I have been out of town for the last few days and have had very little access to decent speed internet, not to mention scarcity of free time. However now all of that has changed, well apart from the internet! What this period of travel allowed me to do was explore the possibilities of the N81 as a travelling companion.
Am I happy? Yes, but it would be a qualified yes and here is why:

 
Nokia Bets Labs is on a roll. They have updated the Nseries PC Suite, Mobile Web Server and PC Phone in quick sucession and from the look of things, an update for Device Status is coming soon! Read on for details.

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Tong Ren has just updated Flip Silent to v 1.03! The new version brings the following improvements:
1. Alarm Support (snooze, stop) when flipping over!
2. The BIG Active Call bug fixed!
3. Supports for 10 more languages!
4. Better power management, the sensor is stopped ASAP.
Download!
For those who have no idea what Flip Silent is, look here.

 
I have been using the N95 as my primary device for well over six months now. Needless to say I am used to it and also to the new v20 firmware which has made it an almost different phone. Two weeks ago I shifted to the N81 with mixed results. While there were a lot of things that I missed at first, but gradually the gap is getting smaller as I get used to it.
Both devices are based on the same S60 v3 platform and share the same Feature Pack 1. Therefore …

Now this one thing that I hate, missing out on updates to the great applications I have installed on my N95. Just to inform you that emTube has hit v1.0.8 on January 9th 2008. 
As of today, v 1.0.10 is out! The new version brings some stability improvements and bug fixes apart from support for three new languages (Spanish, Bulgarian and Hebrew). It is also now possible to find also videos with restricted content, sort by Relevance, Date, View Count or Rating. An option to “Scan drives for FLV videos” also …

 
I do not have words to describe what I feel. I am supposed to be working on something very important right now, yet I simply cannot get myself to do that! For last one week, I’ve heard more music than I usually listen to in months. I am addicted, its that bad!
The N81 8GB special edition ships with Bose Quiet Comfort 3 noise cancelling headphones in addition to the usual accessories that come with the device. This changes the equation completely. It took me an hour or so to set up the N81 …

 
I am late and I am sorry for the delay! A few days back I had promised I’ll try and do a pictures only post soon but sadly couldn’t keep up with work and hence the delay. But here they are, 81 Hi Res pictures of the beautiful N81 8GB Special Edition. Here is what those pictures cover:

Unboxing

Box Shots

Box Contents

N91 Comparison

N95 8GB Comparison

N91–N91-8GB–N95–N81-8GB

Bose Quiet Comfort 3 Headphones

A few random shots after the break, for the rest jump over to this Flickr Set, Slideshow Here!

 
The theme wizard PiZero has an interesting contest up on his website. We all have this favourite picture, theme or concept on which we wish there was a theme. The DIY solutions like Theme DIY do not do a really good job and the class we have come to expect with great themers like PiZero isn’t simply there.
So this is what the contest is all about, just leave a comment on this post and if after a lucky draw your name pops up, he will:

“I will make a customized theme for …

The two main reasons (apart from the many usual ones) for which I bought my N95 were its multimedia capabilities and the fact that it had an in built GPS receiver.I had always wanted to know where I was while traveling an unknown route in a train or a bus (especially when the train was running behind schedule and the time table could not be relied upon). I wanted to be able to drive around India without having to stop and ask for directions at every crossroads, being able to …

 
I will just let the picture do the talking. Imagine…!
PS: I am working on a pictures only post, hope to put it up in a day!