Press Release
August 29, 2005
Nokia Smartphone Hacks: Mini but Mighty SmartPhone Powers Mobile Computing
Sebastopol, CA--"Smartphones are not only our smallest computers, but also
our most connected computers," says author Michael Juntao Yuan. His new
Nokia Smartphone Hacks (Yuan, O'Reilly, US $24.95) shows readers how to
trick out their Nokia smartphones so they are more productive and more fun
than ever before.
A Nokia smartphone is much more than a voice communications device.
"Today's Nokia mobile phone is a voice, text, and multimedia
communications hub, a personal information manager, a web browser, a
multimedia entertainments center, a game console, and an extensible
platform for new applications," says Yuan, a mobile alpha geek who knows
how to make the best and most efficient use of each and every Nokia
smartphone feature.
"In terms of computing power," says Yuan, "a typical smartphone in 2005 is
roughly equivalent to a top-of-the-line PC in the middle 1990s in terms of
both CPU speed and memory size." But unlike any desktop or laptop, the
smartphone can be connected to the Internet all the time, and it can
interact with the world around it through its camera, voice recognition,
and traditional phone keypad. With impressive storage options and a host
of networking protocols, a smartphone is the only mobile computer people
need.
Whether they want to use their smartphone as a lifeline while on the road
or just as a way to spend time more wisely while waiting in lines, readers
will want to customize it, add features to it, and make it work better
than ever. For everyone who wants to make the most of mobile technology
and unlock their Nokia's full potential, Nokia Smartphone Hacks delivers
innovative, powerful hacks for:
Choosing the right Nokia phone and service plan
Connecting to the Internet and to nearby computers
Finding, downloading, purchasing, or even writing their own programs to
extend and enhance the functionalities of a smartphone
Avoiding (and, if necessary, recovering from) viruses and malicious
programs
Protecting personal information (and their phone bill) if a smartphone is
lost or stolen
Making and receiving voice calls more efficiently (including speed
dialing, recording conversations to digital files, and using calling
cards)
Exchanging and synchronizing data with Windows, Mac, and Linux computers
Using a smartphone as a data modem to provide Internet access to
computers anytime, anywhere--and even to control computers remotely
Customizing the smartphone with desktop backgrounds, personalized
ringtones, profiles, themes, and more
Browsing the Web and even developing a mobile web site, using mobile
portals and search engines, and posting to a mobile blog from a
smartphone
Sending and receiving email and mobile messages on the go
Taking (and sharing) great photos and video clips with camera phones
Playing MP3 music and DVD movies on a Nokia smartphone
With these clever, time-saving tips, tools, and secrets, smartphone owners
will quickly go from being casual mobile phone users--those who (gasp!)
use them only for voice calls--to mobile computing wizards.
Additional Resources:
Nokia Smartphone Hacks
Michael Juntao Yuan
ISBN: 0-596-009615, 408 pages, $24.95 US, $34.95 CAN
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