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.
Thanks to Arjen for the news that in the last month there's been a major firmware update available (6.27) for the Nokia 9300(i) and 9500 communicators. No online update in this case though, you'll need to visit an official Nokia service centre. Read on for a summary of what's new.
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.
The game that's sweeping the nation! Well, almost. Ewan reviews Symbian Smartcards, Top Trumps for the smartphone generation. It's not that playable, but it's a lovely novelty and an interesting reference.
In his video guide to the Symbian Smartphone Show 2006 Steve offers a few video highlights, recorded using his Nokia N93, including a quick look at the new S60 phones, the LG JoY and Samsung i520, and video interviews with CoPilot, F-Secure, Sling Media, among others.
Following the big v11 firmware update and following testing of an updated unit, I've rewritten segments of parts one and two of our big Nokia N93 review. Just thought you'd like to know...
