4x5 Menu on your 5800 XM

During firmware v40, Nokia do provide a function for our 5800XM to have 4x5 menu by reducing the font from medium to small. Ovi Store provided this software from the developer for free. So you guys can download and try.

http://store.ovi.com/content/78581

Nokia: Why Win7 but not Android?

Every gadget freaks are hoping that Nokia will partner with Google so they can get Android ROM in their Nokia phones. I had glance through Gizmodo and found Steven Elop, Nokia CEO explanation on why.

Nokia considered three OSes to move to: MeeGo, Android or Windows Phone 7. In talking about Android, Elop admits to its strength but also points out some weaknesses:

"There's something happening there. There's no denying that. [But] our sense was differentiation could be a pretty big challenge. The risk for commoditization would increase dramatically."

So now we have a 3 corner fight between Android, iOS and Win7 (Mircokia)..It will be a very interesting year of gadget fight!

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Samsung Galaxy Tab II and Galaxy S II in MWC 2011 Spain

The battle of the tablet had began as Samsung had confirm 10.1 inches table with Honeycomb 3.0 confirm to be bundled in the package. With resolution at 1280 x 800 and 1GHz processor will be the biggest selling point for this tablet. It also rumored to have 8 mega-pixel camera with full HD recording. We just need to wait and see.

Not to forget the Galaxy S II will come with a 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1GHz dual-core Orion / Exynos processor, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, and 24Mbps HSPA+ connectivity.

We just have to wait for more confirmation news from MWC 2011 Barcelona, Spain.

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PAPAGO! X5 GPS FOR ANDROID

I have a lot of friends still using the Nokia 5800XM because of the Garmin Mobile XT support compare to Android and iOS..I myself is one of them. Not really sure why Garmin haven't really come out a compatible software for Android market. It will be a market boom. Is it because of some non mutual understanding between Google and Garmin?..Some sort like Adobe and Apple clash causing no flash support on the Apple iPhone. Well, lucky that the Papago X5 is one of the many solution of android user to utilize the GPS function on their phone without needing to pay those expensive data telco service when using Google maps.

You can buy online here and get the maps here..you can always get the maps at here as well.

PAPAGO! X5 GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Android and Windows Mobile Edition

Junction Views and Lane Assists Realistic Junction Views and Lane Assists to guide you while driving ........................................................................................ Real 3D Landmarks 3D Landmarks to provide a vivid viewing experience during your drive ........................................................................................ Road Elevation Display Road Elevation Display to show you actual Position

Software Features: - Built-in 3D landmarks and 3D Buildings - Junction Views - Detailed Map Data - Multi Navigation Mode: 2D/3D/Split Screen

- Road Elevation Display - i-Fly Touch Screen Interface - Simulation Inside Tunnels - Pre-loaded with MalFreeMaps (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei)

Operating System Requirement:- - Supported Operating System: Android 2.2 or below and Windows Mobile 5.0 or above - Handset Requirement: CPU 500MHz or above - Flash 5MB above - Free Memory Space - Android: 500MB or above - Supported Screen Resolution: 480 x 800 Source1

Nokia's Windows Phone 7 concept revealed

After we heard of Nokia and Microsoft mutual agreement a few weeks back, Nokia had come out with a concept phone with Microsoft Windows 7 mobile install on the phone. The color is very catchy. Probably targeting the teenagers market.

All of us know that even Nokia didn't come with high-end hardware like some other high-end hardware in the market now, this phone will fits the needs of the community out there.

Source:Engadget.

Place widget on your 5800 XM

Now you able to place widget on your 5800XM homescreen. There's a lot of ways to do it actually. But the simplest way to do is to install Widgetizer..

You can download here.

RENAME .sis TO .zip and extract to get files.

Install the theme and widgetizer(must be signed).

Open widgetizer and add required shortcuts.
Arrange them to get a good homescreen.
Enjoy!
Theme included was posted by prasadx.
Please go to his post and support him if u like this

Disclaimer: This download is for personal use (mobile phones) only. Kindly do not copy, modify, distribute or sell the whole or parts of this file without permission of the creator.

Source:mobile9

HP TouchPad vs. iPad vs. Xoom vs. PlayBook

Starting year of 2011, will be the year of the tablet. Where all company are battling out to produce the best table money can buy. This tablet actually become a fashion statement, so the best design might win compare to hardware specs.

The price will also be very competitive, and it might benefit us, the consumers, where companies will fight to give the best price, so they can gain the market share. Below are some tablet rival took from ENGADGET. I prefer the XOOM for it's functionality and also preloaded with Honeycomb!

At last, the webOS-empowered TouchPad, HP's answer to the growing tablet market. And make no mistake, it's coming in with guns blazing -- specs-wise, the slate stands up pretty well to the competition currently in play (e.g. iPad) and the other up-and-comers not quite out the gate (e.g. Motorola Xoom andBlackBerry PlayBook). Stacked side-by-side, it's clear Apple's entry is lacking a bit in both memory (256MB vs. 1GB for everyone else) and front-facing camera -- not that we expect that to be the case forall of 2011. When it all comes down to it, what'll set these slates apart will be the platforms and software themselves -- should make for an interesting summer, no? In the meantime, for the nitty-gritty on technical specifications, venture past the break.

HP TouchPad

Apple iPad

Motorola Xoom

BlackBerry PlayBook

Platform	webOS 3.0	iOS 4.2.1	Android 3.0	BB Tablet OS (QNX)
Processor	1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060	1GHz Apple A4, PowerVR SGX 535 GPU	1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2	1GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core
Display	9.7-inch	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD	10.1-inch	7-inch LCD
Resolution	1024 x 768	1024 x 768	1280 x 800	1024 x 600
Memory	1GB RAM	256MB DRAM	1GB DDR2 RAM	1GB RAM
Storage	16GB / 32GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	32GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Front camera	1.3 megapixel	none	2 megapixel	3 megapixel
Rear camera	none	none	5 megapixel with 4x digital zoom, AF, dual-LED flash, 720p 30fps video	5 megapixel, 720p video
Cellular radio	"3G and 4G variants"	UMTS / HSDPA / GSM / EDGE	EVDO Rev. A	3G and 4G
WiFi	802.11b/g/n	802.11a/b/g/n	802.11b/g/n	802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1 + EDR	2.1 + EDR	2.1 + EDR	2.1 + EDR
Gyroscope	Yes	No	Yes	--
Accelerometer	Yes	3-axis	3-axis	Yes
Battery capacity	6,300 mAh	6,600 mAH (approx.)	--	5,300 mAH
Weight	740g	680g (WiFI), 730g (WiFi + 3G)	730g	400g

Source: ENGADGET

Nokia 5800XM Internal Browser Issue

I notice that 5800XM built-in browser seems better then those opera mini or some other browser out there. Maybe it's me but I still using the built-in browser. Here are some useful tip that are useful to make this built-in browser good as new..

here seems some bugs on the Nokia in-built browser to browse large sites and advanced flash based sites. Please try loading small sites.

Solution
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1. Close all applications running in the background.
2. Delete the contents of C:\System\cache.
3. Delete the contents of C:\System\dmgr.
4. Delete the contents of C:\System\temp.

Avoidance
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1. Large and slow loading sites.
2. Full flash based websites.
3. Flash based games sites.

Why?
- Because, we're using smartphones and not a personal computer, the device built in browser has liitations and dont expect it to deliver what you always do on the personal computer.

Hope it makes sense, TQ

Source: LYN

Garmin : Malaysia/Singapore Maps update

New maps available on www.malfreemap.com or you can always download here or here.

Download, extract and copy to e:\Garmin\gmapsupp.img

Garmin Map file for malaysia& Singapore is name as gmapsupp.img..just copy paste in e:\Garmin\ folder..Garmin software will detect the map from that path..

Dont forget to disable U-Turn function to get better route calculation.

Proper Nokia PC Suite, NSU and Maps Loader Pre-Installation

The very proper way to install Nokia stuffs without error is .. use PC Suite Cleaner to remove old Nokia stuffs completely and manually DELETE the entire Nokia folder in C:\Program Files, C:\Program Files\Common Files and also C:\Documents and Settings\Your PC Username\Application Data\Nokia (If have installed previously). Then restart computer.
1. Install Nokia PC Suite (make sure u have handy usbser.sys, usbser_lowerflt.sys and usbser_lowerfltj.sys)2. Connect phone when asked, and the installer will install all necessary stuffs including MTP Device Support.
3. Install Nokia Software Updater.
4. Install Nokia Maps Loader.
5. Download Nokia USB Support Files http://www.2shared.com/file/12048525/7e6c4...port_Files.html

Restart the computer immediately once done, dont continue ure other works ..

Additional tips to save system resources, remove all NOKIA related startups using CCleaner (be familiar with it, this is a very good system advisor stuff)

You can always START and STOP the servicelayer.exe (the only needed stuff for Nokia apps to work n detect the phone), make sure you START the service before launching Nokia applications such as PC Suite, OVI or even NSU.
Source: LYN

Another upgrade for Nokia 5800XM..v52 ftw!

It's been a while since I update my blog. But anyhow, for anyone that haven't update their 5800 to the latest firmware version, this will be the good time. Below are the change log for v52 firmware

- Upgrade CPU performance Enhanced touch screen – Very fast
- Improve wifi, connection error OVI
- Rotate Enhanced
- Software Map New!
- V52 pictures and movies better!
- No NokiaEmail
- Interface does not change!

You can upgrade using FOTA or using NSU (that will take longer time compare to FOTA).

To upgrade, type *#0000#>>choose Options>>Check for Updates..and let the phone do the rest.!