Being something of a keen (though not that good) player, I couldn't resist loading up both ZingMagic's Backgammon and Odesys Backgammon on the Nokia E90 and N95. Both played a strong game, but there were plenty of differences between the two. One of them was native, one was Java; one of them was quirky and the other took the gaming experience to a whole different level...
Official developer site Forum Nokia has published its detailed tech spec pages for the Nokia E51 and the Nokia N95-3 NAM, aka the American N95. Amongst other things, it reveals that the E51 has 96 megabytes of RAM (with 50 MB free for user applications), while the N95-3 NAM has 128 megabytes (with 81 MB free for user apps).
Woo! Nokia has launched a new application, Conversation, offering SMS sorted by contact (think 'threaded'). Conversation appears standalone and as a tab in S60 3rd Edition's Contacts. Feedback to Nokia on Conversation should be directed through Beta labs' Tommi's blog post.
More and more online data storage services are becoming available, letting you access anything from emails to video through the web rather than storing it on any particular device. But will they work if people don't trust these services to keep their data safe? Following up our review of SoonR, Krisse asks if we really want a Ken Dodd Internet?
I don't know him personally, but TV/media star Stephen Fry and I have been seemingly bumping along through the Psion/Palm eras together. And now he's started a blog, with a huge and interesting essay on smartphones. He looks at the HTC Touch ('thundering nuisance'), the Sony Ericsson P1i (less responsive than 'a dead walrus') and the Nokia E90 (a 'good product'), before loving but finding flaws in the iPhone.
Guest writer Ricky Cadden has been using the free SoonR, a service that runs on your home desktop and gives you remote access to all your documents and photos, without having to store them on your memory card. Cool idea, here's his review.
Proporta do seem to snap up some of the best accessory ideas. They've just launched a 'Keychain GPS', weighing only 30g, with SiRF III chipset and USB (and 12V) charging. They claim it'll work from within a pocket, briefcase or handbag, meaning that provided you remember to keep it charged, you can pretend your Bluetooth-equipped smartphone has its own, private, invisible GPS.
Nokia today officially unveiled their E51 smartphone. It should be available in the last quarter of 2007, with an estimated retail price of 350 euros sim-free. At just 61cc it's even smaller than the 6120 Classic, and is a new contender for the title of world's smallest smartphone. An impressive number of features have been packed in including a full range of cellular and data connectivity options: quad-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE, WCDMA with HSDPA (850 and 2100Mhz) and WiFi. There is also a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM Radio, 2.5mm audio jack and IrDA, USB and Bluetooth for local connectivity.
You may remember my original review of Pro Session Golf as part of one of the original Nokia N93 packages? Well, that was followed up by the product appearing in physical form on memory card and now it's just a download away, for any serious smartphone-owning golfers. (via S60 blogs)
I've spent plenty of hands-on time with both the Apple iPhone (now announced in the UK) and the Nokia N95 8GB (announced at Go:Play last month). These two 'black beauties' are the smartphone flagships for Christmas, but how do they fare against each other? Where are their strengths and which one comes out on top? Here's my rundown - iPhone versus N95 8GB.
S60.com are giving away some professional 'animal' themes this month, suitable for all S60 smartphones. As usual, grab 'em while you can, if you're into dark and colourful themes...
Nokia has added ThinPrint's Content Beamer to their Download! system (I checked on the E90 - comments welcome for other devices). Content Beamer appears to be a trial version but does include (print to) fax functionality, enabling Internet-borne fax sending for the first time on the Eseries. Screenshot below.
There's a new beta of DivX Mobile Player on the loose for S60 and UIQ-based smartphones. v0.89 features restructured menus and softkeys, a new file browser with thumbnail previews, plus manual adjustment for A/V synchronization. See the DivX blog for links and more info.
Being something of a keen (though not that good) player, I couldn't resist loading up both ZingMagic's Backgammon and Odesys Backgammon on the Nokia E90 and N95. Both played a strong game, but there were plenty of differences between the two. One of them was native, one was Java; one of them was quirky and the other took the gaming experience to a whole different level...
Nokia today officially unveiled their E51 smartphone. It should be available in the last quarter of 2007, with an estimated retail price of 350 euros sim-free. At just 61cc it's even smaller than the 6120 Classic, and is a new contender for the title of world's smallest smartphone. An impressive number of features have been packed in including a full range of cellular and data connectivity options: quad-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE, WCDMA with HSDPA (850 and 2100Mhz) and WiFi. There is also a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM Radio, 2.5mm audio jack and IrDA, USB and Bluetooth for local connectivity.
I've spent plenty of hands-on time with both the Apple iPhone (now announced in the UK) and the Nokia N95 8GB (announced at Go:Play last month). These two 'black beauties' are the smartphone flagships for Christmas, but how do they fare against each other? Where are their strengths and which one comes out on top? Here's my rundown - iPhone versus N95 8GB.