In the second part of his Nokia E61i review Ewan covers the information side of things - Messaging , Web and the PIM applications. It includes a look at the push email functionality available with Mail for Exchange.
Thanks to Tommi for pointing us to a new blog by a Nokia colleague of his on the specific (and much needed) topic of making Apple Macs and S60 smartphones work together in harmony. The author's name is Sami Lempinen and it's well worth bookmarking.
The Nokia Software Update team have had a busy few weeks. They've now rolled out v3.0633.09.04 (i.e. v3, rather than v2) firmware for the Nokia E70 qwerty smartphone. Spotted via the AAS forums. v3 seems to be mainly about better VoIP support, please comment as you spot other improvements.
Steve Litchfield reports on two months (off and on) with the Nokia E90, now kitted out with near-production firmware, delivers his verdict on this latest Communicator and looks at exactly who might (or might not) buy it. Steve also includes application screenshots and sample photos in this definitive overview at the E90 and how it measures up.
The first major firmware update to the production N95 is now online via Nokia Software Updater. v11.0.026 is a 113MB(!) download. Once you've upgraded, please comment with observed fixes and changes.
Following on from my bullet point comparison of these two flagship devices earlier in the week, I've been filming a video/illustrated version. Smartphones Show 31 is the result, with screenshots, close-up photos and plenty of video. Anyone interested in the Nokia E90 should also note that AllAboutSymbian will be taking this to pieces over the next few weeks in the same way that we hammered the Nokia N95. Watch this space.
Nokia has announced that the RAZR-like N76 is now shipping.... and those in a selected group of European countries also get vouchers for free Travis music tracks to download, courtesy of a link up with Sony. Press release follows...
Immpressive numbers from Nokia at the S60 summit, with the psychological target of 100 million S60 powered handsets been passed. It's relativly easy to sell a couple of hundred thousand handsets around the world, but as the numbers increase, the potential of the product must be realised. S60 clearly has that in the marketplace, and I suspect that the second 100 million will not take as long to reach as the first.
The Register reports that LG has "rolled out" their new S60 3rd Edition model the KS10 (previously known as Joy). However, the article goes on to state that "LG didn't say when the KS10 will hit the shops". El Reg also reports that the KS10 comes preloaded with various Google bits and bobs including Google Maps, Gmail and Blogger applications.
Samsung have announced a lightweight (92g) S60 powered slider phone. Following on from Nokia's 6120 Classic, the SGH-i400 is another entrant into the mid-range devices - with a 2 megapixel camera, and no 3g, it knows the market that it is aimed at. It's scheduled for a Q3 2007 debut in Russia, with the rest of Europe to follow.
Steve Litchfield reports on two months (off and on) with the Nokia E90, now kitted out with near-production firmware, delivers his verdict on this latest Communicator and looks at exactly who might (or might not) buy it. Steve also includes application screenshots and sample photos in this definitive overview at the E90 and how it measures up.
Rafe was at the S60 Summit last week, of course. Here, in the first part of our S60 Summit coverage, he presents a compehensive roundup of Samsung's plans for S60 smartphones, including a look at the new i400, plus a general media gallery of photos and comments from the Summit.