Nokia today officially unveiled their E51 smartphone. It should be available in the last quarter of 2007, with an estimated retail price of 350 euros sim-free. At just 61cc it's even smaller than the 6120 Classic, and is a new contender for the title of world's smallest smartphone. An impressive number of features have been packed in including a full range of cellular and data connectivity options: quad-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE, WCDMA with HSDPA (850 and 2100Mhz) and WiFi. There is also a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM Radio, 2.5mm audio jack and IrDA, USB and Bluetooth for local connectivity.
You may remember my original review of Pro Session Golf as part of one of the original Nokia N93 packages? Well, that was followed up by the product appearing in physical form on memory card and now it's just a download away, for any serious smartphone-owning golfers. (via S60 blogs)
S60.com are giving away some professional 'animal' themes this month, suitable for all S60 smartphones. As usual, grab 'em while you can, if you're into dark and colourful themes...
There's a new beta of DivX Mobile Player on the loose for S60 and UIQ-based smartphones. v0.89 features restructured menus and softkeys, a new file browser with thumbnail previews, plus manual adjustment for A/V synchronization. See the DivX blog for links and more info.
Maybe I missed an announcement, but Nokia seems to have just overhauled their already Flashy (pun most definitely intended) Nseries web site. You know the drill, more whizzy animated windows, more music accompaniments, more err.... 'loading' bars. Still, there's quite a bit on the N95 8GB and N81 and I loved browsing the world photo map.
You'll remember I recently did a roundup of Nokia E90 cases that came down in favour of pouch/holster designs overall? Noreve, long time friends of AAS, have now added an E90 pouch to their case range. I'll be reviewing this, along with others arriving soon, don't worry.
Can this be for real? SIM reports that Mobile9 is now hosting a S60 online theme creator - just pick the elements and graphics you want and a signed .SIS is made-to-order. Although I'd usually advise against ad-hoc installation of SIS files like this, I can't help wondering how well/safely it works. Comments and reports welcome!
Unwired View is reporting that the FCC has cleared the Nokia N81-1, which means the schedule for a Q4 release would seem to be on track. Note the N81-1 has support only for European 3G bands (2100 Mhz).
Time to adjust your feed bookmarks - James Burland's content is now going to be on his new 'Nokia Creative' blog. James, if you remember, is the guy behind quite a few S60/N93/N95 multimedia blog posts and he has a fabulous eye for an Nseries photo.
Smartphones Show 42 just went live, with video from the Go:Play event, featuring the Nokia N95 8GB, the N81, N-Gage gaming and the Nokia Music Store. Plus tips for GPS-equipped smartphones and my own rundown of the top 5 most desirable smartphones in the world. Read on for links and other information.
Nokia today officially unveiled their E51 smartphone. It should be available in the last quarter of 2007, with an estimated retail price of 350 euros sim-free. At just 61cc it's even smaller than the 6120 Classic, and is a new contender for the title of world's smallest smartphone. An impressive number of features have been packed in including a full range of cellular and data connectivity options: quad-band GSM with GPRS and EDGE, WCDMA with HSDPA (850 and 2100Mhz) and WiFi. There is also a 2.0 megapixel camera, FM Radio, 2.5mm audio jack and IrDA, USB and Bluetooth for local connectivity.
