Tuesday, 27 January 2009

S60 has been hacked once again!


Finally. It's happened, my friends. All of you with 'unhackable' firmwares, read on.

None of this would have been possible without the great work by DeltaFox and FCA00000!

What you'll need:
-A strong certificate, like the ones that OPDA give out. If you don't already know how, check out my guide HERE on how to get one.


*Please read through the instructions atleast once before starting the procedure*

Download THIS zip file and extract it to your computer. Open the 'HelloOx' folder and sign every sis file within the folder.

1)Install 'HelloOX.1.03.Unsigned' to your phone's internal memory. If you're getting any certificate errors during the installtion it either means that you haven't signed the application or the certificate you used isn't good enough. Remember, OPDA provide the correct certificates.


2)Open HelloOx from your phone's Applications folder


Wait until it tells you that it's finished (takes about 1 minute).


If you wish, you can uninstall HelloOx once it's finished.

That's it. You're done!


If you have a Feature Pack 2 device for example a N96 or N85, you'll need to sign your unsigned applications with the certificate and key files in the archive named 'Leftup_CertKey' which is inside the HelloOx zip that you downloaded.

If you have a preFP2 device like the N95 or N73, you can now enjoy installing unsigned apps without ever having to worry again.


Enjoy!

Sunday, 18 January 2009

Full black Nokia N96 now in the shops


Do you remember Nokia's 'maps on Ovi' announcement during 2008? No? The image above is from the announcement. It features a N96 with an all-black housing -- hot. Since then, nothing more has been said by Nokia on a black N96...

The Carphone Warehouse is now offering the black N96 to customers who are willing to sign away 18 months of their mobile life to O2, despite there being no official acknowledgement of a black N96 from Nokia.


Is this all too little too late, though? Can a black version of the N96 decrease its alarming returns rate?

Saturday, 17 January 2009

How to: Record close-up videos with Nokia devices


Nokia's Nseries devices are arguably the best phones for video recording available on the market today. With most devices recording at 30 frames per-second and in VGA resolution, it's easy to understand why there are so many 'vloggers' with an Nseries phone. Unfortunately, none of Nokia's devices have ever really been able to get the detail required by many when trying to record something close-up... Until now. Read on for a rather primitive solution from Georgije of Symbian-Freak!

To get macro video recording on your phone, just hit the back of it(or wherever the camera is) with moderate force!

Hitting your device in this area should work.

This only seems to work on Nokia devices with mechanical shutters. I've gotten very pleasing results with both the N73 and N95.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for any damage caused to your device. Remember, these phones contain sensitive electronics which may cease to function if you're not careful!