For All The Uber-Dorks Out There... !!

Just stumbled across this 6x optical extension for the nokia N95 over at the Nokia N95 Blog.









Okay...so now we have a quad band phone ...a large 2.6 inch screen..with AGPS...and a 5 mpx camera with 6x optical zoom. Hmmmm....Now if only I had some luck with the "bond girls"...all my spy fantasies would be fulfilled !! Any women interested ... ??

Nokia N95 v12.0 firmware coming soon....

Symbian Guru Rcadden has got his hands on the latest version (v12) firmware for the N95.
Key features in this upgrade are not clear yet ...but one major upgrade is in the form of a new nokia maps application and a much faster GPS lock on (due to Nokia using A-GPS technology by storing your nearest cell-id's in their centralized servers for a faster lock ).




I also hope nokia has optimized the ram and improved the response time of the camera. Also a bit of optimization on battery life wouldnt hurt either.. :)

To read more about the new firmware head on to..

http://symbianguru.typepad.com

UPDATE : V12 IS OFFICIALLY OUT. CHECK YOUR NOKIA SOFTWARE UPDATER !!

New Nokia N95 GPS Maps ??

Apparently there's been much hullabaloo about a new version of the maps application on the nokia N95. I found an upgrade sis file of the same on some forum and installed it on my N95. But i really don't know if its been upgraded..as it seems just the same as the previous version...although the installation did complete successfully. I checked the about screen and it shows me v3.0 ...and i've seen screen shots of people claiming v1.0 is the latest. Hmmmm..maybe nokia makes a different version of the Maps application for the N95 coz its got inbuilt gps ?? Then again ..i Could be wrong ...what version does your N95 have ??
Attached a screen shot below...

Nokia finally makes a USB charger !!

Finally ...Nokia seems to be listening to what its customers have to say. The newly launched CA-100 charging accessory.Just plug it in the usb port on your laptop/pc and your power hungry N series device is all ready to get recharged.



No more hunting for charger points , and no more worries about the voltage settings !! Although I really wish nokia had included this facility with the mini usb cable they bundled with the N95. Well...at least something is better than nothing , and nokia seems to be going in the right direction with this. Hoping to see this accessory as a standard component in all the future phone packs.

To check out a list of all the compatible Nokia phones click here :
http://europe.nokia.com/accessorieslink?s=CA-100

How many status icons do you have ??

I was fiddling around with my phone yesterday ..and the best I could come up with was seven...Which is the max i guess..coz the Wi-fi icon disappeared when the "outbox" icon popped up. Hmmm....strange. Can anyone confirm this ?? Is seven the maximum ?? :)