Which smartphones would some of the best known names in the smartphone world really recommend, if they were only allowed one device and had to stick with it for an entire year? Find out here, I've been asking around....! I found the answers interesting and I hope you will too.
In the fourth and concluding part of his review of the Motorola RIZR Z8, Rafe Blandford looks at the third party application scene, demonstrates potential areas of incompatibility, assesses the Z8's potential and then concludes with his verdict on this stylish and different (smart)phone.
Ah, the Motorola RIZR Z8 goodness keeps on coming... Rafe's Z8 review part 4 is just round the corner, rounding things off and summing the device up, but in the meantime, it's the UIQ 3-powered video star of Smartphones Show 37, out now on YouTube and in MP4 format. There's also a peek in the Litchfield gadget bag...
Mere hours after I plead in the AAS video podcast with Nokia to release the v12 firmware for the Nokia N95, it appears! On Nokia Software Update now, v12.0.013. Changelist to come below in a mo'. Thanks to WOM World for nudging me ahead of my daily NSU check!
NTT DoCoMo announced the new 704i Series of FOMA phones; four of these phones run the MOAP on Symbian software platform. The D704i (Mitsubishi), the F704i (Fujitsu), the SH704i (Sharp) and the S0704i (Sony Ericsson) are mid to high range phones with a number of unique features.
It seems that the Nokia E90 Communicator is now 'available' in the USA, thanks to Nokia's deal with Dell. Well, '1 to 2 weeks' to ship, anyway.... (via IntoMobile)
I was most interested to hear Andrew Orlowski's comments on the Nokia E90 Communicator in last week's podcast, but felt that I just had to jump and defend what dubbed the 'Cargo Cult' communicator. Here's my analysis of the E90's interface and raison d'être...
Krisse has the scoop and the review on the Nokia 6120 Classic (and its 6121 stablemate) - the smallest and lightest smartphone in the world, and with the lowest S60 3rd Edition launch price so far. Is this amazing value for money, or cheap and nasty? Oh, and Krisse also launches a brand new unit of smartphone size comparisons - the AEM...
We've tried not to overdo the iPhone coverage and comparisons, but I couldn't resist linking to Paul Whitaker's nicely done mini-movie, shot on the N95, as he and a friend stalk the line of iPhone 'waiters'...
After numerous (ok, four) emails, and looking ahead to Proporta's up and coming holster for the Nokia E90, below the break you'll find some exclusive photos. The case will be available in a week or so, I believe.
Following up his high profile piece on Psion, midweek over at The Register, Ewan caught up with long time Technology correspondent Andrew Orlowski in a London bar to talk about the article, and to go into a bit more depth on the topics raised. Ewan also wanted to find out what Andrew thought this meant for Symbian and the current smartphone market. And how could today not be complete with touching on the launch of the Apple iPhone in the USA? All this in AAS podcast number 27.