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Phone Arena’s 3GSM Coverage

Stefan Constantinescu — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:50:23 +0000

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.

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Two more videos of the Nokia 6110 Navigator at 3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:37:18 +0000

Source: TechEBlog

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

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Dr. Kai Oistamo of Nokia talks about the 6110 Navigator

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:43:50 +0000

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.

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New Nokia model with 15 inch display released post 3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:20:28 +0000

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?

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Phone Scoop has the best Nokia 3GSM write up hands down

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:35:37 +0000

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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Video: Symbian France plays with the Nokia N77

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:08:18 +0000

Direct link to video

Via: TechEBlog

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Video: Crunchgear demo’s youtube on the Nokia N95

Stefan Constantinescu — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:32:55 +0000

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.

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A few pictures and video’s from the last days at 3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:01:09 +0000

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.

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Video: Nokia CEO Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo talks with CNN about what it means to be an Internet company

Stefan Constantinescu — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:36:18 +0000

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?

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Phil just posted 3 new Voice of S60 podcasts!

Stefan Constantinescu — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:04:51 +0000

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:

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"

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.

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More crisp, high quality pictures, plus a video of the Nokia E90 at 3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:21:13 +0000

These are from Mobile Mania and are even better than the ones in the post below!

I took the liberty of uploading them to my Flickr account, check out the set (32 pictures) or just watch the slide show below.

They’ve also uploaded a great movie that shows you the E90 from every possible angle:

Slide show:

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Some of the best Nokia E90 pictures yet from3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:49:30 +0000

Thank you MR!

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A bunch of videos from 3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:01:22 +0000

I know one of these looks familiar, I think I’ve posted it before. The rest however should be new:

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E61i:

Nokia 3110:

Nokia E65:

Nokia N77:

Nokia E90 Part 1:

Nokia E90 Part 2:

Nokia 6110:

Nokia N77 (In German!):

Nokia N77:

Few videos mixed together into one from Nokia’s booth:

Nokia 6110 Driving Demo:

What the 6110 is good for:

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Mobile Burn has a hands on with the Nokia E90 and N77

Stefan Constantinescu — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:38:08 +0000

Very very high quality pictures. Good job Mobile Burn! Subscribe to their RSS feed if you haven’t already.

Check out the rest of the E90 pictures here

Rest of the N77 pictures here

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Mobile Review’s Nokia 3GSM Coverage, including new pictures of S60v3FP2!

Stefan Constantinescu — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:31:30 +0000

Mobile Review, as always, delivers. Sadly it is in Russian so I can’t read it.

Pictures however, are worth a thousand words! Rather than upload everything one by one on to here I just dumped everything in to this Flickr gallery. 79 pictures in total. Enjoy!

I got the pictures of S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 from here

And the pictures of all the phones at Nokia’s booth here

Here are some samples of what you can expect:

And if you’re too lazy to click then just sit back and enjoy this slide show:

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Video: Quick run down of the Nokia E61i

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:34:54 +0000

Direct link to video

Source: TechEBlog

Same price as the E61, no S60v3FP1.

I wonder, who at Nokia (NYSE: NOK) decides which version of an OS goes on which device? It doesn’t make sense to me that this thing wouldn’t have FP1.

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New pictures of S60v3FP2 plus Nokia’s, S60’s and Symbian’s booths at 3GSM

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:57:26 +0000

Just browsing Flickr this morning and I came upon user Dulence.

He has some great images of Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s, S60’s and Symbian’s booths at 3GSM as well as a handful of screenshots from S60v3FP2!

Let’s dive right in. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what to expect. 42 pictures total so click "continue reading" only if you aren’t on 56k!

S60v3FP2:

Nokia’s booth:

S60’s booth:

Symbian’s booth:

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Engadget’s hands on with the Nokia E90 and E61i

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:05:21 +0000

Just some pretty pictures, courtesy of Engadget:

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Symbian Freak is test driving Nokia’s YouTube support

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:56:17 +0000

I hate to say it … but I like Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Video more. Since they don’t have that stupid 10 minute limit there are usually a lot of discovery channel specials as well as documentaries to be found. Then again there are a lot more Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Top Gear clips on YouTube. It’s a trade off. One step at a time, baby step.

Best line:

Indeed, this is just great I was so excited to try it out and see how it works in practice. Also I was surprised that Video Centre and YouTube supports progressive downloading which actually makes instant playback possible, in practice it means that you can enjoy video while downloading is in progress.

Will take a video of YouTube in action tomorrow and post it on YouTube itself LOL so youâ€™ll be able to see how it looks like in the practice, on N95 of course.

Source: Symbian Freak

Here are the pictures so far:

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I-Mate 7150 is basically a Windows Mobile E90

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:44:43 +0000

This is obviously just a rendering, but wow it does look slick. Engadget has this to say:

With 256MB of ROM, VGA displays across the board, tri-band 3G radios, Bluetooth 2.0, and FM radios, the Ultimates definitely hold their own in the spec department — the only question, then, is whether they’ve nailed the industrial design.

Triband 3G … when will Nokia (NYSE: NOK) get it?

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