New theme, new personality, more fun!

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What better way to give your smartphone a new personality and a new lease of life? Lavish a gorgeous new theme on it - go on, you know you want to, and it won't cost you a penny! In this feature, Steve investigates the idea of themes for S60 and UIQ, notes some things to watch out for and suggests the best places from which to download them.

"Unless you're an utter smartphone virgin, you'll be well aware of the concept of 'themes'. Don't confuse these with a simple 'wallpaper', a personal image (e.g. your friend or pet) that can be displayed on your phone's standby screen. A theme is a consistent set of graphics, encompassing wallpaper, title bar/dialog element replacements, status icons and sometimes even replacement application icons. And, once installed, most applications will use some or all of these new graphics. The end result is a smartphone that looks totally different and will be, for a while at least, graphically fresh and exciting.

A full theme for S60 3rd Edition, including replacement icons A full theme for S60 3rd Edition, including replacement icons A full theme for S60 3rd Edition, including replacement icons

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