LBS what? If that’s what on your mind after reading the title of this post, let us throw some light on it. LBS stands for Location Based Services and it’s all the rage in almost every mobile platform today. There is Google’s Latitude, then Foursquare and now the latest fad is Brightkite.

Brightkite has slowly creeped into the seemingly crowded LBS apps on the web and it now boasts of an enviable user base. Further with official applications in Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Symbian, the Brightkite team has ensured that you stay connected to their servers, irrespective of the mobile platform you are loyal to. So what makes this service click? Let’s find out after the break. Read more »

It’s back! Yeah, the best selling 5800 application is back and it’s fully loaded this time, for MMMOOO haven’t only packed the iPhone UI emulator but also their Win7, WinXP, Android and Gaming console emulators in their latest version of MyPhone v2.52.

So what you get for the price of one is not just MyPhone v2.52, but also Win7 v1.0, M1 v1.1, iXP v1.0, iConsole v1.0, and all that just for a mere USD 12.99! If that’s not a dealbreaker, we don’t know what is! If you have been following MyPhone, you would be knowing that MMMOOO have gone beyond just emulating the UI of the iPhone, by including several goodies like the iPhone style SMS with iStyle SMS, customizable icons and options for adding third party apps to the homescreen, games like Memory Deduction and Archery, utilities like Sketchpad, Calendar list and Translation. In short, it takes your 5800 to an all new level by transforming the way you interact with your device. Now, before you head to MMMOOO store, to download this killer app, spare a couple of min for our brief review after the break. Read more »

Feeling like having some cupcake or donut for coffee today? How about some eclairs? You got it right, we are talking about different versions of Android out there in the wild and not any of those mouth-watering desserts. However, if we have already set you salivating, let us pacify by telling you that it’s now possible to get these desserts, sorry these android UIs on our 5800s. Nah, we are not talking about any fancy emulators here, just a well done theme is what we need, and looks like Mandeep has got the right recipe for android desserts on your 5800s!

Android by Mandeep is an excellent imitation of the Android UI and though is nowhere near the android emulator, we reviewed earlier, it has got loads of eye-candy and appeal. Read on for a brief review of this theme. Read more »

Bored of hearing the same cold voice of the voice navigation commands onboard the Ovi Maps on your 5800? How about personalising the voice commands to your very own or downloading one of the many options that Nokia has piled up at their servers? Own Voice is what you need, and we are not talking about your vocal chords but the latest app from Nokia which does very much what it’s name stands for.

Before you head to Ovi Store to get this app and add that personal touch to your navigation experience, we should warn you that there are 54 commands in total, so unless you have like half an hour to spare, you are better of downloading some of the voice packs available within the app. What options do users have and how easy is it to add a personal voice pack? Find out after the break. Read more »

It’s been a while since we saw a really impressive theme from someone other than the BIG TWO of Symbian themes. We are referring to Pizero and TehkSeven ofcourse and the theme that has really caught our attention goes by the name of Blue Pearl by Morkino. They are one of the relatively new theme designers and though this is not the first work we have seen of theirs, this is definitely the best we have seen from them.

Before we move on to our review on this eye-catching theme, we should highlight to our readers that our previously reviewed theme- Earth by none other than Pizero has more than a million official downloads from the Ovi store. A million downloads aside, does the theme from Morkino, has what it takes to stand out among the great works of Pizero and TehkSeven? Let’s find out after the break. Read more »

Remember that brick game which was such a rage in the 90s? Well, gear up for something similar for Zum Zum is one such addictive game, you are not gonna be putting your 5800s down, once you download this game, for it has everything you could ever ask for in a game: addictive gameplay, good graphics and simple rules.

Did we go overboard with the description? We don’t think so, but you can as well see for yourself, when you go through our brief review after the jump. Read more »

How does the idea of having access to all your web feeds in one place sound to you? No, we are not talking about an RSS feed reader but something way beyond that. We mean social networking services as well as web apps, yeah right everything that you wish you could carry with you in one single screen! That’s exactly what Snaptu is all about-a single solution for all your web needs, well almost!

So there is Facebook, Twitter, Picassa, FlickR, Accuweather… We can go on and on but that’s not really what we are here for. We are to see how these services actually fare within Snaptu, and you will find the answer to that after the break. Read more »

How’s the gaming scenario on 5800 looking like for you guys? Well, there have been some popular titles from other platforms like the Asphalt, Prince of Persia etc, which have been bundled in the Symbian package and the hardcore gamer has been kept on his toes for a while. But, off late there has been not much of a movement from big names, but Sonic Jump from SEGA is a welcome change.

When a major game developer like SEGA comes up with a game, you don’t think twice before downloading that game and when they bundle the game as a free download, there is no reason not to get this game on your 5800. But is the game worth a download? Let’s find out, after the break. Read more »

You know when your app store isn’t doing great? When there is an app to suggest the best apps within the app store. iTunes App store has a few of them but now over our Ovi store has seen an entry in this segment of apps. Unlike the ones in iTunes App store, this one comes from the store keeper’s themselves: yeah that’s right Nokia itself has developed and released the topApps on Ovi store, an app which very much lives up to it’s name.

So what exactly does topApps do, other than listing the best selling apps in the Ovi store? Quiet a few other things as well. Find out after the break. Read more »

The good old Google Maps just got better on the symbian version with the update to v4.1. As seen in its clients across several mobile platforms, voice commands seem to be the theme for mobile applications this season and it finally lands on the Google Maps client for the symbian version.

When it comes to voice commands, differing accents pose a stumbling block, as Microsoft learned when it was pitching Microsoft Dictation as the primary speech-to-text add-on for its Office suite. Has Google learned anything from Microsoft’s bitter experience? Let’s find out after the break. Read more »