A Blast From My Past – Samsung OMNIA HD (i8910)

So, nostalgia of the good old Symbian S60V3/5 got the best of me and I decided to get THE black sheep of those days back into my hands- Samsung Omnia HD. This was THE flagship handset of 09 with top-of-the-line specs and ran oddly on Symbian rather than the old Sammy proprietary OS. Furthermore, the software and app support was dropped officially and ended up in the community’s hands within a year if not less. Interesting, albeit poor notion on Samsung’s part, but such is life. Using Symbian 9.3/4 made up almost majority of my mobile days in the past, so owning one of those handsets once again feels very much at home. Omnia also feels very nice in hand due to its moderate bulk and pretty comfortable-to-hold design. My only gripe is that its coated in glossy and slightly slippery plastic.

8MP camera and that manufacturer-forgotten camera button feel very nice despite that its no longer anything new to me (E6 and SGS2 sporting 8s as well).

I will also do my best to re-gather all of the necessary files such as firmwares, custom FWs, flash tools, hacks, and others. If any of you still using one of these are in need of help, I’ll do my best to assist ya since most forums have been long-abandoned and resources are becoming more and more scarce.

Solavei – New GSM Cell Provider in the US

So for folks like me, who want to enjoy the latest and greatest phones (always GSM) without having to pay upwards of $100 of monthly fees just to have a little bit of mobile data, these guys seem to have the right idea going.

So their deal goes as follows- no contract, $50/month for unlimited calls, texts/mms, and mobile net with 4g speeds up to 4gb of data and 2g hence after until a new month hits. ANY GSM phone can be used, and this should appeal to all the iPhone lovers who overpay crazy amounts on other carriers simply due to brand. Before Sept. 10th, you’ll get free activation and 2 months worth for the cost of 1 month. Else its $50 for activation and $30 for a sim card if you want to use your own phone. They have both standard and micro sims.

Where this gets interesting- their compensation program. Get 3 people to sign up, get an instant cash bonus and $20/month hence after as long as you have at least 3 people under your name. It doesn’t end there though, so for every triplet that you refer and that stays with the company, you get $20 a month. Furthermore, if any one of your 1st tier referees gets a triplet under them, you also get $20 a month. If you sign up for their own social network, you get the perk of connecting with everyone on the network. Neat. Also, you can get their debit card to use your cash bonuses however you want.

So how do these guys plan to pull all of this off? No traditional advertizement. Sounds promising, so if you want to give it a shot, click my invite button on the left side of the page.

A Wifi Webcam You Say? (S60,Belle,Android)

Perhaps 4 years ago when Androids weren’t as abundant, Nokia still ruled the mobile world firmly. Looking to expand my, at the time E71’s capabilities, I found Mobiola Webcam app and PC client combo. It was quite the simple thing, but did really big things at the time- turned a relatively simple phone into a wifi webcam, which cost an arm and a leg at the time. Neat feature since you can move the “webcam” anywhere within your wifi network’s reach and get a pretty clear image (no sound support back in the day, but that’s quite alright).
Nowadays, S60 got replaced with Belle, so new apps had to be hunted down. Plus with Android in the mix, something for that as well.

In my search so far, I’ve found 2 apps that seem to work fairly well: DroidCam for Android and Kinoni EpoCam (Pro) for Belle.

Both work fairly well, especially given that our wifi has gone up to N-band speeds since the good old days. So, if you’re looking to turn your little device into another neat gadget for video calls, look no further than these 2 apps.

Raspberry Pi – HOLY shit!

Read the details straight from the source.

OMFG – Nokia 808 – 41MP Camera Phone

I’m utterly speechless, read for yourselves:

http://www.gsmarena.com/d_dinning_interview_nokia_808-review-728.php

Via GSMArena