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> <channel><title>Gear Diary &#187; Symbian</title> <atom:link href="http://www.geardiary.com/tag/symbian/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.geardiary.com</link> <description>Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Nokia and Microsoft Get in Bed Together to Produce Prettier and Presumably Smarter Babies</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/11/nokia-and-microsoft-get-in-bed-together-to-produce-prettier-and-presumably-smarter-babies/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/11/nokia-and-microsoft-get-in-bed-together-to-produce-prettier-and-presumably-smarter-babies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:31:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Judie Stanford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=131502</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-11-at-2.47.58-AM.png"><img
class="alignnone size-full wp-image-131503" title="Screen shot 2011-02-11 at 2.47.58 AM" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-11-at-2.47.58-AM.png" alt="" width="423" height="288" /></a></p> This is so good, it's almost hard to believe: Microsoft and Nokia have just <a
href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windowsphone/" target="_blank">formally announced</a> their "Broad Strategic Partnership" as they "combine assets and develop innovative mobile products on an unprecedented scale."  The joint press conference occurred at 2:00 a.m. PST/5:00 a.m. EST, and unfortunately (or is it fortunately?) I was still awake trying to catch up on things when the news came out.
From a post titled "Open Letter from CEO Stephen Elop, Nokia and CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft" on the <a
href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2011/02/11/open-letter-from-ceo-stephen-elop-nokia-and-ceo-steve-ballmer-microsoft.aspx" target="_blank">Official Microsoft Blog</a>, here is a summary of what the two companies hope to achieve. (Note that the emphasis was added by me):<blockquote>•</blockquote> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/11/nokia-and-microsoft-get-in-bed-together-to-produce-prettier-and-presumably-smarter-babies/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/11/nokia-and-microsoft-get-in-bed-together-to-produce-prettier-and-presumably-smarter-babies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HipLogic&#8217;s New *Spark App Goes Live For Android and Symbian</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/19/hiplogics-new-spark-app-goes-live-for-android-and-symbian/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/19/hiplogics-new-spark-app-goes-live-for-android-and-symbian/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Douglas Moran</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=122293</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
rel="attachment wp-att-122294" href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/19/hiplogics-new-spark-app-goes-live-for-android-and-symbian/hiplogic-spark/"><img
class="size-medium wp-image-122294 aligncenter" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hiplogic-spark-380x700.png" alt="" width="380" height="700" /></a></p> Even though when it comes to smartphones I'm pretty much an Apple kinda guy, that doesn't mean I ignore the other markets.  (I can't when I sit next to a former Nokia employee who is always ragging on me about it--hi Vince!)  Besides, I <em>want</em> other markets to succeed, because I think competitive pressure on Apple is a <em>good </em>thing.
So I'm glad to see apps like Hiplogic's new *Spark (yes, the splat mark is part of the name), a consolidation home-screen app that allows you to integrate ﻿Twitter, Facebook, Sky News (UK / Ireland), AP News Content, Weatherbug, and Groupon Deals into your home screen.  And it's Doug's favorite price:  free.  So if you're <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/19/hiplogics-new-spark-app-goes-live-for-android-and-symbian/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/19/hiplogics-new-spark-app-goes-live-for-android-and-symbian/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Christmas Gift Idea for the Angry Birds fan: Angry Birds Plush Toys!</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joel McLaughlin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple iPhone and Touch Applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Games & Gaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Offbeat and Off Topic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=115734</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div
id="attachment_115736" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 490px"><img
class="size-full wp-image-115736" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/redbird_large.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="480" /><p
class="wp-caption-text">Images from Rovio</p></div> Like many, I have an addiction to Angry Birds.  Well if you are the extreme Angry Birds fan or even just like them, then maybe you might like these Angry Birds Plush Toys!  There is the red, blue, black and white Angry Birds right from Rovio's extremely popular game.
Each plush bird is only $14.99 and is to ship sometime in December just in time for the holidays and only for a limited time! <a
href="http://angrybirds.myshopify.com/collections/plush-toys" target="_blank"> Get them now!</a> <a
href='http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/blackbird_large/' title='blackbird_large'><img
width="100" height="100" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/blackbird_large-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="blackbird_large" title="blackbird_large" /></a> <a
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width="100" height="100" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/yellowbird_large-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="yellowbird_large" title="yellowbird_large" /></a> <a
href='http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/bluebird_large/' title='bluebird_large'><img
width="100" height="100" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bluebird_large-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="bluebird_large" title="bluebird_large" /></a> <a
href='http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/redbird_large/' title='redbird_large'><img
width="100" height="100" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/redbird_large-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="redbird_large" title="redbird_large" /></a> <a
href='http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/whitebird_large/' title='whitebird_large'><img
width="100" height="100" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/whitebird_large-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="whitebird_large" title="whitebird_large" /></a> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/30/christmas-gift-idea-for-the-angry-birds-fan-angry-birds-plush-toys/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Samsung Unfriends Symbian</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/04/samsung-unfriends-symbian/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/04/samsung-unfriends-symbian/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:58:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Carly Z</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=112165</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><img
class="size-full wp-image-112181 aligncenter" title="symbian" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/symbian.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="295" /></p> Uh oh...more bad news for Symbian (and Nokia). <a
href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/10/01/samsung-discontinuing-support-of-symbian-december-31/?utm_source=feedburner&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28Boy+Genius+Report%29&#38;utm_content=Google+Reader">Boy Genius Report </a>has posted that Samsung is getting out of Symbian entirely, to the point where they're shutting down any developer support at the end of the year.
This move just makes Nokia's strategy to spin Symbian into a separate foundation even weirder. If you hit up <a
href="http://www.symbian.org/devices?manufacturer=All&#38;platform=Symbian^3&#38;form-factor=All&#38;date_announced[value][year]=">Symbian.org</a> and search for phones running the latest Symbian software, the only results are Nokia phones. With Sony Ericsson and Samsung both dropping Symbian, is anyone else left at the party besides Nokia?
I've used Symbian before, and while it's not a bad operating system, even the current version feels very dated. Nokia and the Symbian Foundation have <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/04/samsung-unfriends-symbian/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/04/samsung-unfriends-symbian/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cellcrypt Now Features Secure Mobile-to-Office Calling</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/11/cellcrypt-now-features-secure-mobile-to-office-calling/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/11/cellcrypt-now-features-secure-mobile-to-office-calling/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:30:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Reese</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BlackBerry Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=92819</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
rel="attachment wp-att-92846" href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/11/cellcrypt-now-features-secure-mobile-to-office-calling/gd-cellcrypt-logo-2/"><img
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-92846" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/gd-cellcrypt-logo1.jpg" alt="" width="352" height="121" /></a></p><p
style="text-align: left;">Cellcrypt offers a very unique feature.   That feature is completely securing voice calls on GSM networks.  We've <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/10/afraid-your-line-is-tapped-cellcrypt-secures-all-your-calls-now-available-on-the-blackberry-bold-9700-curves-and-pearls/" target="_blank">covered Cellcryp</a>t  <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/20/think-your-calls-are-safe-think-again-securing-mobile-voice-with-cellcrypt/" target="_blank">before</a>, highlighting their mobile-to-mobile security.   Now there's another reason to use Cellcrypt's services:  secure Mobile-to-Office calling.</p><p
style="text-align: left;">While this level of service (encrypting voice calls) could be considered, by some, to be a bit much -- and targeting those inflicted with a touch of paranoia -- Cellcrypt is catering to governments, law enforcement agencies and businesses that require the highest levels of security.  Cellular network hacking is <a
href="http://www.itnewsonline.com/showrwstory.php?storyid=1090" target="_blank">very real</a>.  The threat to your communications (voice and data) is <a
href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2009/08/researcher-sets-out-to-hack-mobiles-including-iphone-gphone.html" target="_blank">expanding daily</a>.</p><p
style="text-align: left;">Afraid that corporate espionage</p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/11/cellcrypt-now-features-secure-mobile-to-office-calling/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/11/cellcrypt-now-features-secure-mobile-to-office-calling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tangoe Simplifies the Expense and Management of Wireless Devices</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/10/tangoe-simplifies-the-expense-and-management-of-wireless-devices/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/10/tangoe-simplifies-the-expense-and-management-of-wireless-devices/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:15:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Reese</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BlackBerry Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HP Palm Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=92609</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
rel="attachment wp-att-92610" href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/10/tangoe-simplifies-the-expense-and-management-of-wireless-devices/gd_tangoe_wireless_enterprise_management/"><img
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-92610" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/GD_Tangoe_Wireless_Enterprise_Management.png" alt="" width="597" height="302" /></a></p><p
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style="text-align: left;">As companies continue to "go mobile" to take advantage of giving their employees the means to manage their work anytime or anywhere, the inevitable problems of how to manage devices and costs quickly becomes top priority.  Imagine being able to easily manage all of the service costs for each device -- <strong>before</strong> those pricey overage charges hit from going over monthly minutes or data plan allotments.    Imagine being able to receive an alert to your phone before you start roaming.   Imagine being able to not only keep costs under control, but also ensure security, ease support worries and speed up mobile device deployment in your organization.</p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/10/tangoe-simplifies-the-expense-and-management-of-wireless-devices/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/05/10/tangoe-simplifies-the-expense-and-management-of-wireless-devices/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Manage Your Next Trip with World Traveler for Symbian</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/13/manage-your-next-trip-with-world-traveler-for-symbian/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/13/manage-your-next-trip-with-world-traveler-for-symbian/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:30:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Reese</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian S60 Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Traveling and Travel Gear]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=79510</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/geardiary_worldtraveler_symbian_1.png"><img
class="size-medium wp-image-79511  aligncenter" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/geardiary_worldtraveler_symbian_1-500x216.png" alt="" width="500" height="216" /></a></p> Mobile travel applications let you select and track flights, book hotels and effortlessly manage all of those last-minute changes that will inevitably occur your trip.   The Gear Diary team are huge fans of travel apps like <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/10/travel-tips-on-a-snowy-day/" target="_blank">TripIt</a>, but that's not the only game in town.
If you are using a Symbian smartphone, you may prefer Psiloc's <a
href="http://www.worldtraveler.biz/" target="_blank">World Traveler</a> that features the  "HotelZon" plugin that lets you search and book hotel rooms in real time from a selection of more than 90,000 hotels worldwide.  That's in addition to their free currency converters, world clocks for managing multiple timezones, weather and premium plugins for additional flight assistance.  Best of all, World Traveler is optimized specifically for your Symbian phone.   Read on to see even more features. <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/13/manage-your-next-trip-with-world-traveler-for-symbian/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/13/manage-your-next-trip-with-world-traveler-for-symbian/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mini smartphones popping up all over MWC, Derek Zoolander and Dr. Evil get excited</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/16/mini-smartphones-popping-up-all-over-mwc-derek-zoolander-and-dr-evil-get-excited/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/16/mini-smartphones-popping-up-all-over-mwc-derek-zoolander-and-dr-evil-get-excited/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:20:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Francis Scardino</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tech Conventions & Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MWC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=75603</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center"><img
class="aligncenter" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/zoolander.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="346" /></p><p
style="text-align: center"><em>Image courtesy of <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/856357878/">Flickr</a></em></p> MWC is in full swing and all the big companies are pulling out the stops on the new phones. None of this is really any surprise until I saw the assortment on "mini" phones starting to stack up. I first though to myself who wants a mini phone? Super huge capacitive screens are what we are screaming for. I have lots of questions still about why these are even being made but from what we see so far, maybe bigger isn't always better. Of course some are not really mini at all. <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/16/mini-smartphones-popping-up-all-over-mwc-derek-zoolander-and-dr-evil-get-excited/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2010/02/16/mini-smartphones-popping-up-all-over-mwc-derek-zoolander-and-dr-evil-get-excited/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How popular is your phone OS in the US?</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/31/how-popular-is-your-phone-os-in-the-us/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/31/how-popular-is-your-phone-os-in-the-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:52:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Francis Scardino</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BlackBerry Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HP Palm Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=67312</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;" mce_style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Pie-chart.jpg" mce_href="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Pie-chart.jpg"><img
class="size-full wp-image-67322 aligncenter" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Pie-chart.jpg" mce_src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Pie-chart.jpg" alt="ComScore survey results" height="293" width="500"/></a></p><p>As the battle of the Smartphones rages on, more consumers are making the smartphone switch every day. People are trading up their <a
href="http://r.phonedog.com/shared/images/items/7929-main-medium-motorola-razr-v3s.jpg" mce_href="http://r.phonedog.com/shared/images/items/7929-main-medium-motorola-razr-v3s.jpg">RAZR's</a> for something with a touchscreen, keyboard and high dollar data package.&#160;<a
href="http://www.comscore.com/" mce_href="http://www.comscore.com/">Comscore</a> conducted a survey back in October to find out the Mobile OS market share as of&#160;Q3 2009. The survey was only conducted on users above the age of 13. The results show that 36M Americans are using a smartphone, while 196M use a standard style phone. The numbers in the chart reflect the amount of phones in use at the time of the survey, and not the amount products sold.</p><p>Looks like <a
href="http://www.blackberry.com/" mce_href="http://www.blackberry.com/">Blackberry</a></p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/31/how-popular-is-your-phone-os-in-the-us/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/31/how-popular-is-your-phone-os-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nimbuzz Launches for Symbian Phones!</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/12/nimbuzz-launches-for-symbian-phones/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/12/nimbuzz-launches-for-symbian-phones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:26:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Reese</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian S60 Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=64343</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center"><p><a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/12/nimbuzz-launches-for-symbian-phones/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p></p><p
style="text-align: center"></p><p
style="text-align: left">If you have a Symbian smartphone (Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, among <a
href="http://www.symbian.org/devices" target="_blank">others</a>) you are going to want to stop what you are doing <em>RIGHT NOW</em> and download <a
href="http://www.nimbuzz.com/" target="_blank">Nimbuzz</a>!</p><p
style="text-align: left">Why?  Not only will you get messaging, chat, and <a
href="http://usa.blog.nimbuzz.com/2009/11/09/nimbuzzout-cheap-international-mobile-calls-very-very-cheap-calls/" target="_blank">cheap international calling</a> -- you also get what may be the most powerful Twitter app for the Symbian platform, as well as  <em><strong>pop-up notifications</strong></em> for chats and events -- all with Nimbuzz running in the background.  Have a touch screen?  Nimbuzz has added <strong>kinetic scrolling</strong> to give you the best multimedia experience on your Symbian phone. The Nimbuzz mobile VoIP messaging applicaton integrates these features with your social networks and instant messaging clients (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Hyves, MSN, ICQ, Google Talk, AIM, etc).  The free application has been so popular that T-Mobile USA recently launched their <a
href="http://usa.blog.nimbuzz.com/2009/12/08/nimbuzz-launches-on-t-mobile-tap-phone/" target="_blank">TAP phone</a> with Nimbuzz preinstalled.</p><p
style="text-align: left">Nimbuzz is currently being used by more than <strong> </strong>13 million users worldwide, with another 40,000 new users being added daily.<strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong>Interested?  Read on for the full press release.</p><p
style="text-align: left"></p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/12/nimbuzz-launches-for-symbian-phones/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/12/nimbuzz-launches-for-symbian-phones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Symbian imagines Synergy on Steroids</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/03/symbian-imagines-synergy-on-steroids/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/03/symbian-imagines-synergy-on-steroids/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:30:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Carly Z</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=57194</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/03/symbian-imagines-synergy-on-steroids/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p> The <a
href="http://www.symbian.org/" target="_blank">Symbian Foundation </a>released this video showing a hypothetical phone UI, which basically looks like a mashup of MotoBlur and Palm Synergy with a dash of augmented reality and Google maps navigation for good measure. This isn't an actual future UI, but how fast would you line up for a Symbian phone if it were?
Via <a
href="http://forum.brighthand.com/showthread.php?t=272999" target="_blank">Brighthand</a> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/03/symbian-imagines-synergy-on-steroids/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/03/symbian-imagines-synergy-on-steroids/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Android to overtake iPhone by 2012</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/08/android-to-overtake-iphone-by-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/08/android-to-overtake-iphone-by-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:20:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LarryGreenberg</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BlackBerry Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=52527</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Gartner group has predicted, via research, that Android based phones will overtake the iPhone and jump into the number 2 position in popularity in as little as two years.
Currently the iPhone sits in the number 3 slot behind Blackberry and Symbian.  Gartner further suggests that RIM, makers of the Blackberry, will lose close to 7% of their market share at the same time Android sees a 12.9% increase.  This would leapfrog Android into number 2 and leave the iPhone at number 3.  The loss RIM would take on would cause them to drop down to the 5 spot behind Windows Mobile.
These are nothing but predictions, but they are ones which are seriously making me want to try out an Android phone.<p
style="text-align: center;"></p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/08/android-to-overtake-iphone-by-2012/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/08/android-to-overtake-iphone-by-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>When &#8220;backup&#8221; is a relative term&#8230;</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/04/when-backup-is-a-relative-term/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/04/when-backup-is-a-relative-term/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:16:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Carly Z</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Backups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Memory Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=46099</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><img
class="size-full wp-image-46100 aligncenter" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/driving-gone-wrong.jpg" alt="driving-gone-wrong" width="500" height="333" /></p> I recently posted about my <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/18/my-lovehate-relationship-with-the-e71x/" target="_blank">love/hate relationshi</a>p with the Nokia E71x. It's gotten a bit more contentious lately, due to various and mysterious software issues. Calendar entries that refuse to accept date changes, programs that freeze repeatedly, games that malfunction...it has been frustrating to say the least.
Cue Nokia PC Suite and their backup suite. My first thought was that perhaps a backup and then full restore might smooth out the quirks, plus it would provide an excellent test of the backup system. If that did not fix my issues, I could reset the phone, rebuild it, and then back up my "clean" setup. I've done this before on Windows Mobile phones, iPhones and Palm <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/04/when-backup-is-a-relative-term/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/04/when-backup-is-a-relative-term/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gadget P0rn: the N97 and N86 in Black &amp; White</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/04/gadget-p0rn-the-n97-and-n86-in-black-white/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/04/gadget-p0rn-the-n97-and-n86-in-black-white/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:23:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Judie Stanford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=36325</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
rel="attachment wp-att-36327" href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/04/gadget-p0rn-the-n97-and-n86-in-black-white/symbian_guru_nokia_n86_n97/"><img
class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-36327" title="symbian_guru_nokia_n86_n97" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/symbian_guru_nokia_n86_n97-500x375.jpg" alt="symbian_guru_nokia_n86_n97" width="500" height="375" /></a></p> Rita El Khoury (Dotsisx) of <a
href="http://www.symbian-guru.com/" target="_blank">SymbanGuru.com</a> has two of the hottest new Nokia phones, the N86 and the N97. Yesterday she posted a drool-worthy photo layout sure to inspire some hardcore gadget lust. Not only are her photos amazing, but the subject matter was enough to make me regret my decision not to take part in the <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/30/dell-vostro-a860-plus-nokia-n97-730/" target="_blank">gadget deal Wayne posted the other day</a>. Ah well...
Put a bib on, and hide your credit card!<blockquote>The N97 and N86 are the first two devices in the Nseries line-up that are really well-built. We’ve had cheap plastics, shiny elements and flacky build quality on Nseries for a long time, and</blockquote> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/04/gadget-p0rn-the-n97-and-n86-in-black-white/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/04/gadget-p0rn-the-n97-and-n86-in-black-white/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The USA, the rest of the world, and the cell phone culture</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/16/the-usa-the-rest-of-the-world-and-the-cell-phone-culture/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/16/the-usa-the-rest-of-the-world-and-the-cell-phone-culture/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:28:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Carly Z</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Motorola]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=33506</guid> <description><![CDATA[<div
id="attachment_33522" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 552px"><img
class="size-full wp-image-33522" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/nokia-versus-motorola.jpg" alt="Simple rivals or symbols of a culture clash?" width="542" height="381" /><p
class="wp-caption-text">Simple rivals or symbols of a culture clash?</p></div> There was an <a
href="http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2009/06/a-tale-of-two-smartphones-us-vs-rest-of-world-compared.html" target="_blank">interesting blog post</a> circulating the interwebs over the weekend. The author, Tomi Ahonen, posits that the differences between the United States and the international cell markets have influenced what phones find success domestically vs the rest of the world. It's a very long piece, so take your time...maybe start slow cooking a pot roast. Dinner will be done around the same time as when you finish reading the piece...but it is worth reading.
What I found really struck me was that among the ideas in the author's main thesis was the idea that "American" phones are not as SMS-centric as euro ones, hence the lack of Symbian love in the United States. He also argues that what worked successfully in the USA (the RAZR, the iPhone), needed to be tweaked for the rest of the world, and that the rest of the world needed to tweak their phones for success in the USA. <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/16/the-usa-the-rest-of-the-world-and-the-cell-phone-culture/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/16/the-usa-the-rest-of-the-world-and-the-cell-phone-culture/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Matthew Miller Takes A First Look At The Nokia N 97</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/14/matthew-miller-takes-a-first-look-at-the-nokia-n-97/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/14/matthew-miller-takes-a-first-look-at-the-nokia-n-97/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Doug Goldring</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/14/matthew-miller-takes-a-first-look-at-the-nokia-n-97/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><img
style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="" src="http://nokiaexperts.com/articleimages/2009/06/n97_first15.jpg" width="350" height="265" /></p><p>One of the most anticipated phones coming out this summer is the Nokia N97,&#160; It is only the second Nokia device to offer the Symbian S60 series 5 operating system and a touch screen.&#160; And, it is the only series 5 device to feature a full QWERTY keyboard.</p><p>Matthew Miller over at Nokia Experts recently got his hands on one of these fantastic looking devices.&#160; While he may not have been the first <a
href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/12/nokia-n97-review/" target="_blank">person in the United States to post his thoughts</a>, he does offer quite an extensive and detailed look, going over the hardware, software, touchscreen, keyboard, and plenty more.</p><p>In his review, Matthew looks at both the pros and the cons of</p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/14/matthew-miller-takes-a-first-look-at-the-nokia-n-97/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/14/matthew-miller-takes-a-first-look-at-the-nokia-n-97/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First Impressions of Skyfire 1.0!</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/27/first-impressions-of-skyfire-10/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/27/first-impressions-of-skyfire-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:53:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Carly Z</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=31111</guid> <description><![CDATA[<img
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-31127" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/skyfire.jpg" alt="skyfire" width="120" height="36" /> Do you own a Windows Mobile phone? Do you want to watch Hulu and youtube in your browser? Then you should be interested to hear that <a
href="http://www.skyfire.com/" target="_blank">Skyfire</a> is finally out of beta as of this morning. Now, I will be honest: I'm not a huge fan of Skyfire. Or, at least I wasn't a fan of the beta. Has it improved enough to deserve space on your device? Read on for my first impressions. <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/27/first-impressions-of-skyfire-10/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/27/first-impressions-of-skyfire-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rhomobile&#8217;s $10K Mobile Dev Challenge</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/09/rhomobiles-10k-mobile-dev-challenge/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/09/rhomobiles-10k-mobile-dev-challenge/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:18:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Reese</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BlackBerry Phones and Tablets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Phone Devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=24993</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p
style="text-align: center;"><img
class="size-medium wp-image-24992 aligncenter" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rhomobile-500x109.png" alt="RhoMobile" width="500" height="109" /></p> Attention Developers! <a
href="http://www.rhomobile.com/home" target="_blank">Rhomobile's</a> mobile application development contest can put $10,000 in your pocket.  The contest is promoting <a
href="http://rhomobile.com/products/rhodes" target="_blank">Rhomobile's Rhodes framework</a>, which allows developers to write native applications for the iPhone using HTML and Ruby.
After you've written your iPhone application, the Rhodes framework will allow you to run the same application on BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android mobile phones! <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/09/rhomobiles-10k-mobile-dev-challenge/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/04/09/rhomobiles-10k-mobile-dev-challenge/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MWC09: Nokia 6710 Navigator</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6710-navigator/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6710-navigator/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:52:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Judie Stanford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tech Conventions & Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MWC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=21438</guid> <description><![CDATA[One last new Nokia to tempt you this afternoon, and then we are done. Say hello to the <a
href="http://europe.nokia.com/6710Navigator" target="_blank">6710 Navigator</a>, a little powerhouse designed with getting you there safely in mind. The Quad Band 6710 features a screen which has been "optimised for outdoor use", a "2 GB MicroSD card (with pre-loaded mega region maps)", "support for synchronisation of Nokia Maps 3.0 [included] with Maps on Ovi", and yep - the Carl Zeiss 5MP camera optics that I have come to love.<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
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class="size-medium wp-image-21440 aligncenter" title="nokia-6710-navigator_brown_01_lowres" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nokia-6710-navigator_brown_01_lowres-223x500.jpg" alt="nokia-6710-navigator_brown_01_lowres" width="223" height="500" /></a></p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6710-navigator/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6710-navigator/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MWC09: Nokia 6720 Classic</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6720-classic/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6720-classic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:15:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Judie Stanford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tech Conventions & Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MWC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=21422</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ah, here's a Nokia that got some 5MP camera lovin': the <a
href="http://europe.nokia.com/6720classic" target="_blank">6720 Classic</a>. Other highlights include Quad Band, integrated A-GPS, and many of the internal multimedia goodies (as well as available external multimedia accessories) that we have come to expect from the N series. Nice one, Nokia...<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
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class="size-medium wp-image-21423 aligncenter" title="nokia-6720_classic_brown_01_lowres" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nokia-6720_classic_brown_01_lowres-227x500.jpg" alt="nokia-6720_classic_brown_01_lowres" width="227" height="500" /></a></p> <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6720-classic/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-6720-classic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MWC09: Nokia E75</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-e75/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-e75/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:47:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Judie Stanford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tech Conventions & Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MWC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=21390</guid> <description><![CDATA[Holy cow! It appears that the E71 has snuck off and had a love child with a Windows Mobile phone! Okay, maybe not, but tell me if that's not what <a
href="http://www.nokiausa.com/" target="_blank">Nokia</a>'s new Quad-Band <a
href="http://europe.nokia.com/e75#/main/landing" target="_blank">E75</a> kind of looks like...<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
rel="attachment wp-att-21404" href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-e75/nokia-e75_red_04a_lowres/"><img
class="size-full wp-image-21404 aligncenter" title="nokia-e75_red_04a_lowres" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nokia-e75_red_04a_lowres.jpg" alt="nokia-e75_red_04a_lowres" width="450" height="320" /></a></p> I'm not sure how well it will go over with people who like having their QWERTY keyboard on the front of their device, but for people who like a compact form factor which hides all kinds of functionality, this may just do the trick. <a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-e75/"> Continue reading on Gear Diary ...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/mwc09-nokia-e75/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The E71 is Making Me Rethink My Impending iPhone Purchase&#8230;</title><link>http://www.geardiary.com/2008/05/26/the-e71-is-making-me-rethink-the-iphone-purchase/</link> <comments>http://www.geardiary.com/2008/05/26/the-e71-is-making-me-rethink-the-iphone-purchase/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 10:33:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mitchell Oke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Announcements & News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apple iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.geardiary.com/?p=8269</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last night I put my BlackJack II up for sale on eBay in anticipation of the 3G iPhone release. It sold just a few hours later, so I am all set for when it arrives in June (hopefully :P).
But this morning while perusing my usual tech news websites I saw a link to <a
href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/05/25/nokia-e71-review" target="_blank">The Boy Genius</a> to a review of Nokia's revision of the E61, the E71. In 2006 I actually considered an E61 because of it's large, gorgeous screen and spacious thumboard, but ultimately decided against it because it was so wide. This new model though looks absolutely fantastic!<p
style="text-align: center;"><a
href="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/normal_e71_11.jpg"><img
class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8271 aligncenter" title="normal_e71_11" src="http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/normal_e71_11-500x332.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></a></p> I've been switching between the BlackJack II and the N95 8GB for the past two months, simply because the Nokia was faster, had better signal strength everywhere, and has an excellent 5 megapixel camera, a feature I have noticed myself using a lot more often these days. Oddly, my Exchange email seemed to work better and emails come through on the Nokia too. <a
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