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Read PDFs on the Go
If you work with a lot of PDF documentations and want to read them on the move, here’s the right application for you. Adobe Reader LE 2.5 allows you to take your PDFs on the go and read them on your mobile device. The only downside of this application is the cost, which is listed at € 10.00 on the Ovi Store.
NEW! Adobe Reader LE 2.5 developed by Quickoffice and optimized for S60 5th Edition...
Block Unwanted calls on your N900
Update: Thanks to Giacomo’s help we’ve got a better script which takes the phone numbers to block from a text file.
Something which I really missed on the N900 was a good call blocking software. After being hounded day after day by credit card sales people and people trying to give me low interest loans, I had to find a way to get this done. A bit of hunting on the web and picking up a...
Firefox for N900 lands in Ovi Store
Firefox for the Nokia N900 has finally landed officially on Ovi Store. Nokia’s Maemo site also has a competition running which could win you a N900 by answering a few simple question. Head out there, learn more about Firefox for Maemo and try your hand on winning one!
Here’s the link to Firefox on Ovi Store – store.ovi.com/content/26002
In the video below, Mozilla’s VP of Mobile,...
PhotoTranslator for the N900
I just came across this video on twitter which demos a cool software called PhotoTranslator for the Nokia N900, which allows you to translate text from images. Pretty useful if you’re travelling and can’t read those signboards. You can translate from images stored on your phone or even take a photo using the camera and get the application to translate the text in the image. I tried hunting...
Nokia Feel from BetaLabs
The latest application available at the BetaLabs site is Nokia Feel.
It seems more of a recommendation engine, by accessing the phone’s application manager, “Nokia Feel” suggests what apps and services you could use on your phone. If you’re Hungry, then the suggestions would be on the lines of calling friends to go out phone a meal, surfing the web for recipes or using...
Google Buzz on Symbian Phones using Google Maps
Did you know you can access Google Buzz on your Symbian Mobile? Even though there is no dedicated application yet for Symbian phones, here’s how you can access Google Buzz using Google Maps.
First you’ll have to download the latest version (version 4) of Google Maps from m.google.com/maps. Once you install and start up the new Google Maps application, head over to layers and enable your...
Nokia Diagnostics for Symbian Phones
Nokia Beta Labs has just launched a diagnostic tool for its S60v5 phones. The application basically allows the user to run various tests on the phone such as
Network Coverage test
Internet connectivity test
Battery charger test
Loudspeaker test
Earpiece test
It is incredibly simple to use and worth having on your phone, even though the app is still in the experimental phase as per the Beta Labs site....
N97 and N97 Mini get Firmware Updates
Both the N97 and the N97 Mini got firmware updates recently. The N97 was bumped from v20.0.019 to v21.0.045 (or 21.2.045 for some product codes).
The update brings a few improvements, including:
Improved call reliability
Smooth touch screen scrolling
Browser improvements
Music player improvements
Improved image and video stability
It was available through the Nokia Software updater tool and should...
MeCanto : Streaming music to your phone from your computer
MeCanto is a music streaming application by Hyrax Media Ltd available online at the Ovi Store. What’s different is that you get to listen to your own music that’s stored on your computer hard drive.
Getting the application running is quite easy, it requires two downloads, one for your computer and another for the phone, along with a MeCanto account which is free to setup. The interface is incredibly...
NewsHunt: Your Newspaper on your phone
NewsHunt by Eterno Infotech is a new application that brings to your phone quite a number of India’s top daily and regional language newspapers. It has been developed with the normal user in mind, and hence will work over any standard GRPS connection (you do not need a Mobile Office subscription) and uses minimal data to fetch your content.
The application works on most s60 and s60 touch devices...
