S60 currently has a nice application database (both free and paid). But why are symbian applications confined to the boundary of that application itself? What about the possibility of extending an application’s functionality to other applications?
It might sound a bit cooky at first, but allowing applications to call other applications has a lot of [...]
Extending Application functionality on S60
May 1st, 2007 Comments
Why is there no EAP-TTLS/PAP for S60 Wifi?
March 2nd, 2007 Comments
EAP – TTLS/PAP is quite common. A lot of offices and universities use it worldwide.
Why hasn’t nokia added support for it? I can’t connect to my university’s secure wi-fi network at all without this!
I guess I’ll be using the the common public wi-fi connection (no security and username password login each time to access [...]
Tags: blabber · nokia · s60 · symbian · wireless
Checking the i.p. address for your S60 phone?
March 2nd, 2007 Comments
Why is it not possible on S60 phones? I mean, there are codes to check your mac address and BT device address, but its really weird that there is no way to check the i.p. address of your S60 phone.
Whenever I’ve asked people, they tell me to go to sites like www.whatismyipaddress.com. If you [...]
Tags: apps · nokia · s60 · symbian
N75 on Cingular Rebate Form
February 27th, 2007 Comments
The Nokia N75 has surfaced once again, this time on Cingular’s rebate forms.
Screenshot:
Link to document
The document contains no information about the release date or the offered plans.
There was a time when I was interested in this phone, but not anymore. An S60 flip is tempting, but with the N76 coming out, I think I’d rather [...]
Tags: cingular · mobile phones · n-series · n75 · nokia · s60 · symbian
Choosing your Symbian Smartphone
February 24th, 2007 Comments
Steve Litchfield from All About Symbian has written a javascript-based interactive grid to help choose Symbian phones based on specific criteria.
Select the features you need in your Symbian phone and it will show you the recommendations at the bottom of the page.
Link: 3-Lib interactive Grid
Nice work! I’m sure this’ll make the process of choosing symbian [...]
Tags: apps · mobile phones · symbian
Raccoon for S60 … a walkthrough
February 24th, 2007 Comments
In my previous post, I talked about how it was possible to share any content from your S60 phone. This post details the entire process of setting up and configuring Raccoon on your S60 device.
Where to download:
Read the instructions from the Nokia Research site.
Make sure you apply for a Raccoon ID first. By my [...]
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