The Nokia N93 is THE hot convergence smartphone of the moment and kudos to Nokia for loaning us a couple ahead of public availability. We'll have more on the N93 very shortly, but read on for a teaser to whet your appetite.
Support pages (including manuals, flash demos and much more) for the Nokia N93 and 5500 Sport have appeared on Nokia Europe's web site. Support pages usually mean the devices are shipping.... somewhere in the coverage region, at least! Thanks to Symbian Freak for the heads-up.
Nokia has announced (in something approaching an advert, but still worth reporting for the sheer number involved) that the 3250 (the S60 3rd Edition smartphone with the 'twist' bottom) has sold over a million units in the last three months or so. Impressive, by any standards. Full press release follows...
Mobile Whack's reporting that the Sony Ericsson P990i has finally been approved in the USA by the FCC. Here's the link to the user manual and gory internal photos, etc. Interestingly, Expansys still lists the P990i as coming in 'early July'.
Now, I know we've had our very own Ewan's original review of the Nokia N90, but I just came across this second opinion, from the point of view of a keen photographer, Martin Geddes. Hmm.... lives in Edinburgh, has two kids, keen on S60 smartphones - are Ewan and Martin the same person? (!)
There is more to good photos than megapixels, you have to consider camera component quality and custom firmware too. Steve's been testing various smartphone cameras and in this feature he compares the photos produced by the Nokia N70, N80 and N90, along with the i-Mate K-Jam.
NTT DoCoMo have announced a number of new Symbian powered handsets. Most notable among these is the Enterprise focused D702iBCL (manufactured by Mitsubishi). Unlike other FOMA MOAP the phone does not have a camera and is only available in one colour. The usual MOAP / FOMA features are present such as support for iChannels and FlashCast. Read on for more.
I've been sent a trio of Krusell designer cases for S60 3rd Edition smartphones. Here's my joint review of the three. Don't worry, they'll all be there on the AAS door prize table at the October pre-Expo pub meet!
Steve Litchfield looks at the Nokia N80 and finds that cutting edge specifications do not automatically give the N80 the title of best S60 smartphone. Here's the review. Update: there's now a video review, too, as part of Smartphones Show programme 12.
Route 66 have announced actual availability of its Mobile 7 satellite navigation package for all S60 3rd Edition smartphones and confirmed more details. It comes in both software-only and full kit form (miniSD or MMC Mobile). A review is in progress, but in the meantime, the official press release follows...
Widely regarded as the pinnacle of S60 2nd Edition hardware and the biggest selling smartphone of all time, the Nokia N70's also now won a major industry award, as 'Best Mobile Entertainment Handset'. Details in the press release below.
Nokia are just about to open their flagship store in the USA, complete with huge LCD and LED panels and hands-on time with cutting edge S60 devices. And the folks from Engadget Mobile were there with a camera - their report is well worth a look, to see what Nokia are doing in the USA.
It's that time of the month again. I've updated the all-encompassing Grid again, this time with tweaked figures for the E61 and an all-new entry, the Nokia N80. Enter your preferences and let the Grid calculate the right device for you... Why not post the results in the Comments here?
