Nokia N96 Theme Review – Blue Zap

Name: Blue Zap

Creator: Gaurav Live

Summary: I’m still a day late but I guess that doesn’t really mater anyway here’s this weeks theme. Blue Zap is a new theme for the nokia N96 but its nothing really that special. Blue Zap does have custom icons which are very detailed but maybe its a little to complicated and the menu looks very cluttered but the wallpaper is great and very calm and smooth looking. There’s one thing this theme has that I haven’t seen before is different colour text, for example the middle bottom text is black and the rest are white. Really its a good theme if you have high standards.

Overview: Well its free, comfortable , calm and it wont go wrong so its a good theme to throw on your phone but to me it doesn’t really impress me in anyway so I think it won’t last that long.  Earlier I said the icons where custom but there not really they are move a just an adjustment of the original icons. The creator has created a few themes but this is one of his best. Read more

Nokia N96 Game Review – Happy Lines

Name: Happy Lines

Genre: Arcade/Puzzle

Summary: Games for mobiles are made to entertain you while your alone with your nokia N96, but many games are now designed to be played competitively and that ends up making a game which is over complicated. Happy Lines is a back to basics arcade game with the simple goal of making five-in-a-row, the normal problem with arcade games is that they are repetitive and quite slow but on the upside they generally require more thought. Happy Lines isn’t like that, in Happy Lines you have to connect 5 balls my moving them to the required place but every time you move one 3 more balls appear on the screen, once you have five-in-a-row they disappear and give you more time and once you have filled the time bar you win and go to the next level, but if you don’t create five-in-a-row before the time runs out or you lose. In the end its like connect four with tetris and a clock and I was completely surprised how  it was.

Overview: I think this is my favorite arcade game ever, most arcade games I play I tend to put down every few minutes but this proper addictive. I think most games are should be fun, challenging, long lasting, cheap and they should work flawlessly. Happy Lines ticks all of those boxes and with all its little animations and other visual effects this game is a real pleasure to play and only costs $6. The game does have a trial for anyone interested but I should warn you that it is addictive. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – VoxTrack

Name: VoxTrack

Description: Conversion Recorder

Summary: I’m not going to pretend that there isn’t many call recorders out for the nokia N96, when in fact there’s almost a new one every-week. VoxTrack isn’t actual new it was formally called “XELNEX LITE” but from what I know xelnex a few problems and the quality wasn’t that great. Now with VoxTrack all is well again the quality and the application are both just fine. With that said you are left with the choice of what voice recorder to buy all really do the same thing the only difference between them is the quality of the recording. VoxTrack it has to be said has one of the best quality recording and VoxTrack has loads of settings that enable it to work just the way you want, settings like deleting the recordings after a pre-defined time and automatic recording. It does seem to stand out from the crowed but most of them work just as good.

Overview: Some people want to have a decent call recorder and VoxTrack is pretty decent but two things worry me that are first, its cost which is £12.88 and second, is that I think this slows down the phone noticeably when in it’s recording a call. Depending on how often you use your phone while on a call should help you chose if this is right for you but there is a trial so you can check out how it works for yourself. Read more

Free N-gage Game In the UK

N-gage are giving away one free N-gage activation code for anyone living in the UK, this code will turn any trial game in to a full version. Unfortunately for any living out side the uk there is no plan to provide this service to other countries but you can always hope. To get this free licence code then you have to go to http://www.n-gagewizard.com/ and follow these simple steps. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Daddy’s Eye

Name: Daddy’s Eye

Description: Call Monitor

Summary: Many applications for your nokia N96 will only be useful to certain people and others will be useful to everyone. Daddy’s Eye is only really for certain people but still that gtoug of certain people is quite large. Daddy’s Eye records any incoming or outgoing calls or Sms and can then send them to your email or to a http server. There are many application that can do this but what Daddy’s Eye is designed to do is recored all this info without the user knowing and the application can completely hide itself and also has a password to protect the settings. So really Daddy’s Eye is for keeping an eye on someones call activity but with the cost of it they would want to be someone important to you.

Overview: I can definitely see the point of this application and I think most people at sometime or another in their lives will want this application. The thing I don’t get is the cost which is $35 but there is a trial so you can check out how is works. I really shouldn’t say this but it was easier to find a cracked version of Daddy’s Eye than any official download-able one so maybe the creators will notice this and do something that. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – FolderPlay

Name: FolderPlay

Description: Music Player

Summary: There’s no good reason not to use the pre-installed music player on the nokia n96 if you try really hard you could complain about a few things but more or less it’s the best one out there. FolderPlay isn’t really a replacement for the pre-installed music player but it is a different concept. FolderPlay can support all the major audio formats and has all the functions of any music player. FolderPlay doesn’t seem that different until you come to choosing and playing any song, to choose a song you have to find it on your phone and to play it you just select it but this is it’s key instead of opening a now playing page it just plays the song instantly. It’s actual quite strange how fast it can starts playing songs and the overall speed of the application is mad.

Overview: This is a pretty good application I feel its meant to be used as well as the pre-installed music player for one reason and that is the sound quality which is fine if you are just quickly going though your music but its lacks loads of quality when it comes down to playing loads of songs. FolderPlay is a free application and can make some tasks easier but it’s not the next best music player. Read more

Nokia N96 Game Review – Captain Fatal 3D

Name: Captain Fatal

Genre: Action/Shooter

Summary: With N-gage gaming being thought of the best mobile gaming available it seems unlikely that you will find a good game that’s not for the N-gage on your nokia N96. Captain Fatal 3D is a new game that’s just like the old doom style game, picking up weapons and items while killing enemies as you navigate thought the maze of the map. The graphics are quite good the detail of the weapons is top notch but the levels and enemies have very little detail. Another problem I had was that the processor in the nokia n96 was just unable to keep up with the frame rate of the game. This isn’t the first game like this for nokia n96 and I just don’t believe these games will work right until phones have more power. I like the look of this game but would probably need to be played on a faster phone.

Overview: It’s a shame I have to say this but if you are planning to use this game on the N96 then don’t get it because it just won’t work fast enough. However anyone with a N95 will probably really like this game and the developers put in so much effort that I’m sure any player will be amazed at some of the graphics, if your not convinced then I’m providing a link to a video of the game in action. The game is also a .jar so it will work on loads of phones. Read more

Nokia N96 Theme Review – Floral

Name: Floral

Created: ToXic

Summary: A day later than what I normal do but anyway Floral is my theme for the nokia N96 this week and for good reason too. The first thing that hit me when I saw Floral is how bright and lively it is and the whole playful, vibrant feel is really fresh. Floral has it’s one icon set which are very close to the default but they are still very in keeping with the theme. I also really like the signal and battery symbols which are like lighting and also the text is red which is new and it looks pretty good. The one thing I tend to have a problem with themes like this is the brightness, I find it a little over powering but its still a nice new theme.

Overview: I found this theme very interesting because its a bit different from then norm and even though it’s a little busier than some other themes. As all our themes this one is free but I didn’t find any copy without the icons but that really doesn’t matter. Anyway its a nice upbeat theme that will probably get a good bit of attention but its not that special. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Midomi

Name: Midomi

Description: Song Search

Summary: The nokia N96 device is still known as one of the best media phones out and with the new firmware improving the sound quality I thought it would be a good idea to post something in this area. Midomi is a bit out there but it’s something a little special let me explain, what Midomi does is listen to your singing or humming and then finds out the name of the song. This type of software isn’t new I remember grace-note on a Sony ericsson doing the same. However this is the first one I found for symbian. Unlike grace-note Midomi will also download the song for you from its massive database. In theroy it one of the greatest applications ever but when it came down to singing I guess my voice isn’t good enough neither is my set of speakers so I don’t how I can get this application to work right. I still think that some people will have great use for it, I just didn’t.

Overview: If this application does exactly what it says it can do it will be so popular and I really hope it does. One thing that should interest people and that is that the application is free and you can sign up for Midomi for free with limited abilities but that’s fine. Real this could be a lot of peoples favorite application wont be mine until I learn how to sing. Read more

Nokia N96 App Pack – Telexy Networks

First this is my first post of this like this so let me know what you think and what I can do to improve. Telexy is a company that has been around for a while creating applications based around connecting your nokia N96 to your computer and other network based features. However now telexy have released a whole new line of products again based on your network.

Name: SymNAS

Description: Network-Attached Storage

Function: Plug your phone into your network. Share your phone’s drives and folders. Access your phone files from any network computer.

Read more info and download the trial from here

Name: SymVPN

Description: VPN client

Function: Allows you to connect your phone to secure VPN networks and is targeted for use with VPN Servers that support PPTP protocol

Read more info and download the trial from here

Name: SymRDP

Description: Remote Desktop Protocol

Function: Allows you to connect to your home desktop or work desktop from anywhere using your symbian device. Note that this application has not been released yet but will be sortly.

Read more info and download the trial from here

Name: SymSync

Description: mobile -pc syncing

Function: this will automatically sync various files from your network straight to your symbian device in the background

Read more info and download the trial from here

Name: SymPlayer

Description: Media Streaming

Function: Stream music from your network to your symbian device from anywhere near your network, much like the on pre-installed but this one actually works

Read more info and download the trial from here Read more

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