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Recently the option to ‘Upload to SkyDrive’ was released for Nokia Belle devices as a software update. Now the ‘Upload to SkyDrive’ beta app has been released for the Nokia 5800, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5230 and the Nokia 5233 through the Nokia BetaLabs. The app will allow users to copy photos and contacts from the device to Microsoft Live cloud service SkyDrive, where they can be easily accessed with mobile or desktop devices.
You can download the app by heading over to BetaLabs or by using the link which follows:
[NOTE] This application can only be installed on the following products/ software releases listed below:
There are known issues with older Nokia 5800/5530 SW release versions, which cause the signing-in to SkyDrive service not to work.
Upload to SkyDrive keeps your images and contacts safe in the cloud. You can copy your photos and contacts from your device to Microsoft Live cloud service. You can upload photos at full resolution or downscale them before uploading.When application is installed and you are logged in you can choose which content to upload to the cloud service. Upload to Skydrive uses Wi-Fi if available or mobile data for uploading. Please note your personal data costs when enabling mobile data.
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To use the application, enter your Windows Live ID and password, or create a new one at www.live.com.
Upload to SkyDrive (beta) arrives for Nokia 5800, 5530, 5230, 5233
Recently the option to ‘Upload to SkyDrive’ was released for Nokia Belle devices as a software update. Now the ‘Upload to SkyDrive’ beta app has been released for the Nokia 5800, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5230 and the Nokia 5233 through the Nokia BetaLabs. The app will allow users to copy photos and contacts from the device to Microsoft Live cloud service SkyDrive, where they can be easily accessed with mobile or desktop devices.
You can download the app by heading over to BetaLabs or by using the link which follows:
[NOTE] This application can only be installed on the following products/ software releases listed below:
- Nokia 5800 (SW 60.0.003)
- Nokia 5530 (SW 40.0.003)
- Nokia 5230 (SW 50.0.002 or newer)
- Nokia 5233 (SW 51.1.002)
There are known issues with older Nokia 5800/5530 SW release versions, which cause the signing-in to SkyDrive service not to work.
Upload to SkyDrive keeps your images and contacts safe in the cloud. You can copy your photos and contacts from your device to Microsoft Live cloud service. You can upload photos at full resolution or downscale them before uploading.When application is installed and you are logged in you can choose which content to upload to the cloud service. Upload to Skydrive uses Wi-Fi if available or mobile data for uploading. Please note your personal data costs when enabling mobile data.
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To use the application, enter your Windows Live ID and password, or create a new one at www.live.com.
DJs
Users of older Nokia Symbian devices like the Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97 are up for a surprise as Nokia has confirmed that S60v5 devices are going to receive a UI update in 2012.
This news comes from an event held in Bello Horizonte, where Vinicius Costa Product Manager of Nokia Brazil talked about the evolution of the Symbian OS - Anna, Belle and future updates after Belle. While the name of the update following Belle wasn't revealed the 'under construction' icon showed that Nokia is working on it.
When questioned on future updates to Symbian^1 (S60v5) Costa responded :
Nokia to update (S60 v5) Symbian^1
Users of older Nokia Symbian devices like the Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97 are up for a surprise as Nokia has confirmed that S60v5 devices are going to receive a UI update in 2012.This news comes from an event held in Bello Horizonte, where Vinicius Costa Product Manager of Nokia Brazil talked about the evolution of the Symbian OS - Anna, Belle and future updates after Belle. While the name of the update following Belle wasn't revealed the 'under construction' icon showed that Nokia is working on it.
When questioned on future updates to Symbian^1 (S60v5) Costa responded :
"Nokia will continue to support these devices, which will also receive and interface identical to that of Symbian Ann"While there were no further details shared on this matter, It will be great to see the interface brought in line with the modifications in Symbian Anna, which do away with a lot of the issues on S60v5. So best hold onto your old 5800, it looks like Nokia will blow some new life into your devices very soon.
DJs
[Guide] How to hack Symbian S60v3, S60v5 and Anna devices
The following guide will show you how to hack your Symbian S60v3, Symbian S60v5 and Symbian Anna devices using the system read/write access of an antivirus app on your device. The method will require coping three .ldd (ROM Patcher) files inside the C:/sys/bin folder.
ROMPatcher is able to hack the device only if these files are present in the system folder. Hacking is similar to Rooting on your Android device and gives you read/write access to system folders and the ability to install any unsigned apps without getting a certificate error. It will also give you the ability to install various modifications to your device.
If you own one of the above mentioned devices which you wish to hack, you can follow our step by step guide on how to hack your Symbian device below.
[NOTE] We do not recommend hacking your Symbian handset unless you are fully aware of the consequences and risks.
[DISCLAIMER] Improper use of this guide can result in loss of data or device malfunction which DJ’s Mobiles will not be responsible for. Please proceed at your own risk.
[NOTE] The following guide will not work on Symbian Belle devices.
- Please identify and download the correct version of the file for your device
[NOTE] Check on your device if memory card is E:/ or F:/ and download the correct file only - Extract the file you downloaded in Step 1 to your computer and open the folder named Private within the extracted files. Within than folder copy 20024113 (which is a folder within ‘Private’)
- - Connect your device to your computer in Mass Storage Mode (Make sure that you do not connect in Nokia Ovi Suite mode and that Nokia (PC Suite) is not running on your computer.
- If you have a memory card, you could opt to connect to the computer using a card reader instead
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- If you have a memory card, you could opt to connect to the computer using a card reader instead
- Open My Computer and open the memory card (be sure to open the memory card and not the mass storage)
- Find the Private folder in your memory card and paste the 20024113 folder you copied in Step 2 inside it. [NOTE] If you don’t see the ‘Private’ folder make sure hidden files are visible on your computer. If you still don’t see the ‘Private’ folder, you can manually create one within the root folder of your memory card.
- Now disconnect your device from your computer
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- Download Dr. Web Anti-virus and install it to the memory card on your device
- Run Dr. Web from the menu and cancel any warning which may appear.
- Go to Options > Quarantine and select all three files in the Quarantine using Options > Select All
- Select Options > Restore and exit Dr. Web once completed.
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- Download ROMPatcher+(signed) and install it on your device
- Launch ROMPatcher from your menu and go to Options > All Patches > Apply.
- AT this point the installed patches will be activated. -
- Open ROM Patcher, go to Options and select Add to auto to all the patches one by one.
[NOTE] If you reset/format your device it will become un-hacked again. In that case you will have to repeat the above steps to regard your hacked state.
F.A.Q.
- What do I do if the above mentioned method doesn’t work for my device? There are some instances where this guide may not work for older devices like the Nokia E-Series. In that case you can either
- Format/ hard reset your device and attempt again
- Update your device to the latest available firmware and attempt again
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- What if I am receiving errors when I install unsigned apps after successfully following the guide ?
- Download this file and extract its contents. (It contains hacked installservers for all S60 versions)
- Select and copy the correct installserver.exe according to your device and past it to C:/sys/bin using X-plore
- Reboot your device
DJs
The Nokia N97 is a smartphone which runs the Symbian^1 mobile operating system. It is the younger sibling of the Nokia N97 and feels like a successor to the current Nokia flagship device, and corrects a lot of the mistakes made on the flagship by offering a better overall performance, reducing the bulky size, improving the keyboard design and removing the faulty lens cover which scratches the lens on the N97. Users will however have to settle for 8GB of storage and a smaller display
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The device is like an N97 on a diet, its slimmer, lighter and feels really good in the hand. If Nokia had given us the same features of the N97 with this device, we would have had some unhappy N97 customers. The mini cuts down on some of the N97's core features leaving the older device to rule the roost for awhile longer. Lets take a look at the features of the Nokia N97 mini.
The top features the power button and the 3.5mm audio jack which is also capable of TV out.
The device slides to the side to reveal it's three row QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard is well spaced and I enjoy using it. The device has arrow keys instead of a D-Pad which is welcome. The space key has also been placed more to the center which is also welcome.
The back features the 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash. The lack of a lens protector is questionable, but I didn't see any scratches on my trial device which already looked well used, so i figured there must be an anti scratch coating protecting the lens.
The N97 battery is hidden under the metal back cover. The N97 mini features a 1200 mAh battery which boasts up to 320 hrs of standby, and around 6hrs and 7hrs on 2G and 3G respectively. My usage saw about 2 days of battery usage before a charge, but that was from moderate usage.
The menu key opens the S60 menu which is quite similar to S60v3 devices. The icons have been designed to take advantage of the bigger screen and touch friendly. The structure of the OS has some icons which act as folder requiring two clicks to open and some icons can be accessed with a single click. This inconsistency has been fixed in Symbian^3 but I hope that it will be done on Symbian^1 devices as well, as it can become quite frustrating.
A long press on the menu key will reveal the running applications, again similar to the S60v3, you can switch between apps and select the app you want easily. Taking calls on the N97 mini is treat. The N-Series continues to give a high level of audio quality during calls. The device also features voice dialing which can be accessed with a long press of the call answer button. The voice commands are not something that impressed me much, the iPhone does a much better job at this, and I hope Nokia will improve on this soon. A feature the N97 adds is allowing a call to be silenced by flipping it over. useful if you want to quickly switch your device to silent mode. It looks like Nokia has worked hard on the mini and improved the N97 experience on this device. Messaging on Symbian^1 has not gone very far from the S60v3 experience either. The Messaging App allows SMS, MMS, and e-Mail messages. The problem with the OS is that the on screen keyboard takes too much space, leaving very little room for the text. The QWERTY keyboard solves this issue, but a touch only phone like the 5800 has to deal with this issue. You can also input text using a stylus or your finger, while this feature works quite well, I don't see it as necessary for such a small screen.
The auto focus camera on the N97 mini had Carl Zeiss lenses and dual LED flash. The photos seemed sharper than those produced by my N900 but about the same in terms of quality. The Photo App has a range of settings you can adjust before taking your photos including geo-tagging. Camera centric features like face and smile detection are not available and probably should be expected in the next N8x device from Nokia.
The N97 mini to many looked like Nokia's answer to the problems on the N97, on the contrary the N97 mini is a different device which I feel was aimed at a different market, check out my comparison of the Nokia N97 vs the Nokia N97 mini for more on that. I personally love the Nokia experience. I think blaming Symbian alone is not the answer to Nokia's problems. Nokia needs to make decisions on their device hardware before it is released. They need to make devices that are competitive in the mobile market. I think Nokia made bad decisions with the N97 hardware.The processor and memory were far from adequate to run their operating system optimally. The future of the N Series is going to shift away from Symbian and lie in the hands of Meego (linux) which in itself won't be enough unless the device is more than capable of running it.
[NOTE] The trial device was provided by Nokia, but the review is in no way influenced by Nokia and is fully un-biased
Nokia N97 mini - Review
The Nokia N97 is a smartphone which runs the Symbian^1 mobile operating system. It is the younger sibling of the Nokia N97 and feels like a successor to the current Nokia flagship device, and corrects a lot of the mistakes made on the flagship by offering a better overall performance, reducing the bulky size, improving the keyboard design and removing the faulty lens cover which scratches the lens on the N97. Users will however have to settle for 8GB of storage and a smaller display
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The Nokia N97 was introduced amidst a highly competitive mobile market that showed frustration with the release of the Nokia N97. The Nokia N97 mini is focussed on optimization correcting the wrongs so to say of it's older brother the N97.
Before we go further with the N97 mini review lets take a look at unboxing this device
The device is like an N97 on a diet, its slimmer, lighter and feels really good in the hand. If Nokia had given us the same features of the N97 with this device, we would have had some unhappy N97 customers. The mini cuts down on some of the N97's core features leaving the older device to rule the roost for awhile longer. Lets take a look at the features of the Nokia N97 mini.
Pros
- 5MP auto-focus camera with dual LED flash with VGA video at 30fps
- Quad band GSM and Tri band 3G with 3.6 Mbps HSDPA support.
- WiFi
- GPS with Assisted-GPS.
- Digital Compass
- 8GB of internal storage with micro SD slot supporting upto 16GB micro SDHC.
- Accelerometer
- FM Radio
- micro USB connectivity for charging and syncing.
- stereo bluetooth.
- updated Symbian^1 OS.
Cons
I actually didnt have a list of cons for this device. The N97 mini is a really good device. The only issue is probably the Symbian OS which still has a long way to go to compare with iOS and Android.
Device Closeup
hardware
The device was originally released in garnet and later spawned in Gold, Black and White colors. My trial device was the earthly garnet one. My first impressions of holding the device in my hand was that I was impressed. The device is sleek, and I like the cool feel of the metal back cover. If the N97 was a 'his' phone, I would definitely say the N97 mini was aimed at the 'her'. The front of the device has a 3.2 inch resistive touch screen which has a resolution of 360x640. The display is excellent under direct sun light which is a feature that I enjoy looking for in Nokia phones. The front features the ear-piece, secondary camera for video chat, ambient light sensor and proximity sensor on the top and the menu key with touch sensitive call answer and cut keys at the bottom. The right side features the camera key and the volume rocker 
The left has the micro USB port, the slider to lock and unlock your device along with the stereo speakers.
software
The N97 mini features the Symbian^1 (S60 v5) mobile OS. Nokia's 5800 was the first device to feature a touch UI from Nokia, but the N Series gets an added bonus: widgets. Widgets allow you to have various bits of information on your home-screen. You can have as many as 5 widgets at a time. A swipe across the screen will either make them appear or disappear.
The image gallery has been downgraded from S60v3 version, but is better than the gallery found on the 5800. The kinetic scrolling is available through the gallery, but zooming without multi touch would have been better without the delay when you zoom. The volume rocker can be used to zoom in and out as well, but the experience doesn't improve.
The Media Player on N97 is adequate. I like searching for content on the device but I am not happy with the time it takes to load the data for the first time. The fact that it doesn't support codecs like DivX or XVid can be irritating as you will have to convert your videos to a format compatible with your device.
The FM radio is also available on the device, but unlike the N97 the mini does not feature an FM transmitter.
Check out some of the photos taken using the Nokia N97 mini camera at the Baltimore Zoo in Maryland.
In terms of video the mini does OK. It shoots VGA quality video at 30fps. But in a competitive world the N-Series doesn't stand above all others anymore with a camera which seams already outdated. The video recorder however gets the job done, and my only disappointment was the zoom which was a little choppy.
The internet is another aspect that is important on modern smartphones. The Apple has made the iPhone's web browsing experience one to be envied. The N97 mini does not have such a comfortable experience. The browser is built on webkit and supports java and flash, but the lack of pinch to zoom doesn't make moving between and reading the web pages easy.
The Ovi Experience has gone touch as well, bringing a whole new set of apps for the new operating system. You can use the Ovi Store App to download wallpapers and games for your device or even games. Ovi Maps 3.0 is part of the experience allowing you to use the GPS and maps on the device for assistance in travelling. The maps feature is unfortunately nowhere close to that of the iPhone. The advantage I found with Ovi is that you can download your maps and not be forced to download them at every instant you use them like on the iPhone.
Conclusion
All in all the N97 mini just like the N97 is an upgrade to the S60 UI. Adding a touch layer to an existing operating system doesn't make it revolutionary. Nokia has a long way to go with Symbian before it can be accepted as equal or better than iOS or Android. Nokia's fan-base is large, but unless these issues are resolved we will continue to see users bail from the Nokia ship.
[NOTE] The trial device was provided by Nokia, but the review is in no way influenced by Nokia and is fully un-biased
DJs
Nokia N7 receives (30.0.016) software update
The Nokia N97 has recently received a firmware update, namely version 30.0.016. The version seems to be available for Spain, Brazil and Norway and more countries will be added by Nokia soon. You can download this update via Nokia Software updater (NSU) or Over The Air (OTA).
The N97 features a 3.5 inch touch display, full slide out QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and is powered by a 434MHz processor with 128GB of RAM.
Nokia has not released an official change-log for this update yet. Any N97 users are welcome to share their experiences with this update.
DJs
Meanwhile Jay Montano from MyNokiaBlog claims that the N8 is 244% faster than the N97 and 90% faster than the Samsung i8910 HD. He also states that the N8 pushes more triangles than the Apple iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid and the Google Nexus One.
Personally i feel this should give Symbian a much faster, and snappier feel. This is much anticipated from Nokia, and I am glad they are giving the competition a run for their money.
source - My-Symbian
Nokia N8 vs. Nokia N97 vs. Samsung i8910 HD
The Nokia N8 may run the Symbian OS just like the Nokia N97 and the Samsung i8910 HD, but it offers a very different experience compared to the latter two devices. Check out the following benchmark comparison between the three handsets:
Meanwhile Jay Montano from MyNokiaBlog claims that the N8 is 244% faster than the N97 and 90% faster than the Samsung i8910 HD. He also states that the N8 pushes more triangles than the Apple iPhone 3GS, Motorola Droid and the Google Nexus One.
Personally i feel this should give Symbian a much faster, and snappier feel. This is much anticipated from Nokia, and I am glad they are giving the competition a run for their money.
source - My-Symbian