Nokia N96 App Review – Data Quota

Name: Data Quota

Description: Data Manager

Summary: For phones like the nokia n96 you really need to buy it on a tariff to make it affordable and because the internet is so useful on your nokia N96 its nice to have a few free MB of packet data to surf. The problem that can arise is that if your don’t have unlimited packet plan then it can cost quite allot to if you go over your quota. Data Quota is an application that monitors your internet usage and you can put in your bill date and data plan so it can warn you when you have only a few MB. Nowadays everyone has wifi and that’s free so Data Quota doesn’t count the MB you use.

Overview: Data Quota is a very small, really handy and simple application that will let your keep a good eye on your data plan. Data Quota is a free application so it can only save you money, so if you use packet data internet then you really should download this application. 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 App Review – Resizer

Name: Resizer

Description: Mobile Image Resizer

Summary: If anyone does software design you will know that media and Gui are the two largest files in most software, the same could be said about your nokia n96. It’s funny that we all want phones with a high megapixel count even though you screen can only display a much smaller amount, its fair enough if you are exporting the image to a PC or other devices but for a image that only going to display on you phone it may as well be the size of your screen. Resizer is an application that will let you search through your files and then it will let you re-size it to a smaller image or a bigger image. The image resolution can be changed to any size and it wont lose any quality unless your making an image bigger.

Overview: Resizer is a nice little application I haven’t seen any software on phone or PC that works this easily. There’s a few things missing in this application like the lack of adjustable settings and the UI is a bit lame but it gets the job done. Resizer is a free application so you can try it just for a few days to see how it goes. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – DynaFile

Name: DynaFile

Description: File Manager

Summary: There are tones and tones of file managers for the nokia n96, which is great because of the 16Gb internal memory that needs to be sorted. It’s fair enough that nokia have a pre-installed file manager but its just so useless that I don’t see a point in using it. That being the case you have to chose what file manager to use, DynaFile is a new file manager and this one of the best. DynaFile has all the normal functions that’s in every other file manager plus a Installation manager, uninstall manager, boot manager, Application manager and a certification tool. The most handy feature I find is the blue-tooth inbox manager which makes it so much easier to find and move files you receive from bluetooth.

Overview: On paper this DynaFile sounds perfect in practice its not so perfect, only because the boot manager doesn’t work on the nokia n96 but everything else is fine. One thing I didn’t mention is the key shortcuts which make the whole usage of the application very easy, but you’ll need to go to “more info” to find out what they all do. DynaFile looks like it was translated but I could be mistaken but it still in beta form which means its free so I think I’ll be using it as my file manager. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Talkonaut

Name: Talkonaut

Description: Call, Voip and Im

Summary: There are many applications that can do the same operations with maybe a few different features that define its purpose. Talkonaut is an application for the nokia n96 that doesn’t have one defining feature it more or less takes up the whole communication section of symbian. Talkonaut can range from things like Msn messenger to voip and everything in between. Its also a very smart application because it recognises the location of the number you are calling and will then find you the cheapest way to call them. Another great thing about this application is the amount of settings available which make it so customizable and user friendly, although it mite take a while to find all its features.

Overview: When I was installing this application I had no idea what I was in for, Talkonaut has an immense amount of features it would probably take about 2 days to list them all. With this application you can replace about 6-8 applications that you mite use with one. As a cherry on top of all that Talkonaut is a free application and its runs so fast and smoothly that I can no longer suggest any other application to do the same purpose. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – WinRAR

Name: WinRar

Description: file Archive/Extractor

Summary: Many comments we get here are saying that their phone doesn’t support .rar, I’m sure many more people are will know exactly what to do with .rar files. Instead of telling everyone what you should do I thought it would just be better(easier) to make the nokia N96 support .rar files. WinRar is the application that most people use to extract rar files and now there’s a WinRar application for the nokia n96. The Application itself is simple and easy to use and it associates the .rar file with the application, so anytime you have an application in .rar on your phone then you can just open it and it will open WinRar.

Overview: Most people who use WinRar will know exactly what this application will be like, for the others the application is very easy to use all you really need to do is decide where to store the file. WinRar for the nokia n96 is free so if you download lots of applications from your phone then this will probably be very handy, but I just use my PC to download and extract file and then send it to my phone. Anyway WinRar is small and Handy so it makes for a good download. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – PowerBoot

Name: PowerBoot

Description: Boot Utility

Summary: There are loads of applications for the nokia N96 and I’m sure everyone has the favorite but one of the main problems I find with some of the applications is that they don’t incorporate an auto-start function. PowerBoot is an application that allows you to chose what applications start up with the phone. Although there are a few applications already available that can do the exact same but I thing this one is probably the easiest to use. One thing that PowerBoot had that I haven’t noticed in other applications like this is it can identify your java applications as well as the .sis ones.

Overview: In fairness PowerBoot isn’t a very interesting application but it definitely serves a purpose but doesn’t really do anything surprising. PowerBoot is a free application and works without any problems but be sure to activate it before you close it. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Yahoo

Name: Yahoo oneSearch

Description: Online Search Engine

Summary: I’m more of a google/hotmail guy so because in my opinion yahoo a bit lame and comes up with irrelevant results and is never as interesting as the google counter parts. However google have released a few applications for the nokia N96 and one or two of them are pretty good but finally Yahoo have released an application for the nokia n96. Yahoo’s oneSearch application is quite a nice little application that creates a shortcut to the yahoo search engine on your desktop or phone top. The applications also has a voice function so you no longer need to type in what you want to search.

Overview: This application is better than the google app but I wouldn’t use it instead because this yahoo app uses to many buttons. Another reason why I wouldn’t use this as an application because it likes to close its and unless you want it as one of your shortcut buttons its annoying to open. Yahoo oneSearch is a free application but it was such a pain to find the download link so I hope you all appreciate. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – YourTube

Name: YourTube

Description: Youtube Video Download

Summary:If you ever wanted more videos on your nokia N96 the this is the application for you. This is the type of application that I love, it has plenty of uses and anything you download is just added to your video library. Yourtube has a great search engine which provides all the information you mite need to decide which version of the video you want. YourTube also has a great download manager which lets you choose the format and quality of the downloaded video. The application has all the other features you could need like a download queue and background downloading. The application itself is in jar format so again it works with loads of different phones.

Overview: YourTube is a great little application I must say that i had a few connection problems but eventually it was working like a dream. This application has been out for a while in a beta form but now that its the full thing so you shouldn’t have any problems with it. Yourtube is a free application so its should be considered as a must have application. Read more

Nokia N96 App Review – Freesigner

Name: Freesigner

Description: Application Signer

Summary: One of the biggest problems that face beginners to the symbian OS is signing an application. The more experienced Nokia N96 owners would just hack their phone so they will never need to sign applications but if your interested in doing that then please just ask for some help at the forum(new topic will be answered quickly). Freesigner is an application that will help any beginner sign their applications, the only thing you could possibly have trouble with is finding the application that you want to install or finding the cert and key files but you can always use the self-sign setting to use the default cert and key. Freesigner is so easy to use and all the settings are very easy to understand, Freesigner really makes it so easy to sign applications.

Overview: If you have any problems with singing applications then this could really help you, to get the best out of signing applications you should try and get your own cert and key because they should work on every application, where as other certs and key will only work on some application. Freesigner is a free application so you have no reason not to download and use it. Read more

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