AAS regular and committed P-series fan Asri al-Baker takes Sony Ericsson's latest R6D23 firmware update to task, although he admits at the end of the day that it's still a worthwhile step, thankfully with less new bugs than fixes for old ones.
Ultra convergence, as exemplified in the Nokia N95, is a topic I've commented on in the past, and not always in a positive way. Read on for some thoughts on the recent v12 firmware upgrade and a link to a very relevant essay...
Just in case you've not been following young Texan Stefan Constantinescu's one-way emigration to Finland in order to be closer to Nokia, here's the latest instalment, detailing his day out at Nokia HQ.
UIQ Technology has made available another of its 'official' UIQ 3 themes available. If you own a Sony Ericsson or Motorola UIQ 3-powered smartphone, grab UIQ Morning right now, it's a looker...
Which smartphones would some of the best known names in the smartphone world really recommend, if they were only allowed one device and had to stick with it for an entire year? Find out here, I've been asking around....! I found the answers interesting and I hope you will too.
In the fourth and concluding part of his review of the Motorola RIZR Z8, Rafe Blandford looks at the third party application scene, demonstrates potential areas of incompatibility, assesses the Z8's potential and then concludes with his verdict on this stylish and different (smart)phone.
Gah. Trust MobiMate to scupper my perfectly good Eseries Download! editorial that was in-progress. It turns out that WorldMate isn't an Eseries exclusive anymore, but is now a general free download for any S60 3rd Edition smartphone. I'm only joking, MobiMate, thanks for the great freebie.
Ah, the Motorola RIZR Z8 goodness keeps on coming... Rafe's Z8 review part 4 is just round the corner, rounding things off and summing the device up, but in the meantime, it's the UIQ 3-powered video star of Smartphones Show 37, out now on YouTube and in MP4 format. There's also a peek in the Litchfield gadget bag...
Although the Motorola RIZR Z8 has no Office support at all, Quickoffice has stepped into the breach with viewers for the Z8's brand of UIQ 3, albeit for an extra $20. The Motorola Z8 version of Quickoffice includes support for embedded tables and images. Read on for more.