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2 new themes – Fresh^3 & Dark

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:19:45 +0000

Check out these two new themes from IND90!

DARK

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Fresh^3 Final

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Ultramarine Dark & Light by Nahid

Free theme: Grunge 2 by olek21

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:40:06 +0000

New theme for your N97 & N97 Mini.

Theres 2 version. One with custom icons and one with default icons.

Download it. [zip file]

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Business Card Reader – Review

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:49:52 +0000

ABBYY Business Card Reader allows users to transfer contact information from business cards directly to the mobile address book by using the smartphone camera with autofocus and ABBYY’s optical character recognition (OCR) technology.

Key Features and Benefits

Fast and easy way to add new contacts
High quality and accuracy of text recognition
Recognition of business cards in 16 language

All contact information from a business card can be captured in three simple steps:

Take a picture of the business card
Review the extracted information
Save new contact in mobile address book

Its a paid app, costs $25 for unlimited usage and $13 for 1 year usage. You can also try it for free.

More details here -> ABBYY Business Card Reader

Antenna issues anyone?

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:35:45 +0000

Apple posted a video which showed N97 Mini network towers going down from 7 to 2 when they held it in a particular way. I like macs, but Apple did the absolute wrong thing in putting up their competitors phones for comparison. No one never had any problem with N97 towers all this time. Just because they have a faulty product and they need to sell it, they are putting it all up. Kindergarden stuff in my opinion.

So what do you think about the whole issue? Noticed problems with your N97 / Mini prior to this?

Heres the link to the apple comparison page.

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Firmwares – v22 for N97 & v12 for Mini

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:39:30 +0000

Nokia released new firmwares for N97 [ v22.0.110] and N97 Mini [ v12.0.110 ]. You can get it OTA [over the air] and also via Nokia Software Updater.

Changelog:

Maps 3.3 with free Navigation built-in
Nokia Messaging stub built-in
Default screen brightness raised to 75%
Default theme now the jet black ‘Nseries 2′, giving longer battery life than the previous ‘Nseries 3′
RAM optimisations
Miscellaneous bug fixes

Always backup before you update.

How To: Change N97 product code to get the latest firmware updates

How To: Check for firmware updates #N97

How To: Hard reset N97
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Update – Ovi Store v1.07(12)

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:55:05 +0000

Nokia updated Ovi Store to v1.07(12), the earlier one was v1.06(18). You can now see more applications of a single category without changing pages, the ‘load more items’ section keeps you in the same page but extends the application list. Niceee!

You can update to the latest version by opening the Ovi Store client in your N97 & N97 Mini.

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Nokia N97 & N97 Mini – Latest price

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:41:01 +0000

N97 & N97 Mini latest price:

India
N97 – INR 23,999
N97 Mini – INR 20,499 Edit: Latest price – 18,499. 18th July.

UK
N97 – £389
N97 Mini – £299

USA
N97 Mini – $479

You also get free in-car charger and in-car holder with new N97 & N97 Mini.

N97 & N97 Mini gets new firmware!

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:44:46 +0000

Nokia N97 firmware is now updated to v30.0.016, and N97 Mini firmware is updated to v20.0.016. These updates are available both via Nokia Software Updater and OTA.

Nokia releases its firmwares region wise, if you dont receive the new firmware – check back in few days time. No changelog is released as of now.

How To: Check for firmware updates

How To: Change N97 product code to get the latest firmware updates

Dont forget to backup your phone before installing the new firmware.

If you want to find out all the latest news about the Nokia N97 and some fantastic accessories for this mobile, then visit Dial A Phone today and check out the N97 page.

Update:Sorry guys. Nokia having problem with their online firmware checking site. No firmware updates available rite now.

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ABBYY FotoTranslate – Review & Giveaway!

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Sat, 22 May 2010 07:55:50 +0000

ABBYY FotoTranslate is a new application to instantly translate foreign words on your N97 & Mini by using the built-in camera.

It combines optical character recognition (OCR) technology for converting images of words into text and mobile dictionary software. FotoTranslate delivers swift and accurate translation of words without the need for manual input of text, Internet connection, cellular signal, or access to any external language resources.

It allows the user to enter a word by pressing only one button once (to take a picture of the word). The user simply takes a photo of the text with their mobile camera. The use of high-quality ABBYY OCR technology greatly reduces the risk of input errors.

The application does not require the mobile device to be connected to the Internet or to the mobile network. The user does not use up traffic and can freely use it in roaming. All the application components are installed on the device itself, which saves time and money.

ABBYY FotoTranslate uses general-purpose dictionaries licensed from well-known authors and publishers, such as Oxford and Compact Verlag.

The application supports 8 popular European languages (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian) and translates words in 30 directions in total.

For some of the words audio is available. Ability to hear words pronounced by voice-over professionals is also a useful feature.

If a word has been recognized but ambiguity remains (e.g. only part of the word has been photographed), the user is presented with a choice of several suggestions. User can also simply correct the word by hand. User interface is available in English, German and Russia.

Supports almost all Nokia smartphones. Details here.

FotoTranslate is a very useful application for every traveller, language can be a problem. Not anymore!

Its a paid app and costs $7.99/$9.99, depending upon the version you are getting. Download the trial version from their official site. We are giving away 5 licenses of FotoTranslate. All you need to do is comment below.

Winners of the giveaway: Luis, Kit, Mark, Aditya & Kevin. Thanks everyone for your comments!

Voice Search now on Google Maps v4.1

NokiaN97Blog.Com — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:53:53 +0000

Google released a new update for Google Maps – v4.1. Has few changes, including the big one – Voice Search!

Search by voice lets you easily search for anything by simply speaking your search terms instead of typing them. Just open Google Maps, press your phone’s “call” button, and clearly speak your search term like “Park Plaza.” Search by voice works with all the kinds of searches Google Maps for mobile already supports, including places, addresses (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway), specific businesses (The French Laundry), or types of businesses (sushi restaurants new york).

Install the latest version of Google Maps from m.google.com/maps

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