Tomtom Navigator 8 for Omnia i8000?

Okay, I've seen a lot of Omnia i8000 users who used Tomtom Navigator 8 to work on their PDAs and most of them were having problems. I tried it with my Omnia i8000 and here is what I can say. First, Omnia i8000 is not on its compatible deivces -- only i900 was listed there so it could really take some modifications with your device.

Camera Problem Again

After fixing the problem of my omnia 2 regarding its camera issue, now I am back facing the same problem. I don't what Samsung is doing about this issue but this is really getting irritating. Of all the good apples out there I got the rotten one. I'll try to find the solution and post it here.

Touch Shell

This is one hell of an application and it was installed properly and it worked with Omnia 2 as well. but it has some bugs (dunno if it is phone related). You can try and maybe it will work properly, I heard there are a few people who are really satisfied about this product. The only thing is, it is still on its Beta version but still it looks very promising. Goes well with Touch Themes (that's a different story).

Opera Mobile 10

So far, among the browsers made available for Windows Mobile Applications, Opera stood out among them. I have tried and it is a great browser and works great with Omnia 2. There are 3 types installation you could choose:

• Opera Mini
• Opera Mobile Touch
• Opera Mobile Keypad

The Bible Surfer Review

Okay, I have tried this wonderful application for PocketPC and it is working really great. It's currently working with my Omnia 2 and works with HTC HD2 too. You may download and install the required CAB files for .NET CF 3.5 and SQLCE 3.5

One of the must applications I must install in my smartphone.

My Omnia's Out of the Hospital!

At long last. My Omnia 2 is out of the service center. The upgrade firmware that pop-outs whenever I use the camera is gone for good. At first, they thought it was a software issue so I told them to look carefully coz I found the same issues in the internet and the only solution is to replace a chip or something in order for the camera to work. And when I got it, they told me that they have replaced a chip inside.

I checked if it is working in every possible situation and found the camera working great. Yes, I love my Omnia 2 once again.

My Omnia 2 was Confined!

It is currently under going a repair. It is the only solution I found on the camera problem I have - Check here for the story. Anyways, I still love my Omnia 2 and as proof I am making a new blog for images I took using my other digicam and including from Omnia 2. I'll get back my Omnia probably next week - Monday or Tuesday. Yes, that is how slow the service is in Samsung - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Omnia 2: Please Update Camera Firmware

Before I upgraded my Omnia 2's OS to WM6.5, I am already having problems with my Omnia 2's camera. The error was "Camera Sensor not detected' I think - I already forgot. I thought after it was updated to WM6.5 it will be fixed but I was wrong.

After installing the WM6.5 update the error changed to - Please Update Camera Firmware.

So have you encountered this, if you did and you have solved it please let me know. I will do the same thing as soon as I solved this issue on my Omnia as well. Thank you very much.

UPDATE: (March 1, 2011) - I have searched all over the internet for the best solution for this and sadly there is no other way but to bring your device to Samsung Service Centers. If you are in Saudi Arabia, you'll find the service centers on the link). 

Asphalt 4 Elite HD Review

Features (may vary by handset):

• 10 dream cars & bikes including the Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari F430 Spider, Nissan GT-R, Ducati 1098.
• Race in 6 of the world's hottest cities: Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, Shanghai, NYC, Dubai, Paris.
• Amazing 3D graphics providing breathtaking speed sensations!
• Tune your rides in your own luxury garage!
• Enjoy 5 extreme racing modes such as cop chase, drift, and beat'em all.
• Adapt your driving style to the weather conditions: Can you control your car under heavy rain?

Carnival Land Review

Gameloft's Carnival Land is one game you must try if you are an arcade lover. I remember going to arcade shops and wondering how those thing work or how they are played. I thought it could be more fun if I knew how to play them before I put my token and actually play it. Now, I know how to play those games but I think I'll stick with this game.

Features

Microsoft's Marketplace

I haven't upgraded my ROM to WinMo 6.5 so Microsoft's Marketplace is not yet installed in it.

Marketplace is an application for Windows Mobile (6.0 / 6.1 / 6.5). If your pocketpc is upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5, you don't need to download this application - it's there already. With Marketplace, you will be updated of the latest Windows Mobile applications on the market. There are useful applications you buy and there are also FREE stuffs all available at your fingertips.

Samsung Service Centers in Saudi Arabia

Since I am located in Saudi Arabia, I'd like to help all those poor lost souls in case they have problems with their Samsung mobiles. I hope this helps everyone, most specially people living in Saudi Arabia. I'll try to re-arrange this sometime. It is quite a mess since I just copied and paste it here.

Facebook Application

Microsoft has launched a Facebook Application for all Windows Mobile application. The current version is v1.0.0.7p. Tested it with Omnia 2 and it is working great.

With this application, you can upload pictures and videos directly from your mobile. Get in touch with your family and friends and also a great way to organize all your online friends.

Nimbuz: Never Loose Contact

Nimbuzz Mobile lets you call, chat, message, and send files on the go, for free. It combines all your buddies from Skype, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk and more. One login, one contact list, all accounts.

See who´s online and where, call/group-call, chat/chatrooms, offline messaging, send photos/music/video, voice messaging.

Xperia 2's Experiment 13: Review and Download

I took and grab this entry out of my other blog since this post is more related to this blog. Sony Ericssons Xperia 2's packed game Experiment 13 was ripped-off and is now playable to other Windows Mobile phones. I am currently playing this great game using Samsung Omnia 2 and it does also work with my wife's HTC HD2.

Windows Mobile 6.5 on Omnia 2

Here is a quick peek of Windows Mobile 6.5 on Omnia. Now I have something to look forward to. I hope they release the WinMo 6.5 for our country.

Update: I brought my device to the service center to fix the camera issue and they fixed my camera and upgraded my device's OS to WinMo 6.5 - Yes!

Omnia 2's Commercial Ads

This is the Omnia 2's great commercial ads.

Games That Work!

Here are the games that worked and how I rated each.

Cool Games - highest obtainable rank

Experiment 13 - Is a puzzle game. You have to help the main character to go out of each maze by jumping, rotating the environment. A very entertaining game, try it.
Carnival Land - another addictive game with lots of mini-games.

Okay Games - acceptable
Collapse Chaos
Scrabble
Ferrari GT  - After playing the IPhone version I felt disappointed playing this without the G-Sensor option.

Crayon Physics - it's a cool concepts but I don't feel entertained at all.


Not Cool Games - do I need to explain more?

Hero of Sparta - boring.

Scrobble v1.1 - not like Scrabble
Prison Tycoon - boring.

Not Yet Played But Worked!
Prince of Persia 2.0
Tiki Towers 

Next will be reviews.

Games That Don't WORK!

Here are the games that didn't work with my Omnia 2 (i8000). If you checked out the games that suck, you should check this list as well.

If ever a game listed here worked in your Omnia 2, please inform me what you did to make it work.

The list of games were tested under Windows Mobile 6.1.

Tower Defense - too bad, I liked it in HTC HD2
G. I. Joe v35.2.11 - it worked with HTC HD2 though and it SUCKS!

Games That Suck!

I will be updating this articles as I encounter games that really suck to my taste buds, so be sure to check it out before downloading the game you found here.

Okay here are the games that really SUCK!

Spore Origins

Omnia 2: Changing Language

If your phone came with a different language pack that you don't speak, of course you will wonder "How the hell am I going to change its language?". I got the same problem when I first got my phone. Here is a quick help.

1. Press the cube.
2. Press the settings (cog like button, check helpful images below.)
3. Look for a puzzle like button on the menu and press it, it is the "General Settings".
4. At the bottom menu, you will see "Samsung TouchWiz UI" - it's not it. Choose above it, it is the language setting. There are three choices there - Local language, English, English + Local Language Input. Choose the middle one. It should show an english message confirming your selection, choose "YES".

Enjoy your new Omnia 2.

Helpful images:

Hardware Reset for Omnia 2

Okay, here is the setting for you to hard rWaaaeset your Omnia 2 (or I8000).

1. Turn it off.
2. Press the lock and volume up button. They are both located on the sides of the phone.
3. While you are still holding the volume up and lock button, press the call and hang-up buttons at the same time. You should be seeing a format confirmation message.
4. Press call button to format or if you are not yet ready to do that, you can always hang-up the call to cancel the format.

Alternative Step:

Master Reset of Omnia by DialPad
You can also key in the following code to the dial pad to do a Master Reset *2767*3855#
WARNING: There is no confirmation here so if you are unsure don't use this. It is also not wise to save this in your phonebook.

Hope this helps.

Omnia 2 Complete Features

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Size	Dimensions	118 x 59.6 x 12.3 mm
	Weight	123 g
Display	Type	AMOLED resistive touchscreen, 16M colors (65K effective colors)
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
		TouchWiz 2.0 UI Proximity sensor for screen auto turn-off and ambient light sensor Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate Handwriting recognition
ound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		3.5 mm audio jack DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Practically unlimited
	Internal	2/8/16 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, mobile blogging
	Video	Yes, 720x480@30fps
	Secondary	VGA videocall camera
Features	OS	Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5
	CPU	Samsung S3C6410 800MHz processor, dedicated graphics accelerator
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Opera Browser v9.5
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM recording
	Games	Yes, 3D interactive games + downloadable
	Colors	Black, White, Pink
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; navigation application
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		Photo editor, video editor DivX / XviD / MP4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player MP3/ e-AAC+/ WMA / WMDRM / OMA DRM 2.1 player Find Music service Media Gate 3D Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer) TV-out Mobile Tracker Noise cancellation with dedicated microphone Business card scanner Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Battery	Stand-by	Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Misc	SAR US	0.59 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.17 W/kg (head)

Reference: GSMArena.com

My Omnia 2

I'll be featuring Omnia 2 updates here and share some of my wallpaper collections, software, game freebies and make reviews of the licensed software/games I have tested. I'll also be featuring some of the mis-adventures so check it out as well so everyone can benefit some of my mistakes by NOT doing it.

So visit my blog again sometime for Omnia 2 updates.