Simon Judge is reporting on his blog that some operators (Vodafone Japan) are locking down S60 3rd Edition handsets so that only Symbian Signed applications can be installed. This means that self-signed applications can not be installed.
In a light-hearted promotional push, Nokia have put up a Flash-based site for their Eseries trio of E60, E61 and E70 smartphones, complete with drag and drop 'Convince-o-matic', to help you build the case for your boss to buy you one...
It's Grid time again - I've recently had in for review the HTC TyTN, the major new player on the communicator scene, and have added it to the Grid, along with numerous other score tweaks. Can Windows Mobile swing it for you or will a Symbian OS device still come out tops?
Steve continues his exploration of the world of text input and observes that the presence of a usable QWERTY keyboard can actually change how you use a smartphone. While not for everyone, the increasing range of keyboard-equipped devices open up new possibilities for smartphone users.
A lot has been talked about the video recording improvements in the Nokia Nseries of smartphones - in this brief article, I screen grab videos from four of Nokia's smartphones from the last 3 years, so you can see the difference for yourself.
There are now Nokia E70 and N93 video reviews in Programme 13 of the Smartphones Show video podcast. I admit I was a little crazy thinking I could demo and sum up the N93 in only 12 minutes of footage, but hey, at least you get to see me fondling it...
Rafe and Steve have been trialling the Nokia N93 for a week now and report back in part one of the AAS official review. This part covers camera, camcorder and other unique multimedia features and includes plenty of screenshots, plus sample photos and videos. Does the N93 live up to its billing?
With the arrival of the Nokia E70 and N93, it's been a busy week at AAS towers.... The first part of our N93 review should be live on Monday, but until then here's what you missed if you fell asleep in the sun for the last seven days...
Roll up, roll up, all you gadget freaks - the Nokia E70 and N93 are now added to my heavily updated and interactive Grid - which is the best device for you - fill in your preferences and let the Grid decide. Comments welcome, as always!!
After a few technical problems, I just wanted to let people know that I've rewritten chunks of the E70 review and improved its score - it's better than I originally gave it credit for.
Just to be complete, here are Nokia's press releases announcing the shipping of the N73 and N93. Meanwhile, N93 tests aplenty continue at AAS central...
