Top E71 Online Communication Tools / Apps

Instant Messaging

Fring - interact with friends on all your favourite social networks including Skype®, MSN Messenger®, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®. You can listen to music with your Last.fm friends, check out what each other are up to on Facebook, receive alerts of new Google Mail™ and tailor make your very own fring by adding more cool experiences from fringAdd-ons™.

Nimbuzz (IM Chat & Internet Calls) - Nimbuzz Mobile lets you call, chat, message, and send files on the go, for free. It combines all your buddies from Skype, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk and more. One login, one contact list, all accounts.

Yahoo messenger - the most popular instant messaging service—on your phone. It’s easy to send and receive instant messages anywhere—on any mobile device. So, stay connected, even when you step out, with Yahoo! Messenger on your phone.

Google Talk - Stay connected to your Google Talk contacts right from your iPhone.

Cool IRC - CoolIRC is a Mobile IRC Chat Client designed for Java SE aimed at Mobile Phone communication. It can connect to any IRC server and has most popular features that is available on PC Clients.


Social Networking Tools

Gravity -Gravity is the first fully-featured and native Twitter client for the S60 platform. It supports multiple accounts, Twitter Search, Laconica, Ping.fm, posting of pictures via MobyPicture & TwitPic and wraps everything into a gorgeous looking interface.

Wordmobi (WordPress Client) - Wordmobi is S60 client for wordpress written in Python for Nokia mobile phones, helping you to manage your blog while saving time and bandwidth. Common blog operations, like posting, approve comment, post delete, comments visualization, for instance, are possible using wordmobi.

Blogger Mobile - Post from anywhere! When you send texts to BLOGGR (256447) or photos to go@blogger.com from your mobile device they're automatically posted to your new blog.

Utilities

JoikuSpot Premium - A superb mobile phone software that lets you take control of your WiFi life with one easy to use interface. It also lets you exclusively and securely use your mobile WiFi3G internet in dedicated mode through any laptops or in case you want to share it with your friends or even share it between multiple laptops that you own. It also offers internet sharing through Bluetooth and other similar Nokia software that are available in the market.


Psiloc Hotspot Finder - can find you mobile internet even in hell! Super easy to operate with very powerful LAN connection capacity it lets youto keep yourself connected throughout the world, wherever you are. This is a must have Nokia mobile software!


Official Nokia VPN - software:The official version of Nokia VPN manager is a great tool which can discover and configure a variety of Mobile VPN connections. It is primarily focused towards Europe however, it should work in all major cities worldwide.


WeFi for Nokia - This symbian Series 60 free mobile software can detect and configure internet access points on your phone and more. It has a growing community where other WeFi users are mapping HotSpots on the go for someone else to discover.


Easy Wifi - Even Nokia decided to include easy WiFi as a default built in WiFi finder on the next N-Series and E-Series smartphones. It can automatically grant you WiFi accessibility from your Nokia N-Series orE-Series phones when you simply decide to turn it on.


Handy Wi - HandyWi for Nokia gears you with the power to share online photos andmedia through your “faster mobile internet” on the go. It also lets youaccess and edit Flickr pics (simply use HandyWi APN as your accesspoints default setting) easily using the Free wifi internet.


Whisher - Another community driven web 3.0 smartphones software, Whisher lets you take advantage of true mobility. Also features a simple yet effective interface which most users will appreciate and it also offers dedicated and shared mobile internet connection.

Remote Lock Down the Nokia E71

One of the concerns that I hear repeated often is, ‘What happens if someone finds or steals my phone?’ The concern is definitely valid – we store all sorts of confidential information on our phones, and if someone were to gain access to our phones, they would likely have more information than we would like them to have. No worries, though, the Nokia E71 provides a built-in feature to remotely lock down the device, so that prying eyes cannot access your contacts, calendar, or anything else.

To set this up, you’ll need to go into the Tools folder, and open Settings. From there, open ‘General’, and scroll down to ‘Security’. Click once more to open ‘Phone and SIM card’, and scroll down to ‘Allow remote lock’. When you change this to ‘Yes’, you’ll be asked a series of questions:

First, you’ll need to specify a secret message. This is a word that you will send to your phone, from another phone, in the case that it’s stolen. This should be something unique, that you will remember. You will then be asked to re-enter the same word, for verification.

After that, you will be asked to enter the 5-digit security code (which is 12345). You can change this to a new, custom security code by choosing ‘Lock Code’ above the ‘Allow Remote Lock’ field. This can be any number, and will be the only way to unlock the device, so don’t pick anything obvious, such as 12345 or something. If the thief can guess it, then it was useless.

Once setup is complete, you are secure. In the case that your phone is lost or stolen, simply send an SMS from any phone to your phone, with your secret word in it to lock the phone down. Whoever has your phone will be unable to do *anything* on the phone until they have correctly entered the 5 digit security code to unlock the phone. This code will also be required if they power the phone off, or change the SIM card – there’s no way for them to get around it, so your information is safe.

Of course, this does not help you get your phone back, but at least your private information will be safe.

via E71blog.com

Delete Bloatware / Demo Apps on the Nokia E71

OK, so the first thing you do is install x-plore, from here.

Than after you install x-plore, run it and go to menu->tools->configuration and select the check box next to everything that says “Show”, including system applications found towards the bottom of the list.

Than just go Back and you should see Z: disk. Open it go to system->data->midp2->preinstall and there you will find most of the items in the Games & Apps folder. Here is a complete list of the ones you will find and what application they apply to:

· an529-piranha-js179.jar (AT&T Navigator)

· app-prod-where-E71.jar (Where)

· BrainChallengeVol2DEMONokiaE71EN… (Brain Challenge)

· DEMOCollapseUnitedStatesNOKIAE71… (Collapse)

· mall.jar (MEdia Mall 2.0)

· MobileBanking.jar (Mobile Banking)

· MobiTVNokiaE71ATTTrialen… (MobiTV)

· MobiVJNokiaE71ATTTrialen… (MobiVJ)

· Monopoly.jar (Monopoly)

· MusicID4.0.2Nokiaxxx (MusicID/Shazam)

· mycast5demoacte71.jar (My-Cast Weather)

· remixNokiaE71x.jar (ReMix)

· wikimobile.jar (WikiMobile)

· wpt2attnoke71… (WPT Hold Em 2)

· wvim5en-USes… (Instant Messenger)

· XM-RadioNokiaE71ATTTrial… (XM Radio)

· ypcpiranha_submit.jar (Yellow Pages)

So scroll up and down to select the app you want to uninstall. (Do this to the icons that look like ZIP folders and not all application names.)

Press the left soft key to go to menu->file->open by system and now it will ask to install it over the same one already installed but now install it to your memory card.

After you installed all of them to your memory card, just pop the memory card to your pc or other phone and format it.

Vola! they are gone. However I still haven’t figured out how to remove the SHOP icons. Still searching.

I personally kept AT&T Navigator (I find it invaluable), WikiMobile (seems to be free and useful), and Yellow Pages (another free and useful one for me). I did remove the Instant Messenger application because I have only 200 text messages on AT&T and prefer to use fring or some other client for IM needs. If you have unlimited text messages then you may want to keep this one installed.

All of these items will still be present in that same folder in case you ever want to reinstall them, but at least they are no longer installed on your device and cluttering up the folder structure.

via nokiaexperts.com

How To Conserve and Extend Battery Life

These tips and tricks should help you maximize battery performance.

• Turn off 3G: If you don´t need a fast data connection or the ability to make video calls.
• Turn off GPS: If you don´t need navigation or geo-tagging of pictures.(Tools - settings - general - positioning - positioning methods - disable)
• Turn off Bluetooth/IrDA (Tools - settings - connection - bluetooth - off)
• Turning off WLAN scanning: If you´re not currently looking for a network.
  
• Lower the screen brightness and timeout.
• Keep phone´s FW up to date: FW updates could include better battery management.
• Close unused applications: Try to have as few applications as possible running. The more applications you run at once, the quicker the battery will be drained, so it's a good idea to shut down any applications you don't need.
• Do NOT switch the phone off! (unless you're in an area with no signal for a long period of time.) Booting up the phone takes more power than keeping it in standby.
• Use headphones instead of speakers
• Avoid using the camera flash unnecessarily
• Try to get a good signal. The better the signal on your phone, the easier it is for the phone to connect to a base station and the less power a phone uses during calls. By making sure you have a good signal during calls, texts or internet use, you can make the phone's battery last longer.
• Use Offline Mode (aka Flight Mode) If you're just listening to music or watching a video, and you don't need to take any calls on it, you might want to put the phone into Offline mode.
  

Wildpalm Camera FX Pro - No more bluish tinge, flash / camera sound!

Just a quick add to the apps list. I just managed to get Wildpalm Camera FX Pro v2.60 again. I was using it previously and had lost the app after doing a hard reset.

This app should be used as a total substitute for that horrible nokia camera program that comes with the E71. I use the right soft key as a direct shortcut to this app. It removes the bluish tinge that overcasts most pictures taken with the nokia software, and it has many more advanced features. You can also use your front camera...perhaps as a 'mirror'. Best of all, the annoying flash and camera sound are gone!

Remember, this app also needs a 'hacked' Nokia E71 phone.

The rest of the apps are here.

Best Apps and Programs for the Nokia E71

Here are my favourite Nokia E71 Symbian s60v3 apps and games:

System Utilities

JBak Taskman is a taskmanager which allows you to view the running and hidden tasks, close apps, reboot, clean memory etc...

Kaspersky Mobile Secuirty v8.0.51 has real time scanning of files, phone calls and messages among other things.

S60 Spot On allows you to use your phone as a torch, or keep the screen on while playing games.

X-plore v1.33 is a file explorer that allows you to cut and paste files, read texts, view pictures...an all together, very handy utility!

Ravensoft Battery Extender v1.08 can save your battery life by setting profiles to turn off backlight, key tones etc.

MagicKey lets you remap the keys on the E71, eg. if you want to use the volume buttons to scroll pages. Here are the instructions on how to use Magic Key.

SymSMB 4.00, accessing, copying, sharing any files on your network wirelessly. SymSMB is based on secure, fast and industry proven network communication platform. With SymSMB your Symbian phone turns into network in your pocket. Your phone storage is not limited by the size of your MMC card any more. It is whole network of computers and servers at your fingertip anytime anywhere!

Web Browsers

UCWEB 6, a great little browser that is FAST! and just works.

Skyfire, this browser can play flash and I stream shows on it all the time.

Opera Mini enables you to take your full Web experience to your phone. Faster mobile internet as data is compressed before being sent to your phone.

Ozone 3 is a world-class mobile browser that offers great performance and outstanding mobile browsing experience.

TeaShark renders web pages the same way as desktop browsers. It's no more mobile web with hardly any content. Your favorite sites are the same on your phone and the desktop.

Applications

xelnex lite allows you to automatically (or manually if you choose) record all your outgoing and incoming calls and store them as either as .AMR (Smallest), .MP3 or .WAV files on your phone for easy retrieval. You also have the option of turning off the recording “beep” sound for recording notification.

Stopwatch Plus 1.02 I don't know why Nokia didn't include a stopwatch with the phone, but this is the one I use.

CameraFX 2.60 is a great program to use instead of the one provided with the phone. This allows me to take photos without that bluish tinge!

Multiscanner lets you use your E71 as a scanner! it basically takes a picture of text and does some sort of text recognition to let you save in text!

Joiku Spot turns your E71 into a wifi hotspot. As simple as that.

Profimail is The best mail software around if you ask me.

Youtube has their own software for phones. It's quick and easy to use. Just visit the site with your phone browser to download the software.

Lcg jukebox ... if you ask me, is the greatest music player around, with equalizer.

Smart Movie 4.10 plays standard AVI formatand MP4V and 3GP file formats. Displays your videos in a grid format for easy viewing.

Google Maps for mobiles. It's simple to use and free. Uses the phone gps to plot your location. It needs an internet connection though.

LCG Slick is a messaging program that allows you to connect to msn, aim, icq, google talk, yahoo chat and jabber. it's still in beta, but that means it's still free and I think it's already a great little app.

Twibble...for all you twitterers out there. Twibble is a location aware twitter client. Twitter away!

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