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MMMOOO, owned by Shanghai Jibiao Info Tech Co., Ltd., is the number one apps theme provider worldwide and provides themes and apps to enrich mobile phones and make the devices more useful and enjoyable. Part of the Ovi Store since May 2009, the company has steadily expanded its offerings to include a variety of themes and apps which have been downloaded over 4.6 million times.
Animated Theme, Street Fever is a dynamic animated screen app that allows consumers to display an entertaining background of skateboarders on their Nokia Symbian (5.0 and 3.x) devices. The vivid animation changes its color every 10 minutes – from dark orange, to light orange, to a deep blue – for added fun and variety.
In 2009, Animated Theme, Street Fever was voted the Top App by the Nokia Ovi Store and has been a hit with consumers in a multitude of countries. The app has received more than 480 favorable reviews. MMMOOO’s themed apps are widely recognized by consumers of all ages, from all around the world, for their distinct images.
“Nokia’s Ovi Store has matured since its inception making this platform for mobile apps a win-win for developers. Nokia has the widest range in consumer targeting through the different device models,” said Jonah Lin, CEO of MMMOOO.
– “Cool… I love it. The theme looks nice in my Nokia N82 device. I not only like the animation of the screen but also the passion and the style of the theme. This app is a great youth icon and definitely worth the download!”
– “Best theme I have seen so far; there should be more themes like this.”
Animated Theme, Street Fever takes advantage of the unique Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to create smooth graphical images on the Nokia phone devices. Another big benefit of using SVG to publish graphic apps for mobile phones is that there is no effect on the operational speed of the device.
To see more of this dynamic app in action, check out this video about Animated Theme, Street Fever:
Under the Personalization category, the company also offers a City theme and a Gold Pro theme. Need a lesson in how to tie a necktie? Check out the Dr. Tie app. Missed your brother’s birthday, or your parent’s anniversary? Download the Time Machine app to ensure you never miss another important event again.
Animated Theme, The Street Fever is available for free from the Ovi Store as well as other themes and apps.
Nokia Ovi Maps has graduated to a new version which version 3.04. Nokia has made it available through Software Update feature in your phone. With the latest firmware upgrade, Ovi Maps saw great improvements as far as navigation and connecting to the satellite was concerned. There was better navigation accompanied with more accuracy. The new Ovi Maps update is 9221kb in size. Hence, it is advisable to update on a WiFi connection.
Walking on the similar lines as of Google Maps, Ovi Maps now has social reviews and opinions. Better connectivity for weal GPS signal areas. In India, i have personally felt the difference ever since the firmware upgrade. There was a significant enhancement in its performance. There is minimum usage of GPRS data and connectivity to the satellite is much quicker. Earlier it used to take 5-6 minuted for the GPS signal to be available but now it is within a minute. Moreover, the signal is much more consistent and never breaks on the way.
Here, we have a theme that gives you a feel of the new OS Symbian^3 on Nokia 5800. Atleast, we have something to cheer about and keep waiting for someone to port the new OS for Nokia 5800. The theme is developed by the Symbian developers and still running in the Beta phase. With all the authenticity of the Symbian^3, this theme comes with the trademark icons from Symbian^3. This theme looks simple and decent on the phone. The home-screen has a background that transitions from dark blue to lighter shade of blue and then to the light violet. The Menu highlights are of light green color.
Furtiv Beta enables Nokia Share Online to be able to upload pictures/videos to Facebook, Twitter, Picasa Web Albums and You Tube. I really admire that this being made available by Furtiv and Nokia did not even think about it. Moreover, this is a free service so everyone can benefit from this. Furtiv Beta plugin for Nokia 5800 allows you to upload your pictures and videos without having to install or signup with any third party software company. Just visit Furtiv and download some configuration files to your phone and activate the services and you are done. Please find below a detailed guide on using Furtiv to upload from your phone using the inbuilt Nokia Share Online.
1. Visit http://furtiv.mobi on your phone's browser. You will find four different links for downloading settings for Facebook, Twitter, Picasa and You Tube respectively.
http://furtiv.mobi
2. Clicking on each of these links will download configuration files that are saved automatically to Nokia Share Online on your phone. You will observe a confirmation message - 'File saved to Share online' upon each file download.
iSync-ing your Nokia 5800 is possible.
If you own a Macbook and a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone, you should not feel like you are in a dilemma. Your phone can work with your Macbook. You may not have a PC Suite running in Mac OS X. But it does not mean that you cannot make them work together.
If you still want to use Nokia’s PC Suite in your Macbook, you can either install and run Windows using Bootcamp or have Paralles run a virtual desktop of Windows in the Mac OS X environment.
However, why spend money on Windows when you can make your Nokia 5800 work with your Mac.
In the previous post, we talked about connecting your Nokia 5800 phone to your Mac via Bluetooth. Now, how about getting your contacts in sync between your phone and your computer. You thought it wasn’t possible? Oh you of little faith.
First off, you need to make sure your Macbook and Nokia 5800 are connected via Bluetooth. For more details, visit the article entitled “Nokia 5800 and your Macbook: Bluetooth” at http://nokia5800.net/nokia-5800-and-your-macbook/
Once you got that figured out, now we can start with the syncing process.
Mac OS X has an application called iSync which, obviously, syncs your Mac to any Bluetooth device. In this case, it is your Nokia 5800 phone. If you cannot find iSync in the Applications folder, type it in Spotlight. I’m sure you’ll find it.
Then, you will notice the Nokia 5800 icon at the left side of the iSync interface. Click that and it will display certain items that you can configure in your syncing.
Under contacts, you can sync your phone contacts with your Address Book. Also, you can sync your Calendar with Mac OS X’s iCal application (which by the way look so cool).
Once you are done, just click on the Sync Devices icon and you are on your way to sync both your Mac and your Nokia 5800 phone. On your Nokia 5800 phone, it will ask your permission to sync. Just say “YES” if you want to. Tada! You are synced.
I recommend that you sync your Nokia 5800 with your Mac just to be safe. We do suggest you do this just in case your phone goes haywire for some reason. When my Nokia 5800 was in trouble and had to be reformatted, it was a good thing my data was in my Macbook. I paired them, press the sync icon and my dates and contact are back in my phone.
By that way, you can add your contacts and dates using Address Book and iCal respectively and your can send them to your phone via iSync. It is an easier way to bring your appointments and contact persons quickly.
The PC is not just the only way you can sync your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone. Your Macbook can, too, connect to your Nokia 5800.
Nokia 5800 works with Macbooks
Not everyone who owns Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone has a PC. There are some who use a Mac. Of course, it also goes that those who own an iPhone do not necessarily have a Macbook but use a PC.
Apple continues to increase its market share with its newest and slickest desktop (i.e. iMacs) and mobile computers (i.e. macbook and macbook pros) and their very stable Mac OS X operating software. And their presence is rapidly increasing in spite of the hefty price tag that comes with a unit. Nevertheless, their presence should not be denied.
Many Nokia users do have Macbooks. Unfortunately, Nokia has not release a Mac version of their proprietary software called PC Suite, which will enable your PC computer to access your phone, and do all sorts of things such as send text messages, edit your contacts and upload your music.
On a Mac, you can use PC Suite if you either boot up in Windows (Yes. You can run Windows on a Mac) or use a virtual software such as Parallels to run Windows while in a Mac OS X environment.
Even though you do not have a PC Suite running in your Mac, this does not mean you cannot do anything with your Nokia 5800. You can use your Mac with your Nokia 5800 phone.
Connecting to your phone
Though you may not be able to use the USB cable that comes with your Nokia 5800 phone, you can still use the Bluetooth device that is built-in the phone with your Macbook. To me, this is much more beneficial since you do not have to worry about cables or drivers. Bluetooth is pretty much straight forward and can easily connect to any Bluetooth enabled device. Good thing that Mac comes with Bluetooth right off the box.
You can use the built-in Bluetooth device in your Macbook to connect wirelessly to your Nokia 5800 phone. All you need to do is turn on the Bluetooth from your taskbar or from the System Preferences. Also activate your Nokia 5800 phone’s Bluetooth. Make sure you set it to “Discoverable” mode or else your Mac won’t find it.
Then, choose “Set-up Bluetooth device” from your Macbook and follow the wizard. There will be a special selection “Mobile Phone” that you can choose in the selection. Once you are able to detect the phone with your Macbook, then you can begin doing things with it.
For example, you can send files such as photos, notes and pictures to your Nokia 5800 and vice versa. Also, you can pair your Mac to your Nokia 5800 and access either the phone’s memory or the SD card. From here, you can copy files from the phone to your Mac and vice versa. This is perfect to transfer mp3 and movie files to your phone.
Keep your Nokia 5800 in great shape. Update.
With all the applications installed in your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone, it would be natural for you to get so pre-occupied. Sometimes, the developers of these applications roll out updates and bug fixes without even tell you. You would only know either your read it in a blog page just like what you are doing now or you heard it from a tech geek friend.
Your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a built-in updater that can check the applications that need updating. This feature is called the Applications Update.
This little known feature can easily be forgotten but it does serve its purpose well. This often forgettable feature will make life easier for you with a few simple taps on the screen.
First, you need to find it. The icon is located inside the Applications folder of your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone. When you choose it, the application starts refreshing the list of programs that need to be updated. Of course, to do this, your phone needs to be connected to the Internet via WI-FI or via your cellular network over-the-air Internet. Application Update will connect to the individual servers of these programs to check if they have any available updates or not. If there are, then it will all list on the display.
At the left side of the names of the application is a tick box. Check if you want to download the updates or uncheck if you just want it the way it is. When you are done with your selection, you can now start the update.
Now, depending on your applications and Internet connection, the time will vary. Nevertheless, your applications will be updated in no time. Maybe have some coffee or something.
When it is done, it might ask you to restart your phone just so that it can really implement the upgrade. Do this if only asked.
Just to be sure, you can run the Application Update again and check if there are updates left to be downloaded. We suggest you do this every week to check if some programs get a boost or bug fix from the developers.
Check out the previous updates.
If you want to know the previous updates, this little application has a log. Access it using the View Update History.
Sometimes, it is not just through the built-in Nokia Applications Update application that software updates their programs. Sometimes, when you run an individual application, it checks any updates for you. However, it should not stop you from making sure you have updated programs by checking them using the Applications Update.
We suggest that you make it part of your weekly Nokia 5800 phone diagnostics and check-up. This way, you can keep your phone in tip top shape.
Improvements?
Don’t get me wrong. I love my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It took me five years to upgrade my phone simply because I have not found a phone suitable for my requirements. That is, until I saw the Nokia 5800 on a blog post. I read it and it was quite unbelievable.
But just like any product, there are good things and shortcomings.
So we have developed a wish list of features that could still be part of an upcoming firmware update (fingers crossed) not only for Nokia 5800 but also for other Nokia Phones. Here are some of the major cravings that I want to have in my Nokia 5800 phone.
Kinetic Scrolling
When Apple introduced the iPhone, the phone industry went crazy. When they debut this new piece of technology, we all salivated when we saw Steve Jobs swiped the touch screen and the display scrolled up with such fluid motion. I still remember the people cheering with astonishment. Folks, we have been introduced to the kinetic scrolling.
Kinetic scrolling is a phone feature where you flick the screen in the direction of choice and it will scroll continuously in a fluid motion. Image the “Price is Right” roulette moving up or down. Traditionally, we need to either press an “Up” or “Down” key and move one section at a time. Quite time consuming. Kinetic scrolling helps making things faster as you access your contacts or messages.
The Nokia 5800 has a touch screen similar to the iPhone. But it still uses the traditional section scrolling. Phone owners are hoping this will be part of a major upgrade soon. Why the folks in Nokia cannot include this in the update is still a mystery since they have been able to do it in the upcoming Nokia N900 phone.
Improved Camera
When I found out that this unit has a 3.2 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, I said that it would be a great camera phone. This is the same lens used in video cameras. However, I was deeply disappointed at the picture quality of the Nokia 5800 phone. It was grainy and had problems in dim places. The photos have so much noise that it would be a sin to take them. The flash does help but not much. You can still see the imperfections.
Now, I do not know if a firmware upgrade will address this concern. Mostly, this is a hardware issue. Yet Nokia should also do something about it. Improve the camera software or tweak something inside that can influence better looking pictures.
Memory
Now, 81MB is not enough to run a lot of applications. Of course, a firmware update will not make the hardware memory increase in capacity. But could a firmware upgrade help in juggling the memory needs of the Nokia 5800 applications?
These are just some improvements I want to see in my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone. With the highly anticipated debut of the Nokia N900, there is so much buzz on how it has improved hardware wise. But don’t leave the Nokia 5800 behind. It still has plenty to offer to those who bought the unit. I will also need to select from mobile phone deals a new one as mine is just finishing.
Have you ever played a game called Bulls and Cow, a classical number deduction game? This game was really hard to me in my childhood. 
And later there was a board game called Mastermind which replace the number with color ball. It's also very hot when I was young. Now you can be the hero, in your brain storm or kill time as the smart & brave snow leopard in the background.
MMMOOO brings this game to your mobile phone! It's called Memo Deduction. You have to figure out what color each memo is with the hint of pin.
Game logic:
Deductive out the all the memos' color according to the hints; Click each memo to select a color or leave blanks, click done; Red pushpin numbers means the 'color & position are both right' numbers, the black means the 'color is right but position is wrong' ones.
3 levels:
- Easy: 4 memos, 4 colors, 12 chances
- Normal: 5 memos, 5 colors, 10 chances
- Difficult: 5 memos, 6 colors, 8 chances
the 3rd level is really hard to figure out!
The game now is on commercial mode as MMMOOO's regular method, and cost 2.99 usd, not too expensive or cheap, but it's really a playable mini game. You can buy it with our trusted link here. We will also hold a contest days later, kindly keep an eye on our blog 
