Nokia N96 Game Review – Gomoku

Name: Gomoku

Genre: Classic Board Game

Summary: You would have to of have your head in the ground for your whole life to not hear of Gomoku. For anyone who doesn’t know Gomoku is a ancient Chinese game that was once played more than chess in which you have to simply connect 5 stones in a row. There are many different versions of this game available for your nokia n96 with all the same goals and objectives so the only thing that can really change is your opponents. What this version of Gomoku has that others don’t is the ability to chose what type of playing style the opponent AI which progress harder and harder to keep up the competition.

Overview: If your into these classic simple games then you probably already have a version of this game but my advice would be to delete it and install this version. The different styles of playing not only are entertaining but help you learn to play better too. Gomoku as far as I can tell is a free applications but there are so many cracked games out there it becomes hard to tell. Read more

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 – 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 – 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

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 Theme Review – Fabric

Name: Fabric

Creator: ToXic

Summary: The nokia N96 has been out for about 1 year now depending on where you live and in my opinion its carried the year well except that does react a bit differently when you have more applications installed. The only real way to get rid of all the applications is to do a hard reset which isn’t recommended any thing else you do will keep your applications, unless you delete each application one by one but that’s not perfect. Anyway if your have done something like that or are planning to then its all ways nice to have a nice new theme. Fabric is a new theme from one of the top creators ToXic, Fabric is a strange theme because the background looks like a luxury wallpaper but I just can’t understand why I like it. Fabric comes with custom icons that you would have probably seen on some other themes, still it all looks great as a package.

Overview: I realise I didn’t really say that much about the theme but there’s not much more I can say. Fabric is a sweet looking theme that’s free and is a bit different than some others because of the continuous pattern but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you don’t like this theme check out this one by toxic 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

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