Nokia has unveiled the Nokia 6290, a 'midrange' 3G smartphone based on S60 3rd Edition. The Nokia 6290 is expected to begin shipping in Q1 2007 with an estimated retail price of 325 Euros before subsidies or taxes. New features include multiple alarms and handy 'Quick Cover' access keys, plus an interactive world travel application. Pictures and the full press release below...
Well, we weren't going to comment on the much-leaked photos of the Nokia N93i, complete with metallic finish and keypad, no cover display and slightly slimmer form factor, but it seems that the device does exist as even Nokia's own PR blog is now linking to the snaps...
There's at least one regular AAS user who has one of the pre-production Nokia N95's, and you can follow his progress with it or ask questions right here in the forums.
Steve takes a look at Sony Ericsson's M600i UIQ 3 phone in this video review. In the 6 minute review, shot on a Symbian OS smartphone, Steve looks at the main software and hardware features of the M600i. The review is part of our videocast series. You can find out more information in our new Media section.
Nokia is going to be one of the main sponsors of GDC Mobile, the phone game part of the Game Developers Conference. GDC and GDC Mobile take place in San Francisco from the 5th to the 7th of March 2007. Nokia's Next Generation gaming platform is due to launch across a range of S60 3rd Edition smartphones some time in the first half of 2007, so a March sponsorship of a major gaming event would seem to be well-timed.
Our first two podcasts feature the lightning talks from the All About Symbian pub meet. First up was my talk about what AAS has done in the last year and some of our future plans. Second was Lars Linstrom from Sony Ericsson who talked about the M600, P990 and W950 UIQ phones. In our videocast Steve takes a hands on look at the Nokia N93 Golf Edition.
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).
The folks over at PDA247 have seen a mountain of traditional PDAs in the last five years. On the editorial team, Philippa has been trying to get used to the Sony Ericsson P990i. Here are her thoughts so far. Summary: low RAM (echoes from our own review) and poor battery life are the main problems.
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.
