Monthly Archives: September 2006

Calendaring and PIM on the E61

The main (maybe only real) disappointment with the Nokia E61 is the built in PIM functions are pretty weak. Sure you get a calendar and Task manager, but they are not anything like the built-in stuff you find on a … Continue reading

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Nokia’s Living Room Streamer

Just caught this on PVRWire… Nokia has been rumored on the T3.co.uk website to be launching a living room video streaming device. According to unnamed source on T3 the device will be based on the Nokia’s Audio Gateway and will … Continue reading

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Nokia’s pending music service…

This certainly sounds interesting … If you connect the dots, Nokia is putting together the pieces for one of the industry’s most ambitious mobile music offers, though the Ngage disaster still probably sends shudders through their corridors. On the content … Continue reading

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Sirius Internet Radio Launches

Orbitcast reports on the launchh of Sirius Internet Radio, which I really like in theory. What I don’t like is the Windows Media Player requirement which makes the interface on the Mac a total kludge. You have to use Safari … Continue reading

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AutoLock v1.1

A new version of AutoLock has been released (didn’t notice before). With its inactivity timer down to 10 seconds, it makes a great tool for any 3rd Ed. user.[e61life] While I have not had any phantom dials, I decided to … Continue reading

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E61 theme – Cute Blue

E-Series noted an update to the Cute Blue theme… now the default on my E61. Technorati Tags: E-Series, E61, Nokia

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Some VoIP services surpass traditional phones

Some VoIP services surpass traditional phones: Good reading from Ars… I’d actually really like to switch back to VOIP at home, but have a few WAFs (Wife Approval Factors) to consider first. No digital flicker on the line No backup … Continue reading

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Rebtel – globally local VOIP for your mobile

I stumbled into Rebtel last night while scanning some feeds before bed and think it’s a very cool idea. They assign a local number to you and your calling party in each of your local countries and then you simply … Continue reading

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Nokia E61 VOIP via Gizmo

One of the very cool things about the Nokia E61 is that right out of the box it can handle SIP VOIP calls. Setting this up was surprisingly easy, though manual in nature. To start, you’ll need a SIP phone … Continue reading

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Smartroaming on the E61

The Nokia E61 has very rapidly become my favorite device. It’s got a great (if a tad stiff) keyboard, connectivity galore, tons of memory for apps and a fantastic web browser! There’s a great feature built in which let’s you … Continue reading

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Rocking the mobile tech

I received a Nokia E61 this week and will definitely post more on how much I am loving it but for now let me just say – well done! i am posting this on the train from the amazing Nokia … Continue reading

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Showtime!

Getting ready… Clearly Apple is getting things set for a big day in the ITMS. I just checked in to see if I could track something down and it’s down. This seems like a big deal as it’s still hours … Continue reading

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PandoraBoy – My new favorite way to Listen

FrozenSilicon Labs:: PandoraBoy is basically the same as PandoraMan in look and feel, but with added (and most excellent) support for Growl Notifications, the Apple remote (MacBook Pro!) and Global Keyboard shortcuts. I can now stream in the background (over … Continue reading

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Leopard vs. Windows Vista

All you Windows fanatics need to get off your high horse for a second and realize what’s happening here. My name isn’t Chicken Little, and I’m certainly not alone in my belief that Leopard is far more compelling than Windows … Continue reading

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Amazon.com Unbox Video:

Amazon.com Unbox Video:: No Macs allowed. Technorati Tags: Amazon, Apple, Movies, Marketing

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Apple files patent for multi-function handheld device

iLounge points to a most exciting new patent application from Apple. There’s no saying when or if this will come to market, but consider me pre-ordered! A new Apple patent application published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office … Continue reading

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Sprint EVDO – Very Usable

Just got a Sprint EVDO card for work and so far so good! Testing this from the side of the Merritt Parkway. Speakeasy – Speed Test Download Speed: 1062 kbps (132.8 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 114 kbps (14.3 KB/sec … Continue reading

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iMac updated to Core 2 Duo

I just happened to notice that the iMac was updated to a Core 2 Duo processor… Technorati Tags: Apple, iMac, Intel

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New version of Nokia N80 coming in the next round of Nokia Blogger Program

Andy notes the new Nokia N80 (which I’ve been coveting) along with the fall edition of the Nokia Blogger Program! If we can choose to continue, please sign me right back up!

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quick test

been wondering how this could start to work for me…

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