In a not-too-surprising statment, Nokia has announced the intention to equip all of its future devices that have built-in GPS with 'Assisted GPS' (using satellite ephemeris info, loaded over a data connection to give the GPS locking procedure a big head start - see also my feature on Assisted GPS technology). This includes the N95 now, of course, through the v12 firmware update, though watch out for the keypress bug.
OK, so I got my hands on an Apple iPhone for a while (it's had to go back now... sob). Lovely piece of kit, but what I really wanted to know was how it would stack up against the Nokia E61i (effectively one of the smartphones ridiculed by Steve Jobs as 'having too much plastic'). Smartphones Show 38 is the result. Oh, and I threw in the W950i as well, to add some music focus... Links: YouTube, MP4 format, RSS. Enjoy...
Now this is interesting. Ratza in our forums has determined that the Nokia E70's camera (the same as that in the likes of the N70 and a dozen other S60 smartphones?) is optimised to focus at 1 metre, rather than infinity, as was previously presumed. He's even knocked up a Python script to prove the point.... More in the forum thread!
WOM World has been asked to pass on the following warning from the Healthy Computing Volunteer Group to Rafe, myself and anybody else thinking of using the Nokia N95. Video link...
Ultra convergence, as exemplified in the Nokia N95, is a topic I've commented on in the past, and not always in a positive way. Read on for some thoughts on the recent v12 firmware upgrade and a link to a very relevant essay...
Which smartphones would some of the best known names in the smartphone world really recommend, if they were only allowed one device and had to stick with it for an entire year? Find out here, I've been asking around....! I found the answers interesting and I hope you will too.
Mere hours after I plead in the AAS video podcast with Nokia to release the v12 firmware for the Nokia N95, it appears! On Nokia Software Update now, v12.0.013. Changelist to come below in a mo'. Thanks to WOM World for nudging me ahead of my daily NSU check!
It seems that the Nokia E90 Communicator is now 'available' in the USA, thanks to Nokia's deal with Dell. Well, '1 to 2 weeks' to ship, anyway.... (via IntoMobile)
How do you case the world's best selling smartphone? Not easily, as Steve finds out in his latest in-depth, real world case trial, looking at accessories for the Nokia N95. Comments welcome if you've found something better!
Ultra convergence, as exemplified in the Nokia N95, is a topic I've commented on in the past, and not always in a positive way. Read on for some thoughts on the recent v12 firmware upgrade and a link to a very relevant essay...
Steve Jobs slammed qwerty smartphones as having 'too much plastic'. While Steve agrees he's got a point, there are plenty of times when a real qwerty keyboard comes in darned useful. Here Steve reviews the Nokia E61i, the Palm Treo 750 and the HTC S620 in another AllAboutSymbian head-to-head. Of the three keyboarded units, which comes out on top?