Apparently, one of the biggest Nokia E90 competitors, the Windows Mobile-powered i-Mate Ultimate 7150, has now been axed without even making it into production. No idea whether this is due to the perceived market for such a clamshell or simply because i-Mate have other problems...
A new firmware update is available for the Nokia N76. Continuing the trend set with other devices the update adds the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth Profiles for stereo audio over Bluetooth. The menu structure has also been rearranged and there are a number of stability improvements and bug fixes.
Samsung looks set to release some interesting S60 devices in the future. A number of rumours concerning new devices have appeared on the web over the past few weeks. The Samsung i450 is a slim slider with HSDPA connectivity and 1GB of internal memory. The i550 is a bar shaped phone with a built in GPS and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The i570 is a slider form factor device with a full QWERTY keyboard on the lower slide. More details in the full story.
The UIQ 3 powered P1i is Sony Ericsson's top of the range smartphone. With 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, a QVGA touchscreen, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a full QWERTY keyboard it mixes multimedia and enterprise capabilities in equal measure. How does this latest P series phone measure up? Rafe starts looking for the answer in the first part of our Sony Ericsson P1i review which examines the hardware features and overall design.
Nokia has issued a recall for certain BL-5C batteries made between December 2005 and November 2006. Most BL-5C batteries are unaffected. To find out if your battery is affected, please visit the specially set up Nokia battery recall website and scroll to the bottom of the page. The affected batteries were made for Nokia by Matsushita, but they only carry the Nokia branding. If you have an affected battery, Nokia and Matsushita will replace it for free.
So, you've got a 332 MHz top-of-the-range smartphone from 2007 with 3D graphics acceleration hardware and a 16 million colour screen. What do you do with that? Obviously, you'd use it to emulate 8-bit home computers and consoles from 1982! Another winning feature from Krisse...
Issue 65 of PDA Essentials magazine is out today and contains a 7 page 'Best Converged Device' round-up, in which the Nokia N95 trounces the HTC Advantage, the HTC P3600 and the Fujitsu-Siemens Y830, with the editor proclaiming the Nokia N95 as 'one of the company's finest moments'.
It's another big update to my cross-platform Grid, this time tweaking a number of device scores and adding the Sony Ericsson P1i. Which smartphone comes out on top for you? Just plug in your preferences and comment back. For me, the Nokia E90 and N95 are tied - which sounds about right.....
More from Ewan Spence in his continuing real world E90 test at the Edinburgh Fringe. A big part of chasing round after acts is being fully Web-connected and PDF-compatible and in this regard the Nokia E90 excels, with the huge RAM and screen making Web/PDF work a relative doddle.
Yesterday, Nokia announced that it was dramatically changing the way chipset design and manufacture will be handled. Direct audio from the announcement, including the Q and A session afterwards, is now available online, but you can also read the textual press release below.
The UIQ 3 powered P1i is Sony Ericsson's top of the range smartphone. With 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, a QVGA touchscreen, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a full QWERTY keyboard it mixes multimedia and enterprise capabilities in equal measure. How does this latest P series phone measure up? Rafe starts looking for the answer in the first part of our Sony Ericsson P1i review which examines the hardware features and overall design.
So, you've got a 332 MHz top-of-the-range smartphone from 2007 with 3D graphics acceleration hardware and a 16 million colour screen. What do you do with that? Obviously, you'd use it to emulate 8-bit home computers and consoles from 1982! Another winning feature from Krisse...
In part 3 of a series on TV out functionality, Krisse looks at the practicalities of editing Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents on the Nokia N95, aided by a Bluetooth wireless keyboard and a connected TV screen. What are the limitations and can you really leave the laptop at home?
