Author Archive: llaadd

Blogger, and Moderator for "MyNokiaBlog.com" by Jay Montano.
I write help guides and review on my own site: JustGuides.net
I work full time but in my spare time I also repair phones, and other electronics.
Find me on Twitter: @llaadd

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The Tek Blogger: Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Palm Updates

The Tek Blogger: Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Palm Updates

| May 12, 2010 | Reply

The latests posts on The Tek Blogger include the following (click through for the full story’s) Nokia Re-Organises and Simplifies In the Latest move from Nokia to keep competitive and to improve efficiency, Nokia have  decided to re-organise it’s business model… http://thetekblogger.com/2010/05/12/nokia-re-organises-and-simplifies/ Palm Pre Plus coming to AT&T (USA) on 16th May If you are [...]

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The Tek Blogger: LLAADD's Own Voice for Ovi Maps

The Tek Blogger: LLAADD's Own Voice for Ovi Maps

| May 10, 2010 | Reply

Hi all, I have recently created my own voice for Ovi Maps, and uploading it for your voice navigation pleasure, if you would like to check it out, head over to The Tek Blogger for the full post: http://thetekblogger.com/2010/05/10/ovi-maps-voice-pack-by-llaadd/ p.s. for this week only I will be posting links to posts for my new blog [...]

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The Tek Blogger: iPhone OS, Andriod and Windows Mobile working together!

The Tek Blogger: iPhone OS, Andriod and Windows Mobile working together!

| May 8, 2010 | Reply

My first post on The Tek Blogger is now up, and it gives a little insight into how iPhone OS, Andriod and Windows Mobile can work together! To check out the post, head over now!

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New blog created by llaadd: The Tek Blogger

New blog created by llaadd: The Tek Blogger

| May 8, 2010 | Reply

hi all, i’m llaadd and today I’ve launched a brand new blog: So far all of my posts have been about Nokia but I thought it might be nice to start blogging about other manufacturers and other types of technology as well, from Mobile Phones to MP3 Players to Camera’s and everything in between. To [...]

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fMMS 1.0.0 for N900 released

fMMS 1.0.0 for N900 released

| May 5, 2010 | Reply

Update: The latest and final one stop shop for all your questions regarding fMMS can now be found at my new blog (thetekblogger.com), the post can be found here: http://thetekblogger.com/2010/05/27/fmms-1-x-for-nokia-n900-f-a-q/ Please direct any questions to the comments section on the above post I’m sure a lot of you have seen my video walkthrough’s (April 2010 [...]

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Nokia Qt SDK Beta released

Nokia Qt SDK Beta released

| May 3, 2010 | Reply

Only a few day’s ago, Nokia officially released the Nokia Qt SDK which is a Nokia focused version of the original Qt SDK, and allows better development of applications for all Symbian, MeeGo (sorry does not support MeeGo yet but I’m sure this will come soon) and Maemo operating systems which means games, and applications [...]

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Nokia Respond to Eldar's Review of (pre-production) N8

Nokia Respond to Eldar's Review of (pre-production) N8

| April 27, 2010 | Reply

Nokia conversations today have sent out an “Amber Alert” for their missing child…the Nokia N8 which they want back! They say that leaks are there are leaks in Nokia and it is currently and probably always will be the case because Nokia do not want to act like the “Secret Police” which I commend them [...]

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New Device Leak: Nokia C2 (UPDATED: 01/05/2010)

New Device Leak: Nokia C2 (UPDATED: 01/05/2010)

| April 26, 2010 | Reply

It looks like another phone in the Nokia C Series has been leaked (Thanks to bel for the heads up), the Nokia C2, which appears to have a split QWERTY keyboard (similar to the Nokia 6820 but instead of the keyboard flipping over, the screen rotates). It seems like an interesting device, and would be [...]

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Eldar's Review of N8 = Disappointment

Eldar's Review of N8 = Disappointment

| April 26, 2010 | Reply

Hi all, I’m sure you have all heard of Eldar from Mobile-Review.com, well he’s got his hands on a pre-production version of the Nokia N8 which we were expecting and have seem glimpses of but unfortunately it looks like he is not very impressed with the device. He even thinks someone Nokia have hired is [...]

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Nokia X6 gets update to 20.0.005 (from 12.0.091)

Nokia X6 gets update to 20.0.005 (from 12.0.091)

| April 22, 2010 | Reply

Hey all, Today sees the Nokia X6 get a firmware bump from version 12.0.091 to 20.0.005 which I have just finished installing. I actually noticed this firmware a few day’s ago on some other product codes which I believe are the test ones Nokia use, and it’s nice to see that it’s available for us [...]

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Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta now on E63, E71 & E72

Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta now on E63, E71 & E72

| April 19, 2010 | Reply

Update: Looks like the compatibility for these devices has been pulled! Hopefull it will come back but for now back to just the other devices: 5230, 5530 XpressMusic, 5800 XpressMusic, 6700 classic, N97, N97 mini, X6. Nokia Beta Labs have now released the Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta client for 3 more of their [...]

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Ovi Maps 3.04 beta released with minor updates

Ovi Maps 3.04 beta released with minor updates

| April 18, 2010 | Reply

hey all, a couple of day’s ago the guys over at Nokia Beta Labs released a new update for the Ovi Maps application with some minor updates: What’s different from the previous release (v3.03)? We have made a few tweaks to improve the performance of Ovi Maps: Improved positioning speed and accuracy Map zooming with [...]

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Could o2 be the first in the UK to launch the Nokia N8?

Could o2 be the first in the UK to launch the Nokia N8?

| April 17, 2010 | Reply

Hi all, I thought you all might like to know that we all heard rumours about the Nokia N8, then there was those leaked pics (below) and the page on the Nokia site which was quickly removed, but it seems that the device is coming to us soon as o2 UK have added it to [...]

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N900: Full fMMS Walkthrough (20 min!) – Send & Receive MMS [Updated: 18/04/2010]

N900: Full fMMS Walkthrough (20 min!) – Send & Receive MMS [Updated: 18/04/2010]

| April 16, 2010 | 53 Replies

Update: The latest and final one stop shop for all your questions regarding fMMS can now be found at my new blog (thetekblogger.com), the post can be found here: http://thetekblogger.com/2010/05/27/fmms-1-x-for-nokia-n900-f-a-q/ Please direct any questions to the comments section on the above post Hey all, it’s LLAADD again and this time I have for you a [...]

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Ovi Maps 3 now for E71 & E66 (Free Navigation)

Ovi Maps 3 now for E71 & E66 (Free Navigation)

| April 6, 2010 | Reply

The latest update from the guys over at Ovi is the addition of the Nokia E71 and E66 to the list of phones which have the latest Ovi maps 3.03 update which includes the free voice navigation and if you pre-load the maps from using Nokia Map Loader you can even use it completely offline [...]

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Nokia Booklet 3G for £539.10 (after cashback) – Updated 09/04/2010

Nokia Booklet 3G for £539.10 (after cashback) – Updated 09/04/2010

| April 5, 2010 | Reply

Hey guy’s I’ve just seen this so thought I would share, if you were planning on buying the Nokia Booklet 3G this is probably the best time, currently there is a £50 off voucher which you can use on the Nokia store and also Quidco (cashback site) are offering 16% (the 16% has not finished) [...]

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Ovi Contacts beta update to 1.5 (S60 5th)

Ovi Contacts beta update to 1.5 (S60 5th)

| March 30, 2010 | Reply

Nokia seem to keep on rolling out the updates and the latest one is Ovi Contacts which has now gone to 1.5 for S60 5th edition (Touch) devices. The 2 main updates which were driven from requests from users are: Pop-up note for incoming chat messages Additional file types for file sharing: contact card & [...]

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Improvements to Ovi Store

Improvements to Ovi Store

| March 30, 2010 | Reply

Yesterday the guys over at Ovi blog announced an updated version of the Ovi store which is available to download now which takes it from version 1.05(611) to 1.06(18) on my X6 and I would assume it would be the same on other handsets. The 4 main changes are: Make it easier to browse, search [...]

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Nokia OVI Player 2.1 released

Nokia OVI Player 2.1 released

| March 12, 2010 | 15 Replies

Earlier today, Nokia released the latest 2.1 version of their OVI Player which boasts to have “Better performance and experience” as Maulik Sailor at OVI blog explains that Nokia have listened to our concerns and purposely designed and released this update with “quality, performance and user experience” in mind and they also mention it should [...]

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Nokia's Software Philosophy – FAIL!!!

Nokia's Software Philosophy – FAIL!!!

| March 4, 2010 | 17 Replies

I’d like to just start by saying this is just a bit of a rant from myself, llaadd, about Nokia’s entire approach to software deployment. I’m not talking about the actual UI, how well it does or in some cases does not work, but actually the way Nokia allows networks to bully them into making [...]

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Skype for Symbian now in OVI store

Skype for Symbian now in OVI store

| March 3, 2010 | Reply

It looks like Nokia and Skype have an exciting announcement for us today with the release of the Official Skype application for all Symbian S60 S^1 devices. This application will allow you to: Free Skype-to-Skype calls (Make and Receive) Send and receive instant messages Share files (i.e. pictures & video) View users that are online [...]

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