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N97 Freeware

New Beta: Get Missed Calls, Messages, & Calendar Entries In One Homescreen Widget With Nokia Notifications

by Mike Macias on June 8, 2010

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This is something I’ve been wanting for awhile on my Nokia N97. A less intrusive notification when a new call, sms, or voicemail comes through and I miss it. As you know right now we get a popup on the homescreen that blocks out part of our screen real estate. Most of the time I [...]

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Ovi Maps beta 3.04 graduates, ready for Nokia N97 primetime!

by Mike Macias on May 20, 2010

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I’ve been telling you guys to check out Ovi Maps beta for awhile now. Some of you were a little hesitant to try a beta application, but now you have no choice. It’s time to upgrade to the latest official version of Ovi Maps, available right now at Nokia.com/Maps or in your “Software Updater” application [...]

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Free N97 Application: Egg Timer Touch Lets You Countdown The Minutes

April 6, 2010

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Looking for a countdown timer application for your Nokia N97 smartphone? It still baffles me that one doesn’t come preinstalled on Symbian/Nokia phones, but that’s what 3rd party apps are for, right? Suprisingly there aren’t many options for a simple countdown timer, especially if you need one that’s free. Just the other day however I [...]

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Control Your Music with Playlist DJ by Syntonetic

March 21, 2010

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Hello Fanatics! MajorDouble7 here with a look into the Playlist DJ app currently available for free at the Ovi Store, also known as ‘Moodagent’ on other devices. I love the idea behind this application. It essentially takes your entire music collection and profiles each track individually so that you can listen to specific playlists depending [...]

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Catch Up With Updates To The Google Maps Application: Sync Favorites, Maps & Add Layers

January 8, 2010

It’s been awhile since I mentioned the Google Maps application that I use so often on my N97. Since that time it’s received some huge updates that I’ve been meaning to share with you N97 Fanatics! Almost on a daily basis I open it up to search for a gas station, local pub, bank, or [...]

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Memory Reorganizer Helps To Clear Up Space On Your C: Drive Instantly

December 22, 2009

Is the C: drive on your N97 being crunched for space? Thankfully Nokia released a software update that quickly reorganizes some system files and throws them on the mass storage drive. The update can be found in the Software Update application along with a few other updates that you might want to install. Once you [...]

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OpenVideoHub: Another Mobile Streaming Media Solution For The N97?

November 23, 2009

Update: This application is now Symbian signed and doesn’t require a certificate or hack by end users. What’s a great media device like the N97 without a program to enjoy streaming media. With the recently released v2.0 update I have been using the N97 more and more. While the OviStore does have a couple of [...]

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Free Nokia N97 Application: Calc Touch – A Calculator Alternative

November 9, 2009

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Looking for an alternative to the built in calculator on the Nokia N97? I wanted something a little more finger friendly and came across Calc Touch in the Ovi Store. It’s nothing revolutionary, just a little more useable for quick calculations. For longer & more complex calculations I recommend using the built-in calculator since it [...]

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How To Take A Screenshot With The N97

October 8, 2009

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Need to take a screenshot of your N97? Sometimes you’re trying to get help with a problem and it’s easier to show what’s really going on. Or maybe you have your own smartphone website and you’d like to post screenshots like we do here at N97 Fanatics. Once you take the screenshot you can upload [...]

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Game Review: Does Match’em Help Pass the Time?

October 5, 2009

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Hello, Fanatics! MajorDouble7 here again with another ‘Time Killer’ game review. I particularly like the Time Killers because they are quick, easy, and usually free. Today I’m going to tell you about Match’em by moubail.com. It’s a simple enough game, but with time I think you just might become addicted (it’s too late for me, [...]

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Opera Mini 5 BETA: This is a Java app?!?

September 29, 2009

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Opera Mini 5 BETA is the best looking Java app I’ve ever seen I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been neglecting Opera Mini for quite sometime. Between 3G and Wi-Fi coming to almost every phone I’ve owned in the past 3 years, advancements made to the S60 browser such as Flash support & [...]

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Have Time to Kill? Fifteen Touch by Offscreen May Be the Game For You…

September 21, 2009

Hello, Fanatics! My name is MajorDouble7 and I’m here to tell you about a free game from the Ovi Store called Fifteen Touch. Check out a couple ScreenSnaps from my N97: Left: Game starts out with bottom-right corner empty. Right: One move from victory.

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New Ovi Maps 3.0 Version From Nokia Beta Labs

September 11, 2009

Nokia Beta labs has been hard at work the past month updated the Ovi Maps application with new features and much better touch optimization for the Nokia N97, 5800xm, and all Symbian S60v5 devices. The maps & navigation experiences hasn’t just been updated – there are a handful of new city guides & local events [...]

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Sports Scores On The N97: ESPN Mobile Does The Job

August 25, 2009

Finding a good sports scores app for my precious Nokia N97 has proved to be a real pain in the ass. I want something that shows me the scores for a particular team or sport in a simplified member, and I also need the user interface to be big and finger friendly. So far nothing [...]

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In Depth Review Of Gmail Application: Email On The Go!

August 25, 2009

(you can follow the author on twitter: twitter.com/benjezzy) Most people using Gmail have set Nokia Messaging to access their account since the built in email software is just plain horrible: not only is it slow & doesn’t always update on time, it has no html support and no kinetic scrolling- or scrolling whatsoever while the [...]

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Free App: Quick Online Searches With iSearch Widget

August 18, 2009

(you can follow the author on twitter: twitter.com/benjezzy) A few weeks ago, I posted an entry concerning Moubail.com’s great utility widget, Deviceinfo 2.0, which you can read here. Today I would like you all to meet iSearch 1.1.

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How To Sync Your N97 With Google Contacts & Calendar

August 6, 2009

I’m a huge fan Google services such as Contacts, Calendar, Gmail, & Tasks. In this article I’ll show you how to synchronize your Nokia N97 with Google Contacts & Calendar. There are a few different ways to do this. The method I’ll show you in this article is the official way as instructed by Google. [...]

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