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N97 Tips & Tutorials

How To Remote Lock Your N97 Smartphone From Anywhere In The World

by Mike Macias on March 25, 2010

Let’s say you leave your Nokia N97 at work and don’t want your buddies seeing those luvvy-duvvy text messages you send to your girlfriend. Or maybe you can’t find your phone and don’t want anybody using it. Even worse, it might be stolen. The N97 has a great security feature called Remote Lock built in. [...]

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

by Mike Macias on 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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Nokia N97 Firmware 2.0 Is Out! Update Now & Use These Tips

October 27, 2009

The new firmware version 2.0 for the Nokia N97 is finally out. You know – the topic we’ve been covering tirelessly the past few months. As of right now you can only update via Nokia Software Update on your PC, however Over the Air updates are supposed to be coming in the next 24 to [...]

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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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So You Want To Reset Your N97?

October 7, 2009

Although we have posted guides on how to keep the N97 running great, preserving free space on your C: drive and how to remove any useless apps, the best way to get the device running just like it did when you first took it out of the box (minus the v10.x.xxx firmware of course) is [...]

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Did You Know? Tips For Nokia N97

September 8, 2009

I just wanted to throw some quick keyboard tips and shortcuts at you guys. Some are obvious and you might have already known but you might learn something new today. Did you know… …that by pressing any key on the top row of the keyboard (with the exception of Backspace) from the homescreen will bring [...]

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Your Complete Guide To Unbranding Your Nokia N97

September 4, 2009

In this guide, we will show you how to unbrand your N97 in order to get rid of those pesky carrier traces left on your phone and be able to update to newer firmwares much faster.

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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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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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N97 OEM Housing Replacement For Scratched Screens

July 29, 2009

While I know lately there has been a lot of discussion/posts about scratches on the N97′s here at N97fanatics.com and we’ve had coverage on what can be done to protect against this.  But what happens if you were one of the many eager N97 owners that cruised nude without a protector?  While there weren’t many [...]

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How To: Set Up Ovi Files On The Nokia N97

July 23, 2009

(you can follow the author on twitter: twitter.com/benjezzy) Since Ovi Files became free recently, I’ve decided to write up a quick “How to” for those of you who are curious to see what it looks like or simply too lazy to try it out themselves! The idea behind Ovi Files is simple: to be truly [...]

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DeviceInfo Widget: All of your N97′s Useful Information In One Place

July 18, 2009

Most of the important and useful information concerning your phone (IMEI, firmware version, MAC number, storage space) are already on your phone but are often either buried deep into the settings menu or are accessible by typing codes (for example *#06# for IMEI number of #0000# for the firmware settings). The new DeviceInfo widget is [...]

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New Ringtones via Download Section On N97

July 9, 2009

AH! The poor forgotten download section!  How much I used to visit you in my time of boredom.  I used to prowl through each section looking for something new to install.  However with the introduction of the Ovi Store I have been checking for updates less and less.  Well for those who have been checking [...]

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Nokia N97 Firmware Updated To Version 11.2.021

July 1, 2009

I’m amazed. Simply shocked. The Nokia N97 has just received a firmware update today and guess what. The update is available for North America – on the first day. This is extremely rare – if it has ever happened at all.  Normally the update first comes out for EURO versions of Nokia devices then days, [...]

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Add Any RSS Feeds To Your N97 Homescreen, I’m Staying Updated With Hockey Free Agency Tomorrow

June 30, 2009

One of my favorite features of the Nokia N97 homescreen widgets is that you can quickly add your favorite RSS feed to stay up to day with any news you want. The feeds are extremely easy to change out, I change mine a few times a day. For instance I’m a big LA Kings fan [...]

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Email On The N97 Part 1: Nokia Messaging

June 27, 2009

This is the first part of my Email On The Nokia N97 series that I’ll be writing. Today I will show you my personal favorite which is Nokia’s latest email solution called Nokia Messaging. This sadly did not come pre-installed on the N97 so it will take some setting up. Nokia Messaging connects to most [...]

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Syncing with Ovi on the N97

June 26, 2009

In recent years it has become quite common for users to sync their mobile devices to their computer.  This provides among other tools a great way for users to back up their information in case of a mobile malfunction.  While not always the best software, for the past couple years Nokia has been bundling most [...]

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Nokia N97 Makes It A Movie Night!

June 20, 2009

The N-series has been synonymous with media since its introduction.  The N97 is not any different,  with the large 3.5″ nHD screen with a resolution of 640×360, 3.5mm headset jack for use with any standard headset, dual speakers and 32gb of internal storage with room to expand via the microsd slot.  While in the past [...]

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Video: How To Customize The N97 Homescreen Widgets

June 20, 2009

Now that I finally have my hands on the Nokia N97 I can start showing you my own video demonstrations of the Nokia N97 and it’s many features. To start things off I’m going to show you how to customize the N97 homescreen. Right now I think I have the homescreen how I want, however [...]

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N97 Homescreen Video Review: Organize The Widgets Your Way

May 26, 2009

Last week here at N97 Fanatics we talked about some of the applications that you’ll be able to have on your N97 homescreen straight out of the box. I was pretty happy to see that quite a few will be available and ready to use.  Just in case you’re not familar with the N97 homescreen [...]

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