Top 67 Nokia N8 tips and tricks « highdiver's blog. Hi, and welcome to my MEGA tips-and-tricks post about the first Symbian^3 phone – the Nokia N8! You may remember my hands-on preview post about this fine device. This time, I’ll take an in-depth look at software capabilities, and how to use them properly. This post is an extensive list of How Tos , and I hope you’ll find them useful! Sit back, take your N8 (or any other mobile phone from the new Symbian family – E7, C7 and C6-01), one cup of your favorite drink, and enjoy!
Actually, one cup won’t do the job, but hey, you can come back anytime :) Tips are organized into 4 groups: Home screen (1-18), Menu (19-26), Settings (27-51) and Miscellaneous (52-67). 1. There are two ways to change the content of your home screen: you can simply tap and hold the screen for a couple of seconds, OR you can press ‘Options’ and then ‘Edit Home screen‘, as shown below. In both cases, you’ll be at the screen that is similar to the one below: 2. 3. 4. 5. Once there, select the app you want for each field. 6. How to Build an App for Your Small Business. Mozilla Wants Everyone to Have a Web App Store: Tech News « AppBistro Wants To Give Every Service With An API Its Own App Store. These days, it seems that every startup worth its salt (or at least, a lot of them) are offering some sort of API — an interface that allows third-party developers to interact with the startup’s data.
The benefits to offering an API are clear: a developer community can build cool stuff on top of your service faster than your company can, and you can hopefully build a greater userbase as a result. Once you have a community building on your API it’s obviously a good idea to showcase the apps they’ve built to users, but this can get tricky — it’s not trivial to manage a directory of apps. TechCrunch Disrupt finalist AppBistro wants to make this easier, and tonight it’s previewing a product called AppBistro AppStores at I/O Ventures Demo Day that may be one solution.
CEO Ryan Merket says that companies often consider creating a directory of applications that are tapping into their API, but give up when they realize how much legwork is involved. So what exactly does this technology entail? New York City Wants More BigApps, Please. New York City is opening up its government data to hackers in the hopes that they will create some apps to help the people who live there. Today, it officially opened its BigApps 2.0 challenge (hosted by ChallengePost).
Developers will have access to more than 350 data sets from more than 40 different government agencies. The best apps will win $20,000 in prize money. This is the second year New York City is conducting a BigApps challenge. Last year, 84 apps were submitted, and the winners were Big Apple Ed, Taxihack, WayFinder NYC, and NYC Way. Do you see a theme there? Three of the winning apps help people get around the city and find things to do.
This year, though, the city is opening up some new data to the competition, including the police department’s CompStat crime data, buildings complaints, and real-time traffic information. Magno Urbano - Digital Artist (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, visual identity, video, web) Mobile Advertising | Mobile Ad Optimizer | Mobile Ads | Mobile Advertising Platform | Mobile Publishers, Mobile Developers | Mobile Ad Networks, Mobile Operators | SOMA | Smaato Inc. Dev & Design. 9 Free Resources for Learning Photoshop. This post originally appeared on My Life Scoop, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about using social media and technology for a more connected life. If, like most people, you haven’t “layered” since last winter and only “merge” at speeds of 60 mph and over, getting accustomed to the lingo and layout of Photoshop can be daunting.
These nine free resources are good places to learn how to lasso, dodge, burn, paint, filter or do whatever else you need to in order to accomplish your desired photo editing task. If we didn't mention your favorite Photoshop tutorial, add it in the comments below and let us know how it helped you in your design endeavors. 1. Adobe Tutorials For a thorough introduction to the basics of Photoshop, starting at the source might be your best bet. 2. 3. If there’s a Photoshop feat you’re hoping to conquer, chances are there is a YouTube video that can help you. 4. 5. 6.
Sometimes it’s best to ask. 7. Bored with cropping and color correction? 8. 9. The ‘Appification’ of Everything - Digits. How to Get More Followers on Twitter | Lance Ulanoff. Is there a secret formula to gaining Twitter followers? No, I don't think so, but there are some tactics you can apply throughout the Twitter experience. They'll help you become more highly engaged and attractive to other Twitter users seeking new people to follow.
Think of it this way: Your Twitter habits are like the music the Pied Piper played on his tiny flute. Play it well and you'll have a legion of people trailing behind you. First, you must think about why people follow other people. What do they hope to gain? 1. 2. 3. Following others when they follow you also helps connect you in a more real way with other Twitter users. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Bonus Tip: Never ask for followers. Forum Nokia - Your idea. Our tools. Africa’s fast-growth app economy | Nokia Conversations - The official Nokia Blog. AFRICA – The mobile app industry is starting to explode in Africa, according to reports from our colleagues at Forum Nokia and Ovi Store today. There’s two parts to this: the number of apps that people are downloading and buying; and the number of developers creating new apps. Read on after the break to find out what’s going on.
Since July 1 (three months ago), the number of Ovi Store downloads by African consumers has grown by 50 per cent, with the number of active users growing by 20 per cent. In South Africa, which appears to be the most mature market in the region, purchases from Ovi Store have grown by a whopping 438 per cent since June. This massive increase followed the introduction of operator billing for apps, which clearly makes people far more likely to purchase compared to pulling out their credit cards or other alternatives.
There’s a ‘virtuous circle’ element to this, of course. So how long before Africa beats the current top continents for downloads and new apps? iPhone App Exchange: Where’s the Open Source Love? Developers, what can you do if your iPhone app isn’t exactly the second coming of Farmville? If, frankly, it’s a dud? Not to worry: there’s an app for that. Or, rather, an App Exchange. For those not-so-successful iPhone apps, the iPhone Application List, an iPhone app review site, launched its App Exchange on Monday. While Apple created the App Store to enable third-party software developers to line their wallets (and Apple’s) with cash, App Exchange provides a forum for app developers to offload the code for their apps in hopes that a little TLC might turn a dud into a stud.
There’s apparently no fee for listing; App developers just need to be able to provide their vitals: release date, number of downloads, and number of active users. As the website suggests, “There are a lot of apps in [the] AppStore which came close to greatness and require just a touch up (pr, marketing, design) to become bestsellers.” Perhaps this isn’t surprising, given the selection criteria. Does it matter? Lists Scobleizer is following... Nice Summary @stanleytang 256 Must-Read Content For All Tech Entrepreneurs | Stanley Tang – The Journey of A Young Tech Entrepreneur - tappen 8 doubles.
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We asked five industry insiders about their top tips for aspiring digital marketers. Find their suggestions below and add your own in the comments. 1. Get Hands-On Marketing Experience A degree in marketing or communications can take you a distance, but most employers are looking for candidates with marketing experience, whether that's from a previous job, internship or side project. 2. 3. 4. There isn't just one career path in marketing. How to Market Your iPhone App: A Developer’s Guide.
Editorial: Nokia's not going to switch to Android or Windows Phone 7, so stop it already. I've had it. I can't take all this Nokia operating system speculation anymore. The final straw came with a VentureBeat piece citing a "trusted source" that claims "Nokia is now likely to use Windows Phone 7 as an additional platform for its phones. " Enough already. Nokia has a strategy and hiring Stephen Elop away from Microsoft's Office team isn't going to change that no matter how much the US media (where Nokia has near zero presence) wishes it were true -- if anything, it's going to accelerate it.
Nokia has been aggressively working towards a very clearly defined strategy. Sure, they've been slow to implement it -- too slow -- but it's nearing completion and ready to bear fruit. MeeGo is Nokia's high-end strategy. The link between the two mobile operating systems is Qt, Nokia's software framework. So, we already know Nokia's thoughts on Android. Comments. A Badge That Tells Consumers, 'Trust This App' The Internet-connected cellphones in our pockets know a lot of personal things about us, like our location, e-mail contact list and credit card numbers. How do we know we can trust them to keep it all private? TRUSTe, a company that gives Web sites a privacy stamp of approval, will start doing just that for mobile sites and apps on Monday. TRUSTe certifies Web sites and now mobile sites to ensure that they appropriately handle personal information and privacy, and if sites pass the test, they can display the TRUSTe seal of approval.
According to the company, businesses that include a TRUSTe badge on their Web sites see an increase in sales, sometimes more than 25 percent. The certification process is a little bit different for mobile sites, said Chris Babel, chief executive of TRUSTe. They also worry about geolocation services, whether Web companies can track where they are and whether they share that information with others, he said. Mobile Applications for Nokia N97 | ThinkChange. Nokia picks MeeGo Linux, not Symbian, for flagship phones. Nokia confirmed on Thursday that it plans to use the Linux-based MeeGo operating system instead of Symbian for its N-series smartphones. The move is a sign of Symbian's declining relevance in the high-end market as Linux continues to gain traction. The upcoming Symbian^3-based N8 is said to be the last Symbian handset that Nokia will offer in the N-series.
MeeGo is an open source project that was formed when Intel and Nokia merged their respective Linux mobile operating systems to create a unified platform. MeeGo development is a collaborative effort that is coordinated by the Linux Foundation with the involvement of other companies in the mobile Linux ecosystem. The platform is quite modern and uses Nokia's sophisticated Qt development framework to simplify application development. The Symbian Foundation has worked hard to address the platform's limitations and has made serious progress, but not enough to make the OS a compelling choice for future high-end smartphones. Why I dumped my Droid. I wanted to love the Droid X. I really did. The specs are awesome, and it got rave reviews from friends and colleagues, who overwhelmingly recommended it as the best of the Android phones.
Even Paul Thurrott enthused about his Droid X, calling it “hands-down superior to anything designed in Cupertino.” So I picked one up from Verizon, secure in the knowledge that I had 30 days to decide whether to keep it or send it back. Initially, I found a lot to like about this device. But two full weeks of carrying it around the Western U.S. on an assortment of business and pleasure trips was enough for me to decide, with no hesitation, that for me, Droid doesn’t cut it. What went wrong?
Initially, at least, I was seduced by the device—or, more accurately, by Verizon’s network, which actually works in my office. Update: A commenter asks why I don't just get an AT&T MicroCell, which connects to the local WiFi network to send and receive phone calls. And the search continues. My iPhone Homescreen.