101 Cool Smartphone Techniques : Covers Series 60 Phones from Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, Panasonic, Sendo, and more! [Paperback]

Dean Andrews (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764579428 | ISBN-13: 978-0764579424 | Publication Date: February 21, 2005 | Edition: 1st

Here’s how to get as smart as your phone

Your Series 60 smartphone is one really cool gadget. Here’s how to take advantage of 101 reasons why they call it “smart.”

This is no boring user’s manual, but the key that unlocks tricks you never guessed your phone could do. Find out how to blacklist unwanted calls, set your camera features on “fast draw” so you never miss a shot, create your own ringtones, send video, encrypt data on your phone, install and remove software, and so much more.

• Get expert advice on buying a smartphone, configuring it, and transferring data from your old phone
• Send automatic text message responses to callers
• Replace your phone’s wallpaper with your own images
• Create an e-book you can read on your phone
• Quickly locate files and multimedia
• Super-size your caller ID
• Use shortcuts to fast-forward, rewind, or play back vodeo
• Connect to your PC via Bluetooth or infrared technology
• Lock your memory card and back up data stored there or in your phone memory
• Open Zip files on your phone

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About the Author

Dean Andrews works in Nokia's Mobile Phone Division, where he delights in uncovering new ways to use these exciting devices. The author of Windows 98 Hints & Hacks and a former tips columnist, he has also penned feature articles about mobile computing for such publications as PC World, Macworld, and The Web Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (February 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764579428
• ISBN-13: 978-0764579424
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,367,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Computers & Technology > Mobile & Wireless Computing > PDA & Smartphone Guides

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book!, February 23, 2005

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Ken (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 101 Cool Smartphone Techniques : Covers Series 60 Phones from Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, Panasonic, Sendo, and more! (Paperback)

I'm a corporate IT professional and smartphone user. I've been looking for a Series 60 smartphone book as a basis for training our staff and helping them become more efficient. For the longest time there was nothing...and then I discovered this. I can't express how happy I am with this book. It's much more than a "Missing Manual." In fact, it's incredibly rich and useful, and the add-on applications it covers illustrate how to get even more "smartness" from smartphones, a point that the manufacturers haven't yet adequately communicated to the general public. Superb book!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNBELIEVEABLE!!!, February 22, 2005

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Mick Jones "Mick" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 101 Cool Smartphone Techniques : Covers Series 60 Phones from Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, Panasonic, Sendo, and more! (Paperback)

I saw this book last week at a tradeshow in Cannes, France (3GSM World Congress) and I was blown away. I never realized the extent of how similar to my Windows PC my non-Windows smartphone (Nokia 7610) is! The book outlines cool tricks like copy/paste and also gives tips on applications users can buy and install to their phone after they begin using it. Believe me, the price is minimal for the value included in this book!