I have been using my new Nokia 5800 for the past few months and here is a list of things I did to turn this amazing phone to a swiz-army knife.
- Install New firmware: First and foremost I upgraded the firmware to the latest available(21.0.5), this made the overall response time fasterand also installed some new useful applications – the Dictionary, a better and improved browser, a search option that searches in all places – contacts, schedules, sms, mails, files. Find more information about upgrading the firmware here.
- Safety first: Imagine that your mobile gets stolen, do you want to track down your cell. Get alerts every time the SIM is changed, backup your private data and also erase it from the mobile, lock your phone. Install wave secure and register your mobile.
- Filter out Spam calls: Do you get annoying spam calls, asking for credit cards, life/medical insurance . I get annoying SMS too. Install easy reject and every time you get a spam call or an sms, add those to blocked list and never again would they annoy you. Comes very handy here in India.
- A Torch: Facing powercuts/load-sheding, we do most of the time, so here is a neat little application - the phone torch that turns your mobile into a torch. Something you would want to carry all the time
- Know your route: Finding your way across unknown places maybe difficult but fighting with these rickshaw-guys here is a nightmare especially when you don’t know the route or the places around. I don’t trust the meters for obvious reasons. Google maps and pre-installed Nokia maps come handy in this situation. I use google maps most of the time since it gives me a satellite view of the place at the expense of GPRS/data usage. If you use Nokai maps you don’t require an a GPRS connection as the map of hte place is already installed in your phone and you need to pay to get those maps. I have an initial offer for 90 days thou. Both the applications let you point to source (which may be your current location) and the destination. They tell you the exact route and the distance which empowers you to easily fix-the-rate. As a bonus when the rate is fixed, rickshaw-guys take you through the shortest route possible.
, Nice Hack Huh?
- Online 24/7 – A one size fits all solution: Love to be on IM-s around the clock. why not carry your IM and make voice calls on the run. Install Fring. It supports all sorts of IM known to mankind. Skype. Google Talk, Twitter, Yahoo, MSN, Sip, ICQ, Aim, Orkut, Gmail, Facebook
- Notepad : At times you may want to quickly jot down something, or maybe draw a diagram or note the list of things to todo, buy or whatever. Use scratch pad, that turns your mobile into a easy to use notepad.
- Want to Schedule SMS to be send in future, install SMS Timer.
- Get official emails: Install Mail for exchange which synchronizes both email and calender entries with your official Microsoft exchange server and never miss a mail or an appointment again.
- Install Opera mini a browser faster than Nokia’s builtin browser. At times, I still use the native browser since Opera does not work great when it comes to filling a form.
- Other Essential Utilities include Quick office to view office documents, Zipper to unzip archived files. Power mp3 player, a stop watch, weather forecast
- Free Games: Marble, Bubble Popper, Touch card, Jigsaw Puzzle
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