Mobile Diva Darla Mack has posted about Nokia’s New Year Eve party to be held in 5 cities and guess what, one of them is in Mumbai. Thanks Darla! for the awesome info. I’m definitely going to the party when I visit India this december. Anyone else going to the Nokia New Year Bash?

Nokia New Year’s Bash (Mobile version)
SOURCE: Darla Mack

I’ve been working on creating a comprehensive list of freeware applications for S60 3rd edition phones. The list has gotten pretty big now and I try to update it as frequently as I possibly can. So if you have any suggestions or if you want an application to be added to the list, do leave me a comment or send me an email.

As I was looking at the specs for the Nokia 6086 on gsmarena I came across the term “UMA” listed in its specifications. A quick search revealed that UMA stands for Unlicensed Mobile Access. Also known as GAN (Generic Access Method), it allows for roaming between GSM and Wi-Fi networks. A nifty feature, if you ask me. I’m looking forward to seeing more phones from nokia with UMA support.

Member rivvah from HowardForums has posted a comprehensive list of s60v3 product codes for various Series60 3rd edition phone models. For example, my N91’s code is:

N91 RM-43
0535291: English, Chinese

The part “RM-43″ can be obtained by pressing *#0000# on your S60 phone. The number “0535291″ can be found under the battery. The languages can be found in the Menu under Tools->Settings->Phone-> General.

This guide serves as a great resource for people who buy unlocked phones from retailers which sell imported phones. It allows a person to verify if the phone given to him has the correct firmware or if its firmware has been changed/modified. For example, A Nokia E50 RM-170 with a product code of 0534465 must be an Indian BLACK edition. So if you find a phone with that product code, but different languages in it, you can be sure its firmware has been modified. Please do note that though the list is fairly extensive, it is not complete. The N91 code I posted above is not on that list. However, it is a great resource, definitely bookmarked for future use.

The Nokia E50 blog has posted live pics of the recently released E50 Metal Black Edition. The phone looks amazing! I’m seriously considering buying one for myself. Black really looks good on the E50.