The FCC website (US regulator) currently has some information about the Nokia N95 8GB on its website. Hardware changes include a reworked back section with the removal of the camera lens cover to allow for a bigger battery. The top slide media keys are now slightly raised and the phone itself is black. There are also some interesting hints about the software in the manual with references to N-Gage gaming and the Nokia Music store. Read on for more.
Enough with the emails already! Nokia E90 fans who have been emailing in asking when my big case review round-up will be ready, please a) be patient and b) read on... Oh, and c) don't buy anything yet until the verdict's in...
The Edinburgh Fringe may be drawing to a close, but Ewan's been out and about with the Nokia E90, testing its 3 megapixel camera directly against his own Nokia N95. How did the business-oriented Communicator fare? Find out in part 4 of Ewan's E90 adventure...
Apparently, one of the biggest Nokia E90 competitors, the Windows Mobile-powered i-Mate Ultimate 7150, has now been axed without even making it into production. No idea whether this is due to the perceived market for such a clamshell or simply because i-Mate have other problems...
A new firmware update is available for the Nokia N76. Continuing the trend set with other devices the update adds the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth Profiles for stereo audio over Bluetooth. The menu structure has also been rearranged and there are a number of stability improvements and bug fixes.
Samsung looks set to release some interesting S60 devices in the future. A number of rumours concerning new devices have appeared on the web over the past few weeks. The Samsung i450 is a slim slider with HSDPA connectivity and 1GB of internal memory. The i550 is a bar shaped phone with a built in GPS and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The i570 is a slider form factor device with a full QWERTY keyboard on the lower slide. More details in the full story.
Nokia has issued a recall for certain BL-5C batteries made between December 2005 and November 2006. Most BL-5C batteries are unaffected. To find out if your battery is affected, please visit the specially set up Nokia battery recall website and scroll to the bottom of the page. The affected batteries were made for Nokia by Matsushita, but they only carry the Nokia branding. If you have an affected battery, Nokia and Matsushita will replace it for free.
So, you've got a 332 MHz top-of-the-range smartphone from 2007 with 3D graphics acceleration hardware and a 16 million colour screen. What do you do with that? Obviously, you'd use it to emulate 8-bit home computers and consoles from 1982! Another winning feature from Krisse...
Issue 65 of PDA Essentials magazine is out today and contains a 7 page 'Best Converged Device' round-up, in which the Nokia N95 trounces the HTC Advantage, the HTC P3600 and the Fujitsu-Siemens Y830, with the editor proclaiming the Nokia N95 as 'one of the company's finest moments'.
It's another big update to my cross-platform Grid, this time tweaking a number of device scores and adding the Sony Ericsson P1i. Which smartphone comes out on top for you? Just plug in your preferences and comment back. For me, the Nokia E90 and N95 are tied - which sounds about right.....
More from Ewan Spence in his continuing real world E90 test at the Edinburgh Fringe. A big part of chasing round after acts is being fully Web-connected and PDF-compatible and in this regard the Nokia E90 excels, with the huge RAM and screen making Web/PDF work a relative doddle.
Nearing the end of its current TV Out series, All About Symbian takes a look at the world of text-based communications using a Nokia N95 that has been connected to a television set and full size Bluetooth keyboard. What are the ups and downs of text messaging, instant messaging, emailing and web browsing through your television?
So, you've got a 332 MHz top-of-the-range smartphone from 2007 with 3D graphics acceleration hardware and a 16 million colour screen. What do you do with that? Obviously, you'd use it to emulate 8-bit home computers and consoles from 1982! Another winning feature from Krisse...