Urgh. Oh the dangers of reviewing pre-production hardware. Our review N93i almost exactly a month ago had identical video recording performance to the N93 - production N93i devices have started turning up and Nokia have added continuous auto-focus in video mode!!
Nokia has apologised officially for the three day delay(!) in availablility of its rather splendid Smart2Go software system, citing higher than expected interest requiring adding extra capacity to its servers. Over 30,000 people have downloaded Smart2Go for S60 3rd Edition or WinMob 5.0 in its first two days. Other versions are planned. Full press release below.
With 3GSM now subsiding, there's time to update my huge S60 device comparison table. If you can help fill in the few remaining blanks... There's also a new table of S60 3rd Edition freeware (previously integrated with that for older 'Series 60'). Enjoy.
Worth noting that the Python rapid app development system for S60 has been updated again, it's now up to v1.3.18. Anyone know if they've fixed the text display bug yet though?
Bewitched by the new Nokia N77? A fabulous use of ultra converged high-tech? Or a restrictive, distracting and debilitating waste of time? In this editorial, I put forward my own opinion, m'lud, the case against mobile TV.
Nokia's free Smart2Go maps and routing service for S60 and Windows Mobile smartphones has finally gone live, only 3 days late and it would be churlish to complain too much. There will be a review along fairly shortly, I'd expect, once any of the AAS team get a chance to draw breath...
Just for interest sake, I see Nokia now has uploaded all the official tech specs, plus in some cases 3D models and animations/presentations of most of its new devices. Here are the pages for the E90, the E61i, the N77 and the 6110 Navigator.
SanDisk, the most respected manufacturer or add-on flash memory for smartphones and handhelds, has just announced the first 4GB microSD card (staggering, if you've seen the size of microSD media) and has also announced the first multi-adapter SD kit, the likes of which we'll be seeing more and more of in shops. Details below.
You may remember a news post a week or so ago about Nokia integrating their 'Search' tool (which accessed online databases like Yahoo) and their 'Search' tool (which lets you search for any text content on your device)? Yes, the names were confusing everyone and they were supposedly combined. Except noone told their web team and it hasn't been available. But it is now. Recommended for all.
Having proved surprisingly popular, the updated Qwerty range from Nokia now welcomes the E61. It's clearly an evolutionary approach, with the joystick replaced by a d-pad and the new application keys the most obvious tweaks. With the addition of a camera there must be some demand from the consumer market as well as the Enterprise. Full pictures and details below. [updated]
Having proved surprisingly popular, the updated Qwerty range from Nokia now welcomes the E61. It's clearly an evolutionary approach, with the joystick replaced by a d-pad and the new application keys the most obvious tweaks. With the addition of a camera there must be some demand from the consumer market as well as the Enterprise. Full pictures and details below. [updated]