The Amazing N73

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2009-02-08T07:57:00.001+08:00

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Turn off N73 menu

2008-12-26T21:58:00.005+08:00

How to turn you N73 screen phone from

full of menus to no menu

Its very simple actually, choose Tools, then go to Settings and select Phone. Next select Standby Mode and finally turn Off your Active Standby .... done!

To turn the menu back ON simply turn ON your Active Standby.

Below are some screen shoots and illustrations for easy understanding.

Nokia N96

2008-08-08T21:56:00.003+08:00

Are you a die hard fan of Nokia phone or simply looking for a new hand-phone?

Know this that Nokia will be presenting its new Nokia N96, which represent an exciting step forward in mobile internet & media evolution.

There will be an Exclusive preview of Nokia N96 by Nokia …

Nokia Store @ The Gardens, Mid Valley (Kuala Lumpur)

Date : 20 August 2008

Time : 6:30pm – 10:00pm

Nokia Store @ Pavillion (Kuala Lumpur)

Date : 21 August 2008

Time : 6:30pm – 10:00pm

Be the first to own the new Nokia N96. During this time, invited guest have the privilege to pre-order the Nokia N96 which comes with two free N-Gage games. This exclusive privilege is only applicable upon purchase of the new Nokia N96

Kindly RSVP your attendance at http://www.nokia.com.my/n96ex_pre

Nokia N78

2008-07-06T10:35:00.002+08:00

Here are some Key Features of the new Nokia N78. Go to your nearest dealer and check out the Amazing N78.

• Capture great photos on the 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
• Automatically tag your photos with capture location, upload directly to the web and share them with family and friends
• Share your music with integrated FM transmitter
• Enjoy 24-hour music playback
• Find your destination faster in more than 150 countries with integrated assisted A-GPS
• Surf the web with up to 3.5G of network connectivity or in hotspots with WLAN
• Synchronize your home computer and your N78 automatically with Home Media Solution
• Access the music, photos and videos stored on your home computer over the web with your N78
• Scroll through your media swiftly with Navi™ wheel
• Pre-fitted with a 2GB microSD card

How to format your Nokia N73 phone

2008-06-14T22:45:00.002+08:00

Recently I’ve updated my Nokia N73 firmware from 3.0638.0.0.1 to an updated version 4.0812.4.0.1. The guides and information was emailed to me by Nokia Helpdesk.

Why do it? Well my N73 is not responding very well, sometimes it hangs for no reason. Especially when using the camera and internet browser application.

Before you proceed, please make sure you have adhere to the pre-requisite below

Install Nokia PC Suite in your laptop / desktop
Connect your N73 phone to your laptop / desktop via the Nokia USB cable
Make a full backup of your N73 phone via Nokia PC Suite. Please be advised that the user data (contacts, photos, messages and files) and add-on applications such as Java games or Symbian applications will be deleted during the software update.
Ensure that your N73 phone battery is fully charged

Once you have meet all the pre-requisite then follow this additional steps to starts formatting and upgrading your Nokia N73 firmware.

Download the Nokia Software Updater application from http://www.nokia.com.my/A4759037 the choose Download section
Install it on your laptop / desktop. Please ensure your internet connection is still active during the installation process
Once the installation is completed, the upgrade process will start immediately and try to detect your N73 phone.
Follow the instructions given. Below are some screens shoots for you to get some confident level on the firmware upgrade process

Restoration-process

The restoration process will restore everything that you’ve backup including games, and other symbian OS applications. Those applications will no longer work after the restoration, you will be required to uninstall and re-install it.

Your phone will be rebooted by itself once the restoration is done. Please initiate another reboot by yourself to make sure everything is smoothly running.

Opera Mini for N73

2008-06-01T19:33:00.002+08:00

I’ve installed Opera Mini Beta on my Nokia N73 hand-phone a few months back. It is much easier to use comparing with the default web browser installed.

Opera mini comes with fully customize Start Page. Once the Opera Mini is launch, the start page will be the 1st thing you’ll see. The start page come with …

• Choice of search engine (Google, Yahoo, etc)
• URL box to jump to your choice of URL
• Bookmarks come with 10 shortcuts keys
• It provides URL History

You’ll also be able to change the visual setting and appearance of your Mini Opera browser according to your preferences.

Now I’ve manage to upgrade it to Opera Mini 4.1, it’s much faster surfing with it comparing to the beta version. The upgrade process from current Opera Mini Beta to Opera Mini 4.1 was very easy.

You too can start downloading the Opera Mini 4.1 for Nokia N73 and install it for FREE in your N73 phone. Once you start using it, you definitely will not turn back to the default browser.

Screenshot problem

2007-12-11T18:21:00.000+08:00

When your Screenshot is activated for a longer period of time, let assume for a few weeks. It happaned that nothing will be captured by pressing the edit+ok button. Dont worry, all you need to do is simply deactivate then activate your Screenshot application from the Screenshot option menu. Very easy!

Screenshots

2007-12-05T22:03:00.000+08:00

The picture above is the actual screen of my phone with a picture of my office cubical as my wallpaper.

Screenshots application is very easy to use, once installed you can starts capturing your phone screen by simply pressing edit+ok button as show in the picture above. No need to change any settings but it allows you to change it according to your needs.

Capture your phone screen

2007-11-18T12:29:00.001+08:00

Ever wanted to capture your own phone screen?

Antonypranata have manage to developed it. It is suitable for Symbian OS (S60 3rd Generation) and currently distributing it for free. It enable You to capture screenshot and save it to a file in JPEG, PNG, BMP or MBM format. The screenshot can be sent directly to a PC via Bluetooth or infrared and another mobile phone. Furthermore, you can customize the shortcut key, file name and delay of capturing. It supports continuous mode that allows you to capture screenshot every a few seconds.

The Screenshoot is compatible with: Nokia 3230, Nokia 3250, Nokia 3600, Nokia 3620, Nokia 3650, Nokia 3660, Nokia 5500 Sport, Nokia 6260, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 7610, Nokia 7650, Nokia E50, Nokia E60, Nokia E61, Nokia E62, Nokia E70, Nokia N-Gage QD, Nokia N-Gage™, Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N73, Nokia N80, Nokia N90, Nokia N91, Nokia N92, Nokia N93

For more information on Screenshot, visit Antonypranata. The file can be downloaded at Antonypranata-screenshot, alternatively you can download it from The Amazing N73.

The source code is available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/screenshot-sos

N73 Specification

2007-11-11T21:35:00.000+08:00

General

Network	UMTS / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced	2006, April
Status	Available

Size

Dimensions	110 x 49 x 19 mm
Weight	116 g

Display

Type	TFT, 256K colors
Size	240 x 320 pixels, 36 x 48 mm
	- Downloadable themes
	- Light sensor

Ringtones

Type	Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Vibration	Yes
	- 3D sound stereo speakers

Memory

Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot	miniSD, hot swap
	- 42 MB shared memory

Data

GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD	Yes
EDGE	Class 11, 236.8 kbps
3G	Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN	No
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0
Infrared port	Yes
USB	Yes, v2.0, Pop-Port

Features

OS	Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd edition
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games	Yes + Java downloadable
Colors	Silver Grey/Deep Plum, Frost White/Metallic Red, Black (Music Edition)
Camera	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(CIF), flash; secondary VGA video call camera
	- Java MIDP 2.0
	- Push to talk
	- Video calling and download
	- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
	- Stereo FM radio
	- Voice command/dial
	- PIM including calendar, to-do list and printing
	- Document viewer
	- Photo/video editor
	- Integrated handsfree

Battery

	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1100 mAh (BP-6M )
Stand-by	Up to 350 h
Talk time	Up to 6 h

My Nokia N73

2007-11-11T17:41:00.000+08:00

Thank you to my lovely wife, i now owns a wonderful set of N73 hand phone. Got on on my weeding day. As a return I gave her the K800i. I've been using N73 for nearly 5 month now. So far N73 has helped me a lot on the move.

Updates of N73 and other Nokia product can be downloaded from http://my.nokia.com/A4359376, but first u have to be a registered user. The website also includes tips and trick for you get the most out of your Nokia tools.