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In this second part, we are going to explore applications which convert videos for playback on Nokia S60 5th edition mobiles, specifically the Nokia 5800.
In Part 1, we reviewed SmartMovie, a commercially available from video player for playback on the Symbian device.
We will look at three applications for video conversion. All these applications were installed [...]
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The Nokia 5800 XPress Music, an S60 touch device with a large 3.2” bright screen and a 3.5 mm audio jack is well suited for watching long clips and movies. I set out to find out the best solution for watching videos on this mobile device.
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All applications that I set out to review [...]
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The eBook, A Study in Scarlet from Offscreen Technologies was installed on a Nokia 5800 XPressMusic, an S60 5th edition device with Symbian OS version 9.4.
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The eBook can be downloaded from the Ovi Store. Login and set your mobile to either of the 2 S60 5th edition devices to get a link to [...]
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Digia @Web 2.02 (beta) was installed in a Nokia 5800 XPressMusic, an s60 5th edition mobile device running Symbian version OS 9.4.
Installation
Installation is using the Nokia Application Installer. Digia @Web can be downloaded here.
First View
There are quite a few web browsers out there. In addition to the native S60 browser (which is new [...]
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Paint Studio 1.0.0 from Impetus Technologies was installed on a Nokia 5800 XPressMusic, an S60 5th edition device with Symbian OS version 9.4.
Installation
Installation is using the Nokia Application Installer. Its available in the Ovi store and you can get a URL via SMS to download it.
First View
Touch screen devices enable developers to offer [...]
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MeCanto was installed on a Nokia E71, an S60 3rd edition FP1 device.
Installation
The MeCanto solution consists of two applications, one for the S60 device (now only available for 3rd edition) and a PC Client desktop application. I installed the PC Client on a Windows XP SP2. You also need to create an account with [...]
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Spb TV v1.0 from Spb Softwarehouse was installed on a Nokia E71, an S60 3rd edition FP1 device.
Installation
Installation of the sis file is simple, using the Nokia application installer.
First View
I was very skeptical about watching TV on a mobile. There is a lot of hype about IPTV but it just did not take off. [...]
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Audials Mobile sis file version 2.0.40, built on May 22 2009 was installed on a Nokia E71, an S60 3rd edition FP1 device.
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Installation of the sis file is simple, using the Nokia application installer. Additional plug-ins must be downloaded separately and transferred to the mobile device and the Audials software picks up the plug-ins [...]
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This is a review of Vringo, video ringtones for the mobile from www.vringo.com.
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Vringo 2.0 (295) beta was installed on a Nokia E71, an S60 3rd edition FP1 device.
Installation
I got the beta version 2.0(295) from http://beta.vringo.com/. This is not yet available for public use but its the stable one and I recommend it. Its a [...]
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This is a review of LCG Jukebox 2.4 from Lonely Cat Games, a music player for S60 mobiles.
Review Conditions
LCG Jukebox was installed on a Nokia E71, an S60 3rd edition FP1 device.
Installation
The .sis application was installed using the Nokia PC Suite’s application installer. Make sure to install the right version. There are 2 versions for [...]
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