I seem to have missed this being available, but the E-series blog reports on the new ORA USB cradle for the Nokia E61. Yes, I know cradles went out with the Palm III, but personally it's good to see them back.
Nokia has announced the Nokia N80 Internet Edition a software enhanced version of the N80. The N80i bundles extra software including Yahoo Go!, Flickr Integration, WLAN Wizard, Download! (Catalogs), Mobile Search and Mobipocket to give a more complete out of the box experience. The hardware specifications remain the same with quad band GSM and WCDMA radios, a 3.0 megapixel camera, and IrDA, USB, Bluetooth and WLAN connectivity.
Symbian Freak reports that a new bug-fix firmware for the N93 is imminent, to go live on the update server, v11.0.034. Among other things, the free RAM after booting is now up to 24MB - wow, let's hope the same optimisation can be applied to the E70 and other 3rd Edition devices!
The Nokia E62, the yet to be officially anounnced US version of the E61, is starting to generate interest amongst the US media. The E62 is expected to be available on Cingular in the second half of Septmber with subsidised pricing starting at $100 ($300 unsubsidised). Read on for further details.
Rafe demonstrates in illustrated detail how to use Nokia's new Phone Software Update tool to upgrade your S60 smartphone with the very latest firmware version.
The Nokia-sponsored Word Of Mouth (WOM) blog has launched a dedicated N93 blog, with lots of links I'd never seen before, including official news that the new Phone Software Update system will carry N93 firmware (and presumably that for other 3rd Edition devices) as from September 1st, only a week or so away.
Very welcome though perhaps early days, Nokia has released a S60 Phone Software Update utility/service, letting users update their own firmware. For more on this huge story, read on...
In part two of our Nokia N93 review Steve looks at it as a smartphone. While the photo and video capabilities get most of the media attention it is worth remembering that you will not be using these functions most of the time. In concluding the N93 review Steve delivers our verdict on Nokia's multimedia flagship.
Rafe looks at the hand-made leather cases from Noreve for the Nokia E61. Such cases do come at a premium price, but if you are looking for a high quality case it is an investment worth investigating. Noreve also produce cases for the Nokia N93, N91, N80, N70 and N71.
Simon Judge is reporting on his blog that some operators (Vodafone Japan) are locking down S60 3rd Edition handsets so that only Symbian Signed applications can be installed. This means that self-signed applications can not be installed.
In a light-hearted promotional push, Nokia have put up a Flash-based site for their Eseries trio of E60, E61 and E70 smartphones, complete with drag and drop 'Convince-o-matic', to help you build the case for your boss to buy you one...
It's Grid time again - I've recently had in for review the HTC TyTN, the major new player on the communicator scene, and have added it to the Grid, along with numerous other score tweaks. Can Windows Mobile swing it for you or will a Symbian OS device still come out tops?
Steve continues his exploration of the world of text input and observes that the presence of a usable QWERTY keyboard can actually change how you use a smartphone. While not for everyone, the increasing range of keyboard-equipped devices open up new possibilities for smartphone users.
A lot has been talked about the video recording improvements in the Nokia Nseries of smartphones - in this brief article, I screen grab videos from four of Nokia's smartphones from the last 3 years, so you can see the difference for yourself.
