The Unofficial N95 User’s Manual

A guide to the smartest phone on the planet.

Archive for August, 2007

August 25, 2007

Use Morse Code to Send SMS

Back when I had a Nokia 6682, I had access to an awesome freeware app that let you use Morse code to tap out your text messages. It’s never been updated to S60 3rd so I decided to make my own using Flash Lite.
Now some caveats: I don’t usually make applications of any sort, which [...]

August 23, 2007

Decay Clock! Flash Screensaver

I wanted to test the Flash Lite environment on my N95, so I dug through my old Flash files from back when I was doing web development and found an animation that I was able to convert. I added a little clock functionality to it and packaged it as a Flash screensaver/application for the N95. [...]

August 21, 2007

MOSH != Napster (or BitTorrent, Limewire, etc.)

Oh noes, I wuz busted! This morning I received a polite but short email that said, in very clear language, that the MOSH bosses had removed the game I’d uploaded to their server because I didn’t own the copyright on it. They also wrote that if I did it again, they’d close my account.
I was [...]

August 16, 2007

Nokia Launches MOSH to Share Mobile Content

It’s no secret that Nokia usually does a half-assed job of providing cool downloadable content for its customers. There’s usually one cool game, a few trial apps, and then the mysterious “Download!” application, which never seems to get updated. If you’re willing to search, you can find their other free games (the ones pre-loaded on [...]

August 15, 2007

AllAboutSymbian Examines the TV Out Capabilities of the N95

S60 uber-site allaboutsymbian.com has spent much of the summer examining every single potential use of the TV Out capabilities of the N95 (you just plug a headphone-style jack into the headphone port and then plug the other ends into your TV’s composite input ports). Most owners probably overlook this feature because it opens up [...]

August 13, 2007

Add-On Game Pad Lets You Use Real Buttons

One of the most glaring design flaws of the N95 is that, while it has full gaming capabilities under the hood, it has a horrible button layout that almost guarantees you will launch other applications or somehow exit or pause your game multiple times per session.
SmartGamePad (www.smartgamepad.com) ($80) is an add-on Bluetooth device that lets [...]

August 10, 2007

How to Find Your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)

Many applications now ask for your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number in order to authorize a license. It’s easy to find–just type the following code with your keypad:
*#06#
Here’s how to read the IMEI, if you’re really interested (and no, I don’t understand half of what this means):