new nokia N95 firmware 20.0.015 released

This software version includes battery, stability & performance improvements enabling you to run faster and longer - giving you up to three more hours of music (up to 30% increase, from 9h to 12h of music playback). This release also includes a new version of Nokia Maps which provides faster positioning, faster Map Loader, and free 3-day navigation. Free N-Gage demo games are included and other games are available via Download! With the Nokia Music Store now live in the United Kingdom, users can enjoy the convenience of instant over-the-air downloads, regardless of where they are.

After updating your device software to 20.0.015, and restoring your personal data, you can optimise the menu layout by installing the New_Menu_Structure.SIS file. Download and install this file to rearrange your menu layout specifically for SW 20.0.015. Reboot your device to see the menu changes.

the file is only needed if you have restored your configuration after upgrade to the new firmware
When you restore data, it changed the directory structure from the new V20.... structure back to how it was in V12.....
and this file New_Menu_Structure.SIS file recreates the new directory structure.

Nokia N95 games

this is a list of some good games

- Bloxx (JAR file)

all nokia mobiles image

hey this image shows all Nokia mobiles since the start ;)

Nokia N95 and magnetic behavior

i got a magnetic case for my Nokia N95 and i found that every time i move the mobile out of the case i found the screen is horizontally oriented and i see it locking itself
this drives me crazy as i thought maybe the case was pushing some keys although i lock the mobile before i put it in the case (i tried many keys to do this)

so yesterday i observed that it only do this if i put it in one single way
so i thought it's the magetic which do this and i tried it
see the video below to see how magnetic field can do to the Nokia N95


i searched the net and i found a link talking about nokia n95 uses very high magnetic filed in loadspeaker
here
check these pics





i found this post talking about the problem
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=accessories&message.id=6380&jump=true#M6380

Connect to WIFI anywhere

a friend directed me to this new service
Devicescape is a service that automatically connects your wireless device to Wi-Fi hotspots, municipal networks, home networks and office networks. Devicescape enables you to quickly and easily get online without having to configure your device, use a browser, or remember and enter usernames and passwords.
you have to download a client to your device which is available for:

1. Windows XP and Windows Vista notebook PCs
2. Apple Mac OSX notebook PCs
3. Windows Mobile Smartphones and PDAs with Wi-Fi
4. Nokia ESeries and NSeries phones with Wi-Fi
5. Nokia N800 and N770 Internet Tablets
6. Linksys WIP300 Wireless-G IP Phone

for more info click here

Nokia N95 Themes

- autumn


- blackworld


- bluesky


- darkglamur


- dreamyvist


- itrancebya


- redlove


- silverbyal


- sunnyisland


- tropical


- vistaa


- vistabliss


- whiteflower


- skyby

Nokia N95 Softwares

this is a list of some softwares for Nokia N95

- SysExplorer-s60v3
File Manager

- Antivirus
a good antivirus

- best_taskman60_3
a good taskmanager

- lon.Software.MP3.Dictaphone.v1.12.S60v3
MP3 player

- AgileMessengerSeries60_V3-3.86
a good messenger software with MSN support

- blueradar110
Bluetooth utility

- exovirusstop_signed
exovirus information and deletion

- SmartMovie.v3.25
AVI player

- screenshot_s60_3rd_2.45
Take snapshots of mobile applications

- EasyJackv2
Bluetooth activated phones alarm

- J2meMap
a maping system like google earth

- Calcium
a good calculator

- X-plore_S60_3rd
File Manager

- digitalclock3rd_v1_2_signed
a clock and alarm

- MobieGenieE65_v_1_00_signed
Good answer machine

- best_taskman60_3
a good taskmanager

- lon.Software.MP3.Dictaphone.v1.12.S60v3
MP3 player

- AgileMessengerSeries60_V3-3.86
a good messenger software with MSN support

- blueradar110
Bluetooth utility

- exovirusstop_signed
exovirus information and deletion

- SmartMovie.v3.25
AVI player

- screenshot_s60_3rd_2.45
Take snapshots of mobile applications

- EasyJackv2
Bluetooth activated phones alarm

- J2meMap
a maping system like google earth

- Calcium
a good calculator

- X-plore_S60_3rd
File Manager

- digitalclock3rd_v1_2_signed
a clock and alarm

- FaceWarp
play with faces

- windows messenger
windows messenger for N95

- TurboMSNv103
Turbo messenger for N95

New GPS Community in Egypt

While searching for good maps for the N95 i found this site called GPS EGYPT.
i found at the web site GPS software for windows, windows mobile, pocket PC, and windows CE
i contacted them asking for if this software will be available for Nokia N95
and i got the following
"We should have the S60 (Nokia) version available in about 1 week. Please check the website frequently as we are about to release a free trial version."
the site has a forum and some data about the company
so it's a great news for Egyptians needing good maps
and we will wait to see

ICQ on fring

No you can use ICQ on ur mobile using FRING
the new features is :
- fring brings ICQ to your mobile!
- auto-roam into Wi-Fi hotspots
- fring-a-ling along with fringtones!
click here for more info

GPS Maps and Egypt

i have tried the maps of Egypt, it's not that accurate but it has alot of data for some places but for high ways it's not that good
i guess we need maps from other systems and try to add it to N95

Problem of GPS for the first time

i found allot of my friends with N95 having problems running the GPS for the first time
i found that for the first time you have to run Tools --> GPS data in a wide area for about 10-30 mins
till you got a connection then it will be easy to run it again
but take care it may not run in homes and car and the time till it connect depends on the area you are in
some times take 20 secs and some times takes 5 min

Complete Nokia N95 Maps guide

i found this great guide for using the GPS and MAPS with the N95 created by the Symbian-Blog
it has a details about searching, tracking, and route planning
the link is here

Ask Question Here

i found that ppl cant ask questions in the right place so i created this post, so just post ur questions and i'll try to answer it asap

Windows Live Messenger for S60

it's the best MSN application yet ;) it works on all S60 3rd edition devices, and the best thing is that it's FREE FREE FREE
it's a Messender and hotmail client (i searched alot to get my hotmail account on my N95 but i failed) this is the solution that works for me
Instruction
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- download it from Here (updated link for download)
- install WindowsLive.SIS and than dep.sisx

n95 WOM World

Making builtin IM work

at last i find a way in the internet to make builtin IM to work
1- Just hop over to www.yamigo.com and register (click fetch contacts if you want to get them)
2- you will got an email with password and login with them
3- open IM on mobile and define new server with the following:

Server Name: anyname
Access Point: select the one you use to internet.
Web Address: www.yamigo.com/wv/control
User ID: your username
Password: your password

for more info:

http://www.yamigo.com/content/view/17/32/

I'm having problems these days connecting to the MSN either contacts not shown or the contacts is always shown offline, but i dont have problems with yahoo account

New Firmware Upgrade 12.0.013

yesterday i find a new update for my n95
first i run the nokiaupdate tool and it find a new version (about 50mb) then i run it again it found a new firmware update (it's 112 MB strange)
after that the mobile restarted and i lost all i have on it ;)
notes
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- after update i couldnot connect to the mobile with datalink and i found that the default on my pc for connection is not to use the datalink :)
- i have an error on my mobile every time i connect it to my pc and the pc try to get the photos saying "cannot install from memeory card" cannot find solution yet
- upgrade add new applications to download section on mobile like "mail for exchange"
- all the application that i was installed on my memory card did not recognized and i had to install from the start

Nokia N95 reiew

- Camera
specifications (Resolution: 2582 x 1944 pixels, CMOS sensor, Mechanical shutter:1/1000 to 1/3s, Focal length: 5.6 mm, F-Stop/Aperture: f/2.8, Focus range: 10 cm to infinity, Auto Focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, Flash, Red-Eye Reduction)
but can we say that we can leave the digital camera at home and use out n95 one, to answer this i had to take alot of pics with different situation to see (i already got n95 to stop carrying my digital cam with me)
here is some pics to see:

how it work:
open the lens cover and it will bring the camera sw, the thing i liked it will come horizontal and u can use the camera button as u use any digital cam
there is a list of icons in the right that is used for:

• scene mode (auto, user, landscape, close-up (macro, very useful, auto-focus then works down to about 7cm), etc.)
  
• flash mode (auto, on, off, red-eye reduct)
• self-timer, sequence mode (for arty effects)
  
• exposure adjustment (+2 to -2EV at 0.5 step, excellent for shooting important shots on very sunny days)
  
• white balance
• colour tone
• light sensitivity (ISO)
  
• contrast
  
• sharpness (edge enhancement)

the problem with this cam is that it has no optical zoom, i dont prefer the digital zoom as it destroy the pics, so for me if i want to zoom i go near :)
the size of the pics is too big for me so i guess 3 megapixel is enough for me for now

Hints:

1- when downloading Nokia MapLoader and trying to install it gives "program to big to fit in memory
solution: uncompress the exe file "i use winrar" and you get a folder with maploader exe file run it and it will install
2- i used to synchronize my imate with microsoft outlook, now when i got my n95 tried to synch with MS outlook to get all my contacts, i got them with no numbers only the names
solution: not yet
3-you can hard reset N95 by entering the following code *#7370# followed by the default lock code 12345
4- another way to reset N95 by Pressing and holding [3], [GREEN] and [*] while powering on and wait for the hands to join up
5- after upgrading the mobile i tried to upload the maps by nokia maploader but it allways failed with cant find mobile i found on nokia website that 2 things should be done before uploading maps to phone - connect in mass storage mode, and run the map application on nokia once before uploading maps

i just got my new nokia N95

This Blog is dedicated for the testing my new Nokia N95 mobile
if you have any questions just post it here and i'll try to answer asap
Nokia N95 Specifications :
- 5 mega-pixel camera with auto-focus and flash
- 30 frames per second 640x480 video recording
- GPS and turn-by-turn directions
- wireless stereo
- IM clients
- secondry camera for video calling
- MMS support
- VOIP internet calling
- ....
i got my N95 with the latest firmware so i dont have all the problems that is in the old firmwares, my concern is mainly with GPS, battery, and the heat ;)