Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Since the launch of the iPhone App Store by Apple last year, we’ve seen an explosion in the amount of applications, games and ringtones for mobile phones. Phones are now getting smarter than ever before and many now allow us to install extra applications and add functionality to our phones. Over the next few weeks I’m going to be compiling a list of the top applications for each of the different mobile phone operating systems; Symbian S60 3rd edition, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android, iPhone & Java.
Symbian S60 V3 Handsets From Nokia
I’m starting off with Symbian 60 3rd Edition (also known as S60 V3). If this doesn’t mean much to you, don’t worry, S60 V3 is probably the most common operating system and is found in most Nokia N-Series (N95, N96) and Nokia E-Series (E71, E66) handsets. Over the last few months there have also been a few handsets from Samsung that run S60 such as the Samsung INNOV8. The latest touch screen phones from Nokia – the N97 and the 5800 XpressMusic run on Symbian software, but as they are touchscreen, they run on S60 V5 so the applications listed here won’t work on them. I’ll be compiling a list of Symbian 60 5th edition applications shortly.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Getting a new game or ringtone or wallpaper for your phone should be one of the easiest things in the world. Ordering and paying for it is easy enough, just enter your mobile number, reply with ok to confirm you want it and job done. All that’s left to do now is to download your funky new tune to your phone. So how do you do it? Well, once you’ve ordered your tone, you will receive a text message from us with a link to a webpage where you can download the ringtone or game.
The message you recieve will be something similar to this:
http://wap.mobilefun.co.uk/index.wml?w=1&number=447890123456&pin=1234567
Now if you’re not that technically minded, I wouldn’t blame you if you’re a little bit confused right now and not 100% sure what to do next, but don’t worry, it’s all pretty simple. The link that you’ve received in your text message needs to be accessed from your phone and not from your PC. (If you try it from your PC you’ll get an error message that tells you to use the link on your phone.)
To view web links on your mobile phone its normally just a case of pressing a couple of buttons and the phone will do all the work for you. In most cases there is no need to type in the address that you’ve been sent. As each phone is different, the process for accessing web links varies quite a bit, so I’ve listed some instructions below on how to access web links on the most popular Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and HTC phones and will add more over time.
If you get an error message that refers to a problem with the settings on the phone, you may need to get the Internet settings resent to your phone. It’s free and only takes a couple of minutes, and I’ve put a guide together on how to do this for you: Setting up MMS, WAP & GPRS.
| Standard Handsets |
Symbian S60 Handsets |
| Open the Message |
Open the Message |
| Press "Options" |
Use arrow keys to highlight the link |
| Scroll to "Use Detail" |
Press "Select" |
| Press Select/OK |
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| Scroll to "Web Address" |
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| Press Select/OK |
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| Highlight the address |
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| Press "Goto" |
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| Symbian S60 Touch Screen (5800 & N97) |
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| Open the Message |
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| Press the link in the message |
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| Press "Open Link" |
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| Standard Handsets |
Symbian UIQ |
| Open the Message |
Open the Message |
| Use arrow keys to highlight the link |
Use arrow keys to highlight the link |
| Press "Open" (left soft key) |
Press "Select" |
| Standard Handsets |
Touch Wiz |
| Open the Message |
Open the Message |
| Press "Options" |
Press the link in the message |
| Scroll to "Extract Address" |
| Press Select/OK |
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| Press "Options" |
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| Scroll to "Go To URL" |
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| Press Select/OK |
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| Symbian S60 Handsets |
Windows Mobile |
| Open the Message |
Open the Message |
| Use arrow keys to highlight the link |
Click the link in the message |
| Press "Select" |
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NB: You may experience problems when trying to download games and ringtones using Windows Mobile, as your phone might be recognised as a PC rather than a phone.
| Standard Handsets |
Touch Screen Handsets |
| Open the Message |
Open the Message |
| Press "Options" |
Press the link in the message |
| Scroll to "Extract Data" |
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| Press Select/OK |
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| Scroll to "Web Address" |
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| Press Connect |
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| Non Touch Screen Handsets |
Touch Screen Handsets |
| Open the Message |
Open the Message |
| Use arrow keys to highlight the link |
Press the link in the message |
| Press "Select" |
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NB: You may experience problems when trying to download games and ringtones using Windows Mobile, as your phone might be recognised as a PC rather than a phone.
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