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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...
Accessing Google Buzz for Android on the N900
If you are wondering how to access Google Buzz from your N900, here’s a cool video post from Clinton Jeff from zomgitscj.com showing you how to access the Android version of Google Buzz on your N900.
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Nokia N900: Initial Setup, Contacts & Communication
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As we had mentioned earlier, we received the N900 to test out from WOM World Nokia. Having used it for a little while now, we thought we’d give you an introduction to setting up and running the phone. We will be going through an initial time setup, basic contacts and calender setup, email, Nokia Messaging and IM setup, etc.
Basic Setup:
Once you boot up the phone for the first time, you’ll...
Hacking the N900’s Notification Light
When you get the N900 out of the box, the LED indicator has the same blue color blink for most notifications on your phone. Missed calls, SMS, IM and Email all blink blue. Did you know you can have different colors for each of these notifications?
You’ll need to get your hands dirty with some terminal work to get this done. Even though this procedure is quite safe, editing the file we have to...
Nokia Releases Memory Reorganizer For The N97
Yesterday when I checked under the Software Updates on the N97, I saw a new applicaiton begging to be downloaded called the Memory Reorganiser.
What this application does is to move some of the applications installed on your Phone Memory (C: Drive) to the the larger drive (D: where you’ll have tons of space still available). Once you install this update, head over to the Application folder on...
An App a Day on Ovi Store
How do you keep up with the apps on Ovi Store? I’m sure not many of us keep visiting the Ovi store often to see if there are any new apps of interest to install on our phones. Did you know that the Ovi Store had a blog called the Ovi Daily App where they blog about an application from the store everyday?
Most of the applications they review are interesting enough to go and try out. It’s...
How to Integrate Flickr to Share Online
This original article is written by Shazly Makeen from WoM Lanka and cross-posted here by permission.
Share Online makes it easy to post photos from your Nokia device straight to your photo sharing site. But what’s the use if it doesn’t support a photo sharing site of your choice?
I use Share Online to upload pictures taken from my device to my Flickr account via MobyPicture. But two days back...
Remote phone lock for your N97
Did you know that if you loose your phone, you can actually lock it remotely ? You don’t need to install any special software to do this. You can setup your handset to lock itself up by sending an SMS to the phone from anywhere. This will help protect the data on your handset from prying eyes.
Here’s how you set it up:
Head out to Settings > Phone > Phone mgmt > Security settings...
Microsoft to make Office version for Nokia Phones
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You’ll soon see Microsoft Office running on your Nokia Mobile phones.
According to an article in Wall Street Journal Microsoft has gotten into an agreement with Nokia to provide a version Microsoft Office which will run on Nokia’s phones. Since Nokia smartphones run on Symbian, will that mean that other Symbian based phones also will get Microsoft Office?
This...
Adding Some Great Menu Transitions To The N97
The Symbian Blog has a new post on how to get some great new menu transitions for yout N97. If you’re tired of your N97’s UI here’s how you can spice up your phone’s interface in under 5 minutes.
You’ll need to hack up your phone using HelloOX2 to allow you to install unsigned applications. It’s pretty simple, but proceed with caution.
Read the full post at the...