Archive for July, 2009
Freeware: UK Rail – Train Timetables for your Nokia N97, 5800, Samsung i8910 and other S60 5th Edition Phone
This application is a must have for anyone who travels frequently (or at all) on a train. Whenever I needed to travel by train, I used to go to www.thetrainline.com. You can access it from your S60 browser directly or you can choose the mobile version, m.thetrainline.com, which is more economic on the data and [...]
Two thumb typing on the Nokia N97 (or lack of)
The Nokia N97, if you take the time to get accustomed to it, has a pretty decent physical QWERTY keyboard. However, there are times that I need to use the onscreen alphanumeric keypad, like when I’ve only got one free hand or if I simply just want to text with the phone closed. The latter [...]
Free Game: Match'em for Nokia N97, 5800, and Samsung i8910
From moubail.com is this free “match’em game”, where the aim is to match multiple icons on the screen. It’s touch based (though a little flakey) but for N97 users you can also use the D-Pad. It’s a little harder than it looks, as you’ve got to put some thought into what order you’re going to [...]
Photos: Nights out with the Nokia N97 (with Nokia N82 comparison samples)
YesteRday was my friends’ graduation. I knew that if I wanted some decent photos of the evening, I’d need to bring a proper camera (with real xenon flash) as dual LED has never cut it on previous occasions in really low light with the Nokia N97. Whilst not a dedicated point and shoot, I brought [...]
Video: The Phones Show – Episode 85 – James Burland on the iPhone 3GS (and Nokia Rant)
Episode 85 of the Phones Show focuses on the new iPhone 3GS, with James Burland of NokiaCreative giving us a tour of its new features. But before that, Steve also briefly takes a look at: HTC Hero – Android Smartphone which interestingly has full adobe flash New Firmware updates of recent Nokia phones, notably N97, [...]
WordPress mobile blogging on the Nokia N97. Bad for Nokia blogging, great for diary blogging.
Note: this is actually written entirely on a Nokia N97 using wordpress and GSM data. Thank God for wordpress’ auto save function as a few mispressed links took me away from the page (pressing back leads you to a blank post). If you can read this, then the title of the title is misleading, right? [...]
Review: Mobileburn's Monster Review of the Nokia N97
This is one of the Nokia N97 reviews I have been waiting for, and it was a nice surprise to see Ricky Cadden, the Guru, take the helm of such a major handset review. Transition black looking stunning with this charcoal grey and gun metal rim combination. Spanning 8 pages, the review is extremely in [...]
Not all Nokia N97s are made the same: More reasons to choose the Black Nokia N97
If you’ve been following the Nokia N97 reviews, you will have noticed large contrasts in opinion about it. Whilst opinions on the software are understandably much more subjective, the physical hardware should be less so. Nevertheless, there are still comments about how the keyboard on the N97 has virtually no tactile feedback (e.g. BGR and [...]
Applications: Ovi Maps 3.0 (on the Nokia N97)
Ovi Maps 3.0 is the latest edition of Nokia’s free Sat-Nav software. Below is a screenshot taken from Ovi Maps 3.0 on the Nokia N97. The improvements with Ovi Maps 3.0 are well worth the time to upgrade because the interface is much improved, requiring much less menu wading and button pressing than the previous [...]
Video: iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97
Previously, Michael Sherlock compared the browsers of the iPhone 3GS and Nokia N97. Now Michael compares other aspects of both handsets.. [Note, that although the N97 is more expensive in the US due to it being unsubsidised/unavailable on contract, outside the US, and at least in the UK, there are some really good deals that [...]
Video: Nokia N97 Review
This is TeknoReview’s review of the Nokia N97. Part 1 covers the hardware aspects of the phone including: build quality/aesthetics slide mechanism keyboard screen speakers They also cover the S60 UI slightly. Part 2 covers most of the N97 software. User interface/Homescreen Ovi Store Web Browser Camera GPS Navigation Video Playback (ooh, I felt the [...]
No Nokia N97s through Carphone Warehouse?
I’ve just got off the phone to Carphone Warehouse Loyalty department. In trying to upgrade to a Nokia N97 , I was told that the stock has been locked. Apparently, many N97s are being bought, but just as many had been sent back. I was told it was a software issue and that’s why no [...]
Video: The Phones Show – Episode 84 (Review of Nokia N86 and
In episode 84 of The Phones Show, Steve: takes a quick look back at the E75 reviews the Nokia N86, 8MP camera phone interviews Lee Williams, Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation The interview of Lee Williams is slightly disheartening as there are various indications that Symbian will predominantly focus on hard key input, and [...]
Video: Nokia N97 Startup time on V11.0.021
The new firmware (V11.0.021) is 6 seconds slower than V10, clocking 34s whereas before, we got 28s. However, there are several bug fixes in this firmware which hopefully means we won’t be needing to restart too frequently. The improvements are definitely worth the firmware upgrade (not always the case) The full change log (and annoyances [...]
Nokia N97 Firmware Update V11.0.021 available.
The V11.0.021 Firmware is now available for your Nokia N97.I’m in the middle of downloading as I write this. The changelog as discussed is >>here<< Hmm…I have not backed up anything. Though that wasn’t a problem the first time I updated the N97′s firmware. Uh oh. A glitch. Ooops….ok… I didn’t read the instructions and [...]
Rumours: Ultimate Nokia Cameraphone, 12MP and Optical zoom coming early 2010
According to PhoneReport.info, 2010 will be the year Nokia will “surprise the market with its offerings”. It bloody better be! First on the device list maybe wielding a 12mp with optical zoom. Whilst 12MP is not anything new, with the Satio from Sony Ericsson coming in October and from Samsung, the M8920 and Pixon 12, [...]
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