The E90 wows the Guru

Around a year ago, I first reviewed the Nokia E90 Communicator. I was quite positive though others in the industry (famously) weren't. Amazingly, it's still picking up first time reviewers today in 2008, with Ricky Cadden getting his first hands-on this week, in his regular video podcast (MP4 link). He's generally blown away but misses support for USA 3G frequencies and misses some of the 'Nseries-only' extras from his N95.

Free recycling of your phone, charger or accessory

Did you know that Nokia has a free recycling scheme for all their hardware? Here's the UK page, but there's probably one for each country. Never mind travelling to a Nokia Care Point either, you just pop the hardware in a jiffy bag and send it to the free address. This was spotted by the Nokia Conversations team, talking about the similar USA page. Of course, there's always eBay - whereby the kit will actually get used again and you make a few dollars... but for the rest, there's now Freepost!

Music Monster - the Samsung i450

In the second part of his review of the Samsung i450, Ewan explores the music functionality of this unashamedly music-focussed smartphone. How do the dual slide and rubber music 'arc' work out in practice? And what about the fancy Bang and Olufsen '3D' equalisation electronics?

The Nokia N81 8GB - second opinion

Sometimes... just sometimes... Krisse gets to play with review hardware too. In this case there's a review, complete with video, of the Nokia N81 8GB over on Krisse's personal blog, Nokia Duck. It's fair to say that the verdict is mixed and that the price was felt to be far too high, for the spec involved. The duck? Apparently it says 'Quack'. So as expected there, then...

Insight 24 - Devices, News, Location-based search

It's... Insight number 24, aka AAS audio podcast 73, in which the usual team discuss the news of the week, including N-Gage and Nokia Communication Center (sic), three new S60 3rd Edition smartphones (black N82, Samsung i450, Nokia 6122c) and we introduce the idea and state of play in the world of Location Based Search.

Nokia N96 and N78 hands-on

Yeah, yeah, more hands-on with prototypes by other sites - you can tell we're a tinsy bit jealous - but then on the other hand devices like the N96 don't seem anywhere near finished yet and we'd rather wait for the real thing. Still, the N78 seems fairly complete, according to this latest hands on by PhoneReport, which provides lots of photos and makes a few new observations. (via Symbian World)

The Samsung i450 - a wolf in sheep's clothing

The Samsung i450, at first glance a Nokia N95 wannabe, has hidden strengths that come from its more unassuming appearance and lower price. Ewan brings us part 1 of his review of the i450, looking at the hardware, form factor and target market. Parts 2 and 3 will cover music and applications.

Long term review: Nokia N82 (Black)

Nokia 6122c for China Mobile

Nokia today announced the launch of the Nokia 6122c, an S60 phone available exclusively for China Mobile. This follows on from the announcement of the Nokia 6124c (Vodafone) and Nokia 6650 (T-Mobile). The 6122c is effectively the 6120 in a new shell. It runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, has a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM Radio, microSD card slot and a dedicated China Mobile Internet key.

The Nokia N96 in 10 minutes

OK, so the N96 itself is a late prototype and some bits aren't working yet, but Cellulare Magazine (in Italy) have completed a ten minute video preview, thankfully in English, showing just about everything you need to know about this upcoming S60 flagship. Embedded below and well worth a watch!