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One sorely missing functionality on S60 phones is the ability to automatically sync the phone with SyncML sources. I use GooSync to sync the E71’s calendar with Google Calendar and the phone data (address book, notes,… ) with Nokia’s Ovi Service. Having to manually hit the synchronize option to get these services to work.

Here’s where Swim comes in as a saviour. This app is a remote sync timer and allows you to automatically sync these services on a periodic basis. You can download the unsigned application from http://code.google.com/p/bergamot/downloads/list. If you’re on Nokia’s newer N or E series mobile, download the S60 version.

You can’t directly install the downloaded file since it an unsigned file and the phone will complain about the app not being signed. Follow these steps after you download Swim from the download page mentioned above :

• Note down your IMEI number on the phone – Dial *#06# on your phone to get that.
• Head over to Symbian Open Signed Online
• Fill in your IMEI number, Email ID, and select the Swim file (which you downloaded) to upload
• Under the Capability Information in the form just select all.
• Once you agree to the terms and submit the form, you’ll get a confirmation mail. Click on the link on the confirmation mail to start the process of signing the file.
• Once the service finishes signing the app, you’ll receive another mail with the link to the signed download, download this (signed) file and install it on your mobile. Remember to keep a backup of this file, since the download link will work only for a limited time.

Once installed, just open the application. In the application screen you’ll see the Sync points already defined on your phone. All you need to do now is to select the frequency of updates you’d want for each one. Syncing is so much more simpler now.

Links: Swim for Symbian Project Page , Open Signed Online

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Finally a scrobbler for Symbian S60 phones – now you can scrobble what you listen to on your mobile to last.fm. To check if your phone is compatible, head over to a comprehensive list of S60 Phones. You don’t have to be online all the time for your tracks to be submitted to Last.fm. Mobbler will queue up the tracks you’ve played and will send all of them online as soon as you go online and connect to last.fm

Mobbler, Mobile Scrobbler, is a last.fm scrobbler that works with Nokia s60 third edition smartphones. It allows you to scrobble from the Nokia s60 Music Player, both whilst you listen to the tracks or whilst offline to be submitted later.

Link: mobbler, Downloads, Instructions, Other info