Nokia E90 Communicator Blog

FTP is one of the most popular and useful services on the Internet. As a matter of fact, FTP is the fastest and easiest way to upload files to a server. It can be used to exchange files between your computer and your mobile device. Well you know, FTP can be used in all possible ways.



I use FTP for professional purposes and having it on my Nokia E90 Communicator is a must. I already have a number of commercial applications on my Nokia E90 Communicator and you know these applications together can make pretty good money. 20 dollars there, 10 dollars here accrue pretty fast. So, if a freeware software does a decent job, I always (who would not) go for it.


Luckily there is a very good FTP client for all Symbian S60 devices from SIC! Software. The FTP client works pretty well on E90 on the internal screen as well. The software is extremely easy to use, is pretty fast and has demonstrated a decent speeds both in a WLAN/DSL and 3G GRPS networks.

You can download the application from Symbian-Freeware.com.

Recently Skype has released a beta version of an official Skype client for Java phones. The application is available for different mobile phones from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Samsung. By the way, Nick has already written about using Skype on Sony Ericsson in his SE Blog. So if you happen to be a Sony Ericsson user, make sure to check out his post.

When you go to the download section, you won't see Nokia E90 listed there. However, let's not forget that any application that can run on say Nokia N95, can be used on E90 Communicator as well. So, I gave it a try and it worked fine.

There is one caveat though and it is associated with using the internal QWERTY keyboard. In the chatting window you cannot directly type text with the internal QWERTY keyboard. Rather, it opens in a new Java windows. This is a bit frustrating but in all other aspects the software works fine.

I have tried all applications for using with Skype. I had purchased IM For Skype from Shapeservices and have been using it for a couple of months and I must say the application works fine. Also, the application from Shapeservices is a native Symbian application, which is a big plus. However, having an application from Skype is a totally different thing. So, I highly recommend to download the N95 version and use it on your E90 Communicator.

I will be making some screen-shots on my E90 and will do a follow-up post shortly.

Please follow this link to download the application: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/mobile/

Many laptops come with built-in webcams nowadays. My old Sony Vaio had one and I was pretty happy with it. However, I have recently changed to a more powerful HP 8710w mobile workstation laptop. Unfortunately, this laptop does not have a built-in webcam.

I use the webcam occasionally and carrying a separate webcam is not very practical. Because of this, I decided to find a solution that would turn my mobile phone into a webcam. Luckily, there are at least two solutions that will get the job done. The first one is Mobiola Webcam and the other is WWIGO. The former is a commercial application and the later is a free application (WWIGO is at a beta stage for now, but works just fine).

Those applications install a webcam driver in Windows and as a result you can use both solutions in instant messaging software like Skype, MSN or Yahoo Messenger.

If you are up to spending $20 on this type of software, you may wish to go for Mobiola Webcam. If you'd rather use a freeware product, then WWIGO is the way to go.