The launch of Nokia's new marketing campaign for the likes of the US-spec N95, "Open to", is also made notable by the availability for sale in consumer electronics shops (well spotted Stefan), independent phone shops and chains (in addition to Nokia's own flagship stores). So far only stores in New York and San Francisco are listed, but you can bet this list will expand...
Samsung's S60 GPS phone, the SGH-i550 which has been rumoured for some time and was recently spotted at the IFA show in Berlin has now been officially announced. The i550 boasts an impressive specification with a built in GPS, 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, HSDPA connectivity, and a 3.5mm audio jack which suggests it will be positioned against the N95 as a multimedia all rounder. More information and pictures in the full story.
Kudos to Darla Mack for scoring a prototype N95-3, the official USA model with 80MB free RAM and beefed up 1200mAh battery. More editorial to follow from Darla, no doubt.
As a Nokia E90 user, I was tipped off by a reliable but unnamed source that new firmware that includes Assisted GPS and (I think) Quickoffice 4.5 is due out in the first week of October. I wonder what else they'll throw in? There are a few bugs in Calendar and Web that I'm keen to see cleared...
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).
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.
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.
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.
You'll remember I recently did a roundup of Nokia E90 cases that came down in favour of pouch/holster designs overall? Noreve, long time friends of AAS, have now added an E90 pouch to their case range. I'll be reviewing this, along with others arriving soon, don't worry.
Vodafone recently announced its upcoming range of Christmas phones. As well as the Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia 6120 and Samsung i450 another S60 phone, the Samsung i560, is mentioned. The specifications show that the i560 has a slider form factor, a 2.4 inch screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, an integrated GPS and HSDPA connectivity. This suggest that the i560 may be a slider version of the Samsung i550. Read on for more.
With Nokia's flagship coming in for a lot of (justified and unjustified) criticism in recent weeks, I've been exploring some of the accusations in detail and acting as counsel for the Nokia E90's defense. What should Nokia put into upcoming firmware, what did they do right already without people 'getting it' and how are they doing on supporting the E90 hardware?
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.