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

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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 and push mail and security encryption. Here’s a detailed look on the E71.

Nokia Interactive Advertising: Nokia is entering the mobile advertising space with contextual ads on the mobile platform. They’re going up against the big Google when it comes to mobile ads but methinks their strategy is a simpler solutions provider. Not a lot of details was released as to how they’re going to go about it. Mostly case studies were presented of other online campaigns. But Nokia really hints that they’re going into this space because of the higher CTR and segmented penetration. Well, let’s wait and see.

Share on Ovi: Is Ovi going to be the Flickr killer? Seems like it. You can upload video, photos and audio for free. You can embed photos on blogs. You can create channels. There is a stronger social networking aspect and a more robust mobile upload platform. Seems to me, yes. It might just kill Flickr, even for the mere fact that it is free

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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

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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 reason why they partnered with a telco in the first place. Looks like the roadmap is getting clearer. However though, these are ceteris paribus (all things constant) concepts that Steve was talking about. In other countries, like where I’m from, most of these features are either going to be substandard in experience because of the poor 3G infrastructure – or overpriced 3G schemes. Unlimited data plans can go up as high as the cost of a high end postpaid line —- as an add on to your existing plan! So there you have it. Relevant for the USA. Not sure about other countries.

# MobileMe. I cancelled my .Mac account about a year and a half ago. I figured that I can get the same value for money when it came to the products and services Dreamhost offered. Can you believe it? That’s sacrilege. But yeah, I didn’t care much for the free icons, or the exclusive email address, or the .Mac iDisk. It was great – but I wasn’t willing to pay so much for so little. It’s no secret that .Mac is still trying to find its place. MobileMe seems more of the same, with the added value of allowing you to sync your iPhone 3G as well. That’s great. Good move. But truthfully, I think Apple subscribers have the right to own a MobileMe account for free. It’s not too great to be a paid feature, but it surely does add to the commemorative banner of being an Apple customer. There are several FREE services out there like Plaxo (before they were acquired!) and BlueWhaleMail that can emulate a lot of the current features MobileMe has to offer.

# Ah, iPhone 3G. Still underwhelmed with the new features. Still not Bluetooth File Transfer, no MMS, no SMS forwarding, no video recording. But overwhelmed with the price. I wrote another piece on what a $199.00 iPhone can do to the mobile phone industry.

# If you’re from a country outside the US, you may want to see a post I made on the leaked pricing of the iPhone 3G in Asia from my personal blog. I also outlined how the iPhone isn’t the real product – it’s a kick ass 3G service that still doesn’t exist in most countries. Specs-wise: the iPhone 3G will cost about $199.00 but with a post paid line plan of $75.00 a month. Freaking crazy. And guess what? I’d have to add another $50.00 just to give myself unlimited data access. Would you pay over $100.00 a month for an iPhone 3G plan?

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