hello 5800

Ovi store via bluetooth (or sms) Big high profile push for OVI...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:36:50 -0500

Ovi store via bluetooth (or sms)

Big high profile push for OVI store in london train stations.

Comes with Spotify. Spotify hits S60, a little while after...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:13:15 -0500

Comes with Spotify. Spotify hits S60, a little while after iPhone / Android. And its quite sweet, the iPhone version suffers from no backgrounding/offline storage/the total lack of O2 data in central london.

Oddly the S60 5th edition one uses ONLY a t9 keypad for text entry, though I presume a physical keyboard (like the N97) will work ok. which makes the interface a bit clunky, but it works a treat with my t-mobile sim / web-n-walk.

Just go to http://m.spotify.com on your phone to get it, you need a premium spotify account.

Ok X6, get this: The X^ may be arriving next week, but as its...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:39:44 -0500

Ok X6, get this: The X^ may be arriving next week, but as its Comes with music only, its not going to stop lots of 5800 shipping for the next year. T-Mobile have a new variant, with a chrome trim, not sure if its metal or just painted plastic. But is another variant to add to the blue, red, black and comewithmusic/maps versions.

nokia charger exchange program.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:35:08 -0500

OK so clearly the word ‘recall’ has been avoided like the plague, you can see if you are effected here: http://chargerexchange.nokia.com/chargerexchange/en/ The charger that came with my 5800 (AC-8X) is not one of the listed ones, phew.

“

The affected chargers are those manufactured by BYD between June 15, 2009 and August 9, 2009 and with the following model types
AC -3U
AC-3E
and those manufactured by BYD between April 13, 2009 and October 25, 2009 and with the following model type
AC-4U

“

Almost online as it happens: There was a interesting /...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:10:00 -0400

Almost online as it happens: There was a interesting / infuriating N series promotion on yesterday as part of the online as it happens campaign of viral videos. The furious fictional bride was selling off the wedding presents and a world trip (2 N900s, N97, N97 mini and N86) for a $1 a piece on ebay as buy it now auctions. You could follow the brides twitters to see when the next one would be posted, but it still involved a lot of [F5]. As the N900 was about to go up I had to leave my desk and go out. So I fired up twitter and ebay on my 5800. Just as I was getting off the bus, the notification tweet appeared, I frantically reloaded ebay, and there it was, another click and agonising 3G wait as the item popped up, hit [BUY IT NOW] only to get an item has ended screen, someone beat me too it.

Still a valiant effort. I tried again this morning when another N900 went up with a round the world airplane ticket, but this time on a macbook, and on 16meg broad band I was still beaten to it in less than a second. Bummed but it was quite a fun campaign.

There’s another change to win by making your own video, over on the site.

Anyone else keep hitting that Ovi Maps icon on their home...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:56:08 -0400

Anyone else keep hitting that Ovi Maps icon on their home screen, thinking it’s the internet. Its so similar to Safari on Mac OS X / iPhones. No? just me then :)

For the last couple of days nokia has been entertaining a bunch...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:34:03 -0400

For the last couple of days nokia has been entertaining a bunch of bloggers by sending them on a GPS driven race around london. Ending up at this GIANT good things sign post. This was followed by a press event (with oddly Last years X Factor Winner Alexandra Burke) to launch ovi maps ‘good things’ - personal location based recomendations, and the N97 mini, which is available from the flagship store tomorrow.

The giant sign post will be displaying selected Good Things as they are submitted, you can do this via the web or by getting the latest version of ovi maps.

Ovi / Nokia Maps 3. As I have a mac, getting this on has been a...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:09 -0400

Ovi / Nokia Maps 3. As I have a mac, getting this on has been a pain, first I went to a site that had an old .sis. This worked, deleted all my map data, so now its loading as you go until i can find a pc to side load them. Then I found an official .sis on beta labs, so far so good, but no good things support? I guess i will just have to find a pc and load it that way to get good things happening. It has some ovi syncing too which im not quite sure what it will sync but lets see….

Well, it had to happen, a ‘flight control’ clone on...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:07:09 -0400

Well, it had to happen, a ‘flight control’ clone on Ovi Store. If you haven’t an iPod touch/iPhone and haven’t lost your life to Flight Control, this will give you a taste. But it comes without the effortless joy and slick gameplay of Flight Control. Also it’s almost 4 times the price.

Yes I know capacitive screens is “where it’s...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:54:41 -0400

Yes I know capacitive screens is “where it’s at” But there is one tactile bonus to stylus / plectrums. It gives you something to fiddle with, chew, twirl and generally interact with.

LocoRoco on the 5800. Wow, sony have ported a few...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:17:00 -0400

LocoRoco on the 5800. Wow, sony have ported a few psp/playstation titles to mobile platforms, which seems an odd strategy. Still its basically the same game, sadly using touch controls rather than accelerometer, Its been ported in portrait only too, though its not an issue with this title. But landscape and motion controls would of greatly improved it. It struggles and isn’t as slick as the psp versions but is a fairly good time passer for fans of the blobs. Music is sadly a bunch of midi files, not even the original tunes, so no singling loco rocos :( but if any game can manage with plinky music it’s loco roco.

When Conversions go bad. Why oh why oh why, did this conversion...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:09:06 -0400

When Conversions go bad. Why oh why oh why, did this conversion of the Transformers revenge of the fallen, java game get left in portrait mode. Your hand covers the character, the top half of the screen is unused. Theres no reason why the original 240x320 aspect game wouldn’t of worked perfectly in landscape mode. BAD BAD BAD - avoid.

JoikuSpot is the awesome - no questions, It’s €15 to turn...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:06:50 -0400

JoikuSpot is the awesome - no questions, It’s €15 to turn your phone into a wifi hotspot. Which WebNWalk plus allows. Theres a not too secret voucher on install, not sure if its useable for joikuspot though. File under ESSENTIAL.

Some new installs :) The usual google must haves. MyPhone is...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:01:00 -0400

Some new installs :)

The usual google must haves.

MyPhone is bonkers fun for about 2 mins then the novely wains.

Ai Yi Eye is a mini casual game, well priced at £1. At least ovi is starting to mimic App Store, though there’s still way too many expensive apps. It reminds me of a tech demo I did for a game a few years ago - it never got more than a day spent on it so theres not much too it. Bit like this game, which looks great, but isn’t much fun. And the 5800 struggles to rotate the bitmaps.

LocoRoco,Transformers and Joikuspot in seperate posts :)

Also in the new packaging is this mini 3 inch CD, but I’ve...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:47:00 -0400

Also in the new packaging is this mini 3 inch CD, but I’ve no idea whats on it. As its PC only and I don’t have a PC. Well I have a netbook but its not got a cd drive! :) still sure its nice enough for those that do, I’m probably not that typical.

My Stuff, but I can’t get it. I had a nokia N97 for a...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:50:31 -0400

My Stuff, but I can’t get it. I had a nokia N97 for a week, it didn’t win me over, and I returned it. During that week, I tried out OVI store, I bought a few apps. Now on my New OVI powered 5800, I should just be able to reload them. Look there they are, in the ‘My Stuff’ section. But the only one i can access is the ‘free’ app N97 Compass, which is both free anyway and no use on a 5800!! Come on OVI sort out re-downloading apps. Otherwise the My Stuff section is kinda pointless. I understand its in the process of rolling out - but I would imagine popular apps like Gravity and Tetris would get ‘special’ fast track treatment.

Update! ok so no ovi store preloaded, maps is v2. But clicking...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:10:54 -0400

Update! ok so no ovi store preloaded, maps is v2. But clicking on app update gives me ovi store, latest flash, nokia messaging (hopefully its matured a bit on v5 now) and mail for exchange updates - no ovi maps though.

Download! is still on the main menu, but all it does now is tell you to download ovi store.

Micro Micro USB cable: This I Like a-lot, its a really diddy usb...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:06:40 -0400

Micro Micro USB cable: This I Like a-lot, its a really diddy usb cable, saves cost, materials, is greener and easier to carry around in your gadge-bag. Good substitute nokia,

Back in 5800 land. I got a new 5800 today, interestingly now the...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:49:00 -0400

Back in 5800 land. I got a new 5800 today, interestingly now the packages comes without the video stand, hard cover or any extra styli, though you still get the plectrum. First job was to update the firmware. As it was on v20.something, so be interested to see if the v30 software adds ovi store/maps.

N97 or 5800 comes with music?

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:17:09 -0400

So I’ve been using an E71 for a while now, and I generally love it - but i miss the quality camera of the 5800 - yes its not the best camera in the world but for casual use its head and shoulders above the E71. The N97 is out now, to univeral disinterest. Its a nice enough phone but not quite wowing me. I’m tempted back to the 5800, its not a perfect phone but i liked it. And with the added comes with music service its attractive, yes i know comes with music is DRM bollocks. But i see it as a way og getting music I’m not that bothered by, temporary music i’ll listen to for a while etc. 50 quids not much to pay for the ability to download new music on the go. Why didn’t the 5800 launch with a comes with music option, likewise the N97. It’s almost like nokia dont want people to use the service.

or maybe should i just get an iPhone 3G [S].