Nokia N96 Theme Review – Solstice

Update: Let me remember all of you that the Nokia N8 blog is just released.

Name: Solstice

Creator: PiZero

Summary:It’s all about personal preference when it comes to themes, some people like simple plane themes and others like detailed and interesting themes. Personally I like a bit of a detailed theme but it still has to be neat and simple and those kind of themes don’t come around that often but there are many themes that come close, like this one. Solstice uses some of the nicest colours that I have ever seen, I cant really put it any better than that. Solstice has a very nice icon set  but they don’t really make the theme look any better, probably because the background image is so good.

Overview: When I fist saw this theme I new now good it looked but I never thought it would look this calm and simple, so I love it and will probably keep it until a better one comes around. Solstice is made by PiZero so you should know by now that means it has quality and like all the themes its free so it’s for everyone that wants to try it. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Smart Money Basics

Name: Smart Money Basics

Description: Expense manager Utilities

Summary: Over the past few days I’ve been going on about applications with lots of features and lots of applications with only one feature and it seems to me that applications with one feature does its job better. If this truly is the case then you are going to need loads of applications which is going to be a bit of a pain. Smart Money Basics isn’t just one application it is in fact 3 applications that are all there to help sort out your finances. Smart Money Basics includes Handy Expense, Handy Shopper and Handy Converter which can add up your expenses, convert money or sizes and create a list of items you need to buy. Each application works extremely well and there nothing better in the money managements department.

Overview: Since its three applications its hard to do a review on all of them all but overall they all work fine and they work really well with each other. Each application can be bought on its own but you save 40% if you buy it in this pack but this pack is $29.95 which is quite allot. You should note that when you install the applications it creates a new folder in you menu. If you want to try this applications you can download the 14day trial below. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – UCPlayer

Name: UCPlayer

Description: Media Player

Summary: We all should know by now that the Nokia n96 is very much a media phone is its awesome speakers, large screen and stand. Because its a media phone your always going to want good quality media and a good quality media player. UCPlayer is a Chinese media player translated to English that really only deals with videos but that’s fair since there are plenty of great mp3 players. UCPlayer may only deal with videos but it deals with videos very well, first UCPlayer will chose which file type to associate with and then you can easily search your files for your videos. UCPlayer can support flv, avi, wmv, mkv, 3gp, 3gpp, mp4 videos so you can easily play good quality videos.

Overview: With its customisable colour scheme, great sound output and excellent file support make UCPlayer a really good media player. The problem with UCPlayer is that you can adjust the brightness or contrast but all that make it more of a install and play application. I’m pretty sure UCPlayer is a free application so you can download below and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quality media player. Read more

Nokia N96 Game Review – Street Cricket

Name: Street Cricket

Genre: Action/Sport

Summary: N-gage is know as the mobile gaming platform but since they havn’t released a new game recently so if your looking of a bit of fun out of your phone you have to look else where. In the world of else where Street Cricket is a new game for your Nokia n96 that doesn’t use n-gage but can still use all the phones hardware. Street Cricket is exactly what it sounds like, its a cricket game that you play on the street and it has great graphics and very smooth gameplay. I know that many people don’t play cricket but if you know anything about it the you will know its a game needs a bit of strategy and can always be lost.

Overview: Street Cricket is a pretty entertaining game but I think its missing a multilayer, but its still entertaining. One thing about cricket is that you have to know the rules and the best strategy to be able to win. Street Cricket is a free game thats nice and small an works very smoothly so it makes for an enjoyable game. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Waze

Name: Waze

Description: GPS Navigation Software

Summary: Theres plenty of Navigation software avaible on the market but they can take up a lot of space or you can go with an online based one like google maps, but that dosen’t take into account traffic,roadworks ect.. so what can you use. Waze is a navigation software for all kinds of devices but only a few symbian devices but luckily the Nokia N96 is one of the symbian phones that it works on. Waze is like no other navigation software because what it will do is find your location and then you input your destination and it will direct you, but if another Waze user is stuck in traffic or there’s road works or a policeman along your route then waze will automatically redirect you.

Overview: Theres one fatal flaw with Waze and that is that it need more users to make it more accurate, but if they are lucky then it will be a really handy application. First Waze is so far only active in the US but theres no reason it can’t be used everywhere else. Waze is a free application be dose want you to register and you have to download the application on your phone. Waze works perfectly and it would be great if everyone dose there part. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Connect

Name: Connect

Description: Network Manager

Summary: I’m sure by now you all have realised what an important role the Internet plays in modern life, and I’m sure you all know the amount of benefits your nokia n96 has when its connected to the Internet. One of the biggest problems with the Internet is that it needs a consistent Internet setting, and at home that’s fine but when your out and about you have to pay and it can get expensive. Connect is a new network manager by Psilco that will let you chose mutable networks to connect to when they are available or to the 3g connection so  you can always have Internet. Connect can be set as your default network connections so that you can always be connect thought one way or another.

Overview: Psiloc is one of the biggest symbian software creators so when ever they create an applications you know its going to work perfectly. Connect is a great little application if you want to keep you phone online, connect will also save the amount of data usage so you can save money. Connect isn’t free, in fact it cost $15 but their is a 15day trial that will let you use all the features Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – ExeMaster

Name: ExeMaster

Description: Auto-Start Manager

Summary: In the past week or so there have been a few applications that have many functions and it has been a long time before I have seen one that only does only one thing. ExeMaster is an application for your nokia n96 thats designed to only do one thing, and that is to control your applications. I know a few applications can do stuff like this but none can do it to the same extent. ExeMaster can let you chose how your applications open like whether it runs or runs in the backgroung or any other way. ExeMaster can save your chosen applications and let you activate and deactivate them very easily.

Overview: It’s really refreshing to see an application that can do more than what you expected. ExeMaster has lots of quality and works perfectly on the nokia n96 and could almost be called nessesary but that depends on the applications that you are running. ExeMaster isn’t a free application but it only cost $3.50 so its hardly a big problem but the application does have a 14 day trial that will let you use all it’s features. Read more

Nokia N96 Theme Review – Neon Red

Name: Neon Red

Creator: Blue_Ray

Summary: It’s sunday again and before you go back to work or what ever your doing its time to change the theme of your nokia N96. I thought it would be a good idea to check out some other big players in the theme game and what I came up with is Blue_Ray, you can find all their themes at www.brthemes.com. Neon Red is in my opinion one of the nice themes even thought its not their highest rated theme. Neon Red has a nice background and has its own icons which in fairness aren’t that great, but the overall theme is pretty attractive.

Overview: Blue_Ray have some nice themes if you don’t like this one you mite like some of their others but I just don’t really like their icons because they are so boring. As all our themes Neon Red is free and worth a look for a few days but I don’t think i’ll be able to keep it for that long. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – EasyMap

Name: EasyMap

Description: GPS Map

Summary: Since google came out with its free maps there have been a good few competitors but they never seem to be able to beat Google Maps.EasyMap is another application based on openstreetmap map style and is know for its uasablity and speed. EasyMap uses your gps to find your location and displays the street maps of the local environment and show you the local services you mite need like trains and buses. EasyMap is built for quality and speed but the speed seems to be missing, but the quality of the application more than enough to get you to forget that.

Overview: Well EasyMap is a nice looking application but really lacks function, EasyMap only has the abiltiy to look a the map, no navigation and no search. With the lack of functions you would wonder why the creators want 13$ for it, but if you want to try out the demo then it will last 14 days and will let you see a few of the good points. Truthfully this application has no noticeable value, better to stick with google maps. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Yelp

Name: Yelp

Description: Catering/ Service Finder

Summary: The Internet adds a whole new dimention to your nokia n96, yet we are only using about 10% of the internets capabiltiyies. One of the best things about the internet is the information you can find out and the fact that anybody can input their own review of things. For anyone who doesn’t know what Yelp is,Yelp is a search engine that looks for Restaurants, Shopping, Nightlife, Entertainment, Services and More and also users are given the option to rate each service. Now Yelp have released an application for the nokia n96 that allows the yelp search engine to utlise your symbian phone so it can be more efficient.

Overview: I call this an application when really its just a bookmark to their search engine but it not the same as if you went to the website from your browser. Yelp is of course free because who would pay for a bookmark but it does seem quite handy to have if you are looking for some service. One thing with Yelp is that in some countrys there are many more reviews so it mite not be as helpfull to some as it is to others. Read more

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