Symbian Freeware

Software: A look at some Symbian freeware.

There's a lot of good software that you can buy if you've got a Symbian phone and bottomless pockets. But say you want some good quality freeware applications. Call it a Series 60 (third edition) freeware roundup...

Screenshot 2.5

This little utility needs no explanation. It's used to make dramatic screen captures. Install, open up, and use the Edit button + Joystick key to take a screenshot. Or use a couple other key combinations if you like. Either way, it's easy to use and it works.

smart2go

After Nokia "acquired" mapping software company gate5, everyone figured it was just a matter of time before the market saw some new Nokia GPS phones with the aforementioned company's integrated GPS applications pre-installed. So it was a bit of a surprise when Nokia turned around and released the software as a FREE standalone product with the capability of downloading maps for different states/regions/countries of the world. It wasn't exactly a totally nice-guy move by Nokia as there are some pay-to-use features in the software. But come on, would you want to pay to use your Nokia phone as an in-car GPS device?

Either way, it's win-win for everyone, so grab the software and the maploader.

Download Smart2Go S60 Third Edition Software
Download the MapLoader PC Software

DivX Player S60 3rd Editon

Sure, you can shell out 25 bucks for LonelyCatGames' SmartMovie playing video software. Or you can download the DivX Player for Series 60 Third Edition phones which is a completely functional freeware clone with no restrictions. And when I say clone, I mean looks, functionality, everything.

Whether it's even worth it to watch DivX files on your mobile phone is a completely different matter.

Java VNC

This isn't exactly a Symbian specific piece of software, but the open source VNC client is still pretty impressive considering Java is still the world's crappiest programming language. If you're running a VNC server, use this client to give yourself full control of your computer from anywhere you've got an mobile internet connection.

Download VNC Beta 3.02

Nokia Mobile Search

Nokia scores again with Nokia Mobile Search. Although 2/3 of the application is useless (do you really need a piece of software to search with yahoo or msn?), there's a really neat feature: you can search for anything in your notes, to-do lists, text messages, emails, calendar entries, and contacts. In other words, you can search for anything located in your phone. Pretty neat.

Download Nokia Mobile Search