Nokia N96 App Review - PowerMovie

Name: PowerMovie

Description: Media Player

Summary: I know myself that the real player that’s pre-installed on the nokia N96 has its problems but overall it works quite well but that doesn’t mean that there’s isn’t anything better. PowerMovie is a new video player for your n96 that supports AVI(DivX, XVid) and MP4 codecs and a few other handy things like being able to rotate the screen 270° and being able to chose a start time. What I do like about this application is how intuitive it is and how easily it changes clips and another little touch that I like is the ability to change the brightness, contrast and saturation. PowerMovie will also scan you phone for video clips, the search isn’t the best I’ve seen as it missed a few but it was quicker than what I expected.

Overview: There’s good news and bad news with this application first the bad news and that is that it costs $20.00 which is a lot for an application that doesn’t have anything new. The good news i that it does have a 15 day trial so you can see how good it is but there’s still no reason for the cost but ignoring the cost its a pretty good application and a good bit better that the pre-installed real player. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review - SensyScan

Name: SensyScan

Description: Security Camera

Summary: Some people take security very seriously SensyScan isn’t really like that unless you want to run the risk of someone stealing your Nokia N96, I would call it more of a spying device. SensyScan is an application that uses your nokias camera to detect movement and alert you of it by sending an sms to another phone and then taking a picture of who came in the room. SensyScan has a timer and a hot-spot location so it can focus on one area at a certain time. SensyScan has a really easy to use interface and with all different sensitivity settings that make the application work  well. I like this application, I don’t think I would ever leave my phone alone in a room if I thought someone was going to come in unless I was keeping a eye on a untrusted mate. Anyway I still like  because I like to see how software recognises movement and stuff like that.

Overview: I’m convinced this is a good application and it is so worth its £12 asking price but I would never use it for its proper purpose. I think this is quite a revolutionary application, I have seen motion capture applications before but I have never seen one with this amount of pixel use. There is a trial version so you call can check it out but will is only worth the cost if you are planning to use it properly. Read more

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Nokia N96 App Review - Symella

Name: Symella,

Description: Mobile Peer to Peer (p2p),

Summary: The nokia N96 is known as a quite good multimedia phone but one thing that I’m sure people are looking for is a way to download music or other Media for free. Symella is an application that taps into the Gnetella client which is the same one that Limewire uses so you can find nearly anything you want. Symella has been around for a while but it was designed for S60 v2 so it didn’t work that well but now that its been updated it works like a charm. I saw many people complain about the connection but it was fine for me. The search was good and it shows you the results with the highest number of peers first which makes it very easy. The only problem I have with this application is that the connection speed on phone isn’t great and the download speed from p2p aren’t fast so you could spend a good while download a 5 MB item.

Overview: Now p2p is an illegal way to distribute music so I can’t advise you to use Symella for that but it does have its legal use and for that its quite good. In a nut shell Symella works but it does take its time to download anything, if your the kind of person that’s worried about viruses in p2p then there’s no need to worry because there is still no known viruses to symbian. Symella is free and so far looks to be very popular. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review - ActiveFile

Name: ActiveFile,

Description: File Manager,

Summary: There are many File Manager for the nokia N96 and recently all the file managers look and do the same thing with the odd difference. ActiveFile is nothing new and to the untrained eye it looks like any other file manager but looks are far from the truth. ActiveFile has all the basics like file viewer, task manager, prosesses, search and sort settings ect.., the list goes on and on but whats really impressive is the amount of different abilities which make this the most versitial file manager. Features that are really help such as a screenshot, fake sms and even battery information that really show that every effort has been made to pack in abilities and you can really see the developer tried his best and came out with a seriously good application and all creadit goes to him.

Overview: First as far as “homemade” applicationd go this has had the most thought and development, I just havn’t seen an application with this amout of ablities ever. Another thing is the developer put in alot of time but still the application is free so its surely the best file manager yet and is perfect for sorting out any files even if you don’t think your phone can read it. I should say there is 3 differnt versions that set the amount of options you get and I’m using the full one because I don’t think theres a point in geting less options so thats the one in the download link. Read more

Nokia N96 Theme Review - Nubes

Name: Nubes

Creator: NaHiD

Summary: As another Sunday comes and goes its time once again for a theme and this time it’s a theme created by a less known creator NaHiD. Nubes is a totally different style of theme, most themes try to be clean and clear but as you can see Nubes is a very out of focus. Nubes which makes the phone quite strange to look at, it’s hard to make up my mind I have lots of mixed feelings about it but I think after a while it will get quite boring. However Nubes has a great redeeming feature and that is its icons which are great and I have never seen icons with this amount of detail. With all considered I think Nubes is a good theme it may not be to everyone’s taste but you still should check it out.

Overview: From the icons alone I think this theme is worth it or you could take them out and use them on a different theme but I don’t like to do that. The whole time I was using this theme I couldn’t help but think NaHiD knew what they where doing so my guess is that in the future they will come up with some really good themes. Of course Nubes is free and you can download either with the icons or with out but you would have to be crazy to want it with out so I won’t put in the link for it. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review - Phoneguard

Name: Phoneguard,

Description: Security Manager,

Summary: With the increase of identity theft and other types of theft that’s going on it is becoming more and more important to have some sort of security in place. Another thing that is of concern is with nokia wanting your credit card info so you can download apps directly to your phone but I think that’s just adding to the chances of someone wanting to steal your phone. Phoneguard is an a very powerful application that adds a single password to any sensitive information. Also it has the ability to track your phone via GPS and if it is unreachable you can send an sms to complete wipe the information. Phoneguard has many customisable options so you can get the best use out of it, and if any tries to change the Sim it will lock the phone automatically.

Overview: There are loads of applications that prey on peoples desire for security so they can charge loads for a simple application, so normally I wouldn’t post it but I found a public beta that does all the same. You can see the level of designing is very high but its no way near the cost of the full thing. I have done a bit of checks to find out if it really is a public beta and all my sourses say it is but I still had problems finding a download link so I hope the one I provide is ok. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review - Tracker

Name: Tracker,

Description: Desktop Application,

Summary: There are many applications that are designed to make your nokia N96 work like a computer, and some of them work really well making the phone easier and quicker. Tracker is another application that tries  make everything from your call log to all your applications in one handy place. There are no features in Tracker that are new but that doesn’t mean its useless, what tracker can do as well is show you what applications are running through a task manager. Tracker has quite a lot of features that are exactly what you want and where you want it. The only real feature that Tracker doesn’t have is the ability to control your settings but you can’t expect any application to do that.

Overview: In fairness Tracker is everything you want from this type of application and with the amount of shortcuts you can create. The only thing about Tracker is that all these applications are not your menu and in day to day life you will come across features that you just can’t use. Another thing this application isn’t free in fact its $11.99 which is a lot for something this uncreative, but there is a 15 day trial which is good enough to see how you like it. Read more

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Nokia N96 App Review - Loudspeaker

Name: Loudspeaker,

Description: Hands Free Call Manager

Summary: In most countries talking on your nokia N96 while driving is illegal unless you are talking using hands-free. With most hands-free kits you normally need some bluetooth headset but that’s just another annoyance, this is where Loudspeaker steps in. Loudspeaker will automatically answer your nokia N96 after a set amount of time and depending on what profile you are on. There are custom sounds that you can apply for both starting a call and ending a call. Loudspeaker is designed so that it will answer only while your driving with out the use of any extra hardware. If you combine Loudspeaker with best Profiles you will end up with a very usable application, but I’m a bit stunned that Loudspeaker doesn’t implement something like it anyway.

Overview: Loudspeaker is an application that can only make something easy a bit easier and charges $9.99  to do it. If this application could turn its self on and off when your in a car then it would be great but to make it possible you will need to buy two application, it’s silly. I find this application pretty useless but others mite find it more suited to them but I can’t see the point. I really tried to find something good about this application but I can’t find anything worth while at all. Read more

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