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- June 29th, 2008
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million shipments, (after Lite) succesful it platform 200 is J2ME and lifetime Flash passes Symbian 3rd most so
J2ME is clearly leading, and Flash Lite comes after that with about 600 million devices having Flash pre-installed.
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Symbian has passed 200 million lifetime shipments, which makes it 3rd most succesful (when counting the amount of devices) platform in the mobile space.
Nokia N82 Sportstracker Using Meters At Altitude 10000
I was able to keep the View Larger Map
One giant stroke across the American Southwest.
This is a detailed log of the journey at the sportstracker website. It began to slow down and descend quickly somewhere over San Bernadino. You can see some screenshots and a few pictures I took while in midflight.
It looks like I started Sportstracker at the end of the ascent portion of the flight at almost 11000 meters (36000 feet) and a speed of 846 km/hr (536 mi/hr).
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I was pleased to find my seat had two windows. It took a few minutes to get a GPS lock. I then activated the Sportstracker. I got myself a window seat during check in. When the pilot started talking, I first turned on my Nokia N95. I turned it off as soon as the pilot said to turn off all electronic devices.
I recently flew home from Houston to Los Angeles. I turned on the GPS data application and got this screenshot:
Taking a cue from the great position artist Stavros, I turned on the Sportstracker application to make some of my own position art.
I first changed a few settings. Inspired by a post by Monadi at Phone-rush, I wanted to try GPS in mid-flight for myself.
Before takeoff, I set the Nokia N82 to offline mode and then turned it off. I set the units to imperial and the GPS filtering to low. I couldn’t move it around without losing the signal.
I turned the Nokia N82 on and it didn’t take long for it to get a signal.
Nokia Website Mapsters Maps Preview: 2.0
These cute not-so-little creatures shows off the full feature set of Nokia Maps 2.0 and what you might want to use it for. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
For a preview, check out this screencast I made of the section where one of the Mapsters is showing us the navigation feature. I’m not sure if I didn’t have enough breakfast because I’m getting a headache listening to their voices. I had the opportunity to preview the Mapsters before the launch. Are you getting a headache yet?
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Launching tomorrow, May 23rd, is The Mapsters website.
Functions 2, Main Features Part E90 and Review: Nokia
I have a better experience reading my emails on Gmail’s website.
On the next part of the Nokia E90 review, I’ll explore the camera for photos and videos. The speakers are covered by your right hand when holding the phone in open position and also covered when faced flat on a table.
Messaging
The exterior screen is not as useful in reading email. screen allows more information displayed to the user. You need to use the main screen for better usage. I set up my Gmail imap account on the built-in messaging application and was able to receive emails and get notified as they come. Take a look at E-series.org’s take on Mail for Exchange 2.5 for S60.
Text message alerts are different on the Nokia E90 than on the Nokia N95. When opened, the bigger display shows more information other than the name as you scroll through the list.
Contacts on the Nokia E90
You can also choose voice dialing. You can read Part 1 of the Nokia E90 review on the Physical aspects before continuing if you haven’t done so. Most websites fit to the screen’s width and they appear similar to what you’ll see on a computer monitor. I like the automatic notifications, but I’m not impressed with the interface when it comes to reading my emails. What’s cool is that holding the left soft-key allows the E90 to read the new messages aloud for you!
Calendar
The bigger screen is utilized pretty well in the calendar application. It enhances the experience with the main functions such as messaging, managing contacts, scheduling, and browsing the web that are all very important to a business user.
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Part 2 of the Nokia E90 review covers the main features and functions of the phone. As you browse through the calendar days on the left side of the screen, a quick summary of your schedule is shown on the right side. Attila Katona over at All About Symbian wrote a nice article on Gaming with the Nokia E90 you should read about and my top 10 applications.
Conclusion
The Nokia E90’s 4in. Unlike the Nseries phones where you hold the right soft-key to activate voice dialing or voice commands, you press and hold the side button on the Nokia E90.
Sound volume is fine on the earpiece, but I found the speakerphone not loud enough to my liking. This feels similar to Push Email as described by All About Symbian. Thanks again to Expansys for providing the E90.
The Nokia E90 runs on S60 3rd edition similar to the Nokia N95 and Nokia N82. I have no complaints in this area other than I wish it was compatible with US 3G!
Browsing the Web
I love the wide screen on the Nokia E90. Since the browser supports Flash Lite 3, you can even go to Youtube to watch videos from the site directly.
Nokia E90’s browser versus Nokia N95 8GB
Games and Other Applications
Since the Nokia E90 runs on S60 3rd edition, you can install a bunch more applications on the phone to increase your productivity or even play a few games. Press contacts, and then you can scroll or start typing in names to find the right person with the exterior screen. I’ll be making a lot of the comparisons with the Nseries, because devices like the Nokia N95 and Nokia N82 are what I mostly use. One negative thing I need to mention is that I’m still not a big fan of the built-in email application. I much prefer going to the Gmail website to read the emails.
Email on the Nokia E90
The Nokia E90 supports Exchange, but I don’t use that type of email and cannot comment my own experience. In the end, I think the Nokia E90’s large screen is its main strength. Instead of a window pop-up, an alert appears within the active standby screen. The main functions are very similar with a few differences unique to each phone.
Phone Calls
Making phone calls look very similar to other S60 3rd edition phones. On the Nseries using the smaller displays, you have to click on the dates to see the same information.
Nokia E90’s calendar
Connectivity
The Nokia E90 supports Wifi, infrared, GPS, bluetooth, A2DP, microSD, EDGE, and 3G (though not compatible with US 3G).