It’s weird, but someone named Manuel sent me this youtube link which shows a youtube video being played on a  Series 60 (looks like a 3rd edition phone, based on the theme) phone.

This is the comment he left on youtube:

A cutting edge mobile technology will be introduced on 2007 Barcelona 3GSM Congress. It provides capability to take any internet service or content to be full experienced, without limitations on 3G mobiles, for the demo YouTube service was. No extra software, just your mobile device. Simply AMAZING! Future starts monday 12 on 3GSM Congress.

The video:

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He has provided me with an email address. I will get in touch with him and try to get more information.

Thoughtfix demonstrates the N800’s video calling abilities.

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Link to youtube video

Michal Jerz, who has seen and used the E90 is answering questions over at My-Symbian. Stefan from Ring Nokia has compiled some of the questions he has answered so far:

Michal can you confirm that on the link (Engadget) we see Nokia E90?

Yes.

Whattta an ugly phone!!!!! It just can’t be

UGLY??? Shocked For me it is the best looking Communicator ever made. Extremely stylish and very professional.

Strange, shouldnt it be silver and attractive?

It’s a business device. It doesn’t have to be “attractive”, it has to look seriously.

Besides, I wrote TWO MONTHS AGO that it is all black with shiny chromium/nickel-plated elements, so I have no idea why you expected a silver one. Or maybe a pink one? Wink

It looks like some low class Nokia phones “Nokia 6151″

I definitely wouldn’t say so. Especially that it’s extremely well built, from high quality materials.

i’m surprised at the 3.2MP camera! (if that is true)

Yep Wink

no way, it looks like a 2 year old cheap 2000-series phone.

Are you really sure you can objectively and correctly judge it without touching the device, without even clearly seeing it? Those pictures on engaged couldn’t be called sharp and clear.

even 9500 would win a title in comparison!

9500 is butt ugly compared to the E90.

Besides, it’s AMAZING how some people get excited so much about the LOOK and not about the extremely powerful features, huge screen shown on those pictures and large keyboard. If only the look matters for such people, I think that the Communicator is simply not the right choice for them. Communicator is meant to be a powerful tool, and not a sexy toy.

Is Michal’s silence on the denial that this is the E90 a confirmation that it is indeed the E90?

No, the only reason was that I was sleeping until afternoon after spending the whole night on writing the E90 review Razz

The article said GPS - NO. That’s disappointing if it’s true…

It’s not true.

Maybe it is not a beauty, but it is very elegant and stylish.

Precisely.

Backlighted inner keyboard? This will mean that it is possible to write on the keyboard when it is dark.

Yep Wink

do you know if the E90 Communicator will support this feature set (S60 v3 FP2) please?

It won’t.

Engadget has a press shot of the Nokia E90 as well.

VIA: Ring Nokia, Engadget

If you’ve been waiting impatiently for the GPS application with theN95, then wait no more. Nokia has made available the application - smart2go available for free for all S60 users. Here is the press release from Nokia:

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that it is making its smart2go mapping and navigation platform, available for free download (www.smart2go.com), enabling millions of people to use the most comprehensive map coverage offered on a mobile device. The platform allows for mapping and routing in over 150 countries and has support for full turn-by-turn satellite navigation in over 30 countries. The application allows people to view where they are on a map, search for points-of-interests (POI) around them and create routes to get them there free of charge. Nokia plans to start offering the smart2go application for free, on Saturday, February 10th, for selected Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices initially and has plans to roll out support for most of the major mobile OS platforms including Nokia S60, Series 40, PocketPC, Linux and other Windows Mobile devices.

Nokia plans to pre-install the smart2go mapping and navigation application on all future Nokia Nseries multimedia computers under the name “Nokia Maps”. Current owners of Nokia devices may also download Nokia Maps to their supported devices. And now, by paring your non-GPS enabled mobile device with a Nokia Wireless GPS Module LD-3W or other compatible GPS module, Nokia Maps can provide the same fantastic navigation experience for a broad range of Nokia devices.

The platform contains over 15 million POIs that help people explore the most interesting sights, restaurants or accommodations around them. Customers can select their favorite locations and send them to friends by multimedia message, Bluetooth wireless technology, infrared or e-mail. They can also send map excerpts and routes or save map screen shots to the gallery on the device. Recognized brand names like McDonald’s will have the option to place branded icons across the world’s digital maps downloaded onto millions of mobile devices.

“People will trust and use maps if they have those maps with them when they need them, and smart2go allows consumers the full freedom of which maps they want to carry with them. By offering Nokia Maps and smart2go for free on your mobile device, cost is no longer a barrier for anyone to enjoy the convenience of maps and routing on-the-go,” said Ralph Eric Kunz, vice-president, Nokia, Multimedia. “Nokia is on track to build the world’s most connected location based platform for mobile devices which also opens up interesting opportunities for future services.”

smart2go is a hybrid map solution: Map data from Tele-Atlas and Navteq can be downloaded directly via wireless network (e.g. GPRS/3G/WLAN) and stored on the devices memory card as needed. If all the desired map data is stored, no network connection is needed for mapping, routing and navigation. For managing downloads of bigger sizes there is an additional PC desktop tool available.

smart2go comes with the option to upgrade to full fledged turn-by-turn navigation. With just some clicks, customers can turn their device into a voice guided navigation system by purchasing a navigation license. There are various licenses available: from a one week to a three year term. When traveling to a new country for holiday one can download the relevant maps via PC in advance and subscribe to the navigation service for the duration of the holiday at affordable cost.

I’ve highlighted some of the key points of the press release which I think are important.

Symbian-Guru has also stumbled upon the presentation slides for Nokia’s announcement. The rates for the upgraded service in Europe are:

7 Days - ~$11.71
30 Days - ~$13
1 Year - ~$117.28
3 Years - ~$130.32
Well, its already February 10 and the application should be ready for download, right? But this it what I see when I visit the smart2go website.

Engadget has posted some public pictures of the Nokia E90:

The phone is scheduled for a 3GSM launch, along with the E65 and the E61i.

VIA: [ENGADGET]