A Microsoft Man to Lead Nokia

Nokia is undoubtedly the largest mobile phone manufacture in the world and I would say it's the best. My previous post was about how a normal phone survived a dip in a pool. Definitely Nokia hardware is superb but their management hasn't been good.

Stephen Elop, ex Microsoft business division leader is the new big-boss in Nokia. He has also worked in companies Adobe, Macromedia and Juniper. His challenge would be managing Nokia (a massive company) throughout the disruption caused by continuously changing technology environment.

There is also possibility for a much stronger Microsoft and other related partnerships with Nokia. My interest is to see Nokia phones coming out with Windows Phone 7, the best ever mobile operating system I have seen. It benefits Nokia as well. By adopting Microsoft (.Net) Nokia would enlarge its developer base tremendously. If they adopt Windows Phone 7, it would even be better.

If there is .Net in Nokia, there won't be any one happier than me because Nokia and Microsoft are the 2 top ranking it-brands in my life.

Let's see what is to happen. Let's hope Elop would be able to raise Nokia from the ashes.

Games – Find and Install

Whats there: Board Games, Brain Games, Racing Games to Action Games

Where to find them: Search on Bing or Google ‘J2ME Games 320*240’

Prices: US$ 0 – 10. Most games are around US$ 6.00

Required Format: J2ME – (max file size 1MB for Nokia 3120 Classic)

Resolution: 320 by 240 pixels (320*240) – Match display resolution for other phones

 

Note:

If you purchase a game through your computer and get the game files instead of the download link, you would require a connector to connect the phone and computer. A USB cable or Blue-Tooth connection would do. It would be easy if you have already installed Nokia PC Suite.

 

How to install:

Download Link: Just follow the download link and give in the requested data and you should have the game installed in your phone in no time.

 

Game Files:

Have Nokia PC Suite: Open the folder and double click on the JAR file (‘GameName.jar’).

Don’t Have PC Suite: Connect the phone and PC. Transfer files to phone storage/memory card. Access it through the phone and it should install.

 

Alternative Method: If you have a Card-Reader to read microSD you can connect your memory-card to your PC and copy the game files (not the ZIP: Extract content first if they are in a ZIP) to the memory-card. Put in the card to the phone and run the application.

 

That’s basically it.

 

Free Pirated Games?

Yes there are free pirated games available through many web-sites. You can download through torrents or from sites such as RapidShare and 4Shared. Pirating is theft and it is wrong to steal.

Mobitel 3G – Set-Up Internet Connection – PC / Laptop

3G broadband internet comes very handy for people who travel. Mobitel is one of the most used wireless (3G/3.5G) internet service providers. Here is how you can set up your computer/laptop to go online using your phone.

Requirements:

1. ·         Nokia PC Suit - a useful application to manage your phone and its free for download.
2. ·         Bluetooth connection or cable connection (USB)

Note: Bluetooth connections have limitations in download speeds, but they should not be a problem for Internet connection.

Instructions:

If you have not installed Nokia PC Suite previously you would have to install it first. Then you would have to connect your phone and PC using the USB cable (micro USB) or Bluetooth. Nokia PC Suite should detect the connection and prompt for certain instructions from you.

Then click on the "Connect to Internet". Then you should get the “One Touch Access” wizard.

• ·         Select Modem : choose your phone from the drop-down list. If your phone is a Nokia 3120 classic, then “Nokia 3120 Classic Bluetooth Modem” or “Nokia 3120 classic USB Modem” should be available. Go to next page.
• ·         Select Network Operator : here choose “Configure the connection manually”. Click next.
• ·         Configure the connection manually : AccessPoint : mobitel3g and your finished.

Now you can go online using your phone and mobile 3G connection (which is available with the almost all packages including prepaid).

 

The Camera : Imags & Video Quality : Nokia 3120c

Features
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2MP Camera + LED Flash
640*480 Video Recording @ 15fps


Nokia 3120 classic is low budget phone which you can buy arround SL Rs. 12,000/= in Sri Lanka which is around 100USD. Its a normal phone with a Fixed Focus 2MP (Mega Pixel) camera.

I didn't expect much when I bought this phone, but its camera was stunning. Images were very clear and videos were... WOW! :)

Imaging
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To tell about its camera, it has a 2MP sensor. Unfortunately it is Fixed Focus. Because of this images are not crisp-clear. But they are of very good quality and is more than sufficient for me (as a Engineering Student).

The camera is good for taking images in the range 1foot to about 10 meters. Of course you can do more, but its quality is best only in a short range. This is because its a Fixed Focus camera. When there is plenty of light, the images turn out to be very good, but if light conditions are low I prefer to use 'Night Mode' instead of its in-built flash.

The best thing about this camera is that it can be used to get photos of notes/books/newspaper articles etc. It comes very handy for students at times. When taken in a distance about 1 foot, letters are very clear and would even be usable in OCR - for text recognition.

Video
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The video quality of this phone is just stunning for its price. It has a 640*480 video recording capability and it is very clear when shooting ordinary scenes.

But it is not very effective if you are recording on the go (lets say in a car). The view would look blur if a sudden move is done or taken from a moving environment (moving car).

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Conclusion

Ingeneral the camera is awsome for the price. There may be better phones, but no phone would have rigidity and quality for such a low price.

Well-done NOKIA :)

Crash Test : Nokia 3120 Classic

Have you every wondered what would happen if you drop your phone many times?

Unlike any play-boy in the market, Nokia has the hardiest hand phones under its brand-name. Thats the very reason why I go Nokia always.

In contrast, I'd know many people who had their Sony Ericsons / Samsungs / HTCs / iPhones down the garbage after its very first fall (not very rigid). In the other hand Nokia phones are generally rigid and can take a lot of shock, humid and water splatter than any other phone in the market.

So what about the Nokia 3120c?

It is as rigid as any phone could be, but...

There are problems about the camera focusing after a lot of falls. A friend of mine who uses the same phone said me that he had concerns about his image quality after about 40 drops.

I checked the phone my self. Its housing was a mess but the phone was in good working condition. The images didn't also seem to be bad, but I agree that it wasn't in a position to take snap-shots of fine prints (books, papers etc)...

What else you need? A clay brick wouldn't have lasted 40 drops ;)

Themes & Wall-Papers : S40 Nokia

Themes make using the Nokia 3120classic interesting. There are tens of thousands of themes but finding good themes is difficult.

For the last couple of months, I have been able to collect some nice Themes for Nokia 3120Classic (Screen Size 240*320)

It is not possible to post them here because Blogger doesn't support file hosting capabilities. Send me an e mail and I will send you them via e-mail.

Some of the themes I have include good wallpapers and themes on:

Operating Systems:
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1. Vista / 7 (
2. Ubuntu

Nature (True and Computer-Designs)
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1. Water Falls
2. Wild Life
3. Cities
4. Historic Places (Sri Lanka, Australia, India, China, Russia, Iran)

Animals & Pets
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1. Movie Stars
2. Cats
3. Dogs
4. Birds
5. Fish

Weapons & War
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1. War-Ships
2. Fighter Jets
3. Submarines
4. Guns & Tanks

Religion & Related
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1. Islam
2. Christmas
3. Places of Worship

Write to me and I will send them to you by e mail. Tell me what type you are interested in so I need not to send unnecessary files.

Note : There may be delays because these days I am bussy with studies. But I will keep in-touch soon.

Write to : mzjdeen@gmail.com

Organizer

The organizer of Nokia 3120c is equipped with an alarm clock, To-do list, Calendar, Notes, Calculator, and Count down Timer, a Stopwatch, and dictionary.

The calendar
The calendar in this floor is sufficiently good enough for day-to-day activity. For each day you can add multiple types of notes such as reminders, meetings, calls, birthdays and memos. If you know how to use these features properly, it can be used to organize your day.

To-Do List
The to-do list enables you to create to-do notes and organize them according to priority.

Notes
this phone enables you to create multiple notes there are each one is 3000 characters in length. Although the length of the note is not massive, it comes handy and sufficient most of the time.

Calculator
The Calculator has modes “standard calculator”, “scientific calculator” and “ loan calculator” inbuilt to it. The scientific calculator has a large variety of features. It would not be a replacement for an scientific calculator but would come handy when a real scientific calculator is not present.

These are the features that have grabbed my attention. There are many more features and I believe that they are common to all devices that can be called as cellular phones.