Need to take a screenshot on your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic? Most, if not all, existing S60 apps won’t work except ScreenSnap. It’s a free application which may lack some functionalities will do the job if properly set. Let’s first discuss the flaws. First of all, some advanced features are lacking like delayed and interval capturing.…
Video: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will survive!
Those crazy Russians and their crazy crash tests. Like it’s not enough to test “accidental” drops and raining condition, they had to put the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in the washing machine, beer and vacuum cleaner. The good thing, though, is that the Tube survived all the testing, proving Nokia knows its thing when it comes…
Epocware optimizes all of its apps for Symbian S60 5th edition devices – Nokia 5800 and N97!
Epocware announced that all of their apps are now optimized for the latest, touch-enabled version of the Symbian S60 platform. We’re talking about S60 5th Edition that is used in such devices as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the newly unveiled, full QWERTY-keyboard equipped Nokia N97 smartphone. Among the apps that are optimized for the…
Nokia N96 now “Comes With Music” in the UK
Nokia’s flagship mobile TV-enabled smartphone, N96, has been added in the “Comes With Music” initiative. What this means is that users can now grab the device along with a voucher for 1 year of unlimited downloads from the Nokia Music Store. Since the Nokia N96 comes with 16GB of internal memory which is further expandable…
Nokia N79 gets a firmware update, too!
Just recently we spotted a new firmware version for the Nokia N85. The Finnish giant is following the suite with their N79 model and has released firmware version 12 for the device. Aside from fixing many of the known bugs and issues, improving existing stuff, and overall making the device more responsive and stable –…
CellPhoneSoft’s Padissimo wants to improve user experience on Symbian UIQ3 smartphones
Zoltan from CellPhoneSoft doesn’t give up on Symbian UIQ. He has recently informed me that he has a new application for the platform to make navigating in apps more convenient. The name of the application is Padissimo and it provides users with two extra directional pads: one on the screen, and one on the keyboard.…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic with AT&T 3G frequencies gets FCC approval!
Back in October, we saw the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic passing through FCC hurdle. However, at that point, we were talking about the device that used Europe’s 3G frequencies (2100 MHz). Now, we have a new version of Nokia’s all-touchscreen smartphone getting FCC’s seal of approval. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic we’ve spotted uses “proper” 3G frequencies…
Nokia Audiobooks gets an update
After almost a year, Nokia Beta Labs has released a new, much improved version of the Nokia Audiobooks application. Aside from fixing many of the known bugs and making the application more stable, the new version also brings several changes, including: Audiobook client is the single SIS file – you do not have to know…
Nokia N79, N85 with AT&T 3G frequencies start selling in U.S.
Nokia announced that two of their Symbian S60 smartphones, N79 and N85, have started selling through retail channels in the United States, including the Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago. Both devices are sold unlocked and both come with proper bands (850 and 1900 MHz) to sing along AT&T’s 3G network. In addition,…
Handcase going Symbian!
Palm OS developer Handcase announced that it is “going Symbian.” The developer of over 300 applications for Palm OS plans to bring most of their apps and games to the world’s most popular smartphone platform. The “process” is scheduled to start during next year when we’ll see first titles being released for Symbian S60-based devices.…