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Nokia E72 in the Works June 14, 2009

Posted by Steven in In-Media, Innovation.
Tags: gadgets, Nokia
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Via an employee video uploaded to youtube.com the new Nokia E72 has been leaked. It is estimated that this smartphone successor of the E71 will see turn up for order in September 2009.

Here is what we know from the leak:

  • 5 Megapixel camera (with Carl Zeiss branding)
  • Relocated headphone jack – to the front left corner – possibly a 3.5mm jack
  • What looks to be an optical mouse instead / touch pad scroll device (in place as D-pad)
  • Relocated speaker (on the back next to the camera)

Here are some images and the video link curtesy of IntoMobile:

E72_06

E72_05

E72_03

E72_04

E72_02

E72_07

E72_01

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9kznz_nokia-e72_tech

Update – The media already confirmed the launch of the Nokia E72 for Q3 2009 – and is already boiling high with speculations about the usability of the phone.. Also comparing it to the larger competitors like the Blackberry Tour.

tour-nokiaE72

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Star Hash Codes August 6, 2008

Posted by Steven in Freetime, The-Web.
Tags: Nokia, Tweaks
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  • *#0000# – Display the software version, the date when the software was built and the phone model. In some cases, the phone model is not the one used by marketing. It is the internal model used inside Nokia. For example, RM-36 is the internal name of Nokia 6680.

  • *#06# – Display IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identify) of your phone.

  • *#2820# (*#BTA0#) – Display the Bluetooth device address of your phone.

  • *#62209526# (*#MAC0WLAN) – Display the MAC address of the WLAN adapter. This is available only in the newer devices that support WLAN

  • *#7370# (*#RES0#)- Reset your phone to the default factory settings. Usually you will need this code when you want to reset your phone back to the same condition when you got it for the first time. When the phone ask for security code, the default one is 12345.
    Warning: Before you do reset the phone, make sure that you don’t have important data. Your data on the phone memory will be lost once you reset it.

  • *#92702689# (*#war0anty#) – Display the life timer information of your S60 phone, i.e. the total time of phone call (in minutes). Some users have asked how to reset this timer; as far as I know the only way to reset it is by flashing the phone.

  • *#7780# (*#rst0*) – This will soft reset your phone. It is different from *#7370# because all data, like contacts, calendar and notes, are not removed. It will only reset the phone settings, such as profiles, themes and shortcuts. The default lock code is 12345.

  • There is another key combination which is used to hard reset the phone (similar to #*7370). It is useful in some cases, for example when the phone cannot reboot. The trick is by switching off the phone then press and hold Call key (Green key) + * key + 3 key + power button for a couple of seconds. This key combination doesn’t work on some S60 phones.

Early Mockups and The ‘Now’ Reality August 1, 2008

Posted by Steven in In-Media, The-Web.
Tags: gadgets, Nokia
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On the left you can see a very early mockup image of the Nokia E71 in the darker design version.

On the right hand side you can see the current version. It is currently on sale and it shows the production version of the “dark steel” design of the Nokia E71 business smartphone. Amazing how different the two images are.

Nokia Coverage July 26, 2008

Posted by Steven in Freetime, gadgets.
Tags: gadgets, Nokia
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I know it’s hard to live without the phone you’ve grown so used to. I am literally turning crazy. Call me a weirdo etc. but that’s how it is. I am turning crazy. I need my 400+ contacts address book. I need the ability to store 200 Text Messages and I need a big screen with at least some multi media capabilities. Well with the Nokia 2600 replacement phone that just did not cut it.

I was heavily exploring alternative solutions. And as you read before I am a Nokia addict. The way the PC Suite is able to sync your phone with one click etc. It’s just wonderful. The way it enables you to keep everything up to date. Great. It’s easy and very powerful. Take that iTunes and Sonyericsson.

Here are some of the great things that you can do:

  • Nokia PC Suite Version 7
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_PC_Suite#Latest_release
  • Nokia Maps Loader for Any Operating System
    http://nokiamaps.site666.info/

Nokia Support Resources:

  • Nokia E71 and other E Series Support Forums
    Discussion  Board and Support

Mobile Software on S60 3rd Edition:

  • Free Messenger etc. (E61 Effektiv)

Reviews Community etc.:

  • Dailymobile: http://dailymobile.se/category/pictures-phone-gallery/page/3/
  • E71 VPN: http://wiki.paepstin.info/nokia:vpn
  • S60.at with interesting workshops: http://www.s60.at/forum/index3.htm

Just a little break (writing about Nokia Smartphones) July 17, 2008

Posted by Steven in Freetime, Innovation.
Tags: gadgets, Nokia
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Nokia N73-01 Silver-Plum It’s been a fun and mostly fruitful relationship. But right now we are taking just a little break.

The story started in the beginning of 2007. It was a new city. Well pretty much a new life.  With the need for a new address came the need for an overall communication solution which I found with some sort of Home Zone concept of a German Cell-Phone provider.

Together with the new communication solution I needed to select a new handset. I always loved Nokia. After making just a tiny dip into the Siemens world (with my very very ugly S10Dactive) I was a Nokia fan. It was a long and difficult decision but I aimed straight at the top and my second ever handset was a Nokia 8850. Along side I was cought in the “WAP” wave and I got a second device the Nokia 6210. A very classy candybar business phone. That one was actually the most reliable one. It never broke. It never had issues (even in the end it didn’t).

With some business involvement I also got a Nokia Cardphone 2.0 which was quite nice. The the multimedia wave kicked in and I was very thrilled when the new Nokia 7650 came out. Strange slider design and really slow and ugly but it was the first European phone with integrated Camera and MMS.

Because that ugly Nokia 7650 was so big I wanted to get a smaller one. So I got the Samsung SGH-S300 a nice and tiny clam-shall phone with a horrible interface and just no good features what so ever. I sold that one pretty quickly.

In the meantime I really learned to appreciate the S60 design of my Nokia 7650. The address book was very comprehensive. The syncing capabilities with Nokia PC Suite was just wonderful and even when looking at today’s design of Sony-Ericcson and Samsung the Nokia S60 + PC Suite platform is a great thing!

So a new robust S60 phone had to be the decendant for my Nokia 7650. So I got a Nokia 7610. Also kind-of awful design but rock-solid and a very nice companion as well. While my 8850 had a broken display and the 7650 had some key issues the 7610 never left me until the very end (although it was also very slow in the end).

The next milestone was a little Motorola RAZR V3 black. Unfortunately the Americans just can’t get the quality right. The display was really strange (blurry and shaky every time a call was answered or done). The battery was weak and the voices sounded creepy. I got rid of that one quite quickly.

And to continue the story from above.. When I bought the new communication solutions for my house I had to decide for a new handset. It was clear it had to be a solid S60 device. All the designs out there kind-of worried me and I still had the best experience with simple candy-bar phones. So I decided it had to be the N73. My companion up till today.

Our relationship was quite good. It was rock solid. Never left me. Almost no crashes. It always worked. Syncing 400 contacts was done in 10 seconds. New music player was installed. Excellent calender and so on. Some of my best memories were captured using the N73’s camera.

Unfortunately now I had to give my little friend away. I don’t know what it is with the new Nokia S60s. When I unboxed my N73 it was wonderful. Lightning fast compared to my previous 7610. Very good quick menu and so on. Voice quality was alright but the loudspeaker was always good. Now two things really bothered me:

  • During the time of use it always got slower! It seemed like every month I kept using it it took longer to open a menu, to open the address book or to start up the camera application.
    And yes: I did clean it up every now and then. I did erase some of the high resolution pictures and kept the internal memory free. Nevertheless it got slower and slower. In the last days it took about 3 seconds to open the “clock” application!
  • People complained that they couldn’t hear me right. But in the end I could not even hear the others. It seemed like the loudspeaker you put to your ear just did not work right. In the end it seemed that one would only run on half power.

Finally these down-sides bothered me too much. I took the phone back to the place of purchase and asked them for service. They sent it in and I hope I will hold my new fresh N73 in my hands soon!

The reports coming in from the external repair service provider are somewhat worrying but I won’t give up the good hope that in two weeks I will be happy with my N73 again.

http://www.telefon-treff.de/showthread.php?threadid=230218

The History:

  • Siemens S10D active (in orange!)
  • Nokia 8850
  • Nokia 6210
  • Nokia Cardphone 2.0
  • Nokia 7650
  • Samsung SGH-S300
  • Nokia 7610
  • Motorola RAZR V3 black
  • Nokia 2600 (shitty replacement phone)
  • Nokia N73 (73-1 silver-plum)

Nokia Conversation October 2, 2007

Posted by Steven in Freetime, The-Web.
Tags: Nokia, software
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That’s what we have been looking for… Nokia Beta Labs released a version of their “Conversation” SMS tool. This nice piece of software organizes your messages in a conversation style.

http://www.nokia.com/A4568203

Nokia US Website has it All April 16, 2007

Posted by Steven in Innovation, The-Web.
Tags: Nokia, software, Tweaks
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Unfortunately the German Nokia website does list all the current software tools that Nokia just gives you for your great phones. On the US sites however you can find fully Vista compatible versions of nice tools like the new PC-Suite that lets you sync your handset with Outlook etc. But beware: the cleaner that actually ‘fully’ removes the suite from your machine does no longer work with that version, and for those who use the USB link cable DKU-5: no no no – no longer with version 6.83 – All others: Have fun:

http://www.nokia.com/A4370007

http://www.nokia.com/A4144912

Schokoladenpudding:

N73 Signed by: 0541701

E71 Signed by: 0558796

5630 Signed by: 0584486

Check Availability here:
http://europe.nokia.com/A4577224

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