Steve muses over the whole PDA taking over your life thing, thanks to micromanagement of your own time and the many intricate apps. Why is your smartphone different, and why is less the new more? Find out as he proclaims (a bit too loudly for my liking) that he's not a geek.
Rafe Blandford's been living and breathing Sony Ericsson P990i and UIQ 3 for two weeks now - here's his full review. Summary:shed loads of potential, very powerful, but also some rough edges and room for improvement through firmware updates.
Steve Litchfield compares the latest communicators in depth, from the S60 3rd Edition powered Nokia E70 to the UIQ 3 powered Sony Ericsson P990i, and taking in the Windows Mobile powered HTC TyTN along the way.
Still pressing for recognition of the significance (for some) of qwerty keyboards on mobile devices, Steve has a chance conversation in London and is shocked how narrowly many people seem to still use their smartphones. Here's his subsequent musings.
Steve's dug out his old 6630 and has been trying Road Angel Mobile for S60 2nd Edition, a warning system for speed cameras, schools and accident blackspots. Here's the review. Note also that the developers offer free sign-up to the service before the end of October.
Ewan's been a fan of Wi-Fi on a mobile device for some time and he's been musing on just what makes Wi-Fi so darned useful. Especially so on the Nokia E61, E70, N91 and N93, which he uses in his three example uses.
Neuros very kindly sent over a sample of their MPEG-4 Recorder 2 set-top units, and I've been putting it through its paces. Essentially it's a tiny gadget designed to record video directly onto your smartphone's expansion card, for playback on the move. Here's the full review.
AAS's own 'krisse' has been training hard with just the Nokia 5500 for company. Though not billed as a smartphone, it's extremely capable and a true S60 3rd Edition device. Here's the full, illustrated review.
Ewan presents his long term thoughts on the N91 music smartphone. It may be big, boxy and shiny, but Ewan rather likes it and would even use it in the absence of any of the core S60 functions. Here's his Nokia N91 long term review.
