Samsung have announced their latest S60 phone at 3GSM. It's a GSM / UMTS (3G) phone operating on the 850/900/1800/1900/2100 Mhz bands in a flip form factor. It runs Symbian 8.1 and S60 2nd Edition, has a two megapxiel camera on the rear, a VGA camera on the front for video calling and a microSD memory card slot. Read on for pictures and summary specifications.
One by one the wires and devices are disappearing from your living room. Engadget reports on FCC approval of Nokia's AD-42W Wireless Audio Gateway", which lets the Nokia N91 and other future smartphones supporting Advanced Audio Distribution Profile send music over Bluetooth straight to your hi-fi.
Nokia today announced that the Bluetooth SIM Access Profile would be a standard part of S60 3rd Edition. This means that certain car phone kits (for example, the Nokia 616) can access ID data stored on the SIM card of phones such as the Nokia N91, N92, N80, N71, E60, E61, E70 and 3250. This resolves the need for a second sim card and eases switching in dual sim card situations.
More P990 news, as Sony Ericsson provide details on the two variants of the P990. Both will support the 900/1800/1900 GSM frequencies, with the P990i aimed at Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The P990c will be launched in mainland China as and when 3G services are available. Which may lead to the P990c (UIQ3) going head to head with Nokia's 6708 (UIQ2.1) when the respective devices appear.
Sony Ericsson are delaying the launch of the P990 to focus more resources on the M600i due to 'operator interest' in the M600i announced today. Read on...
The second UIQ3 powered smartphone has been announced from Sony Ericsson. The M600i has a 240x320 touchscreen and 80Mb of memory. Key features include a slim 112g design, support for corporate email services and a dual function keyboard. The main differences, compared to the P990, are the lack of Wi-Fi, flip keypad and camera. The phone is expected in Q2 2006 in both black and white (Sony Ericsson M600i Homepage).
The Nokia N91, the music focused phone with a hard disk, and the E70, the enterprise focused phone with a gulwing form factor, have been approved by the FCC. The documentsavailable include internal pictures (where the N91's hard disk is visible) and the user manuals. The N91 user manual reveals the N91 will innclude UPnP support and includes details on the Music Shop application which will allow users to download music over the air to their phones and the PC Music Sync (which uses Windows Media Player 11). Read on for more.
Ewan's had the newest in the Nokia communicator line, the 9300i, for a while now. Here's his real-world-tested full review. Summary? Solid and stable, but slow in places and the less said about the joystick the better...
Okay so Engadget and Gizmodo are carrying P970 pics (allegedly) and following the links up the chain, it looks like a cut down keypad design, no Wi-Fi or 3G option, and possibly a downgraded camera. The rumours are saying Q1 2006, so the good money is on an announcement at the upcoming 3GSM.
Steve's been taking a long look at the Nokia N70 and is confident enough to label it as the phone currently on top of the pile. Among shipping smartphones, anyway. Find out exactly why in our big Nokia N70 Review.
Two phones that aren't Symbian, but of note for the marketplace. Verizon have announced availability of the Windows Powered Palm Treo (the 700w) for $400 and a two year contract, while Motorola's second version of the ROKR, the E2 has debuted with full SD card support, USB 2.0 for fast file transfer, a standard 3.5mm headphone socket... and no iTunes support, so you can wave goodbye to the 100 song limit that Apple allegedly imposed.
Ewan's been trying the Snap-On Speaker for the N-Gage QD and finds its design rather half-hearted. Needing an AAA battery? No hands-free calling support or pass-through for a mike or headset? Here's the review.
Ewan Spence is seriously impressed by his prototype of the upcoming Nokia E70 'gull winged' business smartphone. A full fold-over keyboard, high-res screen and Wi-Fi are going to make the E70 much anticipated.
Ewan's had a Nokia N90 for a month or so and proudly presents his long term review of this camera-centric Symbian OS smartphone. Does it live up to the hype? On the whole, a big fat Yes.
Rafe Blandford sees the upcoming Nokia N80 'slider' as a solid echo of the original 7650. Lots of interesting technology insights in his detailed N80 hands-on preview.
The second UIQ3 powered smartphone has been announced from Sony Ericsson. The M600i has a 240x320 touchscreen and 80Mb of memory. Key features include a slim 112g design, support for corporate email services and a dual function keyboard. The main differences, compared to the P990, are the lack of Wi-Fi, flip keypad and camera. The phone is expected in Q2 2006 in both black and white (Sony Ericsson M600i Homepage).
