One thing I find irritating about my Nokia N73 is the way the “You have 1 new message” popup doesn’t give any clue about who the message is from. The only way to find out is to open the message, or to cancel the popup and look in my inbox.
Yes, I know, it’s incredibly minor and petty, but admit it – you find it annoying too.
S60Ticker might be what I am looking for. This app runs in the background and – whenever you receive a text – displays a tickertape with the incoming number or contact name and the beginning of the message
Screen position, colours, font and duration are all configurable and there is a development kit available which holds out the possibility of plugins to display other info such as RSS feeds or news alerts.
S60Ticker is freeware from here, but unless your German is up to scratch you should go here for a Google Translation. Executive summary – install this (the main app), then this (the control panel).
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