Author: Katherine Hannaford
Nokia packs a surprising punch with the HSDPA-enabled E71 smartphone
Hesitant about joining the hordes of sore-thumbed BlackBerry users, and greasy-fingered iPhone addicts? Nokia’s launch of the E71 smartphone today should not only be music to your ears, but hand lotion on your fingers.
As expected from a business handset, the full QWERTY keyboard is targeted at consumers who want push-email, and Microsoft Exchange compatibility. Encased in a metallic shell, it has HSDPA connectivity, plus A-GPS and Nokia Maps. A surprising 3.1-megapixel camera with autofocus is also included, as are…
Firefox 3 launching tomorrow, but does it beat Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera?
With the official release of Firefox 3 tomorrow, everyone’s attentions have been turned onto what you’re looking at right now – browsers. Lifehacker has reviewed the four major browsers – Firefox 3 release candidate 3, Internet Explorer 7, Opera 9.5,and Safari for Windows 3.1.1, and discovered that Firefox, Safari and Opera all fared better than, um, Internet Explorer. We could’ve told them that…
Forget an iPhone with video-calling, everyone wants an Apple iCar…
It may not be as forward-thinking as the iCar Mac Life dreamed up last December, however that car above – gasp! – might just be what you think it might just be! Yep, an Apple-branded iCar. Maybe.
Believe it or not, it’s actually not the first time we’ve heard a rumour about a Steve Jobs-approved vehicle, with speculation last year pointing at a partnership between Apple and Volkswagen. However much iFans wish for the rumour to be true, I can’t help but think it’s all a load of codswallop, especially when you consider what’s stoked the fire this time. Autobild, a German magazine, has included a picture of an iPod Touch on the cover alongside a white, futuristic car,…
Touch-screenless Nokia N95 hacked with NeuScreen multi-touch screen
The N95 may be one of the closest handsets to rival the iPhone in terms of applications, however it lacks one rather important element: a touch-screen. Sure, we may be seeing a touch-screen mobile from Nokia later in the year, but who knows if it will have the same amount of beef inside it as the N95.
That’s why we’re so thrilled with developer Sittiphol Phanvilai, who has modded an N95 with multi-touch. Using a TV Out, UV lightpens, a flat-screen monitor and UV-filtering film, you can see the awesome results in the video above….
Lost foreign survival guide for iPhone 3G discovered, translated by CNET UK
CNET’S Andrew Lim has discovered a rare Japanese survival guide for the iPhone 3G, which promises ‘six hot tips for making very best good use of your new 3G iPhone!!!’, which he has translated for our benefit.
My favourite – which you can see in closer detail if you click on the picture above – describes what you should do if a ‘hyperactive child rubbed mud on your beautiful 3G iPhone’s screen’. The guide recommends you should quickly pull ‘the hair wiping move’, and ‘teach child life lesson and do double great wipe same time’. But not for too long, or ‘infant may start big big crying’. Sensible advice….
Shiny Video Review: Canon IXUS 970 IS digital camera
Continuing her fascination with digital cameras, Zara checks out the Canon IXUS 970 IS in today’s video review. Will the 10-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor impress her? The 5x optical zoom thrill her? And the £250 price-tag astound her? Take a look above to find out…
Shiny Video Review: Nokia 6600 Fold mobile phone
Stocking 3G internet, a touch-screen and 2.0-megapixel camera, you’d be right in thinking the Nokia 6600 Fold is a fairly decent phone. Or is it? Zara’s put it to the test in the video above…
Facebook has surpassed MySpace, now the world's most popular social networking site
Yesterday we reported that Facebook is close to overtaking Windows Live Messenger as being the UK’s most popular website, in regards to minutes spent on the site. More data is trickling in through the wires, including some very impressive news, that it has also overtaken MySpace – and is now officially the largest social networking site in the world!
April 2008 was when the good book managed to topple MySpace off its pedestal, as you can see they’ve been increasing in traffic the past 12 months, whereas MySpace has been rather static. The red and blue…
Tidy your gadgets' cables away with West Elm's lacquer docking station
Docking stations, for the uninitiated, are like small draws or cabinets that you can thread your various gadgets’ power cables through, for clutter-free charging.
This lacquer dock from West Elm is one of the nicest I’ve ever seen, with the white high-gloss finish matching your iProducts perfectly. The hinged back has a secret compartment for holding cords, plugs and a surge protector, with the cutout at the back snaking the cables through. Also available…
iPhone 3G Vs. Nokia N96 – the ultimate specs comparison
Concluding our iPhone 3G Week here at Tech Digest, I’ve whipped together a comparison of the iPhone 3G and Nokia N96. If you’re not tossing up between these two mobiles, why not check out our comparisons of the HTC Touch Diamond and BlackBerry Bold with Apple’s new handset?
Dimensions
Nokia N96: 103mm high, 55mm wide and 20mm thick, weighs 125g.
iPhone 3G: 115.5mm high, 62.1mm wide and 12.3mm thick, weighs 133g.
Display
Nokia N96: 2.8″ QVGA non-touch display.
iPhone 3G: 3.5″ multi-touch display….
