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N-Gage games on Series 60 smartphones
Q. Can I use my old N-Gage games on my newer S60 smartphone?Deleting specific phone calls from the Log
Q. I have a particular contact who I'd like to keep a secret. How can I stop calls to and from this person from being recorded in my smartphone's records?Major problems getting TomTom MOBILE 5 to work
Q. I'm having major problems getting TomTom MOBILE 5 to work. I can't seem to get the file and folder structure right. It works OK on my friend's smartphone, although even then the connection to his (non-TomTom) GPS cuts out every 10 minutes or so. I thought TomTom was supposed to be the best sat-nav solution for smartphones?How on earth do I install software?
Q. I want to install games/software and I dont know how. When I connect to the phone via USB cable under Data Transfer, I don't know where to put the files... there are too many folders and everything's too complicated.
How do I add my Inbox to the E61's active standby screen?
Q. How do I add my Inbox to the Nokia E61's active standby screen?Broken Gallery Edit
Q. When I try and 'Edit' a photo on my Nokia N70, nothing happens, other than Gallery closing down altogether. Why does it do this?Do I need a firewall?
Q. On my PC I have the ZoneAlarm firewall loaded all the time, to protect myself against Internet-borne nasties. Do I need to do something similar for my smartphone?How to select non-contiguous items
Q. How can I select multiple items that aren't next to each other in my smartphone's Gallery?Struggles with PC Suite's 'Transfer music' function
Q. I'm struggling with PC Suite's 'Transfer music' function. Tracks seem to transfer very slowly and sometimes don't make it at all.How can I turn off the shutter sound on my smartphone's camera?
Q. How can I turn off the shutter sound on my smartphone's camera?
I was sent a (video) file and it's now in my inbox, but how can I save it to my Gallery?
Q. I was sent a video file via Bluetooth and it's now in my inbox, but how can I save it to my Gallery?
How can I clean up my expansion card?
Q. Is there software that enables me to remove files left behind by uninstalled applications? I'd like to clean up my MMC and free up some space.Why can't I store my images?
Q. I'm trying to use Nokia's PC Suite Image Store facility, to put my photos onto my PC hard disk, but I keep getting 'An error occurred during transfer'. Syncing works fine, so what could be wrong?How can I search through all my information?
Q. I've got quite a bit of information tucked away in my PIM apps, plus other office documents and general files on my Nokia smartphone. But how can I perform a global search for a piece of text? On my old Palm OS handheld, this was possible, is there not an equivalent in Symbian OS?Why do Web, Contacts and Calendar not exit when I use 'Exit'?
Q. Why do Web, Contacts and Calendar not exit when I use 'Exit'? They seem to disappear but then when I look at my running programs in iDesk, they're still there. Not that it's a problem, but I'm worried about the amount of RAM being used unnecessarily.Search Support
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Note: Some of the Q&A in this Support section were written by Steve Litchfield in his PDA Essentials magazine column from 2000 to 2005 and are republished here with permission. In many cases, the text has been revised and updated over that which appeared in the published magazine. In some cases, questions have been reworked from more specific queries on Internet forums, thanks to all who contribute to these. All text is copyrighted to Steve Litchfield, All About Symbian, PDA Essentials and other relevant contributors and commenters.
