Tic Tac Toe for Nokia 5800 & Nokia N97, freeware from Ovi Store

Here's the newest freeware game from the Ovi Store for our much loved Symbian S60v5 phones.

I quite like this game, its appealing graphics and smooth finishing are good. However, the AI isn't the smartest and it's pretty easy to beat him and there's no options to change the difficulty level. However, for a freeware its all good!

Download here

Free Counter app, does what it says!

Here's another free app from Ovi Store released over this weekend.

If you're a bouncer or work ticket counters, I'd imagine this would be your app of choice. Again, this is one of the most visually appealing and easy to use counters out there for the S60v5 phones.

Download here

Periodic Table (Elements) for Nokia 5800 & Nokia N97

Here is another freeware app which is worth mentioning. It's basically a periodic table with all added information for each element.

It's very well compiled and very easy to use. Another great freeware from Ovi Store, yeah take that iTunes app store!!

Download here.

Midomi, another music search tool.

The app installs as a trial version however none of the features were restricted and I couldn't find a time limit on its use. So as far as I can tell its free for use so give it a try!

Download here.

nokia 5800

  nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the good and very interesting phone i have ever used..It is a very good fone i had ever used and the specifications are really supeb. ofcourse the camera clarity is a little bit lower than most of the high range phones, the stylish look of 5800 covers it. Its has a 16 GB expandable facility that stars its range and a 8 GB memory card included in the box.
The specifications are really amazing and the edit features for photo and video merging is also available.the security system is also gud. It had a inbuilt memory of 80 MB with symbian OS v9.4, series60 rel. 5operating system. The response time is low and the fast is really gud.

This phone has a good touchscreen and message typing is also nice. There are four variants for typing and has a good number of symbols in it.Many applications,utilities,themes and wallpapers are supported for this phone and find most of them in this blog. The resolution is optimized. There is a media key on the top right for easy access to music,videos,sharing,pictures and a browswer.

Bluetooth is good but the distance it covers is not that much fine.It is also facilitated with a WLAN to connect to internet with WI-FI connection and it works well.The phone switch is installed internally witch is used to connect with other nokia devices easily with bluetooth.

This phone comes with a 3-G network and works well. The battery life is amazing and has 300 hrs of standby time.This phone has a VGA camera on the front for video talk and last but not the least.. The music experience you feel could not be felt with other phones except a good sony ericsson mobile. This has a 3.5 mm jack and the earphones quality is not soo good.

nokia 5800XM with various phones

It's touchscreen o'clock for Nokia and the stage is set for the 5800 XpressMusic. Go ahead and touch it. We did and we've got a story to tell.

Now, it's technically not the first time Nokia get their hands dirty with touch screens, but it sure feels they really mean business this time. For Nokia 5800 is not the only story here. The smart platform with the most influential touch receives its first trial by touch. Being the first device running Series 60 5th alone is enough for the 5800 to be remembered by.

It's a first try and proceeding with caution is only fair. Nokia 5800 is unthreateningly and unobtrusively positioned in the mid-range and the XpressMusic branding helps share some of that first-S60-touchscreen weight. Still, it's way more than an affordable music-centered handset. The 5800 has a strong and unmistakable Nokia identity and delivers multimedia prowess. So, let's touch, shall we?

Key features:

• 3.2" 16M-color TFT LCD 16:9 touchscreen display (360 x 640 pixels)
• Symbian S60 5th edition
• ARM 11 434 MHz CPU, 128 MB of SDRAM memory
• 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash
• VGA video recording at 30fps
• Dual-band 3G with HSDPA support
• Quad-band GSM support
• Wi-Fi
• Capable GPS receiver and Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
• microSD card memory expansion, ships with an 8GB card
• TV out
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth and USB v2.0
• 3.5mm standard audio jack
• Excellent audio quality
• Landscape on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard
• Proximity sensor for screen auto turn-off
• Accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation and motion-based gaming
• Rich retail package
• Affordable price
• Office document viewer
• OVI and MySpace integration (direct image and video uploads)

Main disadvantages:

• Limited 3rd party software availability
• UI is still immature with somewhat dodgy user experience
• Touchscreen sensitivity not the best in the class
• No smart dialing
• Poor camera image quality
• Touch web browser not quite polished
• No office document editing out-of-the-box
• Doesn't charge off microUSB

Now, you're not the only one waiting for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. A legion of touchscreen phones have been busy delivering more and better, and owning that market. They sure won't be giving Nokia and S60 5th the warmest of welcomes.

At this point, Nokia 5800 may as well be more of a trespasser than a worthy rival. We mean, stealing even the tiniest bit of market off such formidable competition should be a win to savor for every newcomer. And still, we shouldn't be looking at the actual handset alone. Maybe the 5800 isn't make or break for Nokia, but S60 5th should darn well be.

We're looking at the first S60 touchscreen. A lot less hoping for the best than preparing for the worst may sound like the right kind of attitude. Because a first try will be measured by just anything that lives and breathes, and has a touchscreen. So, let's see what Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is up against. Just mind you that it's more than just the names of a few handsets - it's generations of touchscreen development.

Apple may be looking down with amused detachment at yet another iPhone-killer wannabe. We guess Nokia 5800 XpressMusic doesn't want that label but it won't escape it. We are talking the market leader against the touch interface pacesetter. Maybe not this time, but this one is worth keeping an eye on in the long run. At this point though, for the price of an unlocked contract-free iPhone 3G you can easily obtain two Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handsets - sounds a bargain, doesn't it?

Windows Mobile is well into the picture too. Recent HTC models (Diamond, Touch HD) and Samsung i900 Omnia have shown that powerful multimedia is no orphan in the WinMo world. Loads of 3rd party software and cool and nifty UI plug-ins (TouchFLO 3D, TouchWiz) are great assets but the heftier price tag sets them back a bit. The Diamond comes closest to the Nokia, but it's still about 30 euro (40 US dollars) more.

LG and Samsung are also quite versed in the ways of touchscreen. Both makers have sizeable touch portfolios, ranging from affordable, non-smart touchscreens to 8 megapixel multimedia monsters. Samsung do boast a bunch of WinMo touch devices too. What's more, the company is keen enough on Symbian too, so that's potentially another "touching" chapter in the rivalry between the top two market-share leaders.

So, obviously the touchscreen game is no joke - it's getting tougher by the minute out there. Let's now check if the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has what it takes to play along. We just took a peek in the retail package and - boy, are we impressed. Join us on the next page, where cheers roar as the box breaks open.

Quotes, Get various quotations daily!

Here's an app that I found amongst the various forums for Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97.

Each time you open this "Quotes" app, you will get a variety of different quotations.

Download here.

TouchoBurpo, Can't burp on command? Use this app!

TouchoBurpo, is a follow up app from the same creator that brought you TouchoFarto.

If you ever wanted to annoy someone with those nasty burps, this is the app for you.

Download here.

MobiMonster System Status for Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97

I had posted a Device Info app earlier, however if you were looking for something with the same features and an additional task manager functionality, I present to you MobiMonster System Status.

With a multitude of features, its one of the must have apps for your phone!

Note: You might have to sign the app before installing it. If you need help signing the app, please refer to this post.

Download here.

NaviMachine, a Compass app for Nokia 5800.

Now I was seriously bummed out when I found out that the Nokia N97 had a built-in compass and the Nokia 5800 didn't.

Thankfully, some smart developer has come up with this useful app for us Nokia 5800 users.
To use, just point towards the sun and it will show you the bearings. I agree it's not the coolest of apps, but if lost in the jungles this app sure would be useful.

Download here.

What Happened Today, in the past?

Offscreen has come up with a pretty neat app that provides facts on the events that occured on this day in the past.

The app covers Major events, Past Births & Deaths, Holidays etc. Information is provided by Wikipedia.

Download here (Mediafire) or here (Uploading).

S60 Internet Radio Player for s60v5 phones.

I recently posted Mobbler, which allows you to play free streaming radio from Last.fm.

However, if you are more of a shoutcast fan or would like to listen to your own streams - S60 Internet Radio Player is the app for you!

You will need to edit the shoutcast.pls file located in E:\Shoutcast\ to add or remove streams.

Download here (Mediafire) or here (Uploading).

Memory Status by Offscreen.

I agree there's no need for such an app since you are able to check the remaining memory space via File Explorer, however this app makes it look nice!

Download here (Mediafire) or here (Uploading).

Daily Dilbert Widget for daily comic strip updates!

This app created by Moubail.com is pretty neat. Though I am not a fan of this particular comic, the app itself is well made & it's a decent app that lets you pass the time.

Download here (Mediafire) or here (Uploading).

Heart Rate Monitor, Visualize your beats per minute!

This app created in Flash is simple yet very intriguing and effective!

Now before you get too excited about having a free pulse meter, let me explain how it works.
Find a pulse on yourself, radial/carotid/femoral etc and then each time you feel a pulse press on the screen. Make sure you do atleast 5 to 10 pulses to get a good estimate of your heart rate.

Download here.

Speed Touch, Test your reflexes with this app!

Yet another app from Offscreen, seems to me they're a very efficient well-oiled machine that keeps pumping great apps every day! Kudos to them!!

About the app, press the lights as they light up...with increasing difficulty as the colors switch and the speed hastens up.

Download here.

Night Stand Clock App for Nokia 5800 & Nokia N97.

Surprise surprise, yet another free app from Offscreen.

It's a pretty neat app that finally lets you make use of that stand you got with the Nokia 5800. With nice dim lights and a functional alarm option this app lets you use your phone as a night stand clock.

Download here.

Opera Mini 5 Beta Browser- Absolutely awesome!

So I've been testing out this new Opera mini 5 beta browser for the past couple of days and it's just amazing!

Comparing it to the native Symbian browser is a waste of time because Opera beats it in all aspects. Take a look below at the features I found most useful:

1. Visualized saved bookmarks on the Home page like in Google Chrome.
2. Multi tabbed browsing, with no hindrance in performance with open tabs.
3. Uses it's own keyboard, which is so easy to use compared to the mini qwerty in symbian. In the video I am using my fingers to type and as you can see it's very fast and effective.
4. Fast scrolling and browsing.
5. I am sure there's more but I haven't probably discovered them!

Take a look at the preview video.

Download here.

Pendulum - Create new designs in an innovative way.

Pendulum is one of those apps that isn't of any use but it's just fun to turn on and watch itself create fancy new designs.

Take a look at the pictures below for a preview of the way it works. Just flick your finger in any direction and watch it go!

Download here.

Graphing Calculator - a Math Wiz`s dream app!

Honestly, this graphing calculator app can do it all! It is so impressive. Some of the functions I got to test out are: plotting graphs, solving equations and simple calculations.

Check it out for yourself, this app is a must have for students like myself.

Download here.

MazeScrawl - free tracing puzzle game for Nokia 5800 & Nokia N97.

MazeScrawl is developed by Klonom, who is responsible for various apps like TouchoFarto, Battery Manager, Bubble Wrapper to name a few.

This is a game where the objective is to touch-trace your way from the yellow start position to the red end position without touching any of the walls. It`s a fun and challenging game, so Kudos to the developer.
Enjoy.

Download here.

F My Life Rss Widget for Nokia 5800 & Nokia N97

For those of you not familiar with Fmylife.com, you definitely should head on over there to check it out. It compiles hilarious "F*** My Life" moments which are posted by it's loyal visitors each day.

Today's app thus is basically a Rss Feed widget created by me for the posts made on fmylife.com.

Download here.

PowerMp3 - Music player app for Nokia 5800

You might be wondering, as I was, why is there a need for an app that plays music files when there's already a competent music player pre-installed on the s60v5 phones.

Well, after testing out this app for a while I was immediately impressed with the wide array of functionality that this app brings in. Also, I'd like to mention 2 of it's most impressive features to be: Excellent GUI and Equalizer.

Download here.

Vlingo - Voice command app for Nokia 5800 & Nokia N97!

Instantly send a text or email message, call a friend, search the Web, create a "note to self" and more by speaking to your Nokia smartphone.

It's darn accurate on commands as long as you don't say something totally out of the blue. I was very impressed as to how easy this app made Voice commands effective.

Get a preview of it's abilities here:http://www.vlingo.com/products/nokia/

Best of all, it's now available free for the Nokia s60v5 phones!

Download here.

Joiku Light (Lite) for Nokia s60v5 Phones

Joiku Spot is an utility app that lets you create a WLAN access point from your phone.

That is, if you, like most users that have a data plan will be able to create a WLAN access point from your phone which will allow you to connect your laptop or other phones w/o data plan to the internet.

This Light edition is freeware and can be download here.

Memo - Offscreen touch notes

If you were looking for a replacement for the inbuilt Notes app in Symbian, look no further here's Memo Touch by Offscreen.

It's a simple app with its own easy to use keyboard that lets you type and save memos for later.

Download here.

DayHand Input - Add/Change default keyboard on S60v5 phones!

Look at the pictures for the app's capabilities and functionality. The last 2 images also show you how to switch between different keyboard skins, however I personally love the Opera Keyboard interface. Another neat feature is that the keyboard automatically switches to the larger one once the phone is rotated to the landscape mode.

Do not miss out on testing this app. It's absolutely amazing.

Download here.

Note: The app is not signed, so you will have to sign it yourself using you're own cert/key.

nokia 5800

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version

Announced 2008, October

Status Available. Released 2008, November

SIZE Dimensions 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc

Weight 109 g

DISPLAY Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches

- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

- Handwriting recognition

SOUND Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers

- 3.5 mm audio jack

MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records Detailed, max 30 days

Internal 81 MB storage, 128 MB RAM

Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 8GB included, buy memory

DATA

GPRS Class 32

EDGE Class 32

3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology

Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP

Infrared port No

USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB

CAMERA Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash

Features Geo-tagging

Video Yes, VGA@30fps

Secondary QVGA videocall camera

FEATURES OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5

CPU ARM 11 434 MHz processor

Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games Yes + Java downloadable

Colors Black, Red, Blue

GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch

Java Yes, MIDP 2.1

- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player

- MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player

- Photo editor

- Organizer

- Voice command/dial

- Flash Lite 3.0

- TV-out

- T9

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh(BL-5J)

Stand-by Up to 406 h (2G) / Up to 406 h (3G)

Talk time Up to 8 h 45 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)

Music play Up to 35 h

MISC

SAR US 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)

SAR EU 0.97 W/kg (head)