Nokia Smartphone Hacks

Today's "smartphones" allow users to do everything from email and taking pictures to controlling other computers remotely. Nokia has some of the smartest, feature rich mobile phones available, and our new hacks book shows users of all levels how to squeeze as much as they can out of these little devices. Nokia Smartphone Hacks covers a variety of topics, starting with how to get the most out of mobile service plans. Readers learn how to tweak the smartphone's user interface, take screen shots, use the phone with other devices, access Internet content, use email and messaging, use the camera and multimedia, and access databases and business applications. The book also reveals ways to write advanced hacks with Java and Symbian. Nokia smartphones are capable of doing many clever things. This is the only guide that lets users unlock all of its secrets.

Michael Yuan is an author, developer, and software architect for end-to-end mobile software. He works with all major mobile technology platforms including J2ME, .NET Compact Framework, Symbian, WAP and MMS. Michael is the author of Enterprise J2ME (Prentice Hall PTR) and co-author of Developing Scalable Series 40 Applications (Addison-Wesley). His blog on J2ME can be found at enterprisej2me.com/blog/java and his .NET blog is at enterprisej2me.com/blog/ms. Michael earned a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.

Foreword

ix

Credits

xi

Preface

xv

Chapter 1. Get to Know Your Phone

1

(42)

1. Choose the Right Phone for the Network

2

(1)

2. Pick the Right Class of Nokia Phone

3

(6)

3. Pick a Voice Plan

9

(5)

4. Choose a Data Plan

14

(6)

5. Discover Your Phone's Essential Numbers

20

(2)

6. Check Account Usage

22

(6)

7. Unlock Your Phone

28

(6)

8. Query and Change Service Settings

34

(2)

9. Extend Your Talk Time

36

(7)

Chapter 2. Get Connected

43

(31)

10. Connect Your Phone to the Internet

43

(8)

11. Use Bluetooth to Replace Cables

51

(7)

12. Configure Bluetooth for Windows

58

(4)

13. Configure Bluetooth for Mac OS X

62

(2)

14. Configure Bluetooth for Linux

64

(5)

15. Use the Nokia PC Suite

69

(5)

Chapter 3. Extend and Enhance Your Phone

74

(30)

16. Run Java Applications

74

(6)

17. Run Symbian Applications

80

(4)

18. Run Python Scripts

84

(5)

19. Quick Access to Applications

89

(4)

20. Explore the Filesystem

93

(6)

21. Manage Your Phone's Memory

99

(5)

Chapter 4. Protect Your Phone

104

(21)

22. Avoid Malicious Software

104

(7)

23. Reset and Restore Your Phone

111

(5)

24. Deal with Lost or Stolen Phones

116

(6)

25. Protect Your Remote Data

122

(3)

Chapter 5. Make and Receive Voice Calls

125

(22)

26. Fast Access to the Dialer

125

(6)

27. Put a Face or Tune to the Caller

131

(3)

28. Use Prepaid Calling Cards

134

(2)

29. Use Calling Cards with Your Mobile Phone

136

(2)

30. Make Conference Calls

138

(2)

31. Record a Phone Call

140

(2)

32. Use the Mobile Phone As an Audio Tour Guide

142

(5)

Chapter 6. Exchange Data with Computers

147

(32)

33. Exchange Files

147

(10)

34. Transfer Contacts from a Computer

157

(7)

35. Share Contacts Between Phones

164

(4)

36. Synchronize Phone Data with a PC

168

(1)

37. Synchronize Phone Data with a Mac

169

(3)

38. Synchronize Phone Data with Any Computer

172

(2)

39. Read PC and Mac Documents

174

(5)

Chapter 7. Enhance the PC Experience

179

(27)

40. Connect Your Computer to the Mobile Network

179

(10)

41. A Remote Control for Your PC

189

(7)

42. A Remote Control for Your Mac

196

(10)

Chapter 8. Improve the User Interface

206

(25)

43. Change Sound and Alert Settings on the Fly

206

(4)

44. Automatically Switch Profiles

210

(2)

45. Customize Ring Tones

212

(4)

46. Customize the Idle Screen

216

(6)

47. Change the Font

222

(2)

48. A User Interface for the Vision Impaired

224

(1)

49. Develop and Use Themes

225

(6)

Chapter 9. The Mobile Web

231

(50)

50. Browse the Web

232

(9)

51. The Mobile Web in Bite-Size Chunks

241

(10)

52. Find What You're Looking For

251

(1)

53. Create a Mobile Web Site

252

(11)

54. Make Phone Calls from Web Pages

263

(6)

55. Read Blogs and RSS Feeds

269

(3)

56. Post to Your Blog

272

(5)

57. Host Your Own Mobile Photo Blog

277

(4)

Chapter 10. Email and Messaging

281

(47)

58. Type on the Small Keypad

281

(5)

59. Send Email the Easy Way

286

(5)

60. Send and Receive Email on Your Phone

291

(9)

61. Manage Your Mobile Email

300

(4)

62. A Mobile Gmail Gateway

304

(4)

63. SMS from a Computer

308

(4)

64. Make Use of Alert Services

312

(3)

65. Search Google Via SMS

315

(4)

66. Mobile Instant Messaging

319

(9)

Chapter 11. Mobile Multimedia

328

(33)

67. Enhance Mobile Phone Photos

328

(5)

68. Edit Movies on the Phone

333

(2)

69. Share Mobile Movies

335

(4)

70. Edit Movies on the PC

339

(4)

71. Play PC Video Clips on the Phone

343

(5)

72. Play DVD Movies on the Phone

348

(3)

73. Monitor the Real World

351

(3)

74. Play Digital Music

354

(3)

75. Record Audio

357

(4)

Index

361

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