The Nokia 5800 Xpress Music was a the first touchscreen phone from Nokia. It’s an extremely popular handset that is geared towards music, photo’s and messaging. If you’ve got one, you’re going to want to keep it protected from knocks and scrapes. There are a wide range of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic cases available, but which style is right for you and which one should you go for? I’ve put our top selling Nokia 5800 cases to the test to see which ones do the best job of protecting your phone.
1. Nokia 5800 Alu-Leather Case Alu-Leather cases are made from high quality leather and aircraft grade aluminium to provide a tough case that looks great. The case is specifically made for the Nokia 5800 and has cut outs on the back for the camera, so there is no need to remove your phone when you want to use it. The fold down cover on the case has space for 2 bank cards, and has an inner layer of aluminium to protect your screen against impact and crush damage. This is by far our most popular case as it offers the best protection for your screen.
The boffins over at Nokia Beta Labs have just released a clever little photo application for the Nokia 5800. Imaginatively called “Nokia Photo Browser,” the application adds a flashy looking interface to your photo gallery. To view your photo’s you can now just swipe your finger across the display and all of your images will flow nicely across your screen. Double tap to view an image, and you can now tap your photo to bring up a magnifying glass to zoom in.
The cleverst part of it though seems to be the face recognition. When you double tap on a face in a photo it zooms in to the face, and as you swipe the display, it moves to the next face in the photo. No more scrolling around to refocus on people faces! The Photo Browser is only available at the moment for the Nokia 5800 (and N97 when released) and is available now to download from the Nokia Betalabs website.
Nokia have put this video together to show it in action:
Nokia have just released a software update for the 5800 XpressMusic.
As well as fixing a few bugs, the software will add new features to your 5800 and is available to download now from the Nokia software update website.
Improvements in the new software version include faster data downloads from the Internet, an improved e-mail interface, and improvements to the built in search.
The update will also add the following new features:
Faster user interface
Faster download times
Front facing camera can now take still images
Burst mode allows you to take multiple pictures one after another without needing to repress the camera button
Built-in dictionary functionality with voice playback of words utilizing text-to-speech technology, with support for 38 languages
Application Update lets you check for available updates for applications and update them directly on the phone.
Applications can also be kept up-to-date by setting the checking to automatic.
For help in upgrading the software on your phone, please see our step-by-step guide on Nokia software updates.
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