Sony Ericsson recently announced the forthcoming availability of the W958c - a variant of the W950 for the Chinese market. The specification is very similar to the W950, although the W958c removes the WCDMA (3G) connectivity and adds Chinese language support.
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.
I was interested to see this blog entry reviewing one of the cheap add-on macro lenses that you can buy for standard fixed-focus smartphone cameras. Good stuff - but I can't find anywhere that sells them online - over to you guys in the comments?
Nokia have announced the launch of the Nokia 3250 Music Edition. Changes from the original 3250 include a new look, a new music application and support for 2GB MicroSD cards. This means there is space for around 1500 full length music tracks out of the box. The 3250 is expected to be available shortly at an unsubsidised cost of 400 Euros.
Nokia has announced the N75, a slim clamshell device, aimed initially at the US market. The cover display can also act as your window on your music collection, with dedicated hardware controls. The full press release follows.
Nokia have announced the Nokia N95, featuring an innovative double slide design with multimedia controls and a keypad on opposite end of the phones. Read on for full details, pictures and the full press release.
Here's the webcast URL for the Nseries launches today - the broadcast is now archived there and can be played on demand as-if-live. I went to the London party and took some more photos and had hands-on time with the N95, more of which later in the week.
Nokia has announced a range of music orientated phones. In addition to convergence uberphone the Nokia N95, the Nokia N75, Nokia N91 8GB Edition and Nokia N73 Music Edition will also be announced. The latter three phones will all available in black. Read on for first details and pictures. We'll be posting more throughout the day, from both New York and London events.
Nokia has announced a range of new music accessories, befitting their status as 'the world's largest manufacturer of digital music players'. Included are new stereo headphone sets, mini-speakers and new (mono) Bluetooth headsets. The full press release and details below...
With the S60-powered E62 making waves over in the USA at a subsidised price point ($150) on Cingular, it's time for the modified (no 3G, 850MHz instead) E70 to go mainstream, though at the more sensible price of $450(!), using a different route, SIM-free direct from Nokia USA.
Smartphones Show 15 has just gone live, with a video review of the Nokia N73 and a similar look at a similar 'candy bar' smartphone from the Windows Mobile world, the HTC MTeoR. You can view here on the web or subscribe to its RSS/iTunes feed here.
Eagle-eyed me(!) has just spotted public notice of this simultaneous four-city live event, Open Studio 2006, to happen next Tuesday. In fact, it's a lot more than four, as separate events are also scheduled by Nokia PR in many other cities. Rafe and Darla will be in New York, I'll be in London, to make sure you don't miss anything. Our best guess is a clutch of new Nseries 'multimedia computers', but you'll have to wait til Tuesday for any more....
