Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Nokia recently launched the 5800 XpressMusic. It is a touchscreen smartphone. The specifications look impressive for a mid-range smartphone. Going to check it out when it is available locally.

Not enough memory to run help files

Just made an interesting discovery. When the internal memory is lower than the estimated 45 Mb of memory for your Nokia S60 3rd Edition Smartphone, you'll not be able to run the help files. I accidentally discovered this when I happened to remove some applications from the internal memory to the point I have around 45 Mb of free internal memory. Try it for those who needs the help files.

Retrieving email through your Nokia smart phone

You can setup email account through your Nokia smart phone. For example, you can setup gmail on your Nokia smart phone.

Goto Messaging. Press Options|Settings. Select E-mail. Define your email. Select POP3 as the mailbox type. Press Next. Enter your email address, like, maytann73@gmail.com. Press Next. Define Incoming mail server by entering pop.gmail.com. Press Next. Define Outgoing mail server by entering smtp.gmail.com. Press Next. Define Access point in use. If you are not sure which one to use, select Always ask. Press Next. Enter Mailbox name, e.g. gmail. Press Finish.

Now lets go to define your Connection settings. Select your gmail. Select Connection settings. Select Incoming e-mail. Enter your user name and password. Select Security (ports). Select SSL/TLS. Select Port. Enter 995. Press Back. Select Outgoing e-mail. Enter your user name and password. Select Security (ports). Select StartTLS. Select Port. Enter 587.

Your gmail had been setup. Enjoy.

Re-map the key on your Nokia smart phone

You can re-map the key on your Nokia smart phone. For example, for those Nokia smart phones that don't come with the "Pencil" key, you can map, say, the "Multimedia" key to the "Pencil" key. In this way, you'll have the "Pencil" function by pressing the "Multimedia" key. Enjoy.

Voice dialling on Nokia mobile phones

As you may know, you can press and hold the right soft key to activate voice dialling. Do take note the voice digitalisation may not be exactly how we speak. Give it a try.

If your Nokia mobile phone doesn't support this feature, please refer to your user manual for voice dialling. Cheers. :-)

Another practical tip for Nokia mobile phones

Just another practical tip for Nokia mobile phone users. Press and hold the [0] key and the web browser will be launched. Enjoy.

For older Nokia mobile phones, please refer to your user manual as to how to launch wap service on your phone.

Quick toggle between general profile and silent profile for Nokia phones

Just a practical tip for the day: press and hold the [#] key on your Nokia mobile phone and you will be able to toggle between general and silent profile. This shortcut is so much easier to use as compared to pressing the [On/Off] button and then selecting the either the general or silent profile.

This shortcut should work for most Nokia mobile phones. Some older Nokia mobile phones may not function this way. Do read your user manual on how to operate your mobile phone.

Enjoy. :-)

Blogging from my Nokia N82

The first gadget post from my trustworthy Nokia N82. Cheers. :-)