It’s been almost 5 months with my first smartphone and I’ve updated my 5530 from V10 -> V11 -> V20. To me these improvements are very superficial and with the daily news informing nokia pushing out major upgrades via firmware updates for Series60 Version 5 (Symbian^1) phones like Nokia 5800, 5230, I hope 5530 gets one too quickly. And here is my wishlist what I want to see in my 5530 in the future firmware upgrades,
1. A complete ‘FULL STOP’ to random restarts and increasing the speed with which messaging / contacts and other application opens
2. A threaded conversation style in the sms screen and also a tab to select the contacts to whom we have frequently sent sms (avoiding the hassle of scrolling thru the contacts list every time) and a sms counter to keep track the no.of sms sent (it’s unbelievable that such a basic functionality is not there)
3. Kinetic scrolling in all menus from the main menu screen to all the internal menus. Avoiding double and single click confusion, by keeping all the things in a single click
4. A more advanced task manager ala a windows task manager where we can see / stop the tasks or applications running in the phone thereby freeing up more RAM
5. A album art based list in the music play list
6. To sort and display images in a folder in the gallery rather than displaying all the images in a single window irrespective of the folder in which its kept
7. Since the three keys are all touch keys, there should be a way to answer / reject calls using these keys even though the key lock is applied (this is a irritant in a daily use scenario)
8. A free pdf reader would be a nice add-on app.
9. USB charging via the provided data cable would be nice too
If you have any suggestions / ideas please post your comments here…..
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: 5530 xpress music, nokia 5530
Default Themes from Nokia X6 (5 themes) and 5230 (6 themes) (Should be compatible with all Series60 V5 phones like 5800,N97,5530,5230 etc)
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: 5230 themes, 5530 themes, 5800 themes, free nokia 5530 themes, free symbian themes, x6 themes
Here are some of my favourite free apps for my nokia 5530 (basically compatible with all Symbian Series 60 V5 phones)
- Opera Mobile : The katest version 10 is still in beta but provides a great browsing experience, the only let down is it is RAM hungry
- Touch Comic : A great app for reading comics in cbz format, with option to zoom , fit to width etc.
- Fring : A great app for chatting, making video calls and some social networking too
- Device Info : This is a great little widget listing out all the phone’s hardware and software resources in a graphical and easy way
- GMail : Its a java app, but a easy way to catch up with gmail. Its not perfect for a touchscreen phone but still my daily used app
Still there are some more free apps like skyfire, nimbuzz which I am yet to try. If you know any free good apps for Series60 V5 please post your comments here
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: nokia 5530, nokia 5530 free apps, s60 v5 free apps, series 60 V5
Recently one of my friends got a blackberry 8900 and i got to play with it a few times and here are some of my thoughts on it…
- The first thing that impressed me was the solid build and the refined finish which when you hold makes you feel good
- I was surprised by its weight which felt lighter than my nokia 5530 and the back battery cover lid with patterns was cool
- The 2.4″ 480 x 360 screen was excellent and the user interface was nicely designed but still somewhat confusing when delving deeper into the sub menus and stuff
- The 3.5mm audio jack coupled with a nice media player and memory card slot makes it a fun phone for entertainment needs too
- The blackberry app store was a nice way to extend the phone with lots of free apps and easy to use features
- The qwerty keypad was easy to use even though i haven’t had lots of experience with those type of keypads
- The chat messages of messenger like gtalk getting integrated with the messages list and way of notifying and accessing them becomes a whole lot easier
- The browser didn’t support youtube or flash videos was a major downer
- There was no FM radio which would have been a nice addition
At 18,500 INR (395$) its a excellent business phone with a nicely complemented 3MP camera and multimedia qualities.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: 8900 curve, blackberry, blackberry 8900, curve 8900
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