If anyone were to ever ask us whats sorely missing in our 5800s, we would say the absence of a powerful media player with extended capabilities that go beyond playing music files and displaying album art. One thing we sorely missing in the present symbian music player is the genre specific shuffle and catering exactly to this need is the latest music app in ovi store- Playlist DJ.

While the shuffle mode of the player is satisfactory for random playback of pre-loaded tracks, an intelligent shuffle tool that can shortlist tracks depending on our mood can go a long way in extending the music capabilities of our 5800s. Does Playlist DJ fill in the void in the symbian music player? Hit the jump button to find out. Read more »

Sudoku, the classic paper based game has been adapted on to our 5800s since long and guess what, it just got better, wait way better! Gameloft have released the updated version of best selling electronic Sudoku game- Platinum Sudoku to v2.

Sudoku as you may know consists of 9×9 grid made up of nine 3×3 matrices. The objective of the game is to fill in the grid such that each matrix has numerals 1-9, such that no numeral is repeated either within the matrix and along that respective row and column. Doesn’t that make up for an exciting puzzle? No wonder the puzzle has a huge fan following and is one of the most popular electronic games in the web today. We have been hunting for that perfect Sudoku client for our 5800s and had adjudged Sensible Sudoku as the winner when it was first launched a couple of quarters ago. Will Platinum Sudoku 2 dislodge Sensible Sudoku from the coveted title? Read further to find out. Read more »

Furtiv! What Furtiv? This is exactly the question that popped into our mind when we first heard about it from our friends over at AAS. Furtiv is a service which adds more artillery to the armor of Share Online and though the service is still in public beta, the lure of linking Share Online with some of the most popular networking services of facebook, twitter to name a few was more than that was needed for us to testride it on our 5800s.

Before we dwell into more details, we should highlight that this service from Furtiv is in direct competition with Pixelpipe, which we had earlier called a “gem of an application” when we reviewed it a couple of months ago. Can furtiv has in it what it takes to beat a powerhouse like Pixelpipe? Lets find out after the break. Read more »

Losing sleep over malware attacks and theft of your 5800? Fret not, for now we have a solution for all your security needs of your phone in the form of F-Secure Mobile Security 5.

F-Secure is one of the most trusted names in the security business when it comes to mobile platforms, where the number of players is very limited. With our smartphones becoming increasingly reliant on the web with carriers now providing seamless connectivity over high speed 3G data access points, malware and virus attacks are not uncommon in smartphones today. Hit on the jump button to know how F-Secure can shield your 5800 from these attacks. Read more »

Yeah thats Nell McAndrews and yes she is sporting only  a 5800 and a pair of sneakers in this shot and no we didn’t switch to covering glamour models in our blog. It just happens that the Lara Croft model of the last decade- Nell took part in the UK Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon held on 11th October in London, donning the Nokia kit comprising of Nokia 5800 Comes With Music loaded with Nokia Sports Tracker.

The London Marathon started from Hyde Park and cover ed some of the most famous landmarks in London including: The London Eye, Marble Arch and The Royal Albert Hall in a 13.1 mile run. Eww! We know thats a lot, but hey joggers gotta see Nell in action too! Read more »

As Indians worldwide gear up to soak in the festivities of what is probably the biggest festival in the Indian Calendar-Diwali, Nokia has decided to join the party in India, where it continues to sell handsets in bucketloads; especially in the entry level and mid level segments. Our very own 5800 is not far behind when it comes to market penetration in  the Indian market.

While Nokia India is offering cash back offers on some of the best selling models (5800 gets an automatic entry here!), Nokia Music India  is offering as many as 100 songs for free to Nokia Music India account holders. Hit on the jump button to know how to lay your hands on DRM protected music on your PCs and 5800s for free. Read more »

Looking for something to keep your grey matter busy these days? Check out the latest brain teaser in town- Brain Tester 24 Pack, a demo version of which is available for free at the ovi store.

While we have been seeing a recent deluge in brain teasers and puzzles in the ovi store, we are yet to see that teaser/puzzle which is not only challenging but also entertaining at the same time. After all we look forward to our phones to have some fun in addition to meeting our communication needs right? Hit the jump button to see if we have finally laid our hands on that killer combination. Read more »

Bored of the Global Race that came pre-installed on our 5800? If you love to get your hands behind the wheel, then Asphalt4 Elite Racing by Gameloft is the game you gotta have on your 5800.

Racing games are one of the most popular genres across several platforms. While the NFS and Forzas have quiet a following in the gaming platforms of PSs and Xboxs, our 5800 is not far behind either. While the GT Racer showed of the gaming capability of our 5800s, Asphalt4 is now yearning for some space in the racing genre of games for 5800. Is Asphalt4, a worthy successor for Global Race? Hit on the jump button to find out. Read more »

Remember that vertical arcade shooter game of the yesteryear’s? We still remember how madly in love we were with this game when it was first available on video game consoles in the 90s. Its been like two decades now and we are still not over this game and thanks to Infinite Dreams, we can now get a feel of this game on our dear 5800.

Sky Force is a direct port of Infinite Dream’s 2006 mobile game by the same name. The developers have not forgotten to optmize the game to match with the hardware capabilities of our Nokia 5800 with accelerometer based controls doing full justice to full-screen gaming. Screenshots and more details after the break. Read more »

Friends, we just picked the winners of another successful contest. Hundreds of you participated enthusiastically in the Abbyy Business Card Reader Contest. Abby Business Card Reader as you know is an amazing application which scans, reads and stores your business cards in digital format in your phone.

The application costs $25 and we are giving away 10 licenses for free to the winners of this contest, thats worth $250. If you participated in the contest, check if your are in the lucky guys list. Read more »