Might be a little late to report this, but good content doesn’t have an expiration date right?

Loads of pictures and movies, brilliant write up, check it out: Phone Arena

E series release in a nutshell:

The marketing guy made a boo boo. The E90 runs S60 3.1; I wouldn’t compare a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to a Cadillac. That’s kind of degrading.

Source: TechEBlog

Most under rated Nokia (NYSE: NOK) device at 3GSM in my honest opinion.

Source: Reuters

Reuters blogs?! Whoa! Times certainly have changed.

I personally feel that this device was the most under rated Nokia (NYSE: NOK) product at 3GSM. I would love to have one of these as I’m always walking around or driving long distances. I’ve never owned a GPS device in my life.

I have used the GPS system in my friend’s BMW though. The female British accent is lovely.

Just kidding. My good friend Ewan from SMS Text News took this picture of a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) television since he knows how much of a Nokia addict I am:

This makes me want to know, what else does Nokia make?

No snippets, no quotes, just read the entire one page article and enjoy the pictures.

It flows beautifully!

Minor hiccup: They didn’t cover the N77 and the 3110 Classic.

The E series and the 6110 Navigator got all their attention apparently.

I’m bias towards the E61i, It’s my favorite of all 6 phones Nokia (NYSE: NOK) released at the show:

"The QWERTY keypad of the E61i quickly became a favorite among many at
the show. The E61 had a good keypad layout, but many disliked the feel
of the keys. The new version has the same layout but has a completely
different feel. When you press a key, it offers a slight bit of
resistance, after which it goes in and pops right back up. It is
springy and responsive, but not hard to press or spongy."

"The keyboard of the E90, at least the QWERTY keyboard, was more hotly debated. Eric thought it felt like typing on piece of granite, though he had no problem with it once he realized how little response to expect from it. Rich had no complaints. He found it easy to type on straight away and did not think it felt odd at all. Other bloggers we spoke to were split as well, though a slight majority agreed with Eric. Everyone agreed the external keypad was large and easy to use."

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Via: TechEBlog

Source: Crunchgear

I’m still waiting to see how the youtube mobile site will look before passing any judgment. What makes youtube so enjoyable is just randomly searching for whatever you may be thinking about at any given time.

The "related videos" sidebar to the right is what makes youtube addictive.

We can finally attach a face to the MRKTNGman blog thanks to Phil:

Phil was also nice enough to wish his girlfriend a Happy Valentine’s day. I didn’t know they had Valentine’s Day in Finland to be honest:

Tune my S60 is something for all the people who are in to customizing their phone. It looks interesting as a kiosk but why not make it in to a website? Better yet, why not make it customizable for operators, as a website, so they can sell their customers ringtones, wallpapers, and whatever else they fancy?

Open C is a huge part of S60 v3 FP2. One of those things under the hood that you don’t see as a consumer, but you’ll be thankful for in the long run:

Here’s a shot from the press panel @ the S60 booth. Notice the guy in the corner using an N93:

Tommi wasn’t able to make it to 3GSM, but Christmas certainly came early for him. He got a Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N76, N95, N75 and the new 6110 Navigator. Jealous! Ignore the Bluetooth banana, that’s a prototype.

This video is non embeddable so you’re just going to have to click here to watch it directly at CNN.

I could’ve sworn Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has the leading market share in India … did CNN make a mistake?

What a perfect way to start my day seeing as I’ve just woken up.

14:57 on a Saturday, jealous?

Straight from Phil’s blog:

On Thursday of last week, the final day of 3GSM, I recorded three interviews.  First with Jay Andolini of Mobiles.co.uk.  Second with Martin Sauter of Mobile Society.  And finally with Rafe Blandford of AllAboutSymbian & Carlo Longino of Mobhappy.  We had some great conversations, all four are some really sharp guys.  Be sure to check them out!!

Carlo Longino (left) of Mobhappy and Rafe Blandford (right) of AllAboutSymbian

Here are some direct links:

1. Interview with Jay (6.2 MB; MP3)
2. Interview with Martin (6.5 MB; MP3)
3. Interview with Carlo and Rafe (16.6 MB; MP3)

I’m going to be listening to these over breakfast and will definitely update this post later on today.

If I ever get to meet you Phil, I think you’ll butcher "Constantinescu" a lot more times than "Longino."

UPDATE: As promised, here are some notes I took while listening.

My interest in a podcast increases depending on who the speakers are OR the number of speakers joining the conversation. With that in mind I recommend you listen to all of them, but if you can only choose one … listen to the episode with Carlo and Rafe.

Podcast with Jay:

3GSM this year is bigger and better than last year’s.
Windows Mobile 6 is slick.
E65 is the "dark horse of the range"
Putting your phone on mute via a hard key is great.
Don’t like the keyboard of the E90.
The picture from DVB-H is beautiful.
TV on your phone will be a big thing.
E61i compliments the E61, for people who might and might not want a camera.
6110 Navigator is impressive, very nice piece of equipment, very fast; maps are usable and high quality.
Leaked pictures are good for the company. It’s the hardcore people who want to know about future models.
S60 is the most logical of all the smart phone operating systems.
"I have a negative opinion on the iPhone"
Phil: "I’m glad the iPhone is entering the market, it makes smart phones more mainstream."
Phil: "We welcome competition."

Podcast with Martin:

Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) phones are very nice. Extremely slim.
HSDPA was everywhere, everyone has a 3G phone.
WiMAX isn’t quite here yet, but it definitely had a presence at the show.
I loved the N95, downloadable maps are wicked.
The E90 is fantastic.
S60v3FP2, two things stand out for me: slicker UI thanks to the animations, new memory paging feature works great.
"Please put more memory in your phones"
"I would like more stability out of S60, there are glitches every now and then"
<lots of talk about Martin’s book: "Communication Systems for the Mobile Information Society">

Podcast with Carlo and Rafe:

Rafe: 3GSM has been awesome, Barcelona is great.
Carlo: 3GSM is bigger than previous years before. Less hype more substance.
Rafe: Things that stood out for me outside of S60 is the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Z8.
Carlo: I agree with Rafe, the Z8 is fantastic.
Carlo: Assuming the Z8 comes out in the US then it’s going to attract a lot of attention and make people more aware of Symbian.
Rafe: American consumers traditionally consider smart phones something for enterprise. The Z8 is good for Symbian.
Rafe: "In my opinion the iPhone is all about marketing."
Carlo: "I don’t get the impression that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) wants to make a lot of friends in this business."
Phil: "Do you think people will get more in to smart phones because of the iPhone?"
Carlo: Sure, from an American perspective this will push smart phones in to the mainstream.
Rafe: I agree, it’s good Apple is focusing on the user experience. It will make a positive impact on the smart phone industry.
Carlo: The interface on the LG Prada phone is a sandbox of new ideas.
Rafe: Touch screen will be growing in importance over the coming years.
Phil: What do you think about S60 and touch screen?
Carlo: I’m not a touch screen fan. I like clearly labeled menus and pushing a button.
Rafe: I feel as a secondary input mechanism it’s great. S60 feels incomplete without it. "I’m sure it’s just a matter of time."
Rafe: "I’ve got some what mixed feelings about the E90." I like the E61/E1i more. S60 isn’t suited for the E90, I will miss S80. The PIM on S80 was better. On the upbeat: "it’s a staggering piece of technology." "Mind blowing"
Carlo: I’m glad the E61i brings a camera to the E61. I too prefer the E61i compared to the E90. The specs of the E90 are impressive, no doubt about it, but I don’t think it will be as popular.
Rafe: The E61i changes "are spot on." "I’m really impressed with the E61i." "Shame it doesn’t have GPS and not using FP1."
Phil: E65 thoughts?
Carlo: I love the E65
Rafe: Not a traditional smart phone, but it will probably do the best out of all the E series devices released at 3GSM.
Carlo: Personally I just like reading email on my mobile. No need for a QWERTY.
Phil: N77, any thoughts?
Carlo: Not a lot of people are going to see this device.
Rafe: DVB-H just doesn’t have the market penetration.
Carlo: One of the most usable DVB-H devices. Feels very first generation.
Rafe: Compared to the N92 it’s a much better experience.
Phil: Is it better to spread out phone launches? Or release a bunch at once?
Carlo: I like the bunch of phones at once.
Rafe: I too like the 5 at once release at 3GSM.
Carlo: I think the 6110 is a very interesting device.
Rafe: I can see the personal gps device market shrinking. The dedicated key  on the 6110 is great.
Phil: How do you like the direction of S60?
Carlo: I like the "small team, company within a company feel" S60 has. One thing that doesn’t get a lot of attention is how operators are adopting S60.
Rafe: Very nice that S60 is taking the first step and talking to operators. S60’s largest hurdle is segmentation.