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Smart2go primer and thoughts
One of THE major launches of the last couple of weeks was Smart2go. The best intro to Nokia's mapping and routing software by far is Ed's write up of the free service at E-series.org. In the meantime, I've clocked up 300 miles driving with the premium voice-guided upgrade and will be doing a proper review and TomTom comparison as soon as Smart2go comes out of beta.Rafe's hands-on with the UIQ 3-based MOTORIZR Z8
Rafe's back in Blighty, fresh from 3GSM 2007, and is starting to get his thoughts and photos organised. In this exclusive preview, he explores the Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 and gets to grips with what it can do and who it's aimed at. And here's Rafe's more detailed Flickr photo set of the Z8.Vodafone specific S60 now available
S60 and Vodafone last week announced the release of the first Vodafone specific software package for S60 to all S60 licensees. The customised version includes Vodafone specific applications, services and branding. The first two handsets that will receive this software are the Nokia N95 and the Samsung SGH-i520. S60 and Vodafone first announced their collaboration a year ago at 3GSM in 2006.emoze for S60 3rd Edition...
Announced over in our forums was that emoze, the popular (for those on flat rate data plans) push email/contacts/calendar system, has just been upgraded to work on S60 3rd Edition devices like the Nokia E61 and N73.Return to Mysterious Island
Krisse reviews this top flight S60 game and finds beautifully rendered scenes, great music, a good plot and a unique interface. Will anything spoil the idyll?Positioning Symbian smartphones
Remembering Michael Mace's excellent generic positioning (in the handheld industry) diagram from last year, I wondered where the current and upcoming crop of Symbian OS-powered hardware might sit in his Entertainment/Communications/Information chart. Comments are welcome as always.[3GSM] Rafe and Carlo on the Voice of S60
The Voice of S60 blog was busy recording at 3GSM, and in this half hour audio show they caught up with Rafe (again) and also Carlo Longino from MobHappy, talking about the standout highlights of 3GSM and their thoughts on how the smartphone industry is shaping up.Into battle on your UIQ 3 smartphone
Here's your game-for-the-weekend. Ewan has been reviewing Napoleonix for UIQ 3. A souped up, characterised variant on the likes of Chess and Chinese Chess? Maybe, but it looks gorgeous and is surprisingly playable.
Symbian reach 50 in Japan
Symbian's success story in Japan continues with the launch of the 50th handset to feature their MOAP platform and interface. The FOMA D903iTV is made by Mitsubishi and is available immediately. The Symbian press release follows.
The official E90 email alert
The E90 seems to be creating a huge buzz around the mobile world. Nokia seem to have noticed this too, and have put up a special email alert form, they'll contact you when the device is officially available in your country. Update: Expansys also now have an E90 preorder page up, with similar notification.[3GSM] through the eyes of William and Freddie
If you've gotten a bit jaded with all the new handsets and press releases, take a stroll back through the last four days of mobile mayhem with Symbian's official 3GSM blog, a.k.a. William and Freddie finding off the wall pictures and stories which didn't make the main news sites.