Windows Live Messenger, which we wrote about here, has found a new home. The previously available client from Microsoft China stopped working, or at least is no longer free.
However, the same Windows Live Client client is available as a download from, among other sites, Nokia Hong Kong. The client is free (for now) and works great on my English language Nokia E61. (more…)
If you use your Eseries device to listen to radio your are going to like this. If you don’t already use your device for this purpose I suggest that you try it out.
Radio and the Nokia E61 has been covered quite extensively before. If you are a beginner there are some basic posts you might want to go through. (Start with this then perhaps this post go on to any of these posts. I would also recommend that you scan through the comments of these posts. There are some GREAT tips and answers to many questions that a newbie or even an advanced user will run into).
Anyway, Becket was kind enough to send me a playlist of “Digitally Imported” radio (Di.fm). “Digitally Imported” is is a multi-channel Internet radio service specializing in Electronic Dance Music genres. (more…)
Let’s face it - colour sells and I’m glad that Nokia is finally picking up on that. In the meanwhile you can do something about it yourself and “visually enhance” your Eseries device just like Isaac did.
He bought red face plates for his Nokia E61 from the eBay seller Facestation.
It’s been, and still is, a busy time. I’ve been on the road for a few days (oh the glory of business travel) and have another week to go.
Meanwhile, the backlog of email is growing. I apologise for the delay in getting back to your feedback, questions and comments. As always, it is much appreciated but it will take me a while to reply. There might also be fewer updates than usual the next coming week.
OK. I admit. I am more obsessive than most but I still want my Black Nokia E50.
It’s been more than two months since I first laid eyes on the Black Nokia E50 but I still can’t get you out of my head.
Since I cannot possibly justify buying another Eseries at this point I found an alternative solution. (more…)
I normally buy my handsets unlocked in the generic “vanilla” version to avoid any carrier limitations.
In my opinion, it gives me more freedom with my device. For an example, it seems as if firmware upgrades for the generic Eseries devices are available before they are released for the carrier branded devices. I also avoid any carrier specified home pages in the web browser and icons on the device representing services that the carrier will try to push down my throat.
Lately, though I have been thinking of the things I miss out on by not buying a carrier branded device - localization! (more…)
It's been a while since I posted photos of some sweet Nokia E61 mods. However, I plan to make up for the lack of mod pictures over the next two weeks starting off with two pictures from flexte.
This beautiful Nokia E61 was painted by a professional who usually paints motorcycles.
Thanks flexte. More Nokia E61 mods here.
One of my favourite Nokia applications is Team Suite. Up until now, Team Suite was only available on Nokia E50. I am glad to report that Team Suite has been added to the Nokia Catalogs and is now available for download.
Just go to Catalogs > Nokia Extra Applications > Office Tools > Nokia Team Suite.
It’s time to pay tribute to a talented theme designer who puts out Nokia E61 themes at a furious speed without compromising on quality - teddymustopo.
Today’s theme will be “less is more”. I’ve included four themes by teddymustopo that I think are simple, yet elegant. All below themes are available for download here
Blue Wave by teddymustopo
A few weeks back I wrote about S60Themes. A site dedicated to creating great themes for S60. Many of the initial themes were based on the UI of Mac OSX.
It’s seems as Apple’s lawyers have been busy since SJ announced the iPhone.
Apple’s lawyers have been sending out cease and decease letters to a number of theme designers, developers and bloggers who according to Apple have been encroaching on their territory. Anything remotely linked to Apple+Phone has been a target of these hard working lawyers.
I’ve been waiting for this to come along - a great blog dedicated *exclusively* to S60 3rd edition applications. Nothing more, nothing less - just lots of posts about applications for the Eseries and the other S60 3rd edition devices.
One frustration I had when I first got the Nokia E61 was the lack of S60 3rd edition applications. What was even worse was the almost complete absence of information about where to find the few applications that existed and a brief description about them. A lot have changed since then.
I have a short list of accessories for Nokia E61 that have improved the overall user experience and helped me get more out of my device. These are three add-ons that you have to pry from my hands. First on my list (in my particular order) is the retractable sync and charger cable from Boxwave. I can’t stop raving about this little bad boy.
If you have ever tried to open a large PDF file (more than a few MB) on your Eseries device with Adobe Reader LE then chances are that you have seen the following error message:
We are all aware of the problems with counterfeit designer brand clothes, hand bags and shoes. However, this is also a big problem for the handset industry. Especially when it comes to cellphone batteries and bluetooth accessories.
I received an email from Shaffin with a harrowing story about a simple purchase of a bluetooth headset fraught with problems. Luckily, a great an assistant manager at the Nokia NY flagship store could elevate some of the problems. Read and learn:
My iphone is already here: it’s the e61. As I’ve noted on a previous post on the e-series blog, I don’t think this device, rightly lauded everywhere else, gets enough praise in the U.S. But it needs a companion. In December, I started to look for a bluetooth headset. I narrowed my search to Nokia BH-800 and BH-900. And there begins my run-in with an aftermarket product - and what kind of support I received from the marketplace.
I was surfing around on the web, reading my usual list of blogs dedicated to mobility when I came across the following screenshots - Does it ring a bell?
Mike Rowehl tagged me. Always, trying to be a good netizen, here we go with my response to Five Things About Me you might know.
What a week it has been~! It feels as if I’ve been under a barrage of gadget related product announcements. First CES and then MacWorld. I never thought I would say this but I think I OD’d on all the press releases. I reached well beyond the point of saturation and my brain shut down. Hence the lack of updates this week.
Anyway - it’s Friday and time for some themes for your Nokia E61. I will try to have a theme (no pun intended) for my Friday Themes posts and this week the theme will be (official) Nokia Themes. Or at least, themes derived from official Nokia themes.
First up is the theme from the beautiful Nokia N73 Music Edition.
“Mobile VPN on the Eseries” or “Everything you ever wanted to know about VPN on the Nokia E61″
I have to confess that (mobile) VPN isn’t remotely my area of expertise. However, I’ve gotten a few questions about VPN and thought I should share a great “How To” about VPN on the Nokia E61. (more…)
UPDATED: Additional theme!
Ever since I got the opportunity to briefly try out the Nokia N95 at Nokia World it has been on my mind. Normally I only covet the Eseries devices but the N95 is just absolutely amazing.
Well, there is no way I can justify buying another device at the moment so instead I am making my Nokia E61 look a bit like the N95 with two brilliant N95 inspired themes. (more…)
I have been a big fan of WorldMate for quite some time. It is one of my favourite applications from even before I switched to Nokia E61. For the last couple of days I’ve been trying out WorldMate 2007.
