All Posts Tagged With: "s60"
Top 5 Offscreen Apps for your Nokia Phones
Summer is approaching and ending for others, but it won’t stop me from fishing for apps at the Ovi Store. It’s time again to share my catch. All of them are totally free and published by the company, Offscreen. There were lots of worthy paid apps, but I know most of you are more eager to see good free apps.
Video: Google Reader On Gravity
One of the latest additions to Gravity is the Google Reader integration. That’s right! Our favorite Twitter app for Symbian can now receive and manage updates for Google Reader. Go watch it in action.
Nokia’s Ovi Store Updated With New Content Sorting (Excludes Maemo)
The Nokia Ovi Store team rolled out an update on Thursday to provide faster access to relevant content with new content sorting for the store. This seems to apply to S60 devices only like the Nokia N97 mini because I do not see the changes on the Nokia N900. The update is available through a prompt when opening the Ovi Store.
Skyfire for Symbian S60 Updated to 1.5
Skyfire just released version 1.5 of their browser for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th editions. You can download it directly from your device by heading over to m.skyfire.com. I’ve briefly tested it on a Nokia N97 mini. I’m satisfied with how accurate it renders webpages, but it’s still not as fast as I want it to be.
Joikuspot Christmas Discount Lowers Price to 7 Euros
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Joikuspot is a must-have app for S60 users. It turns your phone into a wireless access point for other devices like a laptop, internet tablet, iPod Touch, etc. The premium version usually sells for 25 euros, but it’s available for 7 Euros during the holidays for the first 250 users.
Opera Mobile 10 Updated to Beta 2 – Adds Native Keyboard Input
Opera Mobile 10 was updated to Beta 2 on Monday. Opera is aiming to improve the user experience as they get closer to the final version. The key update for the second beta is native keyboard integration. I also notice some improvement in performance.
Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta2 App Review
I’ve been using the second beta to Nokia Messaging for Social Networks the weekend before today’s official announcement. If you need a reminder, the first beta was released at Nokia World, supporting only Facebook. The new version adds new options for Facebook and adds support for Twitter. Read on for some of my feedback.
Shazam Launches Updated Application for Ovi Store: Fails To Share on Twitter
A new version of Shazam is now on the Ovi store. For those who are not familar with the app, it identifies songs. Want to know the title of that song playing at the club? Just Shazam it! In addition to some interface changes, the updated version now supposedly lets users to share tags or the recognized music info on Twitter.
App Review: Opera Mobile 10 beta on Nokia N97
Opera Mobile 10 beta just came out for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition devices. I installed it on the Nokia N97 right away and shot it on video to show you how it looks. It’s a nice alternate browser, but prepare for occasional headaches because it’s still in beta.
App Review: Vlingo on Nokia n97
Vlingo came pre-installed on the Nokia N97′s firmware 2.0 and I’m surprised at how well it works. You can use ordinary language to instantly send a text or an email message, call a friend, create a note, update your Facebook or search the web simply by saying what you want. I’ve included a video of while trying it out.
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