Now that my phone’s happily “hacked” by HelloOX2, I’m finally able to try turn off the camera focus and shutter sounds! I Googled around and found an ingenious way of doing it! It’s so simple! Oh, and before I begin. Your phone will HAVE to be “hacked” for this to work. Here goes:

1. I use ROMPatcher, so firstly, you’ll have to “disable caps” using ROMPatcher (if you have the “CapsOff” app installed, use that)
2. Using X-Plore, navigate to “Z:\Private\10202be9“, and find the file “101F8809.txt“
3. Now copy “101F8809.txt” to “C:\Private\10202be9“
4. This next step is important. If you try to edit the file now, it won’t let you (because the file’s set to read-only). You’ll need to highlight the file, select Menu –> File –> Attributes, and untick “read-only”. Now you may edit the file
5. Once you’ve opened the file, scroll down to the very bottom, and you’ll find the following:
0×7 int 1 0 cap_rd=alwayspass
cap_wr=alwaysfail
6. Edit the file and change the above to:
0×7 int 0 0 cap_rd=alwayspass
cap_wr=alwaysfail
7. Save the file, change the file back to “read-only”, close X-plore, and using ROMPatcher again, “enable caps” (or “CapsOn” if you have that instead)
8. Restart your phone, and voila! NO CAMERA FOCUS AND SHUTTER SOUNDS!
Note: there will still be sound if your active profile has warning sounds on, so a good way of getting around this is to activate your “Silent” profile if you don’t want camera sounds.

Hope that was helpful! I’ll be sure to share more useful tips when I stumble upon them!

I just realised I ranted on about my new N95 8GB a few months back but never posted any photos of the phone itself! Apologies!

First week of my mid-semester break just breezed by. Been at uni for 2 of the days for dissertation, and managed to wash Emmy again this past Friday afternoon (weather’s been BEAUTIFUL, but still somewhat chilly). I really hate bird crap.

The 40D’s been hibernating all winter as well, so I thought what better time to wake it up! Was initially thinking of snapping a few photos of Emmy after the wash, but ended up taking 129 photos of her LOL. I’ve included a small handful of them below

Looks like the Yankees are cruising through the remainder of the season. I smell #27! If not them, then I hope the Phillies take it all once again! Now if only Brad Lidge can wake the hell up and start closing out games! 10th blown save today! FAIL.

The King of Kings in all its boxed glory. Simple box, but very nice nonetheless!

Very nice presentation once you pop open the lid. Love it!

The NSeries flagship. 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus camera.

Dual slider. It slides this way to reveal the keypad...

... And it slides this way! Revealing the dedicated media keys!

Frontal view, on an angle. Very nice and sunny day. Perfect for photos.

Emmy's Avantgarde grille. Up close and personal!

Frontal view from the other side.

My beloved pseudo-AMG W202

Dinner plates! My current laptop wallpaper; I quite like this shot. Love the depth of field.

"Dinner plates" from another angle. AMG Monoblock II replicas. Made in Taiwan.

Quite possibly the most useful key I’ve ever encountered on a cellphone! And to think I thought it was kind of a waste of valuable keypad space…

When I first got my N95 8GB, I thought the key’s only use was to change the text input language and insert symbols. Meh, pretty useful, but forgetful.

About a week or so ago, I randomly held onto it for longer than usual while typing an SMS, and where the word “Options” usually was suddenly switched to “Copy”. From the on, I realised I could COPY TEXT by holding down the pencil key and highlight text by using the directional keys! I was beginning to like this key!

However today, I learn yet another function for this increasingly useful key. It can be used to select items quickly and effortlessly! I’ve tried it in the Gallery, in my SMS Inbox, and also in the File Manager, and it works perfectly! Makes my life a whole lot easier, instead of having to go into “Options” –> “Mark/Unmark”, all the while wasting time furiously clicking on the directional keys just to get to “Mark/Unmark” for each file, SMS, etc.

So yes, at first I thought it was useless, but now I know better. I realise it is a Godsend.

I pity the folks who’ve bought a newer Nokia smartphone only to realise that Nokia’s decided to remove the all-important PENCIL KEY! *cough* N96! *cough* (just another of the many reasons how overrated and useless the N96 is )

I’ve been seeing a lot of S60 theme preview pictures where system folders such as the “Office” and “Media” folders are all in the main menu (the root folder), and have been wondering how they managed to do that (there’s no “move to folder” option when you highlight a system-created folder.

After a bit of searching, I managed to find the solution!

1. Make sure you place the system folder you want to move TO THE RIGHT of an easily removable application (I’ve been installing/uninstalling the Lightsaber program, as it’s relatively small and fast to uninstall).

2. Go into Application Manager and uninstall the application that you’ve placed TO THE LEFT of the system folder you want to move.

The next step needs to be done fairly quickly, so if you know you have slow fingers/reflexes, I suggest installing a bigger application, therefore it will take longer for it to uninstall, hence buying you more time.

3. When you select “remove”, your phone will prompt you and ask you to confirm the removal. Click “yes”/”confirm” (I forget which one the phone says, but something along those lines), then QUICKLY USE YOUR MENU BUTTON AND NAVIGATE TO THE APPLICATION YOU HAVE JUST REMOVED, AND SELECT “OPTIONS” (the “move to folder” option should be available, as it is an application), DO NOT leave the “options” menu.

4. Now just sit back and wait for the application to be removed (shouldn’t take too long if you used a relatively small app like me).

5.Once the removal is complete, the app icon will disappear, and the system folder you want to move will magically move into slot where the app was, BUT IF YOU FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS, YOU WOULD HAVE KEPT THE “OPTIONS” MENU OPEN, hence you are now able to move the system folder to another place of your choosing (I only did this because I wanted the “Office” and “Media” folders in my root menu.

Tried, tested and confirmed on my N95 8GB (v31.0.015). Hope that was relatively easy to follow. Feel free to comment if you have any problems!

Enjoy!

I randomly stumble upon tehkseven’s S60 theme site earlier tonight, and BOY am I glad I did! This guy makes spectacular themes!! From the colour schemes to the custom icons, his themes are all WINNERS!!

So if you have an S60 Nokia cellphone, run along to tehkseven’s site, http://tehk7.wordpress.com, and YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!

Keep up the good work, buddy!! I will be checking in regularly from now on!! XD

PS: Nearly 3 weeks with my N95 8GB now, and I’m STILL loving it!!

Just got home from a long day at work(s). Had my final day at Life Pharmacy Pakuranga for my externship, and then my usual shift at Newmarket. It’s been a week since I bought my new Nokia N95 8GB cellphone/smartphone from Expert Infotech from all the way over the ‘Shore, and I thought it was a nice time to express my first week impressions!

What can I say? I’m still speechless from how satisfied I am with this cellphone! Features-wise, it is by far the most jam-packed cellphone I’ve ever owned (Wi-Fi, 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus camera, built-in GPS, 8GB of memory, just to name a few of the countless functions!), not to mention how sexy the phone looks! It looks so manly. The epitome of what a man’s phone should look/feel like! What’s more, 95% of the time, it performs extraordinarily well. Why only 95%, you ask? Well, being a perfectionist, there are a couple of very minor niggles/bugs that I’m not too fond of:

- First off, it appears that all Symbian-based Nokia phones have this bug, where text messages in the inbox are shown surname first. So for example, if I receive a text from “Mariano Rivera”, the inbox shows I have a text from “Rivera Mariano”. This one doesn’t bug me as much as the next bug;
- After I flashed the phone to Taiwan firmware (the phone was originally for the Bulgarian region), I discovered that the firmware has trouble showing the names of texts I receive from 9-digit numbers (EG: 021-123456), and showing the names of calls (caller ID) I receive from 10-digit numbers (EG: +6421-123456). This bothered me the most, as a lot of my friends were on plan, and hence had phone numbers that length.

So after a few days of trying to live with these problems and trying to find solutions online, I decided to try my luck with the N95-2’s Hong Kong firmware (as Raymond updated his N82 to the newest firmware just a few days ago, and doesn’t have the dodgy 9/10-digit caller ID problem). Turns out luck was on my side. I now don’t have this problem, but at the same time, I desperately hope Nokia fix this bug in the Taiwan firmware for future updates (I much prefer having Taiwan firmware than Hong Kong).

N95 8GB (N95-2) Review:
Looks/Design: 9.5/10 (the slider’s a little wobbly, but still extremely solid. I just hope it doesn’t get any looser. But you can’t argue how sexy yet manly the phone looks!)
Functions/Features: 9/10 (if only the camera had the N82’s xenon flash, then this would’ve easily been a 10/10)
Ease of Use: 8.5/10 (here’s where my K800i might have the upper hand [it was soooo easy to use], but then again, maybe it’s because I’m a total noob to Symbian)
Overall (not an average): 9/10 (easily the best phone I’ve ever owned)

I also just finished my 5-day community pharmacy externship placement at Life Pharmacy Pakuranga. What a drag… The staff there were great, and it was a pretty good experience overall. However, I didn’t particularly like the efficiency of the dispensary. Their so-called “double-checking” system didn’t work well at all (even with 5 pharmacists on duty simultaneously!), and I found that patients had to wait much longer than they needed to for their scripts. But all in all, a nice experience!

Ok, I think it’s off to bed for me! 8am start at Superclinic! XD

HTC G1 Google Handy kostenlos kaufen mit Bargeldauszahlung.

Das geht!

Viele Handyshops bieten Ihre Handys unter anderem auch das

HTC G1 Google Handy zum Dumpingpreis an.

Wenn es eine Möglichkeit geben würde das HTC G1 Google Handy kostenlos

zu bekommen würden Sie diese dann nutzen wollen?

Bestimmt!

Wenn ich Ihnen jetzt noch sage Sie bekommen 200,00€ geschenkt

in einer Summe auf Ihr Konto dazu!

Dann würden Sie sagen?

Der spinnt doch!

Nein, ich hole noch weiter aus Sie bekommen zu dem HTC G1 Google Handy

noch 100 Freiminuten pro Monat inklusive.

Keine Anschlußgebühr führ das HTC G1 Google Handy

Und auch kein Mindestumsatz für das HTC G1 Google Handy!

Jetzt möchten Sie bestimmt wissen, wie es geht?

Dazu klicken Sie bitte : HIER

Sie werden dann auf die Seite vom Mobildiscounter Team-Kuerschner-Onlinehandel weitergeleitet!

Nur dort gibt es das HTC G1 Google Handy mit Bargeldauszahlung und 100 Freiminuten.

Netzstandards

QuadBand – 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE

General

Cellular technology
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Band / mode
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Weight
4.2 oz
Wireless Interface
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Infrared (IrDA), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Standby time
Up to 228 h
Included accessories
Headset
Combined with
With two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio / GPS receiver

Phone

Vibrating Alert
Yes
Voice Dialing
Yes
Voice Recorder
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Polyphonic Ringer
Yes
Alarm Clock
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Additional Features
TV Link, Push-to-talk mode, PictBridge direct printing

Digital Camera

Camera highlights
With a resolution of 5 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
Still image resolution
2592 x 1944
Digital zoom
10
Digital video formats
3gp, H.263 video and AMR audio
Video recorder resolutions
640 x 480 (VGA)

PDA Features

OS provided
Symbian OS 9.2 / Series 60 3.1 Edition
Synchronization With PC
Yes

Messaging / Data Services

Voice Mail Capability
Yes
Short Messaging Service (SMS)
Yes
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
Yes
JAVA applications
Yes
Mobile Email
Yes
Messaging / Data Features
XHTML Browser
Messaging Services
MMS

Digital Player / Recorder

Digital player supported digital audio standards
AAC, MP3, WMA
Digital player/recorder type
Digital player

Display

Display Type
LCD display
Display technology
TFT
Diagonal Size
2.8 in
Display Resolution
240 x 320 pixels
Color Support
Color
Color Depth
24-bit (16.7 million colors)

Power

Battery installed
1
Talk time
Up to 390 min
Audible Battery Alert
Yes

Cellular

Phone style
Slider
Automatic Redial
Yes
Call Divert
Yes
Call Barring
Yes
Call Hold
Yes
Call Timer
Yes
Caller ID
Yes
Call Waiting
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Ringer Control
Yes
Conference Call Capability
Yes
Computer Link
Yes
Call Transfer
Yes

Physical Characteristics

Width
2.1 in
Depth
0.8 in
Height
3.9 in
Antenna
Integrated

GPS

GPS System / GPS Navigation
GPS receiver

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Age of Empires III has been announced on N-Gage.

More details about “Age Of Empires III“   can be found on N-Gage website:
n-gage.com/ngi/ngage/web/uk/en/showroom/gamedetail.424.GameDetail.html

Excerpt from the N-Gage Blog:
“This is the first ever multiplayer real-time strategy game on N-Gage and the latest to launch in the successful Age of Empires franchise on mobile phones. ” …. read more on the Official N-Gage Blog

Screenshots of N-Gage “Age Of Empires III“

“Age of Empires III“  is available on the N-Gage application, in the Showroom:

Nokia ready for music revolution

by: Birgit Ottermann

Cape Town – Nokia Music Store is coming to South Africa in April and it promises to deliver millions of digital tracks from global hits to local artists including the Parlotones, Goldfish and Arno Carstens.

The launch of the music online platform on 24 April will change the way music is discovered and consumed in South Africa, says Jake Larsen, head of Music for Nokia in Africa and the Middle East.

“People who have previously had little or no access to music stores will now be able to choose from millions of songs and access all the music they want, anywhere, anytime.

” At the time of the launch, we will have over 4.5 Million tracks available on the store,” he told News24.

Available to everyone, not just Nokia users

More good news is that, even if you don’t own a Nokia cellphone, you can still enjoy the music by downloading songs via your personal computer.

“The Nokia Music Store is accessible via music optimised Nokia devices (including the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N96, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82 and the Nokia N79), as well as personal computers,” Larsen explains.

“Through PC downloads, consumers without a Nokia device can also access and purchase music from the store.”

In addition, the ability to sync from a PC is available on a wider range of Nokia models including the latest XpressMusic handset and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, says Larsen.

And, what about the iPod and iPhone fans who are already miffed because they can’t download songs from the SA iTunes store?

According to Larsen, Nokia uses the Windows Media Audio format, so music downloaded from the store will play on any devices which are Windows Media Audio compatible.

“Unfortunately, the iPod/iPhone lacks support for the WMA audio format. As a result, songs purchased from the Nokia Music Store will not play on an iPod/iPhone.”

At least they can still download their favourite songs on their PC.

Did Nokia encounter any problems with SA music retailers regarding the opening of its online music store?

“We experienced no direct resistance from music retailers,” says Larsen.

“In fact, various opportunities exist for traditional retailers to share in the success of the Nokia Music Store such as becoming retailers of Nokia devices and accessories and possibly even NMS vouchers,” he continues.

Apart from the wide selection of international hits, Larsen also promises the best of South African music, to satisfy local music fans’ taste buds.

“Nokia has deals in place with all the major record companies – Sony Music, Universal, EMI and Warner – as well as a number of local independents such as African Cream, Coolspot, Sheer and Next Music.

Diverse range of SA artists

“We pride ourselves on having a very broad and locally relevant catalogue which features a diverse range of South African artists ranging from rock bands like The Narrow, Snotkop and Springbok Nude Girls, electronic acts Kalahari Surfers, Goldfish and Felix Laband, a full Afrikaans genre including the likes of Kurt Darren, Piet Botha and Karen Zoid, hip hoppers Prophets of da City, Proverb, kwaito boys Tzozo and Professor, MCs like Teba, all the way through to traditional artists like Simphiwe Dana and Ladysmith Black Mambazo – the list goes on.

“Presenting the best in local music is a strong focus and we have a local team who concentrate on integrating both local and foreign music and introducing consumers to material which they might not have ever considered before,” Larsen says.

And how much moolah will fans have to spend?

“You pay only R10 per track and R100 per album – and all music downloaded is yours to keep,” says Larsen.

All music on the Nokia Music Store can be purchased through a variety of payment options, including credit cards and pre-paid vouchers.

Nokia Music Store also offers a monthly subscription service that allows you to stream unlimited music from the Store catalogue direct to your internet-connected PC.

The store’s intuitive user-interface makes downloading full-length tracks easy and offers options to create customised playlists and to add tracks on a wishlist that you can decide to buy later.

Tracks purchased can also be transferred via your PC to compatible Nokia devices.

South Africa is the 12th country to see a local launch of the Nokia Music Store. Most recently the store was launched in Ireland and the United Arab Emirates.

For more information visit the Nokia website.

Check out a review of the site I did here..

xx

yours in musical madness

Jeg har ikke kjørt XP hjemme siden Vista64 lakk ut.
Har aldri, da mener jeg aldri, hatt skikkelig problem med Vista som ikke lot seg løse temmelig enkelt når man først gadd å prøve.

Vista var genialt rett og slett, og med mitt behov var Vista Ultimate 64 perfekt passform.

Fakta er jo også at alle som hevder Vista “er så elendig” aldri har kjørt det,
synes det er en stygg bil, eller har ikke fnugg peiling på hva de snakker om.
Det sies at omstillingsevne er relatert til intelligens…

Enormt mye av (les all) kritikken av Vista går på at “det er et drittprogram”, mens det i realiteten er svært få som kan si akkurat hva som er så galt, annet enn at det er veldig annerledes fra XP.

Derav antydningen om omstillingsevne og intelligens.

Nå har jo også Windows 7 lekket ut for en god stund siden, og jeg har nå rukket å slenge den inn på en 3 år gammel laptop, med stort hell.

(Oppgraderte bare fra 512 til 2,5 GB RAM så gikk alt perfekt.
Nødvendig uansett, XP var helt sirup)

Og jeg må bare si, Windows 7 er nydelig!

Men så sitter jeg her og fomler litt da…
Jeg oppdaget at Vista takler å finne telefonen (N95 8GB)
somnettverksdisk trådløst og kan dele filer og foldere.
Windows 7 derimot klarer ikke å finne telefonen som nettverksdisk trådløst eller å dele filene med den.

MEN, med Win7 kan jeg faktisk streame realtime,
både til og fra telefonen.
Det takler ikke Vista.

Noe så enkelt som å oppfatte den som en disk klarer altså Windows 7 ikke, men å finne den som en mediaenhet den kan streame til og hente fra, ja DET klarte den knirkefritt.

Forstå det den som kan….

Nå har jeg registrert meg på Bloggurat.

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Bounce Boing Voyage, el divertido y saltarín juego 3D, será el primer título con control de movimiento compatible con N-Gage. La nueva versión de este clásico juego estará disponible a partir de esta primavera.

El control de movimiento permite a los jugadores guiar a la pelota Bounce a través de diferentes mundos surrealistas gracias al sensor de movimiento integrado en nuestro terminal compatible con N-Gage. En Bounce Boing Voyage los jugadores podrán controlar la pelota en la dirección deseada mediante el movimiento de sus dispositivos. Levantando el terminal hacia arriba, hará que Bounce salte para sortear la tierra de Poingpingy.

El control de movimiento es compatible actualmente con un amplio numero de terminales disponibles que incluyen el Nokia N79,  Nokia N82, Nokia N85, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N96 y el Nokia 6210 Navigator. También lo serán otros terminales que estarán disponibles este año.

Quienes ya cuenten con Bounce Boing Voyage obtendrán una actualización gratuita de la nueva versión con control de movimiento.

Para más diversión Bouncing, visitar http://www.bouncegame.com o www.n-gage.com

MooLan surge del intento de aprovechar el máximo de todas las nuevas tecnologías que se están incorporando a los móviles. MooLan es un juego que utiliza varios de los sensores y la cámara frontal para como métodos de control.

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El objetivo del juego es hacer volar una pequeña nave evitando los obstáculos del terreno. Podemos mover nuestro cohete inclinando el móvil hacia los lados, repostar combustible agitando el teléfono, o frenar acercando la palma de la mano hacia la pantalla. El programa recoge los datos del acelerómetro, del sensor de proximidad o la cámara para detectar los movimientos del usuario.

MooLan ha sido galardonado recientemente en un concurso universitario promovido por Forum Nokia. Como se puede ver en el vídeo, el juego es bastante espectacular de jugar por los movimientos que hay que hacer para controlar el personaje. Esta disponible para los Symbian S60 3ª edición como fichero firmado, y para los S60 5ª edición, sin firmar.

Ahora lo voy a probar  en mi Nokia n95 8GB

Enlace : MooLan