Archive for November, 2009

Mobile Heist Cyber Monday Deal: 50% Off at Tube5800 Store

Missed out on some black Friday deals? Fret not, we at Tube5800 are giving you a good reason to celebrate after the Thanksgiving weekend. Welcome Cyber Monday with another shopping extravaganza as we are offering no less than 50% discount on 10 of our best selling applications at our exclusive Tube5800 store.

Now that one great deal to… Continue reading

Review: Topups247- The Name Says it All

If you are on a pre-paid plan, you would know the frustration of running out of credits in crunch situations and if you dare to use pre-paid SIM while roaming, credits run out faster than you can empty a tequila shot!

Looks like there is just a solution for this problem; only if you happen to be in UK though. Supported… Continue reading

Theme Review: Maemo Arena for S60 5th Edition

No, nobody has ported Maemo 5 to our 5800s (yet!) but symbian theme designer Mandeep and FoneArena have released Maemo Arena, a symbian theme heavily inspired by the UI elements of Maemo 5.

Now only if some hacker would port the Maemo 5 OS to the 5800s, would we get the features like kinetic scrolling… Continue reading

Dictionary Contest: 10 Lucky Winners Announced

Yeah its that part of the week, where we announce the winners of our Tube5800 contest.

As you guys know by now we are offering 10 licenses for Mobisystems’ dictionary/phrasebook of your choice and just in case you have forgotten, winners can chose one from 68 dictionaries/ phrasebooks. We know you would like to have more than one but at… Continue reading

Mr.Snake- Things You Need to Know About Protean Snakes

Have you ever seen a live snake? A scary sight for most of us but they are pretty harmless creatures, if left on their own. However if you are hitting the jungle trail over a weekend for a camping trip, you better have some basic info about snakes and related first aid.

You must be wondering why we are lecturing… Continue reading

Gameloft Giving Away 10 Free Games for 5800s

Yeah, you read it right! One of the best known names in the mobile gaming industry- Gameloft is giving away as many as 10 top end games for free for a limited period of time.

Gameloft may be riding high on popularity charts in the symbian gaming community as well as its dominance in other mobile gaming platforms including the iPhone but… Continue reading

Nokia’s 6700 slide and 7230 make up in price what they lack in excitement

No one’s going to accuse Nokia of going after the high end, the fanboys and girls, or the fashionistas with its latest pair, but they’ve got at least two things going for ‘em: 3G and blowout pricing. Starting on the left, the S60-powered 6700 slide marks a distinct break for the company, shedding its tradition of Xpress-on cover compatibility for permanent… Continue reading

Nokia’s 6788 for China Mobile hops across the Pacific for FCC meeting

The 6788 looks just different enough from any other Nokia in the lineup that you might find yourself with an irresistible, inexplicably urge to own one (or destroy one, depending on your disposition), but unless you happen to be within earshot of a China Mobile outlet, you’re probably going to be out of luck. Of course, that leads to the obvious questions… Continue reading

Spotify Arrives on Symbian Devices including 5800

Spotify, one of the better known music streaming services on the mobile platforms has now landed on our 5800s (yeah finally!). The service which has been doing the rounds in the iPhone and Android communities now completes the full circle when it comes to support for different mobile platforms with the newly announced symbian support.

As with… Continue reading

TwitBreeze- Lightweight Twitter Client for Nokia 5800

Twitter is one of the most happening networking services today and tweeting has caught on to the imagination of most of the net savvy crowd. With 3G/EDGE services becoming more a necessity than luxury these days, mobile devices are increasingly being used for tweeting. There are a number of twitter clients available for 5800 and TwitBreeze is one of the… Continue reading