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Exclusive Vodafone EG: Surf Internet for FREE!!
2008-05-27 20:57:00
I don't know if this trick works for all operators and mobile phones, but it's definetly working for me.  I've tested this on N80 and N73 on two different vodafone lines with prepaid plan.  I ran out of credit a couple of days ago, normally this would cause Internet and WAP Connections not to work. However, I remembered my brother telling me someday that he could logon to the Internet even though he got no credit, and the normal browser refusing to log on. I thought, ok this might have been just a coincidence, but I tried it anyway and surprisingly it worked! I do not guarantee this method will work for you and I'm not responsible for any paid charges you get for trying this. There goes how: Download and install Opera Mini 4.1. Go to settings and make sure socket connection is selected under Network. When asked for connection, do not choose VF Internet. Choose VF Live instead . Enjoy! Somehow also, eBuddy works.. I wonder if there is a method to route this connec...
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(UPDATED: Screenshots) Soon, Free TV on your S60!
2008-05-27 15:40:00
Monsoon Multimedia, an innovative digital video solutions provider, today announced HAVA Mobile Player for S60, a TV place-shifting video-streaming solution for S60 3rd edition on Symbian OS. The HAVA Mobile Player gives HAVA owners the ability to watch and control all of their home television channels and services from anywhere in the world on a mobile device - whether it be cable or satellite, receiver or DVR, standard or high definition. Monsoon Multimedia will be showcasing the new software at the S60 Summit 2008, held in Barcelona, Spain, May 28-29, 2008. Forum Nokia, Nokia's developer relations organization, was instrumental in providing Monsoon Multimedia with technical and business support to develop the HAVA Mobile Player for S60, which will be available as a free download for HAVA owners in Q3 2008. The HAVA Mobile Player for S60 is compatible with all HAVA models available today. The HAVA Mobile Player for S60 was designed for seamless integration with Nokia's unique t...
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Autocopy::Gallery->Computer
2008-05-22 01:12:00
I was working on my Haskell project when I remembered this amazing software that comes with Nokia PC suite. That's why any person familiar with Haskell would recognize this title as a type definition (function Autocopy that takes Gallery as input and outputs it to computer,  lol been working for too long ). Anyway, the software is called Image Store. It's so simple that all it does it copy images and videos from phone gallery to computer and I've decided to write a little guide for people who never used it. This is a very beginner's guide so don't expect anything big :) The main feature that I'm spotting the lights on in this guide is the autocopy feature. Imagine yourself on a trip, you took a lot of pictures using your N95 for example. Now you're home and you need to copy those images to your computer with the least effort. The only effort you'll exert when using this software is switching on Bluetooth. Yes and that's it! Once BT is switched on, voila, all images are...
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Carnival of the Mobilists #124 is HeRe!!
2008-05-19 22:59:00
Ahhh May 19th! Third time I host Carnival of the Mobilists. But this time is different. Today is my Birthday <:o) Today is also the day I read my post published on i2 magazine too. Therefore this is not an ordinary day. Since I've turned 19 today, I decided to change the routine and publish 19 posts for this version of CoM.. Enjoy ;) - Cell phones are not just for calling anymore, now they are also a device for consumers to use to watch television. Kevin Fleming brings us the news on the launch of Mobile TV on different mobile operators. - Creating an educational enviroment through mobile games is Judy Breck's post for this week. Is that possible? Jump over to read the full article. - Bena Roberts from GoMo News has an interesting interview with Pierre Scokaert from French mobile search company ABphone. She looks into the innovations of mobile search and how ABphone offers image and video services before text and has used social media to succeed. - Much rumours are there ...

KONAMI is coming to N-GAGE!!
2008-05-19 22:50:00
METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE first in KONAMI N-Gage games line-up Nokia and KONAMI, a leading global developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, today announced that KONAMI mobile titles will be added to the N-Gage mobile games platform. The mobile version of the award-winning METAL GEAR SOLID will be the first title in the games line-up. METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE has received top honours at the 2007 International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA), taking both the Grand Prix and Operator's Choice Awards. The new version of the classic game features original content that can only be found on the mobile platform. METAL GEAR SOLID MOBILE includes never-before-seen dramatic 3D art displays and camera work. The detailed in-game graphics capture the atmosphere of the METAL GEAR SOLID series and create a depth that completely draws the player into the game, and pushes the capabilities of the mobile platform. Players face the extreme tension of solitary infiltration...
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CoM 123
2008-05-13 18:11:00
"This week's Carnival is by first time host Bena Roberts of GoMo News from Germany, where she reports she is writing in her garden where it is very very hot and she is, smelling bbq smoke and listening to kids playing. Click on Carnival 123 to read what she has cooked up from the best mobile blogging of the week." Judy Breck Next week, on May 19th, Carnival Number 124 will be hosted here on Symbiano-Tek and in case you don't know, May 19th is my Birthday so it will be a special carnival version ;)

Opera Mini makes it to 4.1
2008-05-13 15:41:00
The world's number one S60 mini Internet browser has made it to version 4.1. Opera Mini has proven that it is the peoples' choice with more than 44 million cumulative users so far. This release works on more than 800 phones - delivering the full Internet to people regardless of location or device. Opera Mini is not only the most popular mobile browser in the world, but by far the most popular mobile application ever. New Features and Imrovements: Opera is now up to 50% faster Find text within a Web page Auto-completion of URLs Download and upload files Save pages for offline viewing Download Opera Mini 4.1

Nokia Glow Theme by Supertonic
2008-05-09 07:40:00
I love it! Download
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Back, summary, and i2
2008-05-09 06:50:00
Finally I've finished my midterms! Yes I've been away for too long, but you know, when you postpone all materials till exams time, you suffer! Anyway, here's a summary of what happened when I was away: Nokia Releases 3 New S40 Devices With Semi-Familiar Model Numbers Nokia N78 Shows Face in Pearl White to Nokia Spain Nokia's MOSH Launches Sponsored Games Nokia E66: New spy-pictures! No new Spiderman, so N96 comes with Transformers Rom Patcher for S60 Animated icons modding Change Your Start Up Animation & Sound NSU Support On Vista Temporarily Gone New Nokia Communication Center & Updates For Text Messenger, Location Tagger & Channels Psiloc Connect Brings Access Point Prioritisation For S60 I'd like also to announce that, just before my exams, I was contacted by i2 magazine's Editor in Chief (an Arabic magazine devoted to mobile phones). He wanted to publish a post of mine which was about surviving with a screenless phone. Never imagined this could happen when ...
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N81's Big Secret
2008-04-27 00:53:00
Since I've seen this more than once, that many people get the N81 and never found out about it's NaviWheel, I decided to put an ad for it in this post: N81 HAS GOT A LIKE IPOD SCROLL, CALLED NAVIWHEEL. HOW TO ACTIVATE? GO TO SETTINGS, GENERAL AND TURN NAVIWHEEL ON. WORKS IN GALLERY, MUSIC PLAYER AND SOME OTHER MENUS. It might get even worse when some people didn't know there actually exists dedicated gaming keys on the top of the phone.. Kill me! Why the hell did you buy this phone then?!!
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Number 120
2008-04-22 10:43:00
"Drop in at Skydeck.com to take in the grim and beautiful masked lady who introduces this week's best mobile blogging. There's an exciting new contest from AdMob announced too, along with the Handheld Learning 2008 conference coming up in October." Judy Breck Next Week: 3-Lib >>>
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Music Almighty: Nokia unveils two new XpressMusic devices
2008-04-22 10:43:00
Nokia today introduced two new music-enabled devices as additions to its Xpress Music range. The new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic offer a range of affordable music and entertainment experiences with the most fresh, stylish designs on the market. Both music devices are expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008, with an expected retail price range of 160 to 220 EUR, before taxes and subsidies. "Our XpressMusic range of devices continues to deliver the combination of superior music experiences and fresh, innovative designs," said Jo Harlow, Vice President, LIVE category, Nokia.  "Today's additions to the XpressMusic range up the ante with new ways for consumers to access their media as well as interact and share content with friends and communities anytime, anywhere." Nokia 5320 XpressMusic - Dynamic design, 3G social entertainment package Featuring a dynamic design with 3G social entertainment capabilities, the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic delive...
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Carnival of the Mobilists #119
2008-04-15 22:27:00
"At MobileJones, the featured posts are a reflection of mobile's push to data and multimedia in 2008: Handset companies, former handset companies, Internet companies, new entrants and social networking giants are all involved in mash-ups of services" Judy Next Week: Skydeck >>>
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New version of SymSMB
2008-04-15 01:32:00
Telexy Networks has released the 3rd version of their famous SymSMB. To be honest, this application is one of my very favoured applications. If only it doesn't fu** the battery up, I would have left it open and connected to my network forever. SySMB faciliates file exchange between mobile devices and personal computers via wireless protocols (Wi-Fi/WLAN, GPRS, HSDPA, 3G) with no extra software needed on PC. In the latest version they focused mainly on speed improvement, and according to their tests and results: SymSMB v3.50 is faster then SymSMB v2.00 on average by 34% The improvements of SymSMB v3.50 become apparent better on newer phones On the latest models of Nokia phones SymSMB v3.50, working over WiFi, beats USBv1! For beginners, Continue reading to know SymSMB's key features.. Mobile No cables needed. SymSMB 3.50 operates via wireless protocols (Wi-Fi/WLAN, GPRS, HSDPA, 3G) Easy to use No extra software needed on PC/Linux/Mac Network browsing One click network drive ...
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N82 New firmware coming
2008-04-07 20:41:00
The guys on Symbian-Freak are always the first to get their hands on Firmware news as well as their change log..  As new features, V20.0.062 will be importing Flash Lite 3, Web Run Time Widget, location tagging and BT AVRCP (Bluetooth Audio/Video Remote Control Profile). Check out the full change log: New Features: Location tagging functionality added Widgets enabled Flash Lite 3.0 support BT AVRCP protocol support. Stability: When plugin/plug out USB or TV out cable phone crashes Phone freezes during music play Phone resets when pressing end key during alert Messaging: Cannot receive SMS for some operator who support 'Replace type' of message Camera: Camera overexposure improved Automatic screen rotation angle improvement Browser: Stability improvements Memory leak during phone call and browsing corrected Memory: Memory leak corrected in browser Memory leak corrected in CPSSignal Gallery: Crash while file name included %marks is highl...

See same, Hear same, Feel same: Chinese fakes!
2008-04-07 20:09:00
    Uptill now I have not seen any of the Chinese imitations in real. I only saw pictures of them on the Internet and I thought, If one of those got into my hands I'll spot it's fakeness immediately. However, I saw this video today on a chinese N95 8GB and I must admit that the Chinese have improved much. Now the firmware is almost an exact copy of original firmware too, except that I don't know it's real capabilities. Many people would certainly fall for those devices. Beware! There is this comment on a similar video on Youtube that will show you how worse things have become: SharedJoy said: "I bought 10 fake n95 from eBay.It cost me Australia $220, - each.You know what...., I sold them on 6 different pawn shop/second hand shop for AU$350,- each.Only one pawn shop owner refuse to buy from me because he knows it was fake.But the other 9 ....They didn't know. Now... most of them understand. Back then they are all stupid.They are blood sucker anyway. Who care.Quick m...
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New Firmware for N95 8GB on its way.. Change Log!
2008-04-01 20:50:00
The new firmware brings Automated Screen Rotation (no more Rotate me) and support for new combo memory (I wonder what's that). Release date is still unknown, but it's soon as stated on Symbian-Freak. New Features: Automatic Screen Rotation Support for new combo memory Browser: Improvement when creating a voice call from WAP page. Improvements to embedded video functionality in browser. Sending email via browser flash plugin improvements. Messaging: Mail in HTML format handling from Gmail IMAP server improved. Connectivity: WLAN connection stability improvements BT connection stability improvements with certain BT headsets USB connection stability improvements Telephony: Voice call handling improvements after certain type U.S.S.D message receiving. Stability improvements to gallery for case when there's lot of content in Gallery Improvements to switch application Voicemail icon handling improvements Localization corrections: Deletion of all contacts ...
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The Incredible Stavros Q&A.. Hilarious!!
2008-04-01 20:25:00
Blue13X: "What hair gel do you use?" Stavros: "Thank you for asking Bleio, Blaio, Ble.. Change your name." lol!
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Surviving with a screenless phone
2008-04-01 04:54:00
How does it feel when you receive an SMS and couldn't read it? How does it feel to get a missed call and couldn't get to know the source? How does it feel to use a phone without a screen? If you recall my N80's condition I posted a couple of days ago, you should probably know it's getting worse. Screen is almost completely dead now. It's like being blind, depending on the sound of keypad tones all the time to dial a number, lock keypad etc.. I thought, there must be a way to access my phone's data through my computer. You know, at least messages and call logs. Then I remembered a program I never thought I will really need sometime; Nokia Beta Lab's PC Phone . It's a software that integrates itself in Internet browser, giving you the ability to use your mobile phone from it. You can call, text, and manage contacts from your phone - all through your PC! Well that's what Nokia Beta Labs says, I was successful downloading and installing the software and connected my N80. Eve...
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Carnival of the Mobilists #117
2008-04-01 01:19:00
"The Carnival clan welcomes new host Jamie Wells who he has set up the tents this week at mobilestance. com - a blog about mobile marketing perspectives and analysis." Judy Breck Next Week: Mobile Point View >>>

N96: Last minute modification?
2008-03-29 18:33:00
As you most probably know, Nokia N96 was revealed in Mobile World Congress which took place some months ago. It came with the best of almost every single feature that has been out since the start of smartphones. All but one; a Xenon Flash. Nokia put the Xenon flash for the first time in the N82. In MWC, they decided it would be better to place a dual flash LED instead in the N96. Why? Because Xenon flash needs charging everytime it's fired, so it won't be able to function properly while video recording. On the other hand, Flash LEDs are okay with that, so to enhance flash they decided to put 2 LEDs instead of one. ===> IMO, I don't think Flash in video recording is that effective nor needed. It's more like an Indicator that a video is being recorded rather than an actual flash, and It can be replace by some smaller substitute if aside to Xenon if Xenon won't do the job.. However, a member @Esatu Forum has brought up news today that there might be some changes to the N96 we ...
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My N80 situation
2008-03-29 10:26:00
Some time ago I posted a topic about how my gallery has been acting crazy. Sometimes I find it empty, other times I find clones of every picture, and eveytime it displays stuff that has no relation to images nor videos (application sources for example). To be honest, that was Heaven compared to my N80's condition right now. My N80 has reached a real critical condition; screen has been almost damages and buttons started to malfunction. Performing a task has become very frustrating. For instance, what are the steps needed to dial a number on a slide phone? Open the Slide Dial number Hit the call button Now, these are steps I go through everytime I dial a number: I open the slide, the screen turns blank. I have to wait till it regains it's conscious so I can dial. I dial but accidentally hit a wrong number, now I have to hit the "c" button to undo, but it won't work. I hit the red button but it won't work either. I have to close the slide to they would function. I close the s...
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Carnival of the Mobilists
2008-03-26 01:10:00
As you most probably know, Carnival of the Mobilists exposes you to the very best posts of every week, all written about mobile and gathered together in a central place. You can read the summary on the host's site and click on any story that catches your eye. Each week, it'll be hosted at a different site, so you can visit the Carnival and experience both new writers about mobile, as well as all your old favourites. Everyweek, Judy Breck -the keeper of the tents- comes up with a beautiful intro for that week's carnival host, and as usual I copy this intro as it is and place it here without any modification. Actually, the above intro paragraph is a whole copy and paste from mobili.st (COM's home). This is maybe because I'm too lazy to come up with some of my own words, or because I'm sure they won't do better than Judy's intro, but she's ok with this as she mentioned in her latest Mobilists email. However, I decided to add her signature below each COM I announce here on Symb...

Your first J2ME Application tutorial:: HiTME!
2008-03-22 15:26:00
I'm bringing to you my very own first tutorial on how to create your first Java Mobile application along with the source code of HitME(my first java application) as a demonstration.At first sight you may think the tutorial is too long, but I promise if you follow it you'll find most of the operations are very easy, I'm only using a little detailed explanation that makes it longer. You'll also find an attached full source code of HitME..   Advice: Be little patient, and if there is some step that you don't get, skip it and copy it as it is and you'll get it later during the implementation. If not, I'll be happy to answer all your questions but don't give up, this could really be your first step to be a famous developer! Let's get started I assume you have a minimal background in java. Knowledge of methods, classes and objects is necessary. I also recommend using NetBeans IDE with mobility pack as the developing software. You also need to download and install some spec...
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Carnival of the Mobilists #115
2008-03-18 14:10:00
Andrew Grill debuts as a Carnival host with #115. In another week in mobile where there has been much discussion about the iPhone, location, network openness and mobile social networking, he has featured some of the best submissions from our roll call of mobility thought leaders. Next Week: blog.andrewgrill >>>

My first application :: Hit ME!
2008-03-17 17:34:00
  I've been using Java for almost 2 years now and I finally decided to introduce myself to J2ME. It turned out to be much easier than I thought if you know the basics of Java and I was able to create this application to be my First. Hit me is a simple application that generates a random number everytime you push the Hit me Button. This is my first application so feedbacks are very welcomed. Someone would ask, how could this be useful to anybody? Well in fact, it's not that useful anyway, but one thing is that you can use it like a toss for example? You know, each person could generate a random number and the largest wins.. There are 2 versions: First one has almost no interface. Once you launch it, a number is generated then application closes immediately. Second one has the option to generate several numbers everytime you press "Hit Me". Download First version or Second version Let me know what you think :)
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Top Fun uses for N-Series
2008-03-06 05:30:00
Shaving Machine Prank Put this shaving machine sound on, grab anybody from his back, and pretend like you're shaving their head. It'll freak them to death! Get it here. Noise Prank Very very very noisy sound!! Get it here. Remote Control No one will ever suspect you're controlling TV sets from your mobile. Imagine what you can do ;) Get it. PhotoRite SP Create hilarious pictures of your friends. Mirrors, effects, slim-up, blow-up, monster Filters, soft Lens...etc. Get it here. Popcorn/ Beer Video Time for some N95 magic! Beer App Not satisfied will video's illusion? Try this app! The trick of the Coin Another real N95 Magic Got another one? Why don't you leave it in a comment or so?
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Carnival #113 of the Mobilists
2008-03-03 22:34:00
Twittering plants and other mobile developments highlight this snowy-illustrated mid-winter Carnival of the Mobilists @Ubiquitious Thoughts. Next week: Always On Real-Time Access >>>

Blogger acting Crazy
2008-03-02 04:28:00
I wonder how long it'll continue publishing lol!
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Great news for VOIPers: VoIP handset project
2008-02-29 04:13:00
Duncan Smith, head of consumer products at Cambridge Consultants: "We are delighted to build on xG's innovative technology to create a handset that addresses the huge market opportunity presented by the flexibility of mobile telephony combined with the economic advantages of being based on existing internet infrastructure. This is an exciting first application for xG's technology." Cambridge Consultants today announced that it has secured a multi-million dollar contract with Florida-based xG Technology Inc. to design and develop their next generation VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) wireless handset. The handset is capable of wide area operation enabled by xG's proprietary technology. The development, when complete, promises to bring considerable value to both consumers and network operators by substantially reducing the cost of rolling out a mobile network. Following on from the successful concept development phase, under this latest contract, Cambridge Consultants will pro...
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