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The Nokia N70 - Currently Top Of The Heap
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.Posted by Ewan Spence at 13:24 UTC, January 13th || 7 Comments
And On The Other Side Of The Fence
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.Posted by Ewan Spence at 0:00 UTC, January 5th || 0 Comments
Half-hearted hardware
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.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 7:56 UTC, January 3rd || Comments
Gull Wings and Wi-Fi
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.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 12:22 UTC, December 22nd || 6 Comments
The best imaging smartphone ever?
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.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 12:58 UTC, December 13th || 3 Comments
The end of the beginning?
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.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 9:38 UTC, December 12th || 87 Comments
Branching out with the Nokia E61
Nokia's E61 had the Finns in a tizz, what with Symbian OS 9.1 and a brand new (for them) form factor. It's clearly aimed at the competition, so how does it look at this stage of its development? Ewan finds out.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 6:42 UTC, December 7th || 32 Comments
Travelling with the Nokia 9500
Ewan tells how he relies on the Nokia 9500 Communicator for email, telephony, blogging and just about everything else while travelling the world. Does the Communicator live up to its name and what tips can he pass on for others?Posted by Steve Litchfield at 11:08 UTC, December 6th || 1 Comment
Exclusive Nokia N92 preview
Rafe gets a hands-on session with a prototype N92, Nokia's N series smartphone with built-in digital TV. It's a fiddly but intriguing design, with a few niggles to be fixed, but it basically works well.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 8:35 UTC, November 29th || 3 Comments
Review: Panasonic X800 smartphone
Thomas Boys, after going beyond the call of duty in acquiring one, brings us this review of the Panasonic X800 Series 60 smartphone. Summary: good hardware and good software bundle but don't buy this for music or video functions.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 8:07 UTC, November 23rd || 2 Comments
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