It seems that smartphone maker Sony Ericsson has joined the hundreds of other companies already in the WiMAX forum. Looks like this high speed data technology could finally take off in the next few years. And it certainly beats wandering cities in search of temporary Wi-Fi hotspots 8-) (Via IM)
Yes, not Symbian, but an interesting new concept for smartphones and their working environment. The Foleo seems to be a dumb clamshell that piggybacks onto a smartphone's connectivity. I think it's a dumb idea as well, but comments welcome. Could this sort of idea catch on?
Two previews of the Sony Ericsson P1 based on the prototypes have appeared on the internet, on my-symbian.com and on mobile-review.com. Bear in mind the production model P1 which actually gets to the shops may be significantly different to the prototype. The estimated release date is August 2007.
One to flag up to the mobile browsers here, but the new version of the blog search engine, Technorati, features a very clean and easy to use mobile interface (http://mobile.technorati.com/). One for the always mobile user to bookmark I think - and for everyone else when Technorati runs a bit slow.
The folks at MobileBurn have snagged themselves a production Nokia N76 and review it in reasonable depth. The good: it's sleek and with the usual S60 degree of 'smart'ness. The bad: only a 700mAh battery, a hiss on music playback and a 3.5mm audio jack location that fouls the flip lid... And yes, we're enquiring after a review N76 of our own....
The public availability of Motorola's much anticipated RIZR Z8 UIQ phone is drawing nearer. The latest indications suggest it will be in the shops in Europe in the first half of June. Motorola has put up a video of one of its TV commericals for the Z8 here. The commercial is directed by the noted Danish director Nicolai Fugslig (you may remember his Bravia bouncy ball commerical).
Hampus Jakobsson and Andreas Constantinou at VisionMobile Forum hosts this weeks Carnival of the Mobilists. They have selected the top 10 submissions for a round of the best writing on mobiles issues from around the web.
Seemingly designed for Nokia Nseries owners from the Far East and Australia, the Nokia Owners page has a couple of exclusive themes, plus a handful of mid-size tutorial articles. At least that's what popped up when I registered with my N95's details. Please comment if you spot other content when registering with other devices.
To see one of the more colourful moments of Symbian's history, take a look at this Chinese music video featuring the Nokia 5700 ...if you dare. Is that Confucius doing a cameo?
NTT DoCoMo has launched and shipped the Sharp FOMA SH904i, based on Symbian OS and the MOAP platform. The SH904i is equipped with a touchpad to give 'an operational feel similar to a PC', and a 3" widescreen. Glossy pic below...
Smartphones Show 33, now live and on YouTube, has a hands-on review of the WinMob-powered HTC S710, plus a video feature looking at ten things current smartphones can do that the otherwise cool Apple iPhone can't. The ten are demo-ed on current S60 3rd Edition hardware, but many also apply to other Symbian OS-powered devices.
Hmm.... Geekzone reports that Google Calendar is now available in beta for mobiles. Interesting, and I hadn't tried this before. Here's the link for your smartphone web browser: http://www.google.com/calendar/m - it didn't seem fully functional to me. Comments?
