Nokia N96 theme review – Green Path

Name: Green Path

Creator: nature62

Summary: Themes aren’t always the most important thing to go looking for to download since there is so many amazing applications like “rock ‘n’ scroll” or “Flipsilent” but it’s still important to enjoy the way your phone looks. I feel that this can only be archived by variety but saying that causes more problems. One is that no theme is perfect some are practical some are beautiful and some are just convenient. Two is that there is always going to be your favorite and more than likely it will stay the same for months. I think this is a nice, clean and simple giving you a nice entertaining view all over the n96 and its menus unlike some of the other themes this one use the standard icons so its not the most professional.

Overview: Like all our themes this one is free so enjoy having a new screen to look at courtesy of mobile9 and nature62. What I really like about this theme is that it really brightens up the screen so it mite take up more battery. Read more

Nokia N96 app review – Quickoffice Premier 6

Name: Quickoffice Premier 6

Description: Office Utility

Summary: Everyone knows what Microsoft office is well this it the phone equivalent with a few less features but same quality. The award winning Quickoffice Premier 6.0 can open, view, create and save business plans, sales presentations, financial reports and of course word documents. This is one of the applications with you will either need or not. Personally I bought this ages ago when i first bought my phone because I was in university and I need to travel so instead of bringing my laptop everywhere I just had my phone to write word documents and other things like my budget. It supports DOCX, DOC, XLSX, XLSM, XLS, PPT, PPS, ZIP & TXT files and is compatible with office 97, 2000, XP, 2003, & 2007. Also this new version supports password protection and a updated UI.

Overall: There has been so many times I have been happy about having this on my phone and things like emails are much better to do in word then send them in email. Anyway enough with the small talk this application cost 40 euros, yer I know but If your a student then you could try buying it while in a university sever and they should give it to you for 25 euro.

If you want to try this application there is a free trial.

or buy it from here.

If you have any questions about Quickoffice Premier 6 then feel free to comment in the forum.

Nokia N96 app review – ArcSoft Mobile Video Editor

Name: ArcSoft Mobile Video Editor

Description: Mobile Video Editor

Summary: Arcsoft are a pretty big company that mainly deals with media and that kind of stuff so when they released a mobile video editor you know its going to be good. I know sony erricsons have already have a video editor pre-installed and I always thought that it was one thing nokias lacked in, well no more. This video editor is one heck of a tool supporting  MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, AAC, MP3, AMR, and QCELP codes. With this app you can cut videos to desired length, remove sound clips from videos and insert your own audio file. If your thinking that all it can do you’ll be mistaken because this can also convert images into videos with all manner of transition. In essence you can basically create a big slideshow or story out of any image or video and you can even add effects like sepia, blue, green ect.. as well as background colours and text clips. I know it sound like a lot to handle on a phone but it works exactly like any other video editor for the pc and is so simple to use.

Overview: I am amazed with ease and quality of the application, while using the app you feel like there’s nothing more you can want from a video application and it works more fluently than so many other apps if you dont give it a try you’ll be missing out on something seriously good even if you never thought you’ll need it. Let say that this should be added to the list of apps that you first install when you first get your phone. The weird thing is that Arcsoft themselves dont seem to be selling the application on there own website and all my sourses seem to suggested that this app is free but I just can’t confirm this no matter where I  look so for now I will give a link to download but if anyone knows any more about the copyright of this app please let me know.

The file is unsinged so you will have to sign it befor use

For more information about ArcSoft Mobile Video Editor please vist the developers website here

or download directly from here

If you have any questions about ArcSoft Mobile Video Editor free free to leave a comment in the forum.

Dr Jukka interviewed – Nokia and Symbian uncovered

Today I am interviewing Dr Jukka Silvennoinen, Senior Technology expert from Forum Nokia, a Certified Nokia Trainer, and a guest lecturer at a university in Thailand. Dr Jukka is known for his extensive contribution to the Symbian community and, of course to Forum Nokia. Dr Jukka is also admired by many Symbian programmers, and he was one of the founding members of Forum Nokia Champions reward program. It is my great honour to interview him, and I’m sure the world’s cell phone community is eager to read what this talented programmer has to say.

Dr Jukka, I thank you once again for accepting my invitation, and I thank the Nokia Press department as well for this opportunity. First of all, I would like to ask you some questions close to your heart, of a personal matter:

What was the first phone you ever had?

It was Ericsson GH 198, my first and last non-Nokia device.

When did you buy the above-mentioned phone, and what price did you pay for it?

I bought it in August 1994. It did cost around 7-800 Euros, I would have wanted to buy Nokia 2110 back then, but it was probably some 300 Euros more expensive.

Continue reading the interview at PhoneReport

 

Widsets 2.0 reviewed and released…

Many websites report that Widsets 2.0 have been released, but is still in beta. Widsets is loved by many of a us for its looks and usability.

The Widsets 2.0 beta site recently went live which means you can now download and test the latest version of the Widsets client. New features include better integration between Widsets and the rest of the device including the ability to initiate a phone call or open a browser window. Widsets is a way to get web content on your mobile via widgetisation. Read on for more.

Widsets has been around since the summer of 2006 (but only really took off last year). It has continued to evolve at an impressive pace and the new version holds a great deal more functionality that the original version. The basic idea is presenting digestible web content optimised for consumption of a mobile device through a ‘dashboard / desktop’ and ‘widget / application’ interface. Widgets are arranged on the dashboard and each widget can be opened to view the contents. The basic Widgets are RSS feeds wrapped in an attractive package, but there are also a number of small games and utility widgets. New to this beta is the Push E-mail widget.
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S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2 fully reviewed!

Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-Review has had his mega-review of the S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 2, part of Symbian OS9.3, translated.For those of us who didn’t understand the original review, we can now enjoy the English words that so well describe the upcoming platform. Eldar used a Nokia N78 to derive screenshots and opinions. Surely the model must have been a test prototype, so we can expect changes on the release firmware.

The pictures I had posted on a past article, you can read the text here, but if you prefer to check the full review, please head over to the source.

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N96 will be here in August

Everyone’s ears starting ringing when The Carphone Warehouse announced that they will start selling the Nokia N96 by August.

All we knew from Nokia is that the phone would be released in Q3, and as usual, it would arrive in most parts of the world by Q4…

Source: N96“>The Carphone Warehouse

Apple iPhone vs Nokia N96

We’d love to say that we’re doing this comparison because Apple have announced a date to release the iPhone in Australia, but as you probably know, Apple is playing its cards very close to its chest. Thankfully, Nokia have been a little more forthcoming, and we’re still expecting a release of the N96 in Q3 of this year.

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Source: CNet Australia

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S60 v3 Feature Pack 2 – Tons of photos

These photos have been everyone now, but let me select the ones which I believe bring innovation.

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Another Video of S60v3 Feature Pack 2

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w67NyaU-NI

Here’s an interesting video of the upcoming Symbian OS9.3 with S60 v3.1 Feature Pack 2, provided by S60.cz

Bery from Symbian Web Blog posted few interesting points that can be seen from the video:

• • Sensor Settings:

The video shows that Feature Pack 2 has not only the common accelerometer feature to auto rotate the screen, but also snoozing alarms and silencing calls. Has Nokia learned these innovative ideas by watching from applications developed by 3rd party programmers like Samir and Tong Reng with “ShutUp” and “FlipSilent”?

• Active Standby:

The new active standby mode including the new standby theme settings with the vertical sidebar in motion. Nice!

• New Menu Views:

Feature Pack 2 brings two new menu views, the “Horeshoe” and “V-shaped” modes which are looking very nice with their large application icons.

• Photo Menu:

The new “Photo Menu” which replaces the old “Images and Videos” view is shown as the last feature.

Source: S60.cz via Symbian Web Blog

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