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- Mark sms messages as unread
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E65 RSS FeedBest video player for S60?
August 27th, 2008
Scott Janousek, posting on his blog, has brought his readers a digest of some of the best S60 flash video players (rather than just video file players like DivX) on the market.
EmTube gets a mention, along with screen shots and the assertion that it is Scott’s favourite – he likes the UI and says it is a ‘nice native S60’ player. MobiTubia also gets the thumbs up for being ‘simple but effective’, but FLVPlayer didn’t seem to work for him. He mentions a few other options, including an appeal to his readers asking if they have developed a video player of their own.
Can you help Scott in his appeal? Which video player is your favourite? Jump in and have your say.
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Keep track of your device with Phonelocator
August 22nd, 2008
Rafe from All About Symbian and Apoc from Symbian Freak have both reported on the new Phonelocator app that helps you geo-track your device.
Apoc writes that the ‘realtime GPS tracking’ app lets you use maps to see where your device is that very moment, and also allow others to know. Rafe has done a real life test (by attaching a device to his dog), but hasn’t published the results as they weren’t terribly good. He does include some screen shots of the app, though, which help show how it works.
Is this something you’d download to your device? What uses can you see for this? Head over and let Rafe know, or join in the SF forum thread.
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More free apps sites
August 22nd, 2008
Having seen yesterday’s post on where to find the best free apps, gerrymoth - the Nokia Addict – has posted his own directory.
Separated neatly into categories by producer of the app, gerrymoth breaks down the list into four easy sections. Starting with Nokia-produced content, he has all the usual suspects from Chat to Maps, before moving on to externally sourced apps. There’s the Epocware set (Handy Taskman and Handy Converter included) and Google’s ‘Gaggle’ (Maps and Mail), followed by a whole host of others. All the apps you read about are listed, and this is a perfect place to start for the new user looking to pimp their device.
Are you a newbie just starting out? How is this list for you? Power users, anything that should be added? Jump over and let gerrymoth know what you think.
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S60 in real life
August 21st, 2008
Tarek Esber, writing on his blog and prompted by a Tweet from a contact of his, has posted about what he really uses his S60 devices for (currently the E51 and E65).
Having spent time with an iPhone, Tarek really likes the way it is ‘easy’ to geo-tag pictures on the S60 platform, and stream video via Qik. He also missed the ability to transfer files using Bluetooth and tethering to an internet connection if WiFi isn’t available. He also felt ‘trapped having to do things the Apple way’ at times, and was happy to be release by S60 to do as he pleased.
Have you experienced the two? What are your thoughts on the benefits of S60? Jump over and let Tarek know.
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New Nokia enhanced calculator – forum thoughts
August 21st, 2008
Following on from the recent announcement of Nokia’s enhanced calculator, the IPMart forum has a large thread discussing its pros and cons.
There’s a lot of thanks given to original poster cred, with the discussion then turning to its merits. [Master] says that it is better than the pre-installed Nokia calculator, but bchliu reckons it is a ‘rip-off’ of the Calcium app many have on their devices. hamzaB reports that there is already an update, probably just to iron out any bugs that may have crept into the original.
Have you tried this calculator yet? Is it better for you than others? Join in the forum discussion and let other know your thoughts.
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Find the best free apps for your Nokia
August 21st, 2008
Joshua from gHacks.net has posted a very handy list of all the main places to go to grab yourself the best free apps for your Nokia.
Basically a collection of forums and sites, Joshua explains what can be found at each, and how much digging will have to be done to find the perfect app. Starting with Mosh, Nokia’s ‘portal for free apps, games, audio and images’, he goes on to take in many of the sites that will be well known to power users, but might well be undiscovered by those new to Symbian. A must-read for anyone looking to get the best out of their device.
Are there any venues you can add to the list? Where do you hang out to find your apps? Head over and let Joshua know what you think
While you’re searching for info, you may also want to check out Wapedia, as covered by Dotsisx, which helps her check the world’s collective knowledge (well, Wikipedia) on the S60 browser on Nokia devices.
Have you discovered this service yet? How has it worked for you? Head over and let Dotsisx know.
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Nokia SU-8W Bluetooth keyboard
August 20th, 2008
Over on her Nokia Duck site, neoncherry has produced another of her instructional videos, this time showing the SU-8W Bluetooth keyboard in all its glory.
In the accompanying article, she details the practicalities of using the keyboard, saying it has a range of 10 meters, and will last up to 50 hours with the 2 AAA batteries. She reports that it pairs easily with Nokia devices, but it isn’t so easy to pair with their tablets. That said, it’s almost a full size keyboard that folds away into a size that will fit into a purse or ‘suit pocket’.
Have you used the SU-8W Bluetooth keyboard? How was it for you? Head over to neoncherry’s site and let her know.
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Nokia release Enhanced Calculator
August 20th, 2008
At All About Symbian, Rafe has brought us news that Nokia Beta Labs has introduced a calculator ‘borrowed’ from S40.
The enhanced calculator, as the name suggests, goes beyond the standard plus and minus, encompassing as it does a scientific mode and one that helps work out loan calculations. It differs in lots of ways from both the original S60 calculator and much favored Calcium, being written in Java for one. This has caused commenters such as shoobe01 to mention they prefer a native application, but what are your views? Will you be ditching whatever you use now in favour of this? Head over and join the comment stream.
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Speed up your S60 device
August 19th, 2008
Sometimes tips turn up in ones and twos in various blog posts and forum threads, but tarak on the Noeman forum has consolidated lots of tricks into one handy list.
Some will be well known to long time users, but those new to S60 might be looking for ways to speed up their experience. Hints like setting log durations to one day instead of thirty, and using numerical keys to navigate menus are old hat to most S60 owners, but tricks like keeping your firmware updated will be useful for newbies/normobs.
Can you add to the list? Is there one overriding tip that speeds up your experience? Join in the conversation and share it with other users.
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Do you install to device memory or card memory?
August 15th, 2008
Matthew has posted on Darla Mack’s site about whether readers prefer to install apps to the device memory or on cards.
Taking into account frequency of use, whether it boots on start up and portability, Matthew looks at which place would be best to store apps. If something is likely to be used often, then the device memory is best for storing, as memory cards tend to use a bit more battery (how much, Matthew couldn’t quite get his hands on). Apps that load on start up of the device should be stored in the handset memory, and people with a lot of data (such as photos, videos etc.) should use memory cards for this stuff and let the device memory handle the rest.
Do you agree with Matthew? How do utilise your memory? Head over and let him know.
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