Streaming video from mobile phone sounds like a complex task. you need to record the video, upload it to the internet and then share it. Qik is one of my favorite application, click on one button and the E72 streaming live video to the internet!

Navigate from your Nokia E72 to  http://m.qik.com and download the application. It also can be found in OVI store.

When running the application for the first time there is a need to create new account if you don’t have one or login to an existing account. for now on your are ready to stream live video include audio or to record videos offline and upload them later.

Click on the middle navigation key to start recording/streaming video, the video can be found at http://qik.com/<your username>

Public (Click on #5)-  anyone can see it on the above location

Private (Click on #0) – Only confirmed users can watch your videos.

The option menu provide additional features:

Geolocation – geolocation tagging, from a city level through street level and the maximum accuracy level of track live level which allows automatic updates of you location while streaming. When this features enabled a map of the location video was taken displayed on the Qik site.

Audio – Mute audio /un-mute

Share – Sharing the video using SMS to send hyperlink, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, using qik site and additional applications.

Go Offline - Record videos in offline mode.

Settings Following settings supported:

Camera – Select front or back camera

Optimize for – Choose Minimum delay or higher video quality

Quality – Choose Low/Normal/High depends on your internet connection

Access point – Internet connection settings,

Share location – geo tagging off or other options I mention before,

Record in background - By default when applicaion on background it stops recording/streaming here you can change this behavior.

Connection – Choose whether Qik connects to internet by default, stays offline  or ask your permission to go online.

Ovi Store offers also premium version for 5 euros. I didn’t purchase it, I don’t like to pay for application I can’t test before purchase.

Mecanto provides service that allows access to personal music files from anywhere using web browser or Nokia E72 (Other mobile phones supported as well). Once Mecanto application installed on PC (Currently only Windows supported), the application uploads all music files to Mecanto web. From now on personal music files can be  accessed using Mecanto’s player for Symbain S60.

Installation Procedure

1. Go to http://www.mecanto .com and register
2. Download PC application and install it
3. Once Mecanto application runs on the PC an icon displayed in the taskbar. Right-click on the icon and their choose folders Mecanto should scan and upload music files from. It’s also possible to connect to ITunes (I didn’t try this option)
4. Uploading of the files can take several hours or more.
5. Navigate to http://mecanto.com/ms or use the attached barcode from your Nokia E72 browser and download the application.

It is very easy to use Mecanto player on the E72, type username and password and now you can access all your music collection. The music can be played according to Albums, Artists, Genres, Tracks or files order on the original PC. It is also possible to create play lists.

The Mecanto player allows all standards functions such as play, stop, pause, shuffle and repeat.

Important Notes:

• Mecanto supported music files: mp3, m4a, wma, ogg
• Currently there is now limitation on the number or size of music files that can be uploaded to the site,
• Linux and MAC OS users will need to upload files manually using web browser.
• During playback the player access the internet constantly, make sure you are connected using WIFI or you have internet bundle to support heavy internet traffic.