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Released Vagalume 0.6, a Last.fm client for Gnome and Maemo
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/vagalume

Changes:
* Freedesktop tray icon (Gnome only, thanks Mario Sanchez)
* Notifications support via libnotify (Gnome only, thanks Mario nchez)
* New feature to update the status of several IM clients: Pidgin,
Telepathy, Gossip and Gajim (thanks, Tim Wegener)
* Gettext support (thanks, Alejandro Piñeiro)
* de, it, fi, gl, es, es_MX, pt and pt_BR translations (see
TRANSLATORS file for details)
* Set the current language when selecting a Last.fm radio, so the
name of the radio appears translated.
* New setting to disable confirmation dialogs
* Help messages for all configuration settings
* New D-BUS methods to change the volume level
* Support for changing/disabling the audioconvert GStreamer element
* vagalumectl script to control Vagalume from the command line
(thanks Mario Sanchez)
* Commandline switches to change GStreamer elements
* Support for osso-backup, cud and rfs (Maemo, thanks Xabier R. lvar)
* Disconnect Vagalume when the Nokia N8×0 is being shut down (thanks
Xabier R. Calvar)
* New play/stop/skip entries in the Actions menu, with shortcuts
* Big 64×64 icon for the menu in IT OS2008
* The password entry no longer has autocap mode (Maemo only)
* Dim the “Add to playlist” button after using it
* Don’t download the album cover when the window is not the topmost
(Maemo only)
* Increased HTTP timeout. Set a timeout in all HTTP calls
* Support for computing MD5 sums using GChecksum from glib

Upgrade from the Application Manager on your N800 or download direct from the project page https://garage.maemo.org/projects/vagalume

View screenshot of new IM settings on N800 - HERE

Are you fed up with Opera Mini always asking you for the network connection when you first connect?

If the answer is YES, well read on.

You can setup Opera Mini in the Application Manager to automatically connect to a network connection of your choice. Go to ‘App. Manager’ and select ‘Opera Mini’, now select ‘Options/Open’and you will be presented with the Open Settings. Select your ‘Access point’ from the list and set the ‘Network access’ to ‘Always Allowed’.

NOTE: You can also set Messaging, Application auto-start, Connectivity, Multimedia, Read user data, Edit user data, Positioning, Landmarks and Authentication.

Google Reader for iPhone
http://www.google.com/reader/i/

Last night I’d mostly tested the iPhone version of Google Reader on the N800, but been using it most of today on my N95 8GB and I must say I really really like it.

If you click the FEEDS button you”ll see all your TAGS folders and can then select an individual SUBSCRIPTION or view all TAGS items. Two great benefits of the iPhone version are you can show UPDATED or ALL items (handy to view items you’ve already read) and you can mark ALL items read or mark items shown on screen as read (Very very handy if you have 1000+ items and want to mark ALL read).

When scrolling through items in your subscriptions the iphone version shows you the header and a short description, if you click on the item it will show you the full message on the screen (click header again closes) and from there you can go to ‘See orginal’, ‘Share’ or Keep unread’. I did wonder where the ‘Starred items’ starred icon disappeared to, its still there, but not viewable on the N95 8GB for some strange reason, just click to the left of the message header and you will turn the star yellow.

The best thing about this iPhone version is the speed, its much faster than the ordinary mobile version and looks way better as well.

PLEASE! PLEASE GOOGLE! Don’t restrict this when it comes out of beta to only iPhone users, this is a great update for the N95 8Gb or the N800/N810.

UPDATE: Another tip from Rita El Khoury over at symbian-guru.com is to change the Zoom Level to 75% for better viewing (Just press # key to reduce the zoom and * key to increase). 

UPDATE 14/05/08: Just noticed you can see your friends icon for all their posts if you are viewing ALL ITEMS, see HERE for image example.

Opera have now released a final version of Opera Mini v4.1 (v4.1.11313), just point your web browser at http://mini.opera.com and download the new release.

Everyone seems to have went bloody iPhone crazy and wants to develop iphone enabled sites, well Google are no differnet and have launched a Google Reader page for the iphone at http://www.google.com/reader/i/ but all us Nokia N8×0 users can use it and enjoy it as well, give it a try and see what you think. gerrymoth thinks its a tad faster than the ordinary google reader page.

Just been informed by nokiAAddict reader IanC that the 3uk firmware for the N95 8GB has been updated to v20.0.016. Now I just update my phone has week to Euro1 v20.0.016, because I had problems with the new Nokia Maps Beta v2.0 installation, so I don’t know if I can be bothered reinstalling again to see what 3uk will give me? Unless they supply a new version of Skype app with chat I think I’ll stick with the Euro1 version.

So for all those scared to mess with the product code, update your 3uk firmware and enjoy a more stable browser and built-in auto-rotate.

Following on from the Nokia Sports Tracker, its one for all those Steps fans, no not the cheesey pop band, the exercise steps.

Nokia Step Counter
http://www.nokia.com/betalabs/stepcounter

Just testing I can use the Shozu application to post directly from my N95 8GB and include images or videos.

I installed the new version of Nokia Maps over my existing v1.2 I originally had and everything in the phone has ground to a halt or very slow snails pace. The only way I could get the phone to work again was pull the battery and then power back up. I’ve got functionality back on the phone, but if I launch Maps again it just does the same thing.

I’ve got the latest firmware AND I installed the correct version on my N95 8GB before anyone says anything.

Be warned, before you try.