Got into work this morning and went through my usual routine, fired Jaiku Mobile up, opened Opera Mobile to view Google Reader and put Nokia Internet Radio on for some Dutch Dance Music, only when I used Taskman to switch from Nokia Internet Radio to Opera Mobile did I notice I had the built-in Web browser still running from last night with OVI Share page open and Shozu. I then wanted to check on a link someone had posted on Jaiku, so opened Opera Mini to checkout some Chav pictures (thanks @SteveRowlands), only then did I realise how powerful the N95 8GB is and how after only having the N95 8GB for a few weeks the way I use my mobile has changed. With the old N73 I was always having to close apps down before opening another one, checking Taskman to see how much RAM and memory I had left, well this is a thing of the past “The Power of the N95 8GB” has changed all that, open what you want, when you want it.
NOTE: Opera and Nokia, how about an
open ‘New Window’ or ‘New Tab’ function in the next release? I've got round it thanks to @shogun by opening http://wapreview.com/tab.htm and hitting Click to Open A New Window which as it suggests opens a new window.
I’ve wanted to get hold of the new Nokia N82 for a while now to see if it would be the obvious choice for an upgrade to the trusted Nokia N73. Personally I’ve had my N73 for 15 months and its done me well in all that time, I only recently upgraded to the N95 8GB on 3UK, mainly because the N73 was looking tatty and 3UK didn’t do the N82.
So the question is “Would I have upgraded to the N82 if 3UK had it”, well
the answer is a great big “YES”.
Why would you upgrade to the N82? If you are like myself and loved your
N73, the N82 is the N73 on steroids. Everything has been pumped up on it, the
camera has been improved from 3.2MP to 5MP, the internal memory and RAM has been
increased, it’s got added Wifi and GPS, it has a 3.5mm Stereo Headphone plug, so
you can use your own headphones without the need for an adaptor and it has
built-in RotateMe, turn the N82 on its side and the screen orientation changes
automatically.
The increase in internal memory and RAM would have been enough to win me over as this was the No.1 pet hate I had with the N73, I was restricted to the number of applications I could have open at one time. Those days are gone now, as the N82 can handle anything you throw at it. You can even have apps running using the 3G connection and others using the wifi connection, totally awesome!
Only dislikes about the N82, well they are minor, but the removal of the
PEN key, I know you can do the same by holding the # key, but there are a number
of S60 apps designed to use the PEN key which makes it a pain to use (I’ve
manage to get round most of them, but I can’t see the reasoning for Nokia
removing it?) and the mini-USB connector on the N82 is different to that on the
N95 and N800/N810, so an extra cable to carry around if you want to connect to
your Laptop/PC.
Apps for the N82
The N82 software is S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 the same as the N95, so most apps will work on it. The only ones I’ve found so far not working are Yahoo!GO and Google Search. I’ve downloaded and installed nearly everything I had on the N95 8GB onto the N82 (well after I had a slight problem installing, but think that was down to me connecting via Wifi and at the same time downloading a 700MB movie via the N800). If you can’t find a N82 version of an application, just install the N95 or N95 8GB version.
What’s installed on the N82:-
Nokia Internet Radio Player v1.02
Nokia Share Online v3.0
Nokia Sports Tracker v1.70
Shozu v4.0
Screenshot v2.8 (Change settings to use “C” to take screenshot)
Jaiku v0.80
GMail v1.5
Gmaps v2.07
Sky Anytime v5.0
MobiTubia v1.76 build 3
Fring v3.30
Palringo v0.96 (11)
LCG Slick v0.38
Opera Mobile v8.65
Opera Mini v4.0
Shazam ID v1.0
TunIn.FM v1.0
Coreplayer v1.1.2
LCG X-plore v1.21
SymTorrent v1.3
Epocware Handy Taskman v2.01
Epocware Handy Weather v5.01
Nokia have updated probably the best app of last year. Can't notice any obvious changes, so maybe just bug fixes. I do which Nokia produced change logs. Anyway download the latest version from http://europe.nokia.com/A4678057
LCG Slick has been updated to allow you to add and delete buddies, but there is a bug in the new update for icq and gtalk. Gtalk shows all buddies as offline, even the online ones. I'm having to use palringo and fring for IM at the moment till LCG release a fix.
Google have just released a s60 search app which can be launched like a widget from the main screen using the PEN key. Download from http://mobile.google.com
Presently I have a Jaiku, Twitter, Facebook and Bebo account, out of the 4
the most used (daily) is Jaiku. The Jaiku Mobile application is starting to be
my most used app on the N95 8GB, I have it constantly on connecting for updates
every so often.
When the Jaiku servers had a little problem the other day I started to look at my other accounts in Twitter, Facebook and Bebo. To be honest I can’t understand Twitter and Facebook it just doesn’t do it for me. If a friend posts a message or I want to respond to an old message I’d like to just reply to that message like Jaiku rather than posting to my own “What are you doing?” or “Status Updates”. As for Bebo, I only registered with this cos my Sis-In-Law uses it constantly, I don’t its pants, noticed the mobile page now says “Stay tuned for Bebo Mobile coming soon to your mobile provider”, so will need to see what they come up with.
What is Jaiku?
Jaiku is a social networking, micro-blogging and lifestreaming service.
Jaiku is similar to Twitter, but with Jaiku you can add your own feeds into it, from the likes of flickr, last.fm or your own blog (If its got a RSS feed you can probably add it).
You can access Jaiku from a number of sources like the PC using http://www.jaiku.com or
http://m.jaiku.com or
Google Gadget. From your
phone using the internet browser using http://www.jaiku.com or
http://m.jaiku.com
OR the S60 application on Nokia handsets (With the S60 application you can also
see other contacts presence settings). You can also get updates via text or IM. Honest Jaiku is great for keeping in touch and just general chat with people.
Jaiku is by invite only at the moment since Google bought them over, I've given all my Jaiku invites out, so I'll see if I can get some more.
Shozu has been given a nice looking update to v4.0.23. Just noticed this when I installed on the new N95 8GB today,
gerrymoth: Just been playing around with this for the last few hours and its a great update. Changes include a whole new look, you can see all pics/vids in every feed, you can subscribe to comments from flickr, etc.. If it would only stop putting those Shozu pics when I post to Wordpress I'd be over the moon. Well worth the upgrade in my opinion.
Download http://m.shozu.com
OR
Google Mail
Google Maps
MGMaps
Nav4All
Yahoo! GO v3.0 beta
LCG Slick v0.37
Fring v3.30
Palringo
MSN Messenger (Its FREE on 3)
Opera Mobile v8.65 (When is v9.5 going to be released????)
Opera Mini v4.0
Widsets v1.0
YouTube
emTube
MobiTubia
Jaiku Mobile v0.83 Beta
Sky Anytime v5.0
MobileNews v1.0
Yell.com
SIC! FTP
Skype for 3
WorldMate
Share Online v3.0 (OVI, Flickr & VOX)
LCG X-plore
Screenshot v3.0
LightSabre
MobileSigner
RotateMe v2.0
SymTorrent
Symella
Shazam ID
CorePlayer v1.1.2
MyStrands
TunIn.FM
Y-Browser
Epocware Handy Taskman
Epocware Handy Calendar
SplashID (If I set a Password it won't let me back in?????)
Papyrus + Icons
Nokia Sports Tracker
Nokia Device Status
Nokia Audiobooks
Nokia Internet Radio Player
Nokia Team Suite
Nokia Active Notes
Nokia Conversation
Nokia Web Server v1.2
Nokia Presenter
RControl (S60 remote for Rhaspsody on N800)
Flash LITE v3.0
ShakeMe (Alpha Version)
There has been much buzz over the last few months on the different ways to view video files (FLV) from YouTube since Flash LITE v3.0 was released. I started using BySamir’s YT Player, moved on to emTube, then YouTube themselves released an application, but its MobiTubia which has won it for gerrymoth.
BySamir’s YT Player was basic, hopefully it will be improved, emTube has now been pulled at the request of YouTube themselves and as for the Official YouTube java application it just wont play sound on my N95 8GB or N73 and the picture quality is crap.
MobiTubia (Latest v1.76 Build 3 14/02/08) is my choice YouTube player at the moment. The layout and look of the MobiTubia application is very appeasing and I can save files and scan my memory card for FLV files I already have and play. You can also add a URL for a file from a different website like DailyMotion.
As for the future, I’m hoping we will soon be able to just play video files directly from the internet browser, if the latest Opera Mobile v9.5 will give us this, we will just need to wait and see.
Download
Just been playing with ShakeMe the latest from bysamir. Shake your N95 or N82 and enable or disable either keylock, bluetooth, profile or backlight. Check out http://bysamir.fr/shakeme or here
gerrymoth: This is a great Key Lock tool, saves me sliding the N95 8GB open/closed to see messages etc..If they could combine RotateMe & ShakeMe it would be better.
NOTE: This is an unsigned application which will require you to sign it yourself, see http://www.symbiansigned.com for details.
