The complete changelog is now available for the new v300 firmware that came out for both the E71 and the E66 on July 2nd. Amongst other things, the update is expected to improve camera quality on the E71, however it blocks the ‘hack’ on both devices.

So have a look at the changes and decide for yourself if you want to update.

The ‘Ovi Store’ is accessible in India and works here like it does in any other country, however that’s not enough as Nokia plans to introduce a localised version of its store in India according to the the national daily, Economic Times.

According to Vineet Taneja, Nokia India Director (Marketing), the desi-version will have a slew of apps which are customised for the Indian market and the focus will be on Indian apps in areas like location-based services (both GPS and cellphone tower based), music, entertainment, business and even utilities. …

Nokia continues to roll its firmware juggernaut and the latest device to benefit from it is the Nokia N85. With the latest update, the device now moves to the v30 software which should be available via both the NSU and OTA.

As is the case with both Nokia firmware releases, a changelog isn’t quite available. However, you can go and update without the fear of loosing any data as the device supports user data preservation. One thing that Nokia has been doing recently is blocking the ‘hack’, so if you are …

Following suit from the recently released Nokia N97, its younger sibling the N86 has also been updated to the v11 firmware. The update should bring bug fixes and stability improvements and is available via both the Nokia Software Updater and over the air. The N86 features user data preservation so you can update without having to loose any data.

Unconfirmed reports suggest tweaks for the camera and video recording, Ovi Store integration, an update for the Maps application and better performance in the landscape mode, along with improvements in the browser …

Since S60/Symbian bashing has become the new thing lately, a lot of rumours proclaiming that Nokia will ditch Symbian were expected. However, one piece of ‘news’ that has really sent the rumour mills into a tizzy is this piece published in UK’s Guardian newspaper, ‘quoting industry insiders’.

It claims that Nokia will embrace Android to keep afloat in the smartphone wars and that the announcement of a Android running Nokia smartphone was expected this Nokia World, September 2-3.

In what should come as great news for music and Nokia enthusiasts, the Nokia Music Store has gone live in India. To my pleasant surprise the store seemed to carry a large selection of Indian music across different genres, which included music in regional Indian languages as well.

The reason I was surprised was because India not only has major labels like Universal or Sony, but also a large group of local ones, which I’m glad to say Nokia has been able to get onboard, as promised. You can also …

Following on from the previous tutorial which showed you how to get a developer certificate (to sign unsigned applications) quickly, is this guide which shows you how to sign it on the phone itself without the need of a computer.
This should especially be useful for people like me who own a Mac, for which there is no signing application, or for those who appreciate the convenience. I will be using a N97 to demonstrate the application, but the process remains exactly the same for any other 3rd Edition or 5th …

Three new N97 promo videos have just popped up over on the N97′s Facebook page. One basically highlights the Ovi on the N97 the store, share and maps. The second nicely shows off the N97, but the third is by far my favourite. It features some really slick editing and is a definite must watch, infact its the reason I wrote this post.

Starting with my favourite, please note that the cool quotient goes down as you move down the list.

The Nokia E63 too has joined the group of Nokia devices that have recently been given an update. The new v200 firmware brings speed and stability improvements along with bug fixes. The update also brings new pre-embedded applications like Ovi Contacts and Files on Ovi along with visual bookmarks to Facebook and Youtube.
Another thing that Nokia has been doing recently is to block the various ‘hacking’ methods, so if that is something you are interested in, you might want to reconsider updating.

The update is a 108.9 MB download from the …

There are a lot of ‘unsigned’ applications floating around the web, partly because part time developers either do not have the time or money to get their applications signed via the Symbian Signed program. While quite a bit of such applications can be signed via the Open Signed website, some cannot be and quite frankly there are times when we are simply lazy.
For all such reasons it is best to have a developer certificate with which you can sign the files on the phone itself and install without having to …