The Nokia 5310 Xpressmusic may be a sleek handset, but it's nowhere near as slick as the Porsche 911. The Porsche is a true design classic that you can't fail to recognise.

We've made a theme of the car to give your Nokia 5310 Xpressmusic a full Porsche 911 makeover. Even if owning the car may be a dream, you can still take it wherever you go with this theme.

It includes several shots of the car driving around, plus a great MP3 ringtone of the Porsche's engine revving. Keep on saving, readers.

Follow these instructions to get the theme working on your Nokia 5310 Xpressmusic:

1. Download the file porsche_5310.nth to your PC or Mac by clicking on the link below
2. Then use the supplied USB cable or set up a Bluetooth connection to transfer the theme file across to your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic handset
3. You will them be prompted that a new theme has been received. Click on Apply to install the theme
4. If you want to change the theme back simply go to the main menu, click on Settings then Themes then choose the theme you want to change to

Download the Porsche 911 theme for the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

Jack Bauer is not a man to be trifled with. Jack Bauer knows no fear. Jack Bauer will save the day, even if it means he has to wince away some pained tears several times in one day. He's just that kinda guy. Celebrate Jack bauer with this 24 theme for the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic.

This 24 theme features several promotional poster wallpapers plus Jack Bauer in one of his trademark action poses. The 24 seasons are all compulsive viewing from start to finish, so why not keep the 24 spirit between episodes by putting the man himself on your phone.

Follow these instructions to get the theme working on your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic:

1. Download the file 24_5310.nth to your PC or Mac by clicking on the link below
2. Then use the supplied USB cable or set up a Bluetooth connection to transfer the theme file across to your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic handset
3. You will them be prompted that a new theme has been received. Click on Apply to install the theme
4. If you want to change the theme back simply go to the main menu, click on Settings then Themes then choose the theme you want to change to

Download the 24 theme for the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

You can set up a security code to lock your keypad in case your locked phone opens in your pocket and calls one of your contacts, annoying them and potentially running up a huge bill. The code will also stop a thief from using your stolen phone to run up a huge phone bill before you can alert your network provider.

To set the security code, click Menu > Settings > Phone > Security keyguard. You'll be prompted for the Security code. By default this is 12345. Enter this and press OK. Select On and click Select to see the message 'Security keyguard activated'.

Now when you lock your phone you'll see the message 'Keypad locked with security code'.

When you next unlock you'll be prompted to enter the security code. Type your code and click OK to activate your keypad.

Changing the security code
Of course, if any potential phone thieves are reading this, they'll now know the default security code is 12345.

To change the security code, go to Menu > Settings > Security > Access codes > Change security code. When prompted, enter your current security code and click OK. The enter your new security code (a PIN between 5 and 10 digits in length), click OK and enter the new code again to verify it. Click OK and you'll see the message 'Security code changed'.

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is geared up for a great music experience, with a range of tune-playing features to maximise your listening pleasure.

As well as dedicated music controls built into the 5310 XpressMusic's casing, there's some excellent music player software, a generous amount of storage on the supplied MicroSD memory card, and good quality earphones in-box.

You can load up the phone with all your favourite music and arrange it exactly how your want it. Just like a standalone music player, you can create and manage your own playlists quickly and easily. Below we show you how it's done...

Note - if you're using the 5310 XpressMusic as part of the Nokia Comes With Music service, you'll find that you can create playlists on your Comes With Music PC software before copying tracks to the phone. However, it's also quick easy - and often convenient - to compile them on the phone itself.

Creating playlists

1. From the phone's standby screen, scroll down to highlight Music player (Figure 1). Press Select.
2. Scroll down to highlight Playlists (Figure 2). Press Open.
3. Highlight Create playlist (Figure 3). Press Select.
4. Now give a name to your new playlist by typing in an appropriate title using the phone's numberpad (Figure 4). When finished, press OK.
5. A message appears saying that a playlist has been created, and asking if you want to add content to your new playlist (Figure 5). Press Yes.
6. You are taken into the Music menu, with the usual selection of categories displayed (Figure 6). You can add individual tracks either by going through the category folders to find it, or you can select groups of tracks by highlighting and selecting an artist, album or even genre or video. You can select as many tracks as you like before saving your playlist, by scrolling back and forwards through the menus as required.
7. In the Music menu, scroll to the category you want to choose from. Press the central navigation pad to select (if it's All Songs or Videos it will be Open, for any of the others it will be labelled Expand) (Figure 7).
8. At any point as you go through the menus, you can add a track, album, artist or genre by pressing the Add option (the softkey at the bottom left of the display) (Figure 8).
9. As you go in to a category, you can scroll up or down to refine your selection (whether it's artist or album name, genre, etc.). Press Open to go further into a particular folder.
10. Scroll as necessary until you see what you want to add to your playlist. Press Add and it will be added (note - the softkey option changes to Remove, indicating that the item has now been added to the list) (Figure 9).
11. Continue scrolling through the list you're in, highlighting and pressing Add whenever you want to save something to this playlist. Press the the navigation pad left and right options to go backwards or forwards through the menus to get to other albums, artists or additional categories.
12. Continue to add tracks to your playlist until you're ready to save the complete playlist. If you've been choosing individual tracks, press Back to get to the category list (Figure 10). Press Done (the softkey under the bottom right of the display).
13. A message appears: Content added to playlist: [your playlist name] (Figure 11).
14. Your new playlist appears onscreen (Figure 12). To listen to the playlist, press Play.

Changing and reordering playlists

1. If you want to reorder the playlist playing order, press Options. Highlight Organise list (Figure 13). Press Select.
2. Scroll to highlight a track you want to move. Press Move (Figure 14).
3. The track highlighting changes colour onscreen. Use the navigation pad to scroll the track up to where you want it to appear on your playlist (Figure 15). Press OK.
4. Repeat this procedure until your playlist is in the running order you want. When complete, press Done (Figure 16).
5. A message appears asking if you want to Save changes? (Figure 17). Press Yes.
6. You now return to your playlist. Press Play to play, or Back to return to the Playlist menu.

In the Playlist menu you can play any playlist by highlighting it and pressing Play. If you want to make changes to a playlist, scroll to highlight the playlist and press Options. The list provides options to open and edit the list (as described above), add tracks to the playlist (as outlined above), and to delete or rename a playlist.

Music is the central feature of the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, with cracking built in tune player software, and an excellent array of in-box music features.

As well as its easy to use music player gadgetry though, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic has another very entertaining extra inside - an FM radio.

It's simple to set up and use, enabling you to tune into your favourite stations at the touch of a button. So as well as playing all the tracks you've loaded on to the phone, you can check out new music, follow live sports, catch up with news or listen in to chat shows.

You'll need to plug in a headset or earphones to act as the antenna for the radio, but once you've tuned in, you can listen either through the headset or via the phone's loudspeaker.

A number of radio stations can be stored, and you can automatically search for stations, scan through them until you find the one your after, or input the frequency directly if you know what it is. You can also tap in the name of stations you've stored, while the phone also supports RDS (Radio Data System), which automatically displays information from the tuned in station.

Using the radio is simple. First make sure the headset is plugged in.

Setting up the FM radio

1. From the standby screen, scroll down to highlight Radio. Press Select (Figure 1).
2. You will be asked if you want the phone to Search automatically for all available stations (Figure 2). Press Yes.
3. The phone will start automatically tuning in across the frequency range and storing stations (Figure 3).
4. The stations will be listed numerically in frequency order (Figure 4). You can now rename stations or change the order in which they're listed (see below).
5. To simply get to the radio without making changes, press Back.

In the radio function, the central navigation D-pad or side music player controls can be used to change channels (Figure 5).

The up/down controls or the forward/rewind music controls can be used to change stored stations, while the D-pad's left/right controls can be used to go forward or back through frequencies in 0.05MHz steps. The central navigation select button or music player play/pause button can be used to turn mute off or on too. You can also use the phone's numberpad to select the stations by their stored numbers.

You can also play the radio in the background while using other functions. Simply press the Back button several times, and you'll go back through the menus until you reach the standby screen. Details of the station you're listening to will be displayed on the screen (Figure 6).

• By scrolling down the screen to highlight the radio, you can change stations, by using the navigation D-pad to scroll left or right (Figure 7).
• You can get straight back to the radio interface by pressing Select.
• You can switch off the radio at any time with a long press of the Call End button.

Adjusting settings

There are a number of options you can use for saving stations, renaming channels, setting new frequencies, searching all stations (useful if you're moving around different areas and want to get stations tuned in locally), switching RDS on or off, and turning on the loudspeaker option.

• From the Radio screen, press Options to see the list of radio options you can adjust (Figure 8).

Renaming stations

1. If you want to rename stations, in the Radio Options sub-menu, scroll down to highlight Stations (Figure 9). Press Select.
2. Scroll down to highlight the station you want to rename (Figure 10). Press Options.
3. Scroll down to highlight Rename (Figure 11). Press Select.
4. Type in the new name you want to use (Figure 12). When you've finished, press OK.
5. The station's new name will now be displayed on your list of stations (Figure 13).

Swapping station order

1. In the Radio Options menu, scroll down to highlight Stations (Figure 9). Press Select.
2. The list of stations appears (Figure 13). Press Options.
3. Scroll down to Organise (Figure 14). Press Select.
4. Highlight the station you want to move (Figure 15). Press Move.
5. Scroll up to the number where you want the station to appear in your list (Figure 16). Press OK.
6. When you're finished moving stations around, press Done (Figure 17).
7. You are asked if you want to save changes (Figure 18). Press Yes. Your station position has now been reordered.

As must-have gadgetry goes, the Apple iPhone has been the most lusted after - and hyped-up mobile ever seen. Now you too can get a taste of the iPhone's iconic style and enjoy its oh-so desirable look without having to spend hundreds of pounds or lock yourself into a cash-sapping 18-month O2 contract.

All you need to do to introduce some iPhone style to your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is to download and install this excellently designed Apple iPhone theme.

The iPhone V theme from aerion has been ingeniously designed to give your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic a distinctive iPhone look and feel. Wallpapers feature authentically rendered icons and iPhone styling, while your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic can answer to that unmistakable iPhone marimba-rhythm ringtone.

Full instructions for installing the iPhone V theme come as part of the download, along with a selection of alternative iPhone wallpapers.

Download the Apple iPhone theme for the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic (6.6MB)

Read our Nokia 5310 XpressMusic review, and find out more about the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic here.

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic comes with a useful web-based application waiting to be installed - Nokia's WidSets. WidSets uses mini-applications called widgets to deliver your favourite web content to your phone without you having to browse the internet.

WidSets widgets bring together web feeds from numerous sources into one easily scannable screen. You can get updates on blogs, eBay bids, news and information, share pictures, check out your local weather updates or get games to play - all on yoru 5310's screen.

Once you install the WidSets applications and choose the widgets you want, the widgets appear as small, clearly labelled panels on the WidSets application main "dashboard". You can scroll sideways through a set of widgets that can range from well-known sites like BBC News, Flickr, Wikipedia and YouTube to numerous blogs covering everything from sex to tech. And the number of WidSets widgets is growing rapidly, with many mainstream online players already represented.

The WidSets application is compatible with a wide range of mobile phones from many manufacturers, not just Nokia phones. You can find a list of compatible handsets here. You can download WidSets for free to many handsets, and you can manage your WidSets widgets online too at www.widsets.com.

It's also relatively easy to create new WidSets widgets, we've been reliably informed; we'll have a go at Know Your Mobile in the not too distant future...

Here, we'll show you how to use the WidSets Installer application that comes pre-loaded on the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic.

How to install WidSets from the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

Press the Menu option from the standby screen (Figure 1).

In the main menu, scroll to highlight the Apps icon and press Select (Figure 2).
Scroll down to highlight the Collection folder and press Open (Figure 3).
Scroll down to highlight Installer and press Open (Figure 4).

The Installer application will give you the option of finding out more information on WidSets or to download the install package. Highlight the panel labelled Download install package from web and press Select (Figure 5). The 5310 will now connect online to the WidSets mobile download page.

Highlight Download WidSets and press Select (Figure 6). Details of the WidSets application download will appear onscreen (Figure 7). Press Accept. The download will take a number of seconds, the time depending on your network coverage (Figure 8).
You will be asked: Open file now? (Figure 9). Press Yes.

You have now installed the WidSets application. Now you must register as a new user (unless you have already done so previously on the WidSets website). Highlight Start here and press Select (Figure 10).

Once you have read and are satisfied with the terms of service and other small print, press Accept (Figure 11).

In a few seconds, WidSets will load up onscreen (Figure 12). You can start scrolling across the widgets on the "dashboard" using the navigation pad. A few widgets are already set up for you on your dashboard, with their names in the panels (Figure 13), but you can add many more to suit your tastes.

Highlight any of these you want to view and press Open. In this example, we've highlighted the BBC News widget and pressed Open. The BBC News headlines appear (Figure 14). Further information on each item is available by simply scrolling down to the item heading and pressing Open (Figure 15). To go back, simply hit the back option until you're back on the WidSets home screen.

You can view more details about WidSets by highlighting the Start Here panel and pressing Open (Figure 16). Or you can explore the range of widgets available by highlighting the Library panel and and clicking Open (Figure 17). The Library provides a list of what you can add to your preferred display of widgets.

You can search through lists categorised as popular, best-rated, latest, categories, and so on, or you can search for a widget by name. Other suggestions are presented on an icon carousel at the bottom of the screen. Highlight the category option you'd like to look under and press Select (Figure 18).

Scroll through the lists. When you find something you might like, click Open (Figure 19). Details are presented onscreen. Add the widget to your dashboard by pressing Pick (Figure 20) or press Back to return to the previous list. A pop-up message tells you when a widget has been added to your dashboard (Figure 21).

You can keep adding widgets to your dashboard as you like by continuing to search and picking them. To get back to your WidSets dashboard, press Back a couple of times. You can then highlight your new widgets and click Open to view them (Figure 22). You can get back to the WidSets dashboard by pressing Back.

To exit the application, press Exit on the WidSets dashboard.

WidSets password
Note that when you initially start the WidSets application, temporary login details - user name and password - are generated and stored automatically. These can be found by pressing Options and selecting the Welcome option in the WidSets application (Figure 23).

These are listed below the welcome message (Figure 24), and allow you to personalise your WidSets account online at www.widsets.com.

Most mobile phone users are familiar with changing the ringtone on their phone, or swapping the wallpaper image on their standby screen.

But on may phones, including the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, you can also change the whole look and feel of the phone quickly and easily by changing the phone's "theme". A theme is a self-contained package of elements to customise your phone that can include wallpapers, screen savers, backgrounds and colour schemes for menus, and even the alert tones used by the phone. A theme may not change all elements, or it could change them all, depending on how it's been created and the phone it's designed for.

By changing themes, you can alter the whole personality of the phone in one go. You can download themes for you phones over the air and from numerous online sites. These can range from abstract designs to themes based on favourite movies, TV shows, stars, football teams, places - and practically anything else you would want to adorn with. There's a huge range of content out there to explore.

However, as well as customising your phone with downloadable themes, you can also change the theme to one already loaded on to your 5310 XpressMusic. It's quick and easy to do.

Press the central navigation key to select the Menu (Figure 1).

In the main Menu, use the navigation control pad to highlight the Settings icon (Figure 2). Press Select.

In the Settings sub-menu, scroll down to Themes (Figure 3). Press Select.

Highlight Select theme (Figure 4). Press Select.

Highlight Themes (Figure 5). Press Open by clicking the navigation pad.

You are presented with a list of themes that are loaded onto the phone, with thumbnail images of what the themes look like (Figure 6). Scroll down to the theme that you want to install.

You can see a preview of the available themes as you scroll through by stopping on them for a second or two. The background changes to illustrate how the theme will look (Figure 7).

Once you've selected the required theme, press Apply. A message will appear for a few seconds confirming that the new theme is being applied (Figure 8). The background will automatically change as the new theme is set, and you will be returned to the Settings menu (Figure 9).

Press Back to return to the main menu and then press Exit to return to the standby screen; both will have the new theme applied (Figure 10).

You can change themes back following the same procedure outlined above.You can easily download new themes from numerous websites to add to the ones pre-loaded on your Nokia 5310 XpressMusic.

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is sharpened up, shaped up and slimmed down successor to Nokia's original fun and funky XpressMusic music mobles, the 5300 and 5700. The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is pitched at the affordable end of Nokia's music mobile range, and is a quad-band GSM/GPRS model rather than a 3G handset.

The 5310 inherits some of the striking design traits of its predecessors - notably the contrasting red or blue strips next to the screen on which dedicated music player controls are ranged. But the 5310 XpressMusic is a much sleeker and more stylish proposition.

Thin is still in for mobiles, and the 5310 cuts it at 9.9mm slim, weighing a pocket-friendly 71g. It's designed in black and graphite grey, with the coloured contrast strips given a metallic sheen by aluminium side panelling. The control keys are raised slightly, with diamond cut symbols giving them a tactile feel. With a straightforward plastic keypad layout, and bright 2-inch QVGA display, this has a classic candybar feel with just a little twist.

The music player is obviously the star of the show here, although there is also an FM radio onboard which works in conjunction with the supplied stereo headphones. Following its usual music phone philosophy, Nokia has usefully built in a 3.5mm headphone socket for this model, allowing users to upgrade the supplied headphones to any standard pair.

The internal memory on the 5310 is a modest 30MB, but Nokia supplies the 5310 with a hefty 2GB MicroSD memory card in the box, providing plenty of track room to be getting on with. Additional cards, up to 4GB in capacity, can be added (the MicroSD slot is hot-swappable, but tucked away on the side under the back panel).

The 5310 also features a standard-issue 2-megapixel camera on the back panel, which has a 4x digital zoom at lower resolutions, and shoots video clips at a low res 176x144 pixels maximum resolution.

Switch on the music player, by either heading into the Media section of the main Menu or by using one of the shortcuts on the Active Standby page. The familiar Nokia Series 40 3rd Edition user interface allows you to configure shortcuts yourself, and the D-pad menu navigation control and softkeys can also be set for fast access to functions of your own choosing. Tunes can be browsed in familiar music player categories - by songs, playlists, artists, albums genres and also videos. The music player here supports MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc , and WMA file formats, plus you can add album art too.

And Nokia doesn't drop the ball when it comes to all-important music performance. The music player here can produce excellent quality. Trying it out with a standard pair of in-box Nokia stereo headphones, you get a reasonable enough sound, but we'd recommend taking advantage of the 3.5mm jack socket on the top of the phone to upgrade to a better set than the ones Nokia supplies - like most MP3 player in-box 'phones, they're limited. Plug in a decent set of heaphones and you'll hear a fine quality audio performance, well balanced with plenty of bass and sonic range. It's a treat to the ears, particularly coming from such a competitively priced handset.

The 2-megapixel camera built into the 5310 can produce perfectly acceptable shots, although overall its snaps are fairly average quality, as you might expect at this price point. Colours can appear a bit subdued and the lack of autofocus or macro limits the flexibility of the camera for close ups. Low light conditions don't suit this camera either. Images take a few seconds to process and save after pics have been snapped, too. You can see examples of shots in our article Nokia 5310 XpressMusic camera samples. Video recording is OK for basic fun shots, but playback is in low quality resolution.

There's a spread of other appealing features slotted in the 5310. Some Nokia standards include an email client, organiser functions, voice recorder and an XHTML full web browser (though running on GPRS rather than 3G, it's obviously not particularly speedy)

To improve browsing options, though, Nokia has tucked away an Opera Mini browser in its Applications folder. This is optimised for small screen rendering of web pages, delivering them quickly in scroll down fashion.

Without 3G, using only GPRS speed data, downloading tunes over the air or videos would be a relatively lengthy business, but Nokia has provided some additional web-based services for 5310 owners.

Nokia has loaded the 5310 with Yahoo! Go software, which provides a mini suite of customisable Yahoo! applications and services set up on a home screen. These include news, sports and weather updates, access to Flickr and Yahoo! Mail and local maps and guides, plus more.

Within its applications folder Nokia has also introduced its WidSets installer app, enabling you to download the WidSets mobile widgets application from Nokia.

WidSets allows you to view a wide range of tailored widgets arranged on your phone screen. These are effectively handy mini apps that deliver updated information from blogs and online services straight to your phone, using feeds from the web. It gives you the option of pulling updates for some of your favourites sites or blogs together on one page (see www.widsets.com for more information), and getting regular updates pushed to your phone rather than having to use the browser to go online. It's a neat app we're sure you'll be hearing much more of in the near future.

Nokia has installed a couple more apps, including a Wallpaper creator application, My Nokia text updates service, and an interesting Bluetooth-range social networking application, Sensor. Sensor enables 5310 owners to interact with other Sensor users in close proximity (around 10 metres), by creating folios users can browse and guestbooks users can write messages in. Three games are included too - City Bloxx, Snake III, and Music Guess (using your stored tracks to play name-that-tune).

While Nokia has been making much recently of its multi-gigabyte music mobiles at the top end of the market, it's not really hit the style mark before with the sort of handsets Sony Ericsson has been pumping out in its mid- to low-end Walkman range. With the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, though, Nokia is offering a thinline alternative, with a fresh look and novel feature set - and an affordable price - that will certainly grab much more attention from music phone buyers.

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Technical Specifications.

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic has a 2-megapixel camera on the back panel, which can theoretically capture still images in high enough quality for 6x4-inch prints. Its camera can also shoot video in low resolution 176x144 quality.

The camera on the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic has a limited array of shooting features and camera controls. There's no flash on the phone, no autofocus and no macro mode for close up shooting. There are no dedicated fast access camera buttons but you can switch on the camera quickly using shortcuts on the Active Standby screen, or by pressing user-configurable softkey or navigation pad shortcuts.

As well as shooting in the maximum resolution of 1600x1200 pixels, there are six other lower resolution settings (ranging down to 160x120 pixels, for adding pics to contacts). Basic white balance adjustment - for daylight, tungsten or fluorescent lighting conditions plus an auto setting - are available. So too are a range of simple effects - sepia, negative, false colours, greyscale and solarise - and a self-timer.

The basic controls reflect an average camera that can take presentable images under good light conditions, but which is very limited. Pictures can be soft and lacking in real detail. Colours can also appear washed out in average quality lighting conditions, and the camera's auto system can't stretch to handle varying or tricky light conditions. While it can produce pleasant enough snaps, the camera on the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is not the star of the show here.