It is 2 weeks already after the big surprise of launching new version of Ovi Maps with free navigation from Nokia.

And as everybody expected, feedback from those Nokia users were very good. Within those two weeks, the number of downloads reach 1.4 million already! (or about 1.15 downloads per second)

It's the success story of free-but-good application. Good job! :)

Now, there are 11 compatible Nokia devices such as Nokia 97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia E52, Nokia E55, Nokia E72, Nokia 5230, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 673 classic and Nokia X6

Source: Nokia Press Release

After weeks of using Nokia N900, I feel little bit annoying that all application icon are stored in the same place "Others". When I want to launch some application, it's quite hard to find the application I want.

But the problem has gone with application named "Catorise". After install this application, N900 main menu was changed and categorized.

 Now it's much easier and user friendly ^_^

To install it, just go to App Manager and install small utility named "Catorise"

 Happy Hacking!!

N97 firmware v21.0.045 has been released and now available over Nokia Software Updater.

To update, plug your N97 in to your PC and launch Nokia Software Updater and then start updating.

Firmware size is around 138 MB so please make sure that you have good enough internet connection.

Unfornately that N97 firmware update is still not available on OTA update.

I do love this wonderful Ovi Store ads. Please take a look. :D

Source: http://dailymobile.se/2010/01/20/video-the-wonderful-world-of-ovi-store/

As you guys might already known that Symbian UI will be redesigned. Here is the Symbian^4 UI concept that just be summited by Nokia on 14 January 2010.

Description:

 The S^4 user interface primary objective is tosimplify the S60 user experience by:

-      renewed layouts (see Butterfly Diagrambelow)

-      context menu support for list items

-      flattened command distribution withelimination of ‘tunneling’ Options commands

-      Applications Library replaces Main Menu

-      four user-facing libraries: Contacts,Music, Photos, Applications

-      Homescreen supports irregularly shapedHomescreen widgets, free placement of Homescreen widgets, and improved move anddelete functions for Homescreen widgets

-      guidelines for autosaving content reduceSave commands

-      improved task switcher minimizes Exitcommands and provides improved visual access to backgrounded ‘continuousexperience’ applications (e.g., music playback, active call, etc.)

-      prompts to users minimized

-      redesigned Control Panel andsettings/personalization information architecture

-      refocused Power menu includes master volumeand vibra on/off controls

-      interaction and layout patterns applied toall applications

Full document could be found here. 

If you have any comment or suggestion, the discussion is opened for this proposal at http://developer.symbian.org/forum/showthread.php?p=14433#post14433. 

- Sittiphol Phanvilai 

I just got the mention that there's available firmware update for N900 this morning.

To update, just install the blue icon Maemo 5. The file is quite big, 21.8 MB to download, so please ensure that you have good enough internet connection. Please note that you also need sufficient battery to update or installer will not start.

What's New? 

 I tried several things in new firmware update. These are the changes that I found:

- Now, you can access web-based Ovi Store already

- Photos gallery app run bit faster

- App Manager UI categories pages is now displayed as icons (so nice, love it)

- Qt application run much better, no display bug on start anymore :)

More change logs could be found here http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2010/01/12/nokia-n900-v44-1-firmware-changelog.html

Best Regards,

- Sittiphol Phanvilai

 Here it come again. The 3rd year of Calling All Innovators contest was announced at CES today.

The contest come with four catagories:

- Eco/Being Green

- Productivity

- Life Improvement

- Entertainment 

The full information is not official updated over website yet but I believe that it will be updated soon. So please stay tuned, and keep visit http://www.callingallinnovators.com/

Source: Symbian Freak, Daily Mobile 

Here is my latest application for smart and nice device like E72. NorthPole is small utility that will turn your E72 to accurate compass. Application also provide full instruction to calibrate magnetometer for the most accurate result it can be.

Interesting? Please download it at http://www.neuvex.com/products/northpole/ . It's all FREE. ;)

Any feedback or suggestion is welcome!

- Sittiphol Phanvilai 

At last, the great event for Nokia Platform Developer of the year like Forum Nokia Developer Conference'09 has already started!

This year, the event come with theme "Unlock the star within You".

2 Keys are all you need!

First session is on the way. I feel wow on many topics especially "4 billion people have a mobile phone globally, of which 1.3 billion are Nokia" and "Nokia is most trusted brand of India for 2 years in a row (2008-2009)" Wow!

If there is anything more interesting, I will report suddenly. Stay tuned! ;)

Live report from Conference, Bangalore, India.

Yesterday I passed the clothes accessories store and found the alphabet laminate plate. So I bought it and sticked it on my blank T-Shirt with the hot iron. And at last, here it is:

Look great? (Please see only T-Shirt, don't look at that man!) I don't know what you think but I like it ^ ^

Need one? It's quite easy to do, I did it in just 5 mins! So let do it by yourself and show us yours!

Sittiphol Phanvilai

You guys may already knew NeuScreen, MultiTouch Screen Engine using Nokia N95, an award winning application in Calling All Innovator. In case you don't know it yet, please see the video below.

Interesting? Good news is it goes Open Source already! You can download source code at http://www.neuvex.com/research/neuscreen/index.php

I'm looking forward to new break-through application built on top NeuScreen. :)

Enjoy!

Sittiphol Phanvilai

I just found this fantastic clip from nokiausa.com and from YouTube. The clip's name is What is an "Unlocked" Device. The clip is simple but you know? I love it much!

I don't know the objective of this clip but I guess that it should relates with huge number of USA users that use locked device. :)

 - Sittiphol Phanvilai

I just finished updating my Nokia 5800 to latest firmware version v30.0.011.

Unfortunate that I still don't have the official change log but after testing it by my own, I didn't see any obviously change but I feel that it's much stable than previous one. However, new version should be better than older one, right? ;)

It's still not available from OTA update and also Nokia Software Updater. I flashed it with Nokia Phoenix software. And as I know, it's already available in Nokia Care in Thailand. So, please contact your local Nokia about this.

Good luck!

- Sittiphol Phanvilai

Hi All,

It's such a long time I didn't publish any video. The word 'busy' is not enough for me for a while. However, I still be able to find some time gap to develop something cool. Here it is, I proudly present my 6th Neu Project, NeuRoom. It's the home appliance control system via Nokia 5800. Actually I have been used it for 2 months already but I just have time to make the video presentation yesterday. It's so useful. Honestly, I like it so much and I strongly believe that wireless home electronic appliance control system via mobile phone will be neccessary thing in the near future for sure. Everything has beed described in video, let's see it.

Cheers,
Sittiphol Phanvilai