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(Via IntoMobile)

Previously, I featured Google Search App for S60, which is a standalone client application for Google Search. Unfortunately, the shortcut in the idle menu works using Pencil key (a.k.a. Edit key) only. What’s the problem? Many S60 devices don’t have Pencil key any more. What to do then?

Don’t worry. You don’t even need Google Search App. What you need is your current Web browser. Don’t you know that you can launch the default Web browser by long pressing “0″ key? If you set Google Search as the default home page, you’ll get similar result as using Google Search App. Follow the step-by-step instructions below.

• Launch Web browser.
• Select Options | Settings | General menu.
• On the Access point section, select the access point you want to use.
• On the Home page section, enter http://m.google.com/m.

• Exit Web browser and you should be ready.
• On the idle screen, long press “0″ key and you’ll be directed to Google Search home page.

Bonus Links

• Featured Freeware - Google Search App
• Launching Web Browser Using 0 Key
• Top 5 Shortcuts on S60 Devices

It’s just last week, I posted about the lack of mobile application for Share on Ovi. Now, you can use Nokia Share Online to upload your media files to Share on Ovi.

Click here to see the tutorial of using Nokia Share Online and Share on Ovi

Click here to download Nokia Share Online 3.0

After downloading Nokia Share Online 3.0, you have to activate Ovi service. It just means entering your user name and password. It’s that easy…

After that, each time you take picture, you can just select “Post to ovi” icon (see screenshot below). You can select the icon from Camera or Gallery application.

Update (11-Feb-2008): Note that not all countries are supported by Shares on Ovi yet. Please see the list of supporting countries at this page.

Update (12-Feb-2008): Not sure if everybody else has the problem with geotagging. I noticed that the current Share on Ovi does not import geotagging information (tagged using Nokia Location Tagger) properly yet.

About 1/2 year ago; it was not easy to play YouTube videos on our S60 devices. Now we have several client applications available; some of them even even support saving the video to our device.

I am going to discuss are three YouTube applications that I think are the best. All of them works have common features, such as:

• play video in full screen,
• search videos,
  list popular videos,
  find related videos.

emTube - The Best

• In my opinion, emTube is the best YouTube client so far.
  It uses standard S60 user interface.
  You can save the videos to your devices.
  It supports accelerometer on N95 and N82. When you rotate your device, the video is also rotated.

Click here to download emTube

MobiTubia - The Champion

• MobiTubia is the winner of OpenC competition that was held by Nokia last year.
• It has similar interface to Nokia’s Video Center. It runs mostly in landscape mode.
• Sometimes, I have a problem with the sound (skipped sound) -> may be only me?

Click here to download MobiTubia

YouTube Mobile - The Official

• This is the official client application provided by Google.
• It is a Java application; so you can expect a slow performance.
• It is integrated with your YouTube account; so you can upload your videos.
• I have a little bit a problem with this application. Sometimes, it is trying to connect to data connection (via cellular network) although I have explicitly chosen WiFi connection.

To download YouTube Mobile, point your web browser to http://m.youtube.com

Bonus Links

•  Featured Freeware - emTube