Mobile Phones

SmartCam turns a Symbian Series 60 phone with bluetooth and camera into a webcam ready to use with your PC. It is open source software, licenced under the GPLv2 and will run on Linux or Windows. There are commercial applications that will do the same thing, but I believe in using and supporting free, open source software whenever possible. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will guide you through turning your N95 into a pedometer using the Nokia Step Counter. [click to continue...]

I covered making your own ringtones from MP3s in a previous article, but for a truly unique ringtone, you can use Open Source (free) audio editor Audacity to record your own homemade ringtones. If you phone allows each contact to have its own ringtone then you can have your kids or friends record their own special ringtone for you and know who is calling without looking at your phone. [click to continue...]

I’ve been looking for a wardriving application for my N95 ever since I got it. I mean hey, it has WiFi and a built-in GPS, so isn’t it the perfect portable wardriving hardware? Luckily today I came across the application I’ve been looking for. It’s called Barbelo. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will guide you through downloading YouTube videos and other media using Download Helper. It also covers conversion of downloaded media to iPod, Nokia N95, or other portable media players. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will walk you every step of the way through creating a ringtone from one of your MP3 files, using the free and open-source software Audacity. Audacity is an Audio Editing tool available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Though this tutorial uses Windows for the exact steps, Linux and OS X users should be able to follow along as well. [click to continue...]

Sometimes you end up somewhere with your laptop where you just can’t find any open WiFi. Luckily you have a Nokia N95 and a USB data cable. I’m going to show you how to tether your N95 to your laptop via USB the quick and dirty command line way, as well as the prettier GUI way. In these examples I am running Fedora 9 and Gnome. [click to continue...]

Sometimes you end up somewhere with your laptop where you just can’t find any open WiFi. Luckily you have a Nokia N95 and a Bluetooth adapter. I’m going to show you how to tether your N95 to your laptop via Bluetooth the quick and dirty command line way, as well as the prettier GUI way. In these examples I am running Fedora 9 and Gnome. [click to continue...]

Considering how the N95 has a built-in GPS and the current version of Google Maps for Mobile supports it, I decided to give it a try. I’m sure we’re all familiar with the main Google Maps site. Google Maps for Mobile is an application written specifically to run on smartphones. [click to continue...]

mConnection is a handy little utility that displays a small window showing your data traffic usage and speed in real time. It stays on top of other windows so you always have this information available at a glance. This can be very useful for N95 users who are on a limited data plan. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to share your Nokia N95s built in GPS with your laptop, in Linux. [click to continue...]

After writing more than a dozen of these tutorials and installing and removing so many different applications, I thought to myself, there has got to be a faster way. WiFi is far faster than Bluetooth and far more convenient than digging for a USB data cable. I have a computer running Linux, I have a wireless network, and the N95 connects via WiFi so why not just run Apache on my computer and point the N95 at a directory on the computer?

I’m writing this tutorial using Fedora 9, but these instructions should be easily adaptable to just about any Linux distribution. Also, you can install Apache in Windows or OS X, and follow along with the steps in this tutorial. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will guide you through turning your Nokia N95 into a WiFi (wireless) access point. No more tethering via USB or Bluetooth. Using JoikuSpot Light, a totally free utility that works well as long as you only need to use HTTP and HTTPS protocols, you’ll be up and surfing in no time. You’ll have to go with JoikuSpot Premium if you need POP3, SMTP, etc. [click to continue...]

During the short time that I’ve been writing these tutorials for Simple Help, I have had many occasions where I wanted to copy files from my laptop to my N95 quickly and easily. Even though I don’t use Windows much, I thought perhaps somebody had written a client for the N95 that will connect to folders shared through Windows File and Print Sharing, so I started Googling around. I came across two such applications. SymSMB is available as a time bombed evaluation version and SMB4S60 is an open source (free) application. Seeing how I’m into open source software, I decided to give SMB4S60 a try, and it works fantastically. [click to continue...]