source[Nokia Beta Labs]

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by sonior · 0

Nokia Drop Updated now send Places and RSS

Nokia Drop allows you to send links,photo and more to your phone wirelessly from your browser.The send items appear as notifications on the phone and you only require a data connection on your phone.The app has been updated with couple of improvements and bug fixes.

The changes include

• Send map view or send selected location from maps.ovi.com
• Send RSS feeds to Nokia Reader application or native browser web feed folder
• Choose how to handle received items: automatically or manually
• UX improvements in Nokia Drop web pages and in Nokia Drop client

Download the app from Nokia beta Labs

via[Nokia beta labs]

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 by sonior · 0

Nokia Drop push photos,links to your phone from your browser

Nokia Beta Labs  has just released Nokia Drop an app to push photos and links to your phone.Ever wanted to browse link to your phone but don't want to type the entire thing this app can save your day.Nokia Drop doesn't require a usb or bluetooth connection,it uses your phone's data connection.It uses the push notifications Nokia introduced recently for Nokia smartphones with Nokia Reader,once you send a link or photo it will notify you immediately and doesn't use much battery.

The app has two components a client for your phone and an extension for your pc's browser.I downloaded the app on my Nokia 5230 and installed the extension for firefox,chrome is available too.For s60v5 users the push notification package also need to be installed.The app is qt based so if you haven't installed qt it will prompt you to download it.Dont worry downloading and installation of qt is automatic and one time only.For the first time when you click on the extension icon you need to login using your nokia account.There is a website https://drop.nokia.com where you can view your recent activity.
To send a link just click on the extension icon and the link will be pushed to your phone via your data conneion.To send a photo just right click and select send.
Download the app from here

via[nokia beta labs]

Tuesday, April 05, 2011 by sonior · 0

Ovi Maps 3.06 final version available on Ovi Store

Ovi Maps 3.06 beta version was available for some time in ovi store and now in a blog post Nokia beta labs has announced that it has come out of beta and the final version is available for download from ovi store.

If you want to know more about ovi maps 3.06 read our previous posts.
http://store.ovi.com/content/100493

via[Nokia Beta Labs]

Friday, April 01, 2011 by sonior · 0

Nokia Ovi Suite 3.1 Beta released with new features and fixes

Nokia Ovi Suite has just relased a new version 3.1 beta with new features like send links to your phone for your favorite app,send group messages and performance improvements like faster software update and more.

Here is the full change log

• Updating your phone software and mobile apps takes place more easily. Now, you can update both in one go.
• Downloading apps, games, and more from Ovi Store is now even simpler. When you choose to download something from Ovi Store through Nokia Ovi Suite, the direct link to the selected item is sent to your phone. You can then go on to download the item using your phone. There's no need to open a web browser on your desktop anymore.
• Viewing the results of your latest sync is now possible in the Sync log view. In this view, you can see all the details that were added, updated or deleted and where each of these changes took place.
• Syncing with Microsoft Outlook has been improved with critical fixes. We've put lots of effort into this and we're looking forward to your feedback on the results.
• Creating the connection between your device and computer is now more reliable.
• Sending text messages to groups is now possible. You can create contact groups in the Contacts view and easily send messages to all the members of a specific group in the Messaging view.
• Playing high-definition videos captured with your phone takes place in a more optimised and smooth way.
• Keeping track of your map downloads is easy. Click Downloads in the Maps view to view your download queue.

Download the new version from here

source[nokia beta labs]

Saturday, March 26, 2011 by sonior · 0

Nokia Software Updater beta for Mac now available for download

Nokia Software Updater for Mac allows you to update your Nokia device.The software allows you to install latest firmware to your device.

While Nokia hasn't released ovi suite for Mac it's nice that they have relased the Nokia Software Updater.Download the app from here

source[nokiabetalabs]

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 by sonior · 0

Nokia Diexie (诺基亚叠写) write chinese faster on your phone

After yeterdays announcement of Nokia Shoot and Tag by Nokia Research Center, Beijing today a quite new app which makes it easier to type Chinese charcters on symbian smartphones.The app allows you to enter each letter in sucession and edit the whole sentence at the end thereby reducing the time.Here is a part of offical blog post explaning Nokia Diexie,
"Nokia Diexie allows users to simply write a full sentence one character over another in a stacking style with using your pointer finger as a pen.  (Diexie in Chinese  means "overlapping handwriting").  As you begin writing the next character over the previous character, the previous character begins to fade away, creating an overlapped visual, allowing you to concentrate on finishing the next character."

This method they clame increase the accuracy and speed of writing.Though it is optimised for Chinese it can be used for other languages too.The application is available for s60v5 and symbian^3 devices.
Here is a video demonstrating the app

Download the app from here

source[nokiabetalabs]

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by sonior · 0

Nokia Shoot and Tag record video with automatic scene tagging

Nokia Shoot and Tag is relased by Nokia Beta labs as useful app to tag import scenes while capturing videos for easy playback.The tagged scenes acts as chapters so that you can easily move to key parts of a video by selcting the appropriate chapter.The scenes are either tagged automatically or you can manually define the tag.The video below gives a small over view

The app has been developed from Nokia Video Cuts which gives a new way to playback videos.The app supports s60v5 and symbian^3 devices and can be downloaded from here

Monday, March 14, 2011 by sonior · 0