Fido, the other GSM carrier in Canada, just boosted its offering by adding two neat devices.
The first is Nokia E62, a 2.5G WLAN-less version of the popular E61 business smartphone. That should bring some affordable Symbian S60 love in the country.
The other device is the midrange clamshell device – Sony Ericsson Z710i, a fairly decent device, sporting the solid 2 MP camera and Bluetooth.
Finally the pricing. The Nokia E62 will be sold for about $170 (200 CAD), and Sony Ericsson for about $64 (75 CAD). The bad thing is that both devices require a way-too-long 3 year contract. And as Engadget guys said it – thank goodness for early upgrades.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do.
In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application.
Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.