The Nokia E66 is pegged at 350 Euros, the same price as its QWERTY equivalent, the Nokia E71. The specs of the E66 is the same as the E71, with the exception of the real estate. The E66 doesn’t come with a QWERTY keypad. Priced the same, it is a matter of consumer preference whether they’re looking for a traditional keypad or a full QWERTY board enterprise solution. Nokia E66 Key Features: WiFi 802.11b/g Built in GPS and Nokia Maps One Touch Email Access Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email Mail for Exchange Bluetooth with A2DP support 2.5 mm AV connector 3.2MP digital camera Two Home Screens 110 MB internal storage // up to 8GB microSD support [Read more]

I’m currently in Singapore for Nokia Connection 2008, basically their own “lock out” version of CommunicAsia. I’ve written up a few posts about this on Cellphone9 and would like to recap everything that has happened form day one to the middle of day 2. Highlights would include the launch of the new Nokia E71 and E66 enterprise phones and a more solid Ovi platform. There are also hints of Nokia going into the mobile advertising business. The Nokia Connection 2008 Launch Party: A closer look at N-Gage, new phone launches and testament to the Ovi commitment. Nokia E66 and E71 Details: Essentially the same phone with two different ways of input, both phones come with the revamped OS, better options for enterprise solutions... [Read more]

Guy Kawasaki’s working his magic again with Alltop, the “online magazine rack.” Well, what it is ain’t revolutionary but it sure is slick. Alltop aggregates news from all the major topics from all the best blogs and content sites on the Internet. Our sister b5media blog That Damn PC! is an Alltop badge earner. Part of Guy’s marketing is the pretty and witty badges he allows members to put along their sidebar. And now he’s sponsoring a contest for the BEST BADGE design. Top 5 winners get an iPod touch. Contest details? Click here. The contest is only open to USA residents only. Image c/o Alltop.com [Read more]

So we had to let the distortion field dissipate for a bit after WWDC, albeit we did notice how Jobs was under the weather for his latest performance to wow developers and announce the iPhone SDK, iPhone 2.0 software, MobileMe, and the iPhone 3G. # Is Apple lazy? The 2.0 iPhone software still does not have MMS messaging, SMS forwarding, SMS vCard and vCal support, Bluetooth File Transfer (OBEX?), and video recording. Sure the SDK is out, but wouldn’t it be nice to pave the way for these apps rather than have developers work on this? I did read somewhere that video recording has a hardware component with the camera, so it isn’t easy to just make an app that supports video. # Apple Push Service is hot. It makes me understand the real... [Read more]