“E-Series” Articles

A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from WOMWorld asking me if I was interested in taking part in an upcoming unboxing challenge. I agreed and on Monday I received a Nokia E72 with a Nokia Bluetooth Headset, locked in a glass encased box that required a four digit code to access it. Along with the box came a poster which had a clue on it reading “I’d fit in perfectly on Wall Street.” There were three other bloggers all with a same box but a different clue, and so we all got together and shared our clues to see if we could crack the code. Check out the full gallery and all the surprises after the break.

As Americans pack up and hit the road this holiday season, most will take email with them. According to a survey commissioned by Nokia, whose Nokia E72 smartphone is in stores now, more than two-thirds (68%) of Americans plan to respond to work-related emails while on vacation or over the holidays this year. This is up from just over half (51%) who say they’ve exchanged work emails during the holidays in previous years.

The Ovi Mail Setup application for S60 that was introduced in September has just been updated by the Nokia Beta Labs. The latest version extends device support, fixes several bugs and now comes localized in 18 languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malay, Brazilian Portuguese, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese (PRC), Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese.

Google Maps for mobile has just received an update taking it to v3.3. With Google Maps on your PC you were recently allowed to add stars on a map to mark your favorite places, however there was no way to keep these starred places in sync with Google Maps on your device. Well, with today’s release of Google Maps for mobile 3.3 you can now keep the starred places on your phone and on your computer completely synchronized.

The Nokia E75 has just received a new firmware update taking it to v201.12.01. To get this new software through your device using FOTA (Firmware Over-The-Air), simply type in *#0000# on the home screen or go to Device Manager. Select Options > Check for updates and follow the on screen prompts. However if the firmware is not available via FOTA, you can also update through NSU (Nokia Software Updater) or Ovi Suite. You can find the complete changelog after the jump…