You'll remember I recently did a roundup of Nokia E90 cases that came down in favour of pouch/holster designs overall? Noreve, long time friends of AAS, have now added an E90 pouch to their case range. I'll be reviewing this, along with others arriving soon, don't worry.
Ewan's something of a wiz on the old Rubik's cube, making him a natural for reviewing Magic Cube on his Nokia N95. It's Java-based though, so should run on just about any other smartphone. With a neat keypad-based interface, Magic Cube gets the thumbs up.
Vodafone recently announced its upcoming range of Christmas phones. As well as the Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia 6120 and Samsung i450 another S60 phone, the Samsung i560, is mentioned. The specifications show that the i560 has a slider form factor, a 2.4 inch screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, an integrated GPS and HSDPA connectivity. This suggest that the i560 may be a slider version of the Samsung i550. Read on for more.
It seems an update to the Motorola Z8 may be on the horizon. O2, a UK operator, has the Z10 listed in its coming soon section. The picture (see full story) shows the bottom half of a phone that bears a striking resemblance to the Motorola Z8 which runs UIQ 3.1 on Symbian OS. The specifications listed include a 3.2 megapixel camera (up from 2 on the Z8), 3G and 30 frame per second video.
A thread discussing the next steps of the Symbian Signed program is currently available on the Symbian Developer Network. Proposed changes envision three main types of signing: 'Open Signed' for use during the development process, 'Express Signed' suitable for many applications and 'Certified Signed' similar to the current process.
Can this be for real? SIM reports that Mobile9 is now hosting a S60 online theme creator - just pick the elements and graphics you want and a signed .SIS is made-to-order. Although I'd usually advise against ad-hoc installation of SIS files like this, I can't help wondering how well/safely it works. Comments and reports welcome!
Unwired View is reporting that the FCC has cleared the Nokia N81-1, which means the schedule for a Q4 release would seem to be on track. Note the N81-1 has support only for European 3G bands (2100 Mhz).
