In advance of my upcoming N95 camera review, and following on from our N95 part 1 (Navigation) and N95 part 2 (Music) reviews, here's a taster gallery, with assorted wildlife and domestic pets(!), courtesy of Rafe. Each image can be clicked through to show the full 5 megapixel image.
This weeks Carnival of the Mobilists, number 67, is at Wap Review. There's the usual round up of writing on mobile from around the web ranging from opinion and musings to reviews of games and services.
I noticed this over the weekend but was away - Forum Nokia has added CPU details for most S60 smartphones to their device pages. Interesting stuff for the geeks among us. Jukka has some starting comments too....
The 2007 edition of Orange Partner Camp will shortly take place in Cape Canaveral, Florida (16th - 18th April). The event brings together Orange and a range of industry sponsors (including Symbian, UIQ and Nokia) to create a unique event. Read on for more.
Nokia have quietly shipped a new version of the PC portion of Lifeblog, the multimedia life recording tool. The new features include the addition of a tag engine, the addition of a new 'stacking' view parameter to the time line, improved slide show creation and viewing and support for basic image editing.
At the recent CTIA event the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that the core specifcation for Bluetooth 2.1 will soon be made available to vendors. Devices using the new specification are already being demoed and commercial availability will follow shortly. Bluetooth 2.1 allows for easier pairing of devices (including a provision to use NFC), uses less power and is more secure.
In the second part in our series of Nokia N95 reviews Rafe takes a comprehensive look at the music and audio functionality of the N95. Covering music software (phone and PC), Bluetooth, UPnP and more, we ask whether the Nokia N95 measures up to the competition provided by stand alone digital audio players.
The BBC has announced plan to begin a 12 month trial to syndicate its TV channels over 3G mobile phone networks in the UK with operators 3, Orange and Vodafone. A number of radio channels will also be available. Separately the BBC has also announced an enhanced version of the BBC Mobile site.
Krisse has been playing an alternative to Nokia's free/built-in Snake variant. Do the powerups and boss levels take it past the more famous 3D version? Not really, the game looks and sounds uninspired and there are problems in the gameplay. Here's the review of Snake Deluxe.
AAS friends and accessory specialists Proporta have asked for help with a poll that they're running. Check out their voting page, essentially to tell them which of the two case styles you prefer (in general) - don't be put off by the specific device shown in the pictures, by the way. There's a good travel pack up for grabs for 5 lucky voters.
Nokia today announced the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic handset. The 5700 is a 3G (WCDMA 2100) quad-band GSM phone that has the same twist design as the earlier 3250 (but is smaller and lighter). The 5700 has a 2.0 megapixel camera, microSD card slot (supports cards up to 2GB for storing around 1,000 tracks), stereo speakers, and a 2.5mm audio jack. Its runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 (Symbian 9.2).
You probably didn't make CTIA 2007 and the Symbian-sponsored Smartphone Summit, but don't worry - Symbian CEO Nigel Clifford's keynote and various interviews are all online for viewing at your convenience. Video quality isn't perfect, but still well worth a look.
Forum Nokia has announced the launch of the Forum Nokia Wiki which aims to create a useful resource for developers for sharing knowledge, how to's, code snippets and more. Any Forum Nokia member (free registration) can and is encouraged to contribute to the content and evolution of the Wiki.
In the first in a series of reviews, in which we will be looking at different aspects of the N95, Steve assesses the GPS navigation features. This also forms a review of Nokia's Smart2Go navigation and route finding software which is available for all S60 3rd Edition smartphones.
Nokia today announced the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic handset. The 5700 is a 3G (WCDMA 2100) quad-band GSM phone that has the same twist design as the earlier 3250 (but is smaller and lighter). The 5700 has a 2.0 megapixel camera, microSD card slot (supports cards up to 2GB for storing around 1,000 tracks), stereo speakers, and a 2.5mm audio jack. Its runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 (Symbian 9.2).
