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It was back in June 2008 that the E71 was officially released to the public - the selling points for the E71 were a sleek, stylish do-it-all device that came with Mail for Exchange mobile email client - pre-loaded with the Nokia E71. Actually, the device boasted much much more than these attributes as you'll see below in my findings after having the pleasure of making the E71 my main device for 3 weeks... enjoy the recap, the images and the videos!
Nokia executives were pleased to share the news with attendees of NMC 2004 in
Monaco that the trucks are on the road and the Nokia 6630 WCDMA/EDGE device is
hitting the shelves... this device is expected to be the "hot" ticket this Christmas
season... it's on my list!
The Nokia 6630 imaging phone is the first Series 60 WCDMA/EDGE device from Nokia.
In addition to MMS, e-mail, Bluetooth, WAP 2.0 (XHTML) browsing, and Java" technology,
the device features an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera with a whopping 6x zoom.
The Nokia 6630 imaging phone is ideally suited to both business and mobile consumer
applications.
As "truckloads" of 6630's take to road it's expected that this device will be
the phone of choice for the Holliday season. Optimized for subscribers to high-speed
3G communication networks, this device will be the entry point for consumers of
interactive mobile entertainment services like Visual raido, 2-way video messaging,
and even Mobile TV. The extra bundles features targetted at PIM, Synchronization,
and security ensure that this device is also a practical enterprise solution for
the mobile workforce.
Developers are already delivering solutions that extend the functionality of
this device and there will no doubt be numerous applications hitting the streets
in the near future given the projected uptake of this "sporty" little device.
An example... popular developer Packetvideo (www.pv.com) has their PAcketvideo two-way video communicator solution whcih drives the
2-way video conferencing enabled via the 6630. This solution provides for the
synchronous two-way voice and video conversations and video conferencing with
picture-in-picture and call recording options.
Nokia 6630 used for 2-way video messaging
Other recently announced application/services that are ideally suited to run
on this device [and other Series 60 devices] include LifeBlog - (version 1.5 was
officially announced at NMC 04) whcih now boasts numerous new mobile and PC related
features as well as the enabling of personal mobile multi-media blogging - and
the QuickOffice suite of applications designed to synchronize and connect mobile
users with enterprise "Office" applications. USers can edit & save Microsoft®
Word, Excel and PowerPoint® files directly to a Series 60 phone.
Nokia 6630 Specifications
Series 60 Developer Platform 2.0
Operating System:
Symbian OS 8.0a
Java Technology:
CLDC 1.1
MIDP 2.0
Nokia UI API
Wireless Messaging API (JSR-120)
Mobile Media API (JSR-135)
Bluetooth API (JSR-82 No OBEX)
FileConnection and PIM API (JSR-75)
Mobile 3D Graphics API (JSR-184)
Browser:
WAP 2.0
XHTML over TCP/IP
HTML over TCP/IP
Messaging:
SMS
MMS+SMIL
UAProfile:
Profile rel. 1
Digital Rights Management:
OMA DRM v1.0
Delivery Method:
WAP download
MMS
Video Support:
3GPP formats (H.263)
MPEG-4
RealVideo
Band Functionality:
WCDMA / GSM
Operating Frequency:
WCDMA 2000 / GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Regional Availability:
Europe
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Screen Display:
Color Depth: 65536 Colors (16 bit)
Resolution: 176 x 208
Physical Measurements:
Dimensions: 110 x 60 x 20.6 mm
Weight: 127 g
Memory:
Heap size: Memory allocated dynamically
Shared Memory for Storage: 10 MB
Max JAR Size: Memory allocated dynamically
Keypad Descriptions:
Grid key mat
2 labeled soft keys
5-way scrolling
Local Connectivity:
Bluetooth
USB
Network Data Support:
GPRS
EGPRS
WCDMA
Extra Features:
1.3 megapixel camera w/ 6x digital zoom
SMTP/POP3/IMAP4 email
MP3/AAC player
Word/Powerpoint viewer
RealOne Player
Handsfree speaker
Wallet
SyncML
Themes
RSMMC
Source of information and specifications: Nokia
Looking for more information about the 6630? Our friends at AAS have recently
published a preview of the 6630 - See it HERE
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Future generations of Symbian OS phones will be harnessing the performance offered by multiprocessor technology. Jason Parker, Senior Product Manager at Symbian explains the philosophy behind Symbian's approach and the impact of this technology on application developers.
A note from Nokia reps this week informs us that the Nokia viNe application will be rolled out of Beta soon... possibly even this week. viNe is a web service that enables users of the application to share their journeys, along with media collected along the way. As a long-time Sports Tracker user, N95 enthusiasts, and evangelist of all things mobile and geospatial, I was provided with a pre-release version of viNe - details and a complete "How To" install and use the application are provided... enjoy! Enter Nokia viNe 101 
It was back in 
I’ve been a long-time fan and user of Nokia Sports Tracker. In fact, I’ve considered it to be one of the best location-aware mobile apps anywhere… hands-down! Now it's even more fun, more useful, and easier to share with others... 
Nokia executives were pleased to share the news with attendees of NMC 2004 in
Monaco that the trucks are on the road and the Nokia 6630 WCDMA/EDGE device is
hitting the shelves... this device is expected to be the "hot" ticket this Christmas
season... it's on my list!
