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For all the romantic n95ers out there..
2007-12-06 12:22:00
"When you feel love take the feeling and make it grow, just don't let it go." Always blogging directly about electronics and gadgets had started to get on my nerves and so i was advised to use different themes now and then by some of my friends. And so i did. :)You must've seen couples sitting cudled together anywhere you go, it's more like you see them anywhere you go - couples of all races and ages find solace in each others arms exploring their passions together,living a life that is much envied by the usual folk of earth - like us for example. But what you haven't seen is the light in their eyes when they talk to each other, all the "love you's" in the world wouldn't be enough for them to survive. And so they gift each other romantic books, romantic candles,romantic cards,romantic dinners,romantic phones..it's things such as these that makes the relationship prosper.Talking about romantic phones, have you seen the Pink N95 that I'd customised some time ago? It's a real ...
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The hat that makes videos mobile? oooOH
2007-12-05 10:51:00
Check this out folks, the latest technical innovation in history is here..somewhere...
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There's a leprechaun in town!
2007-12-04 11:48:00
Hey guys! Guess what?! I recently hit upon a jackpot. Actually it's anew advertising idea that uses blogs, and it's main juice the posts,for a revoloutinary new way of advertising. It's very simple actually- first you have to sign up for an account at the ACME account. Thisis a real simple procedure as all of you must be already familiar withcreating numerous email ids ;) .Next you give in your blogs address and submit it so that the ACMEpeople can check it out and see if the weblog does have enoughmaterial to be considered for the program. To be considered you needto pass the minimum recquirements recquired for a blog - like being 90days old, having only a single author and having a good number ofposts and visitors.Once your through with that you'll recieve an e-mail from theminforming you that your blog's been accepted. Once you recieve thise-mail you can start earning by any of the many methods available.Either you can choose from the available "Opportunities" or you can goa...
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Squeezing 30 into 8
2007-12-01 13:00:00
Fed up with your commute? It's such a waste of time isn't it? Simply sitting in the subway or bus doing nothing else other than hear some music while the world whizzes by.. BUT fear no more! Bcause with just a few clicks you can turn your new N95 8GB or N95 with 8GB(microSD) into an awesome mobile movie theatre, packed with 30 of your favourite films at the best possible quality! Now there?ll always be something to watch, and the morning commute will fly by! Make the most of the new N95?s massive storage space and gorgeous screen by packing it full of films ? it?s the best way to beat commuter hell with your Nokia! Luckily for us, the guys at NokNok found out a waw to do just this..Read the rest of this entry fom here.

Why Nokia? Why do you do this??
2007-11-30 09:55:00
The N95 is indeed a great camera-phone. It has loads of greatfeatures, 5MP sensor, 30fps video recording, auto-focus camera,Carl-Zeiss lens, great color recreation, and a whole load ofcustomization features.What it lacks is a Video Editor.I know, I know, it does have one. But have you ever been able to useit for editing one of those 5MP videos of yours? If yes you'll haveended up face to face with the now famous slogan of the N95 -[b]Memory full! Close some programs and try again.And it flashes up even if you do close all programs, with the videoeditor being the only open app. Neat little joke by Nokia huh? But ithink it sucks!Why did they put in the video editor anyway?? I never understood why they did that..Ah..and I think Nokia heard my complaints and responded to ittoo..albeit in a sad kinda way.It happened when they brought tout the N95 8GB. A phone that boasts of128MB RAM, something that we'd begun to see only in computers from2001. With that kind of RAM I would have been ha...

iGo's PowerXtender - a must for n95ers
2007-11-30 05:14:00
Ever been in a fix when you thought that you have all the choicest gadgets in the world but not even one outlet to power them from? Electricity,Gadgets everywhere,But not an ampere to drink?Fear not, because with the PowerXtender from iGo(the makers of the Sierra) you'll be able to charge any of your gadgets from anywhere with just a pair of AA batteries.The good thing about the PowerXtender is that,like all things iGo, it's extremely portable. You won't have to set apart any space for it or for the powertips either..they are all compact. Speaking of power tips, they are available for almost any device and allows you to charge all of them from a single PowerXtender. If you're using one of iGo's wall outlets, you'll even be able to simultaneously charge many devices at once!Costing around 16 bucks,it's a great deal for every N95 user or any other phone for that matter. In this highly mobile world of ours, going out of charge in the middle of the day can be scary.Buy it here.B...
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Orkut & N95 don't seem to pair
2007-11-29 17:17:00
It seem that recently lots of N95ers who are also Orkut ians are unable to enjoy them both at the same time. The reason: The Orut Scrapbook doesn't seem to load on the phone's browser anymore. And the problem doesn't lie with the GPRS connection or the browser itself. It lies with the N95, for when I used the same opera browser on an N93i it worked!Waiting for the problem to be solved on the new firmware ended up as a waste of time. In the end though Orkut seems to be working to solve this problem on their own, perhaps they plan to roll back on their scrap book algorithm?
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ShakeRacer - Shaking in Joy!
2007-11-29 17:08:00
This is the best application that I've until now that uses the N95 accelerometer to the max!Check it out people and give me your view.

N95 - Get Lost?? How dare you?! ;)
2007-11-27 13:12:00
I'd recently had a read of the Granny Buttons Blog by Andrew Denny where he's standing on the bad side of Nokia Maps with a slight problem from the GPS.. hmm..mind you it doesn't seem slight the way he's worded it! ANyways it seems his n95 took him on a ride around the city. He says that it cussedly avoided the straight route, and in one case (No.2) it actually wanting him to drive away from the direction he wanted, cross a t-junction instead of turning left, and then going right round the neighbourhood and returning to exactly the place he set off! :D .., before going on his way again.Andrew it's just your phone's way of showing you that it's bored sitting around the house all day doing nothing..must've been bored the poor chap! I'm planning to take mine on a trip on one of those one way highways soon, I'm sure he won't let me down. Pray for me!P.S: If you update your phone with the new firmware I'm sure it will set things right.
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N95 FirmwWare updated too! :D
2007-11-27 12:37:00
Guys and gals, the v20 is out! And it brings with it a load of goodies for all n95ers to have! A glimpse at the change log was all it needed for me to almost loose my sanity. And then I did loose it, when I cancelled my 720 MB video download to make more bandwidth for my NSU to feast on :D! This is the evergreen ChangeLog(this must be the most-used word among symbian bloggers):1. New icon structure with addition of the N-Gage application and one free demo of fifa which can be played 10 times.2. Search app has its own place in the active standby3. Phone is much faster to operate and the real difference is seen in the boot time!(see it to believe it!)4. Multimedia menu still the same but does not pop up on opening the slider in the opposite direction.5. Free memory between 22-30 mb during normal usage.6. Camera has NEW auto focus sound7. Viewfinder grid added in the camera menu8. VIDEO ringtones. Native support for video ringtones finally added.9. Radio has a new icon.10. Music player...

N95 8 GB firmware - updated!
2007-11-26 11:54:00
While the whole of the Symbian world is busy behind the proposed v21 N95 firmware Nokia's released an update for the N95 8GB. That's right, an update already, when the phone's not even started crawling yet! Whywould anyone get a toddler a car when his older brother's still waiting for his bike?I mean the N95-3 was released just a few weeks ago! AAS thinks that it's probably just a quick bug fix and not a full fledged update - theN95 8GB's Internet browser did have some serious stability problemsthat users had been complaining about..some users are also hoping for a normal portrait screensaver to show up as well - seems they're fed up with the landscape one!
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V21 for our N95-1!?
2007-11-20 12:11:00
It's not a 21 valve engine but for all I know the new V21 Firmware update for the N95-1 is sure gonna rock..considering that Nokia is going to have to add lots of new stuff in the firmware like the Search, N-Gage and a solution to sinister key press bug. Not to mention about On Demand Paging and other features designed to bump up the performance! You know what this means?no?? We're gonna get a N95-1 with more RAM people!!But the problem is that the firmware pic has been dates as 10th October! How come no one's got it still remains a mystery...:(There lingers a doubt in my mind however, on whether the Demand Paging feature will make the phone slower upon everyday use. The pagingfeature actually stores bits of software data on RAM.When these data are moved to the main memory there would be more of a lag when the phone fetches the data - which happens when we open a app or run a game. After all there must have been a reason why the original designers decided to place it on the syste...

N95 NAM ?? = Black, 1900MHz 3G !!
2007-11-19 13:16:00
Released on Friday 21st September 2007, weighing 1.44lbs, this phone is most probably yet other US Edition . Because it's based on the N95 Classic and not the newer N95-3 it seems to have been largely ignored. It even uses the same old 950mA battery to go with it! The only major differences seem to be that it has a black back body and is also optimized to work with the North American Network - hence the name. Find it faster and stay connected on the go with the Nokia N95 NAM. Built-in GPS mapping, location-based mobile search, and the Nokia Web Browser make it easy to navigate to virtually any destination.View emails and attachments on the device, connect to any compatible PC, or even play stored media on your compatible TV or stereo via UPnP architecture. Store up to 2GB of sound with expandable memory, then listen the way you want. Stream your music wirelessly to your compatible headphones, home or car stereo, even use your favorite headphones or home stereo speakers.The N95 NAM...
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Only Dedicated case for N95 8GB
2007-11-15 12:04:00
The dedicated carrying case for the Nokia N95 8GB ? just open the case and slide :)This stylish wallet covers and helps protect while giving you full access to all keys and functions on your N95 8GB. It's design is rather simplistic and seems to be a "sideways" model of the Original Nokia Case for the Classic N95 - while the N95 Classic case opens in a portrait form the 8GB case opens landscape. When closed the holster is kept in place by a groove on the leather. Upon close inspection,it seems that the materials used are also the same as that of the Classic case - including leather and the material inside.Selling at $26.95,the product usually ships within 6 days from Expansys if you're in the US. You can Buy it Here, though I'd suggest waiting out till Vaja brings out their version, their N95 Ivolouton Holster turned out to be a helluve winner in my review !
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N95 gets telescope add-on! and i get it too!!
2007-11-12 18:03:00
I just posted the other day about a 6x lens for the n95 as part of my Snap iT! series..and I'd concluded by giving a hint about a personal review for that accessory. And Guess what?! The guys at Brando just sent me a brand new Generic Mobile Phone Telescope . This Generic Mobile Phone Telescope with flexible adapter to mount 7x18 telescope. It can use on most of mobile phones or PDAs. With this telescope, you can zoom to focus distant objects clearly and to make a high quality photograph easily.You'll notice that with the telescope fitted on the n95 it actually looks like something from a Hitman Game!Unlike what I'd figured, setting up the phone was very easy. In minutes of receiving the phone I'd got it all set-up and ready to shoot! To give you all a good idea of how much Zoom we can squeeze out of this lens, I've put up a video over here. After all seeing is believing! Especially in this case!! The lens is of very good build and is excellent bang for buck - I mean at 22 buc...
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10 reasons why the N95 Classic is better than the N95 8 GB
2007-11-10 19:24:00
Steve Litchfield of the AAS has posted a very interesting article in which he states 10 reasons(actually 9!) as to why the N95 Classic is better than the N95 8GB. hey aren't exactly that great but still they do have a point..and it's a great post for people who've previously bought the N95 Classic and are now in fits of anger due to Nokia's sudden release of this sequel phone. Click here to read the post.P.s: It did give me an air of relief; atleast there's somebody out there who thinks that a N95 isn't outdated!
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1.5 Decades ago..
2007-11-10 19:12:00
Forgotten Tech Fifteen years ago tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen, Nokia launched the world's first commercially available GSM digital phone, the Nokia 1011, the model number coming from the launch date: 10 November 1992. Nokia's 1011: GSM first The 475g 1011 was rather heavier than today's slimline models. A lot of the weight came from the unit's nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery, which yielded a low - by today's standards - talk time of just 90 minutes. It could stay operational for 12 hours in stand-by mode. The 195 x 60 x 45mm handset could hold 99 phone numbers and the names of their owners, any of which could be displayed on the 1011's two-line screen. There was no colour, no camera, no Bluetooth, no memory card slot and the handset had to have an extendible antenna. But it did introduce one innovation that phone owners now use without a second thought: text messaging. However, the 1011 lacked that crucial component of all modern Nokia's: the infamous Nokia ringto...

Get hold of your bearings!
2007-11-10 18:16:00
Y-Inclinometer by Dr. Jukka is a simple app that displays vehicle angle while off-roading or climbing a bridge, or while simply driving in India! Just fix your phone in a secure cradle andngle it so that it is perfectly upright in your vehicle. Then launch the app! But make sure that you don?t lose your bearings and flip your vehicle while enjoying some off-road fun. And don?t do anything stupid like testing Y-Inclinometer?s readings to the limits - that could tilt things too much for your car to handle!!-->DownloadP.S: After installation the app won't show in the regular application menu, it will be in a new folder named as "Dr.Jukka.com". Have fun!Courtesy DiLiN's Symbia!
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N95 SKiN !
2007-11-10 13:03:00
WMP SKiNGuess what guys!! A kool guy has designed a skin for Windows Media Player based on our beloved NokiaN95,chek it out..it really is cool and the perfekt addition for the Windows Media Player driver that the computer comes bundled with. Really nice i must say-kind like a virtual n95.=>N95 SKiNN95 themeThis here is a theme put forward by Zach of Symbian In Motion- a blog about our beloved Symbian OS. It's a real cool theme and i absolutely love it, pretty stunning too.Chek it out..=>DOWNLOADi95 Theme ;)This theme caters to those of you who do not plan to go for a iphone but yet like it's feel. Get urself ur very own iphone theme, just make sure you don't let anyone drool right over your phone ;)To download it from your PC, click hereCLick on the title to download the theme..Purple bouqueVery rich colouring!Mac AppleThe cool elegance of a mac,,Black&OrangeIt's a wow theme!SmileyAin't they cute? :)Cool ReaperThis guy is definitely cool!Another Green themeI seem to have a...
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N95's accelerator put to good use
2007-11-10 10:07:00
Check out this video of the N95 3d accelerator put to good use..through the moving ball app! This takes the N95 much more closer to the iPhone don't you think?!Courtesy DiLiN's Symbia!
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N95 vs N95 8GB
2007-11-09 15:44:00
I've just got my hands on a video that showcases the differences between the classic N95 and the newer meaner 8GB edition of the same. After watching this video you'll be able to say for sure whether you really need to go for the newer phone just now or whether to wait out for the next revouloutionary pone from Nokia..

N95 Undressed
2007-11-08 15:35:00
This here is a video in which the N95 is stripped of all it's clothes..uhm..housings to showcase it's inner finer details..

NFS : Pro Street on ur N95
2007-11-04 07:55:00
Need for Speed: ProStreet will take the Need for Speed series in a new direction of gameplay. Instead of an arcade style of gameplay which has dominated the series, ProStreet will focus much more on realism and move closer to, but not into, racing simulation, and still with options to use driving assistants to make driving easier and more arcade-like. Unlike its predecessors, all racing in ProStreet will take place on closed tracks, thus making it the first game in the series not animating illegal racing behaviour since Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, hence there will not be any police in the game. Performance tuning will take up a large part of gameplay in a way that even a small adjustment of the shape of a car's body will impact its performance. That was what wikipedia had to say about the NFS : Pro Street on your PC. The mobile version on the other hand has great graphics for a phone game and includes performance tuning too but to a limited extent. But all in all it's a gre...

Why EDGE versus 3G matters less than you think - MWN 3
2007-10-25 13:22:00
Havn't read the prequel to this sequel?? Read it ->here..We've all read articles about why the iPhone won't sell because it doesn't boast the latest and greatest 3G technology, which can transmit data at 1.8, 3.6, 7.2, and in some places, 14.4 megabits per second. Instead, Apple chose to go with the more ubiquitous EDGE system, which tops out at 0.2 mbits per second here in the US, and presumably will do the same in the UK and Germany when the iPhone launches there next month.But the question left unasked as been, "Does 3G really improve the user experience dramatically?" Most pundits would reply, "Well, of course Internet experiences improve with higher bandwidth. That's why the world went broadband." And if the pundit is having a bad day, they'll add "Duh."Funny thing though. They're wrong. Bandwidth doesn't affect the mobile phone experience nearly as much as most people think. And in some cases, high bandwidth Internet is actually worse for the user than a low-bandwidth ...
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Results of the Polls are here..
2007-10-20 20:48:00
We had a poll last week focussing on which phones you guys saw in the better perspective - n95, n93i or the 3310.. The results are a bit strange though. This being a blog most visited by N95 users, I had expected the N95 to win hands on,and that happened too, but what was unexpected was the draw between the N93i and the 3310!! Imagine that!!!The scores areN95 68%N93i 16%3310 16%Strange is the way the world moves..P.S: Vote in da new poll guys!
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iGo Sierra - i luv it!!
2007-10-20 13:00:00
Superb setup, excellent feel, slick designingalbeit a finger-print magnet for a cover, but more importantly - it takes care ofthe N95 typing bug! :)And finally I have received the Stowaway Sierra Keyboard from the guys at iGo - the same guys who brought out the iGo Juice 70 and other cool stuff.At first glance, the gleaming body itself lets you justify spending your hard-earned bucks on this great device. The external casing comes in a smooth fluid metallic silver that gives it a really slick look(although it turns out to be quite a magnet for finger prints, but hey! who's perfect??)Press the button at the middle and it opens up like a book and unfolds into all it's glory..This star performer of ours turns out to be quite different inside..no wonder they said never to judge a book by it's cover! ;)The gleaming metal outside gives way to a black matte finish inside while opening up to a 100% full size keyboard, complete with a 5 row keyboard including dedicated numerical keys - al...

Sierra UnboKSing!
2007-10-19 16:53:00
This here is the unboxing ceremony of the Sierra Bluetooth Keyboard sent to me by iGo - the makers of the original Stowaway portable keyboard. I jus love that gleaming mettalic body work, don't you?!See the review here: http://s603rd.blogspot.com/2007/10/igo-si erra-i-luv-it.html

Top Softwares to Beef up ur S60 v3 phone with!
2007-10-19 11:30:00
? SymbianPileUp - Beef iT! ?Respected Netizens of Symbia, I bring to you the master,the kinglist of all freeware applications, tested for you to use, with a new edition of our Beef iT! applications section and this time it's bigger than ever!!CLick here to get them!
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Mobility's iGo BlueTooth StowAway Keyboard
2007-10-17 20:14:00
Guess what? It's finally been announced by Mobility Electronics! The company that produces the iGo line of portable chargers had released the iGo Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard and in a few days they'll be sending it to me for a review.. This keyboard is a full sized keyboard that folds up into a form that will fit in a shirt pocket and yet duplicates a regular keyboard when opened. It is the same keyboard as the older USB model by ThinkOutside yet loses the cable in favor of Bluetooth. The keyboard is $129.99 and according to the iGo website is in stock and ready to unfold near you.See the review here: http://s603rd.blogspot.com/2007/10/igo-si erra-i-luv-it.htmliGo Stowaway unboxing video here: http://s603rd.blogspot.com/2007/10/sierra -unboksing.html

Device Status of your phone
2007-10-14 19:15:00
Nokia Device Status is a self-diagnosis tool that allows you to collect detailed system information both from your PC and your S60 device. Your current device configuration and phone settings are presented in a detailed summary, which you can use to determine the exact cause, if you run into problems.With Nokia Device Status, you can save all the collected information to a file, and you can send the file to customer care services for closer inspection and analysis.Collected data from your PC includes:?Operating system?Language of the operating system vs. that of Nokia PC Suite?Version of Nokia PC Suite currently installed on your PC?Drivers required to connect your phone to your PC?Local time zone?Log files created by Nokia PC Suite?Regional and language settings Collected data from your phone includes:?Device model?IMEI code of the phone?Device memory and any available memory card?Profiles and themes used on the phone?Locations used to store data on the phone After installation, yo...
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