Nokia Large Time Screensaver

Here is the latest version of the Large Time screensaver for Nokia phones:-


You can downlaod it here:-

http://www.martin.st/software/largetime-1.01.sis

3250 like screensaver for other S60 Phones!

Yes, now you can install the amazing screensaver which comes with the Nokia 3250 phone on many other S60 phones!

Here is what it looks like:-


Tested and working perfectly with the Nokia 6630. You can download it here:-

http://zavenx.googlepages.com/VaScrSaverColor.SIS

Install this software, then goto themes> Edit and select this screensaver. Post a comment if you have any problems or of you simply would like to tell me how it works on your phone!

Nokia Software Updater!

Nokia has released a software named 'Nokia Software Updater' which helps to update the phone's software and firmware by downloading the updates to pc and installing via the data cable. The software and update packages are provided by nokia free of cost so that people can keep their phones updated and don't need to go to the centres to get their firmwares updated! This software helps update the firmware which has improvements/fixes for the phone. This software can be downloaded here:-

http://www.nokia.co.uk/nokia/0,1522,,00.html?orig=/softwareupdate




The currently supported phones are:-

Nokia N70
Nokia N72
Nokia 6131
Nokia 6630
Nokia 6680
Nokia 6681
Nokia 6682



You should keep your phone updated and check once or twice a month for updates in the firmware which might fix some issues. Happy Updating!

Nokia 6630 vs Nokia 6680

I came across this article a few days ago:-

http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/0305/6680.htm

Which clearly shows that the Nokia 6630 is a much faster phone than the Nokia 6680.

Then I came across these:-

http://www.jbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=Nokia+6680
http://www.jbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?D=Nokia+6630

Again showing that the Nokia 6630 is a faster phone. What i fail to understand is why would anyone buy the Nokia 6680 which is much expensive than the Nokia 6630 and is slower than the 6630 and the keypad is not ergonomically designed, with just some minor improvements?!

Theme Resources for the Nokia series 60 phones!

Here are sites with many many themes for the nokia series 60 phones!


http://symbianthemes.com/

http://www.zedge.no/

http://www.mobile9.com

http://symbian.mobilethemes.com/

http://www.handy-stuff-planet.de/05themes.htm

http://www.zonanokia.com/indice-themes.htm

http://www.desktoparena.com/mobile/themes/


Theme Sites Specially for the Nokia 6600:-

http://www.6600fun.co.uk/6600themes/
http://www.celletronics.com/themes/
http://www.phonethemes.com/ (animated themes!)
http://www.theunlocker.co.uk/mobile_phone_themes.php

Got more? Im sure you have! post them in the comments and ill put them up here! Ill sticky this post in the side bar so you can access it whenever you want! Keep the sites coming! Resources for other stuff to be added soon!

App Review: Calcium - An easy to use Calculator!

Calcium is an easy to use calculator app and is different from the default calculator which comes with the Nokia 6630.


Instead of selecting the arithmatical operations from the screen of the default calculator all the operations are moved to the joystick of the phone! press the 'up' key to add, 'down' key to subtract, 'right' key to multiply, 'left' key to divide and the 'center' key for the equal!

For example: start the standard calculator and do 3 x 7 /6. It takes 13 clicks. Using Calcium it only takes 6!

To insert a decimal place (0.*) use the # key. However, this app lacks the detailed view of the calculations like the default app. Most of the screen area is covered with a big circle which shows all the operations as you can see above. Here is a comparison of the summary after the calculation:-

The default app on the 6630:-




Calcium:-


This app is absolutely free and can be downloaded from it's website: http://www.mtvoid.com/calcium/index.html

Direct link to the app for the Nokia 6630:-

http://www.mtvoid.com/calcium/Calcium.sis

It is available for symbian series 60, first, second and third editions.

App Review: Flash sms! Make people read your SMSes even if they don't want to

Yes, you can make people read your smses even if they don't want to!


This app called flashsms, makes you send flash smses without the need of any additional service. Just install this app, run it, type your message and enter the recipient number. The sms would automatically open on the recipients cell phone when they recieve your message. If they don't save the message specially, they won't even find that message in the inbox! cool app, here's the website for it: http://www.symbian-toys.com/FlashSms.aspx

Free up ram on the Nokia 6630 and make it run faster!

Follow all these steps and it'll make your 6630 run faster than before!

1. Always use the default nokia theme. To do this go to Tools > Themes ; then select Nokia and press the options button and select apply.

2. The log takes too much of ram. To reduce the amount of ram used by log, open the menu and select Log. Press the options button and select settings. Change the log duration from 30 days to 1 day (or No log if you don't need the call and sms logs). Then goto the recent calls list and one by one open the Missed calls list and clear it by going to options > clear list. Then the Received calls list and clear it and finally the dialled nos list and clear it.

3. Don't install too many applications which run in the background, like Video tones, or heavy screensavers, they're simply not worth it!

4. Use phone memory for messages and not the mmc card, because using the mmc card for messages slows the phone down, because it reads and writes on the mmc card over and over again. To make sure you're using the phone memory, goto messages> settings> other> memory in use, and select Phone memory.

Just after these tweaks my ram increased from 5.x mbs free to around 8mbs free, and yes my phone is fast now! Try it out!