3, the 3G mobile operator, has announced the launch of X-Series. X-Series brings 'flat fee broadband access to mobile'. 3 is partnering with other companies to create X-Series services and applications, these include Sling Player, Google, Orb, eBay, Skype, MSN and Yahoo. X-Series will launch in the UK in December with other 3 countries to follow in the new year. The handsets that will feature X-Series include the Sony Ericsson W950 (UIQ 3) and the Nokia N73 (S60).
It's been a bit of an N93 week here. I took the Golf Edition out to the driving range at the weekend and was quite impressed by the vision behind Pro Session Golf and its implementation, letting me analyse a real world golf swing and find things that need addressing.
I've been watching Tom Cruise's latest on the ultimate geek platform, the Nokia N93. What's behind Nokia's venture into movie-themed smartphones and what sort of job have they done in terms of video quality? Here's my review.
Nordic Wireless Watch have rolled up their sleeves and produced an interesting set of graphics benchmarks, mainly of Symbian OS smartphones. Almost inevitably the Nokia N93 wins by a country mile, but there are plenty of other interesting numbers here. Via WOM World.
Released today is Smartphones Show 18, with the main Symbian OS interest being my latest ratings of the 'top 10 smartphones', with the N93 coming in at number 1, plus video tips for the same device, in case you missed the YouTube link for this a week or so ago. The Smartphones Show can be viewed on any PC, Mac, PSP, iPod or Symbian OS 9 smartphone.
More Nokia N93 goodness, this time on the way in the next few days, according to the 'ear to the ground' people at Symbian Freak. The firmware for the N93 jumps from v11 to v20 in one fell swoop, apparently, with extra applications, functionality improvements and bug fixes (including picture noise improvements) by the dozen. It's off to Nokia's Software Update for me, I think, next week!
Steve compares the (Symbian OS, S60-powered) Nokia E61 and the (Windows Mobile 5-powered) Palm Treo 750v, both with qwerty keyboards and a full office and online application set. Is the 750v a cut above the rest of the Windows Mobile competition? Find out in his latest head to head.
Ah. How to sum up 3 months with the N93? Embracing the very good and the very bad? Why, in poetry, of course. Apologies in advance to anyone with any artistic discernment, I present my Ode to the Nokia N93...
The Nokia 3250 has been added to the list of devices supported by Nokia's Software Update service, presumably with the first available firmware updates for this music-oriented device. Via Symbian Freak etc.
Steve Litchfield explores an attribute that's rarely covered in the smartphone world - how useable is each device in sunlight? [Updated with tweaked text and I've included two extra touch-screen devices, the Nokia 7710 and i-Mate K-Jam (aka HTC Wizard etc.)]
The very latest EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) sales figures for smart mobile devices are out. Highlights include Symbian OS's share now up to 78% of the market, with Nokia at a whopping 75%, although Sony Ericsson's UIQ 3 sales have started in earnest, with 3% and rising.
