When is a phone not a phone any longer?
Steve Litchfield looks at the creeping size increases in modern 'phones' - at what point do they cease to become phones and turn into media 'tablets'?
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Nokia N86 8MP to N97 mini: The reluctant baton hand-over?
Steve muses on the seemingly unstoppable handover in all parts of the phone world from traditional phone form factors to large touchscreens and wonder, in particular, just how far the Nokia N97 mini actually is a step forwards from the last (and best) of the mainstream S60 3rd Edition line, the Nokia N86 8MP...
Communicator head to head: The Nokia 9300i, E90, E75 and N97
The single biggest form factor for true smartphones in Western Europe in the last five years has arguably been that of the 'Communicator', a term coined by Nokia for its 9000 series, initially running on GeOS and then on Symbian OS 6 and (later) Symbian OS 7. Then came the oddball E90 and a slightly more mainstream E90, while Nokia's Nseries picked up some similar action in the shape of the N97. But how do they compare, head to head? Is there a true modern day successor to the Psions and Nokia 9210s of old?
Side-sliding QWERTY: exploring the Nokia E75, 5730 and LG KS360
Steve Litchfield compares three slide-sliders (two of them Symbian)...
Head to head: The Nokia N97 vs HTC Hero
It's.... Nokia's Symbian flagship vs HTC's Android flagship... Fight!
How to: Optimise the Nokia N97 (v12)
So my white Nokia N97 was returned to me after Ewan's extensive video diaries and after Tzer2's Finnish experiments on it. It's a little battle scarred in places, but hey, phones are designed to be used(!) I'm well aware of all the N97's pros and cons, but was relishing a chance to really get to grips with some of its - ahem - quirks, a couple of months on from my initial look. Read on to see how to set up and optimise the N97.
The Evolution of the Nokia N95
Steve Litchfield explores the Nokia N95's continuing legacy in something of a tribute to the original dual-sliding smartphone...
Do we really need passwords and PIN codes any more?
An iPhone 3GS user trials the Nokia N86 8MP
Steve Litchfield: For a few weeks in August, I lent James Burland, an experienced Nseries user, photographic wizard and also a huge Apple iPhone 3GS fan, my Nokia N86 8MP, asking him to really push its unique selling point - the camera. Here's his report!
Prepared for Power - However it Comes!
Steve Litchfield explains his power arrangements when heading out into the wild.
