Free softwares for 5800 Express Music

Nokia India has kindly released a number of free applications for their new 5800 XpressMusic, good to see this getting off to a fast start in most markets. SMS Timer and Smart Guard should work on all 5800s, while Marble Maze, Wave Secure, Touch Card Match and Touch Maneuver are regionally restricted to those with an India SIM card. Some of these applications,

MeraNokia for Agriculture, Education, Astrology and Ringtones services

MeraNokia offers a range of relevant services, in Agriculture, Education, Astrology and Ringtones, for our consumers. These
services are either subscription-based or on-demand, depending on the type of content. These special content updates are
accessible exclusively through our MeraNokia application, which is pre-embedded on select Nokia devices such as the Nokia
2600 classic and the Nokia 1680 classic.
The complete MeraNokia package consists of the following suite of services:

Agriculture Services A subscription-based package that gives daily updates on Market Prices for crops, Weather Information and Agri-Information & Tips. Education Services The Education service comprises two different offerings with individual subscriptions. These are Learn English (which provides daily tips to improve English language skills) & General Knowledge. Ringtones The Ringtones service is an On-demand service, where ringtones from two categories (Devotional & Top 10) can be downloaded for a nominal fee. Astrology This service provides daily SMS horoscopes for the selected sun-sign, via subscription.

Content delivery for all these services is via special content SMSes accessible only through the MeraNokia application.

Game Emulators on Symbian S60 3rd Edition devices

If you are old console game fan, you can emulate all of the systems below on your Symbian S60 3rd Edition phone, so you can enjoy your own golden age of gaming and computing whenever the urge to travel back in time strikes you.

Commodore 64
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
MSX
Amstrad CPC
NES
SNES
ColecoVision
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Sega Master System
Game Gear
MAME arcade

Reference:
Console Games Emulator for S60 Devices

Be a SlingPlayer beta tester

Sling Media is looking for UIQ phone owners to beta test the upcoming release of SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ.

What you need:

- A UIQ handset (Sony Ericsson W950i, W960i, P990i, P1i, Motorla Z8, etc)
- A Slingbox
- The ability to respect embargos - don’t show / discuss the software you test until permission is granted

What you get:

- Sweet software for free
- A preview of some hot software
- The ability to help a great developer by identifying bugs
- The ability to help shape future development by getting your suggestions to the right people, right away

If you fit the bill, head on over to Sling Media’s beta site and register as soon as you can.

Nokia Communication Center

Nokia Beta labs have relased Nokia Communication Center

and has updated following applications

. Nokia Text Messenger
. Location Tagger
. Nokia Headlines


Nokia Communication Center

This new concept replaces four existing Nokia PC Suite features – Nokia Phone Browser, Nokia Text Message Editor, Nokia Contacts Editor, and Nokia Multimedia Factory – with one simple solution.

This is an early release with the following features:

Create and send messages easily
Receive, view, forward, and reply to messages as they arrive
Compose multimedia messages effortlessly with easy access to the images on both PC and device
Manage messages, and sort and group them to quickly find what you are looking for
Display all your messages in a timeline
Manage all the contacts stored on your device
Add new contacts with ease
Create contact cards complete with thumbnail images
Depending upon the feedback Beta Labs receives, this will be integrated into the upcoming PC Suite versions.

Known Issues:

1) Opening unread message might crash application.
2) Export/Import functionality might not work correctly.
3) MMS management/sending might not work correctly.

Nokia Text Messenger

The application fetches you the latest text messages from your connected Nokia device. Naturally, the latest messages are displayed first.

A gadget for Windows Vista, Nokia Text Messenger comes in two different sizes. If you want to place the application in your Windows Sidebar, you can opt for Nokia Text Messenger in a smaller size. The sidebar gadget lets you view three text messages at a time.

If you want Nokia Text Messenger in a slightly larger size, you can have it floating freely on your desktop. In this case, text messages can be browsed in groups of five.

Location Tagger

With Nokia Location Tagger, you can automatically tag your location data to your pictures. As you take a picture, your GPS coordinates are saved to the EXIF header of the JPEG file. You can use this data later, for example, to locate your pictures on a map.

In the near future, we hope to make location tagging a seamlessly integrated part of your Nokia experience. Until then, Nokia Location Tagger is a small standalone application that gives you a sneak preview. We are not planning to productize this application as such, but we’d love to hear your thoughts already now, so that we have time to take it into account in the mainstream development

Known Issues:
1)The pictures from secondary camera are not tagged. Nokia Location Tagger tags pictures from the main camera only.
2)In a very rare case, Nokia Location Tagger may not be able to tag picture with the error message "File is being used".
3)Pictures captured in burst mode may not be displayed in order in the Logs tab.
4)This version has been tested on N95, N82, E90 as well as N73, N81 with external GPS module (Nokia LD-4W). It should work on all other devices; but there is no guarantee at this point.

Nokia Headlines

Through Nokia Headlines, you can enjoy daily news, sports, and entertainment, provided by international and local branded publishers. The service is completely free from Nokia, and the experience is fully optimized for mobile. You can access your favorite publications via WiFi or GSM, and read the content either online or offline.Nokia Headlines is the new version of Nokia Channels.

ShakerRacer - control cars by N95 accelerometer

In racing games to play RC cars, one needs game controller or keyboard..........na you actually need N95 :)

Yes! using ShakerRacer application, one can control RC cars

How does it work:

The car used is based on a standard €90 RC car bought from a toy shop. We modded it to accept Bluetooth instead of the proprietary wireless module that it was shipped with. A small microcontroller and a Bluetooth module replace the original wireless components. On the side of the mobile phone, a Python script translates the input of the acceleration sensor to commands that the microcontroller can understand in order to manage the steering servo as well as the main motor.

Demo: