Nokia Belle Update is Ready for Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, and Nokia Oro.

Nokia have changed the name of the Symbian Belle to Nokia Belle and started to ship devices pre installed NB. But guys you have to watch that the Word Symbian is no more with Nokia here after.

“The enhanced versions of Nokia N8, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6-01 have now started their journey from the factories to the shops with Nokia Belle preinstalled, arriving first in China, then around the world.” Nokia said.

If you own a Nokia 701 / Nokia 700 or Nokia 603 it means you already have played with the Nokia Belle as those are coming with Nokia Belle O/S

Changelog of Nokia Belle.[new features of Nokia Belle ;December 2011]

• Performance improvements and Bug Fixes
• Increased number of home screens from three to six
• Improved status bar with more notifications
• New Applications come with : a new suite of powerful business apps from Microsoft includes Lync (IM for businesses, like Microsoft Communicator), Sharepoint, OneNote, Exchange ActiveSync and PowerPoint Broadcaster.
• New lock screen : improved with new wall papers and notifications like Android has one.
• Improved NFC integration : Now you can have more fun with the NFC technology

How and When  get Nokia Belle ?

You have to wait until the update available  .Nokia Belle should be available for download in Nokia Servers from March 2012 as per Nokia’s press release .

Via : Nokia Conversations

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Some more Symbian based applications get updates in this season. Soundtracker is one of the famous music applications ,that has been updated to the new version with some bug fixes and feature enhancements .

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Soundtracker’s  new release available for beta testing on Symbian, S60, and Series40 phones.  This release of Soundtracker Radio includes the following:

S60 5th Edition S^3, Symbian Anna and Symbian Belle (v1.7.4)

• Performance improvements and bug fixes.
• Fix: Application Settings was not saving user’s changes.

S40 (v2.1.2)

• Performance improvements and bug fixes.
• App’s size reduced from 1.3Mb to about 600Kb.
• Fix: When next song was played, mute and volume level were not respected.

Click here Download Soundtracker Now

About Soundtracker

Soundtracker is the first Geosocial Internet radio. Soundtracker has the largest fully licensed music catalog for Internet radio in the world. 8M tracks to create and share station with any artist, any genre, any language. Soundtracker is social listening and discovery, where friends share stations and listen together in real time. Soundtracker is also hyperlocal listening and discovering allowing users to tune into nearby stations created by other users, play what’s hot around the city. 

Source : Beta Labs

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Nokia Pulse ,the famous application for the Nokia phones got an major update from Nokia Beta Labs. Head over to the official changelog of the Nokia Pulse here .

Pulse for Symbian – new version 0.91.21 Changelog

• Login – fewer Nokia Account login prompts
• Notifications – more reliable push notifications
• Keyboard – various bug fixes including stuck CAP lock, frozen cursor, delete key stops functioning, and we also added split-screen feature
• Interoperability – compatible with latest versions of various Qt components, especially important because upcoming versions of Nokia Store (3.2.044 or greater) use a new version of a dependency that is not compatible with the previous Pulse version 0.91.6

Pulse for Windows Phone – new version 0.9.1.19 Changelog

• Improved application performance, stability and user experience by adding the photo upload progress bar. It is especially useful in slow connectivity cases.
• Bug fixes related to locale preferences for various regions that caused posting failures.

Web – updated pulse.nokia.com

• Quicker respond time for posting items/comments
• Participant list loads quicker
• Fixed various bugs, especially for Mobi UI to provide a better user experience

Go to http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-pulse/download_and_installation to download the latest clients.

Source : Nokia Beta Labs

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The famous IM client for your Nokia (Symbian Powered )phones,Nimbuzz gets a refreshed look and feel now !,entirely redesigned user interface and lot of bug fixes are the highlights of this latest version Nimuzz 3.3 . The new Nimuzz 3.3 is not available in Nokia OVI stores yet,but you can download it directly in your phone by pointing your browser to get.nimbuzz.com .

Changelog of Nimbuzz Ver 3.3 (November 2011)

• Redesigned Home Screen for fast access to your favorite features
• Three new icons added: Recent Chats, N-World and Groupchat
• Block contacts that annoy you
• New “Notifiable” icon – the green half moon
• Change your password from the inside the app
• 30% faster login

Source

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It’s a quick heads up , the great Opera Mini web browser gets some update this days . Opera Mini 6 was a great mobile web browser ,particularly for Symbian based phones .  Opera Mini 6.5 is the current stable version ,now upgraded to version 6.5.1 with some predictive text input facility ,head over to the change log section here.

Changelog  of  Opera Mini 6.5.1

• Added predictive text input and language choice in search field
• Fixed issues with browser freezing
• Fixed issues with browser when Opera Link is enabled
• Fixed issues with text selection and cut/copy/paste
• Fixed issues with reappearing search engines after deletion
• Fixed issues with selecting text using Up/Down navigation keys
• Fixed issues with third-party input keyboards (QQ, Baidu, Sougou)

How to download Opera Mini 6.5.1 for free in you Nokia/Symbian phone ?

Point your browser (in your phone ) : http://m.opera.com and choose the option to download.

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Nokia does it again ,confusing people by the names of the software with similar functions ,We had Lifeblog ,PC Suite ,Then OVI Suite now you get a software called Nokia Suite . If you update your current version of OVI suite ,that replaces with the new Nokia Suite Version 3.2 ,it has some UI changes ,performance and usability improvements over Nokia OVI Suite.

What is Nokia PC Suite 3.2

Basically it is a Phone-PC Syncing software same as OVI Suite ,helps you to copy your music ,photos ,contacts messages between PC and Phone .Updates your phones firmware ,and helps you to backup the entire data to PC and restore .

What is New in PC Suite 3.2 ?

• It gives the look and feel of Symbian Anna platform ( Icons and images are really nice )
• More reliable in Syncing the data
• less connection problems
• New support view/page available
• Improved sync log shows you what has changed during syncing
• More stability and more reliability

Click here to download the New Nokia PC Suite Ver 3.2  .

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There is a good news for the lucky fellows who own Symbian Belle compatible Nokia Phones.

You are likely to get Microsoft Office in your phone ,Nokia reveals in a press release today .

Microsoft Apps will be delivered via software update over the air or via PC download and will function on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia 700, Nokia 701, Nokia 600 and Nokia Oro.

Additionally, Nokia is working with Microsoft to provide mobile device management of Symbian Belle devices through Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

The update will be delivered to your Nokia Belle phones,later this year (Q4 2011),but the update will go in a series of updates.

What are you going to get with this Microsoft Apps update?

• Microsoft OneNote – rich note taking with images. Syncs with Microsoft SkyDrive®.
• Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile – cost efficient IM, presence, audio and web meetings on the go.
• Microsoft Document Connection – single view to documents stored on mobile, including email attachments as well as documents on SharePoint 2010 sites.
• Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast – view broadcasts of presentations directly from PC to mobile.

Still you miss something ,you wanted to see here ?

Yes that piece of announcement is here :

Microsoft Office in Symbian Belle as native application

A subsequent update will introduce(An update in the first half of 2012) Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as native applications for the first time outside the Windows platform and will continue to deliver new features to Microsoft applications, including:

- Microsoft OneNote sync with SharePoint (in addition to SkyDrive)

Source: Nokia Press Release .

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Nokia Maps got another  update – version 3.08, from beta labs as still it is in beta stage.

The new update is available for Symbian^3 based devices like Nokia N8,C7 etc and the devices with Symbian Anna too can have this in it. There is no update available for Symbian S60 V5 based devices.

What do you have in new Nokia Maps 3.08 (Other than Nokia Maps 3.07)

• Cool Weather app – get local conditions by the hour and forecasts for the week
• Live traffic routing info included into Drive start screen
• Metric/imperial toggle from Drive UI removed
• Search result details are easier to read
• Cleaner UX framework
• New SmartInstaller installation UI
• And more..

Just follow this link to head over to beta labs and download the Nokia Maps !

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Nokia beta labs has released the new Nokia Maps Version 3.08 now. The new version is a major upgrade from the previous version Nokia Maps 3.07.

What’s different from v3.07? (Official Change Log)

Drive Enhancements:

• Live traffic routing takes traffic information into account to avoid traffic jams automatically (available in Germany, France, US, UK and Russia).
• Turn on "Avoid traffic" in your "Route settings" to take traffic conditions into account while you drive. Always get the best route for right now.
• New Drive look & feel – home screen now has buttons for "Set destination," "Drive home" and "Just drive."
• "Just drive" or Drive assistance shows your accurate speed, gives speed warnings, the distance driven and real time traffic.
• New information bar on Drive navigation and Drive assistance screens.
• Also easily toggle between Estimated Time of Arrival in minutes or distance to your destination – just tap the icon on the screen.
• New option menus in Drive.
• Set a contact as a destination.
• Easily change your settings during Drive navigation. Changes in settings are immediate and can been seen instantly.

Additional improvements of Nokia Maps 3.08

• Long tap is now available to give quick access to "Drive to," "Walk to," "Share" and various lists.
• Settings reorganized to "General" "Maps & Walk" and "Drive."

Nokia seems to lose it’s strength in creating good phones this days,but still continue in some innovative solutions like Nokia Maps ,still no other maps are there to over take this !

Compatibility

Nokia Maps for mobile v3.08 is available on the following Symbian devices: Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7-00, Nokia E7-00, Nokia E6-00, Nokia X7-00. Please note that S60 3rd Edition, FP1 or 2 devices (non-Touch) and S60 5.0 will not be supported in this release.-Nokia

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It is a quick heads up,Nokia has updated the OVI Store client to a new version called 1.10(9). The previous version was 1.09(8). There are no visible changes in the interface of Version 1.10(9). The update is available for all Symbian S60 V3 and S60 V5 based phones.

It is good to update the Ovi Store in your phone in order to enjoy any new enhancements come through the backend .

As usual you will see the gift announcement from the new  OVI Store for premium apps. If you have enough luck to live in the country where Nokia offers real offers ,enjoy it ! (I couldn’t get  useful apps with the last time update !)If you could figure out any changes please let us know !

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The famous IM Client( Multi Internet Messenger Client )Nimbuzz has been updated to the New version 3.1 . Nibuzz says that they have added/upgraded 9 features in this version of Nimbuzz.

What is new in Nimbuzz 3.1 ?

(Official Changelog of Nimbuzz 3.1)

1. Improved Call Quality – thanks to peer to peer call connectivity.
2. More space for your chats - for full screen  chatting experience.
3. Chat bubbles – that bring an iPhone like chat experience to your (Nokia) Symbian phone.
4. Custom wallpapers in the chat screen – choose a color or an image from your gallery to display as background for your chats.
5. Custom color for the text font in your chat screen
6. Call Quality Indicator – so you can check the expected call quality before you make a call.
7. Free Avatars – choose new and exciting avatars for your profile picture from N-World
8. Last Seen Online - shows you the last time your friend was seen on Nimbuzz.
9. Fast group selection – straight from your contact list.

Click here to download Nimbuzz 3.1 or Visit t  OVI Store .

If you have updated your Nimbuzz and noticed interesting changes or any disasters ,let us know !

Happy to see some updates to the Symbian platform this days !

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Symbian S40 platform used to get very few applications when you compare it with other platforms of Symbian base. Nokia Beta Labs has released  the famous Foursquare application for the Symbian S40 phones like Nokia 5310, 6600 fold, 7230, C3-00, C3-01, X3-02 etc.

Feature of Foursquare for S40

• Shout
• Check in
• Venueless check in (“check in here anyway”)
• Checkin comments and photos
• Search places
• Add place
• Recent checkins from friends
• User info
• Friend lists
• Add friends
• And more to come… (See “More info” for roadmap)

Watch the video demo of Foursquare on S40

Download Foursquare for your S40 based phone for free now here (Be fast this app going to be a commercial one soon )

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Part 1

This post if from a heavy  and Senior User of N97 (Senior=early adopter )

If you are an N97 user like me ,yes this post is specially for you ,for you only !. This is my second year with the ill-fated N97 ,I have come across lot of pain  and little  fun – ever since I started with this device like many of you !

Any how the apps I have ,are almost the best apps surviving with the freaking N97’s hardware . And the apps not using the system resources much . And the apps that don’t make your N97 get stuck. So that, it is worth to have a look ,if you are a new N97 user ! (I have free and paid apps in my N97 ,here I list out the free apps only ) Pleas note that you can download  this applications from OVI Store /Nokia Beta Labs for free.

1)Facebook Application for N97

It is free to download from Facebook ,It offers minimal Facebook experience to you ,Cannot compare it with the Android based Facebook application that offers very rich Facebook experience . Any how it works  on your N97 without sucking .

2)DeviceInfo

Deviceinfo is a small app to know your hardware specs ,status ,connectivity info in a nutshell .I used Device Info application in my earlier days of N97 to find out the memory usage (RAM) and other performance of the hardware . Still it remains silently in my N97 .I use it very rare as now I mastered controlling my N97.(how to make your N97 really faster ? )

3)Accuweather

The famous weather application that comes preinstalled in N97 . It is just nice to check the weather of your area or any part of the world. Sleek and fast.

4)Foursquare

Just installed Foursquare to find out ,what  the famous Foursquare application is  !,Good idea Great success it is .But I am unable to use it properly here in Sri Lanka ,as it is one of the ill fated countries to miss the digital map.

5)Google Reader

Just use this reader to read all of your RSS feeds. But nowadays I don’t use it much as Gravity offers better viewing experience of RSS feeds .(visit http://m.google.com in your phone’s default browser and download Google reader for free)

6)Blue Lagoon Clock

Just for viewing pleasure ,you can get a time widget on your home screen . with big bright digital clock .I almost forget to to open this app nowadays !.

7)WiDropBox

If you have Dropbox account ,and you would like to access it from your phone it is just a basic and simple application .(Read my previous article about WiDropbox if you are new to this )

8)QIK

You can telecast (live video streaming from your Nokia N97 )anything with this app and a free account on Qik.com .It works like charm always but the transfer speed is vary .

9)CNN Video

Get the top ten CNN new videos every day . This app is very smooth. Videos are high in quality ,downloads faster than the mobile YouTube apps.

10)N97 Compass

Just to explore the capabilities of your N97’s inbuilt digital compass. This app helps you to find the directions if you missed in a jungle (Hope you have never done )

11)Joikuspot

It is preinstalled on  N97 – Joikuspot helps to share your phone’s 3G or any internet connection via the inbuilt Wi-Fi antenna .Your phone functions like Wi-Fi hot spot.

12)Voice Recorder

It is a small and sleek application to record voice in your Nokia N97. Voice Recorder is from Offscreen Technologies (Read my previous post about the Voice Recorder App here )

13)Google’s Gmail Client

It is  one of the award winning  software to  use your Gmail accounts in your Symbian Phone.
Works fine ,no any crashes with my N97 ever since I started to use.

14)Sports Tracker

The GPS enabled health software .I love Nokia’s Sports Tracker application  like lots of you . I use this app to track my journeys other than track  the number of calories I lost . You can find lot of posts and download links of Sports Tracker by Searching   it here in Symbiandreams.com .

15)Nimbuzz

The multi instant message client . Nimuzz helps you to chat using all of your chat IDs from Yahoo,google, hotmail etc… I have some issues with Nimuzz ,it re connects frequently .Any how It is a good stuff.

16)Fring For Symbian

Fring is my favorite Multie Instant Messaging client. Fring has more features like face to face video calls . And the interesting part of Fring is the ability to work in minimal data speeds (on poor GPRS connections too )-You have to disable the auto starting feature of Fring ,to make your N97 boot faster .

17)Google Maps

Since OVI Maps are not available for my region ,I use Google Maps. I use the satellite view of Google Maps to find the rough estimations and directions .

18)Nokia Photo Browser

I hope all of you are much aware about this nice app from Nokia . But it struggles to load photos ,if your collection is more than 2000 like mine.

19)Nokia Battery Monitor

(On above screen shot you can see the real battery level shown by Nokia Battery Monitor home screen widget and the false battery level reported by typical battery indicator )Even it is new ,it is the app I use in my daily life to monitor the battery level of My N97. Almost it predicts everything perfectly .You can read further about  Nokia Battery Monitor here .

Still …counting..

Still I have more numbers to come  in the Part Two of this post ,please keep in touch !.

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Nokia Sleeping Screen – One more creative free experimental application from Nokia Beta Labs available now !. If you are the lucky owner of a Symbian^3 powered phone like N8,C7,E7 or C6-01 ,then you can download this app from Nokia Beta Labs . Watch the video demo  after the break .

Download Sleeping Screen app from Nokia Beta Labs here

If you have tried the Sleeping Screen app in your phone just let us know your experience !

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If you are a video junkie ,like to save interesting videos in your phone always ,this is one of the best free software available for your S^3 powered smart phone .Downloading YouTube videos are now easy and fun with YouTube Downloader .

YouTube Downloader is currently available for Symbian^3 devices only . The application stores the videos in your video folder . YouTube Downloader can download even huge HD video files directly from the YouTube site. Searching and downloading files are now very easy with YouTube Downloader.

How to get the YouTube Downloader Free ?

YouTube Video Downloader is developed by Pico Brothers and available on OVI Store for free download .(Click here to download )

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