Want to jazz up your Nokia N97's menus with some decidely cool-looking swipe transition effects? It can be done in a matter of minutes - and you won't even need to use a computer. Read on for all the details.

In order to make this work you'll need to "hack" your Nokia N97 by following this Symbian Blog tutorial. This will free you from having to sign an application to run a non-official program.

Then follow the step-by-step instructions over at the Symbian Blog, all of which can be performed directly on your Nokia N97.

The transition effects were developed by users over at the Symbian-Freak forums, and you use them at your own risk. Also, it's worth noting that they will slow down phone performance somewhat, and may have some stability issues. Still, if you want to add a bit of life to the N97's slightly buttoned-down interface, this is one of the best ways to do so.

(Via The Symbian Blog)