Nokia E51 - Redesigned Keys & Functionality

Those of you tracking the availability of Nokia E51 have probably already seen the reports that the device now is available on eBay. Buy.com and other various outlets.

I received my own device, imported from Europe, yesterday. Rather to post one full review I will post about the device as I use it and discover what I like/dislike.

First up, the main keys.

It might seem trivial but I think the the redesign icons for the main one touch keys is huge! Replacing the application key with a "home" key makes the end user experience much better. Especially for new users. The new icons are also much cleaner and crisper than the previous icons but there is more to the new icons than meets the eye.

Stacks and Rows

"More of something good is always better" That seems to logic behind a number of photos I have received of stacks and rows of Eseries goodies.

Rows of Nokia E61i, Chargers, Batteries and Nokia N95.

Problems With Themes: Certificate Error, Certificate Expired

As much as I like themes to personalize my Nokia Eseries devices they are also a cause for the vast majority of all questions I receive to this blog. On a good day I get no questions about themes but on an average I get five questions a day. Yes, five questions per day! The questions I receive are:

"I have problems installing themes please help me" or "I get a "certificate error" message when trying to install a theme what do I do" or "I get an "certificate expired" error message when installing a theme please help"

Although this have been covered extensively in the past I guess it is still an issue.

If you try to install a theme and see the above error message "Certificate Error. Contact the application supplier" You are trying to installed an application that is not Symbian signed.

The solution is easy. Simply switch the setting in the Application Manager from "Signed only" to accept all - "Software Installation: All". You can find the application manager in the tools folder, then click on "Option" to bring up "Settings"

Another common issue is the "Expired Certificate" error. The certificate that the theme developer used may have expired. However, there is an even easier fix for this issue.

Simply set the date on your device back one year and then install the theme. After you successfully installed the theme don't forget to set the time correctly on your device.

With that being said I am now off to trawl the internet for some new great themes. If you have any themes to share with us please send them my way: Ed at "the domain of this blog".

Nokia E61i - Wired Editor’s Pick

Nokia E61i won the Wired's Editor's Pick award in their smartphones category of their Wired Test Winter 2008 issue.

The Nokia E61i beat out a number of formidable competitors including Palm Treo 755P, BlackBerry 8830, Motorola Q9 etc.

Wired liked the amazing web browser, the great collection of business and media applications, and the long talk time.

Listed as what they did not like was the width of the device, the placement of the microSD slot and the lack of stereo Bluetooth.

Nokia E90 Communicator hitting the market with extremely stylish-sliding devices

Nokia, one of the most trusted brands across the world has come up with another wave of astonishing devices. It is known for coming up with the most advanced models almost every week. Some of the key issues with Nokia are its user-friendliness, nice designs, and the well-equipped features. The second wave of Nokia E series has shook the world with complete surprise. Nokia E90 Communicator is a designer mobile phone from the Nokia kitty, albeit with a difference. Nokia E90 Communicator comes in a compact design. However, the profile of this clamshell handset is not that slim. As a matter of fact, first time users would find the Nokia E90 Communicator quite bulky.


The all new E90 Communicator has hit the market with extremely stylish-sliding devices, catering the customers with the most revolutionised features. It is designed with a close consideration to the dynamic needs of the professionals. In addition to this, the manufacturer has taken care of the budget of the customers. The Nokia E90 Communicator is available along with pay as you go deals, in order to make it a cost-effective deal for the customers. However, an easy navigation, a 2 inches external display and a QWERTY keyboard would divert the attention of curious onlookers rather quickly from the handset's profile. And once users are made aware of the different features of this mobile phone model, their opinion is bound to change from “bulky and heavy” to the “best among the existing mobile gadgets.”

The Nokia E90 Communicator is a quad-band mobile phone with 3G (third generation mobile technology) and HSDPA support. The speed of data transfer is quite high – which make the Nokia E90 Communicator quite invaluable to users. The data transfer speeds could go upto 3.6Mbps.

Another merit of the Nokia E90 Communicator is that it could be used for making video calls. A VGA resolution camera is integrated within the design of the Nokia E90 that could be used for this specific purpose. There is also a second camera, located at the back of the Nokia E90 mobile phone. This 3.2 mega-pixel digital camera can be used to capture impressive shots of memorable moments from the kaleidoscope of one's life.

Third generation power means that the Nokia E90 Communicator could be used for fast web browsing, email access as well as exchange of files and documents. With 128MB of free memory expandable through 512MB microSD card support, there is ample room to store all the images, files and other type of mobile content.


Nokia E90 Communicator could also double up as a powerful business tool. The handset could be used to view PDF as well as Microsoft Office documents. Owners of the handset could also create Excel spreadsheets and Word documents – thanks to the QuickOffice suite. Based on the above discussion, it can be stated that the Nokia E90 Communicator is a powerful gadget to acquire and use.


Although the Nokia E90 Communicator is bulky and heavy, it's definitely among the best of the current crop of mobile devices if you need a keyboard. Nokia has certainly made good use of the space available to it. To assess battery life, we asked the Nokia E90 Communicator to play music continuously from a full battery, which it did for 9 hours and 40 minutes. The screens turn off rather quickly to help conserve battery power, and if you're a heavy user of the internal screen, 3G and/or Wi-Fi, then you'll get less battery life than this. Nonetheless, most users can realistically expect to get through a day away from the office without requiring a recharge. Please purchase on online

Nokia E61 TomTom: comes out keeping in mind the business users

The latest Nokia E61 model mobile phone comes out keeping in mind the business users who are so fascinated about latest mobile phones. This smart and slim phone coming out from the Finnish mobile giant is slim in size with easy to handle casing that makes it a favourite model in the mobile phone market. The mobile phone handset weighs 150 grams with 117mm x 70mm x 13.9mm size, making it easy to hold in hand. This model from Nokia measures only 11.5mm in depth and provides up to sixteen million colours on a 56.9mm x 42.7mm active display. The mobile phone comes with a keyboard that provides the user with a full QWERTY keyboard and numeric keypad along with easy to access one touch making it comfortable for the user.


The Nokia E61 model mobile phone has an internal memory of 60 Mbytes that can be extended by the user by using a 2 Gbyte MicroSD memory card. This model mobile phone comes with a quad band technology that will help the user in enjoying worldwide network coverage depending on the service operator. This model handset also provides the user a fast multitasking handset to suit all business users’ needs. It will be convenient for the user to connect the mobile phone to compatible devices including a PC, laptop, and printer.

The added attraction of the mobile handset is the 2 megapixel digital camera feature that ensures effective, excellent and perfect photography. This model phone also has a built in music player that provides the user the facilities to download and store his favourite music ensuring perfect musical entertainment. The Nokia E61i comes with voice features that include facilities like voice commands, voice recording and a voice dialing facility which makes it easy for the user to make all important calls quickly and efficiently.

Nokia E61 uncompromising features and technologies

In the business series phones, the Nokia E61 is one of the mobile devices that comes with uncompromising features and technologies. This QWERTY keypad phone with a four-way joystick navigation key, a wide 16 million colour screen, multiple email support and Microsoft business tools help mobile users in organizing their corporate world on the go. Nokia never compromises on its quality products. Although, the Nokia E61 is equipped with multitude of features, it has maintained its slim and sleek form.


The Nokia E61, being a corporate phone comes loaded with multiple email support including BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Nokia business Center, Seven Mobile Mail, Seven Always-On Mail and Visto Mobile - the phone enables users to send and receive emails on the move. What else, the Nokia E61 offers complete Microsoft business tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF support. Now, mobile users can organize documents in any of the business formats - in and out of the office.

Nokia E65 comes with a Team Suite Software

On the software side of the set the Nokia E65 comes with a Team Suite. About the Team Suite, it is a basically groups management software. With the help of this Suite, users can set up groups and can then send e-mails, in texts and also MMSs to the whole group at once. Moreover, there is a conference calling facility in it. Users would find there are many buttons on the front of the casing which are dedicated to conference calling facility.


This feature can be set up to dial into a conference calling service, and also bringing two current callers into a conference.It is worth mentioning there is an another front button that mutes the E65's microphone. Moreover , there is a third that users can set up to do anything that he or she likes. The simple method: simply pressing it calls up the configuration software.

Nokia E50 – A phone for the Professionals !

Nokia E50 appears as yet another mono block mobile phone. But, is all equipped to meet several your necessities. While a 262k colour supporting, 31 x 42 mm wide TFT screen covers better half of phone, its is one of the major attraction of this phone with its ability to reproduce images in a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Running on a S60 3rd Edition interface, the phone is powered with Symbian Operating System OS 9.1. The user-friendly and intuitive interface of this phone makes the phone work perfectly to meet various demands of a professional.

Tagged as a business specialist phone it is imperative that this phone is equipped with powerful communication tools. And Nokia E50 doest disappoint. Features like handsfree speaker-phone control, call forwarding facility, and a powerful documents viewer program is all assorted in a perfect order to make the phone enjoy a definitive edge over other phones competing in the same category.


Take the aid of conference call (of Up to 6 Contacts) or push to talk feature, each employees of your business set up is just a call away. The Quad band phone runs on GSM network and thus ablr to work all across the world. Not to forget the longer than usual battery life that lasts for about 6 hr 40 minutes at a single stretch while in talking mode.

Welcome to superior internet connectivity options that Nokia E50 comes to offer. Other than its supports for a large range of email clients, the phone offers GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, USB, Infrared and Bluetooth options. Now while you take the aid of document viewer program to access files in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel formats, there are also programs like Zip Manager and Adobe Reader while you are on-the-move.

Now synchronize E50 with Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes to access all your important information online. There is a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with zoom making the entire issue of mobility reach a level of ecstasy every time you turn on to an E50.

Nokia E65 : designed keeping in mind the busy professionals and businessmen

Nokia e65 is the latest phone from Nokia, which is designed for the business class. So, the phone is fully packed with enhanced features that ensures a user can work anywhere... anytime. But unlike the other business phones in the market that are dull looking and boring, the Nokia e65 is endowed with good looks and with good style in black and red color.


The handset comes with a soft leather-like back, and poses as one of the smaller 60 Series hand phones. Weighing just 115g with a thickness of 15.5mm, the handset is compact and can be comfortably held in one hand and do the typing. When the handset is slid, it reveals the 3-by-4 keypad array beneath. On the external fascia, a high resolution 2.2 inches screen dominates. This screen has 240 x 320-pixel, and is capable of displaying up to 16 million colours. The screen scores good in terms of viewing and readability and is friendly even under direct sunlight. The imaging experience of Nokia e65 comes with a 2 MP camera (situated at the rear). But unfortunately there is no front-facing camera for video calls.


Since the phone is designed keeping in mind the busy professionals and businessmen, it includes many software to make things better. The software such as Quickoffice and Team Suite are preinstalled. The handset is also optimised for seamless connectivity. It features quadband GSM (800/900/1,800/1,900MHz), 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with VoIP support), infrared and Bluetooth 1.2. Nokia e65 supports POP/IMAP, SMTP, IMAP4 with idle protocols, Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8.0 and various third-party clients.


Having said all these, the Nokia e65 comes with an expensive price too. It boasts of 11 days on standby and 6 hours of talk time. The call quality is satisfactorily and provides enough convenience to make your work pleasurable.

Key features

Get more out of your workday with a range of business features: conference calling, voice recording, notepad, integrated handsfree speaker, talking ringtones, and Nokia Team Suite
Send messages using an extensive range of options: SMS, MMS with distribution lists, instant messages, and email
Access business functions quickly and easily: One Touch keys for conference calls, mute/unmute, and contacts
Talk around the world with quad-band coverage on up to five continents
Show your sense of style with the slim, stylish slide design
Work hard, play hard – listen to your favorite tunes or watch video clips with the music and media players
Take snapshots with the 2 megapixel camera

Nokia E61i: Slim & sexy design, Best business phone with lots

Brief

Nokia E61i, designed specifically for extensive mobile email usage, provides advanced attachment handling with on-the-device document editing. The Nokia E61i features a roomier QWERTY keyboard and adds a 2-megapixel camera. The Symbian smart phone offers integrated Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and robust e-mail options. In addition, the Quickoffice and Nokia Team Office suites are handy tools for the mobile professional.

Technical specifications

Operating frequency: Quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900)
Dimensions: 117 x 70 x 13.9 (/11.5) mm
Volume: 97 cc
Weight: 150 g
Display: 2.8” QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) with an active area of 56.9 x 42.7 mm
User interface: S60 platform 3rd Edition 9.1a
Keypad: QWERTY keyboard with backlight, One Touch keys
Imaging: 2 mega px camera for taking pictures and video
Email: supports POP/IMAP and SMTP protocols, Supports Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email 8.0 MMS and SMS, Instant messaging client
Music player: MP3 and AAC formats
Audio/Video: 3GPP and RealMedia
Internal Memory: 60 MB of user memory
External Memory: Upto 2 GB
Applications: Java MIDP 2.0 games and applications
Battery: Battery BP-4L
Talk time: Up to 4 - 9 hours GSM, Up to 2 - 5 hours WCDMA, Up to 4 hours VoIP
Standby: Up to 12 - 17 days GSM, Up to 13 - 19 days WCDMA, Up to 8 - 9.5 days GSM/WCDMA and WLAN
Browsing: HTML and XHTML browsers, Nokia Web browser with Mini Map
Connectivity: WCDMA PS (packet switched data) with maximum uploads and download rate of 384 kbps, GPRS/EGPRS (Class B, MSC 32), GSM CSD (circuit-switched data) up to 14.4 kbps, HSCSD (high-speed circuit-switched data) up to 43.2 kbps
Infrared: Yes (up to 115 kbps)
Bluetooth: Yes 1.2 specification
Data transfer: Remote and local (peer-to-peer) synchronization via Bluetooth, IR, cable, or WLAN
Messaging / Data Features: PDF support, VoIP client, XHTML Browser, Zip Manager support, Microsoft Word support, Microsoft Excel support, Macromedia Flash support, Microsoft PowerPoint support
Wireless Interface: Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, Infrared (IrDA)

Other useful features
Printing capability to compatible printers using Bluetooth wireless technology
Integrated Nokia Mobile VPN (virtual private network)
USB 2.0 full speed supported through Pop-PortTM interface
Voice dialing, Voice commands for menu short cuts, keypad lock, and profiles, Voice recording for making notes or recording conversations
Calendar, to-do lists, notes, and contacts

Key Features of the Nokia E61i

* Experience improved email with One Touch keys and QWERTY keyboard
* Take your work with you. View and edit compatible attachments easily on your Nokia E61i
* Get wide business email solution support and easy consumer email set up
* Surf the internet via high-speed 3G and explore the full potential of mobile browsing
* Form meets function in a slimmer than ever design
* Relax a little – listen to your favorite tunes on the MP3 player, and capture images and videos with the 2 megapixel camera
* Connect on the go: from restaurant, cafes, or your home, for example. Use the WLAN Wizard to locate available WLAN networks



The question of an upgrade for existing E61 users is a little bit more difficult. Beyond the camera there’s little difference in the physicality of the E61 to the E61i. The built in software changes are, for the most part, included in the firmware updates available to end-users of the E61 using Nokia Software Update. As a replacement unit for a damaged Nokia E61, by all means take the later model, but there’s no real need to lust after that extra ‘i’ just yet.

Nokia E90 Communicator: the mighty beast.

Nokia's romance with 'Communicator' began more than a decade back with the 9000, where the company fiddled with Intel chip and GEOS operating system. Things have changed a lot since then with the advent of Symbian operating system and other advances in the communication technology. Nokia's latest take on an advanced device with impeccable communication tools and option is known as the Nokia N90 Communicator. This handset is fittingly, the apex model of the popular E series line up of business solution. Other popular models of this series include Nokia E50 and E65.

Most of the emphasis was laid on the handset's functionality than its superficial beautification. The device is rather bulky with a size of 132 x 57 x 20 mm and weighing a robust 210 grams. On a first look, the Nokia E90 Communicator looks like a normal candy bar handset with a regular sized (240 x 320 pixels) 16 million coloured TFT screen and a numeric keypad. However, the handset cleverly opens sideways to reveal its notebook like appearance with a wide (800 x 352 pixels) display, completed with a full QWERTY keypad.

This S60 platform based, Symbian OS v9.2 operated smartphone is powered a 330 MHz ARM processor. Shared memory pool is about 128 Mb with hot swappable external memory card support. The Nokia E90 Communicator is a 3.5G handset, featuring HSDPA technology. Under favorable condition, the handset can achieve download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps. GPRS and EDGE data connectivity apart; you can access any WiFi hotspot through the Nokia E90 communicator for instant, high speed mobile internet gateway. On board web browser is compatible with WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML pages, thus giving you a full freedom while browsing.

Other features of the Nokia E90 Sim Free includes a massive 3.2 megapixel camera with all aids and tools modern day digital imaging has to offer. From media player to GPS navigator - the Nokia E90 Communicator has everything it needs to keep you up and running on the road.

Nokia E50 phone re-invents alphabet string

Nokia is the biggest name in the mobile industry. Nokia handsets are accredited with ingenuity in design and technology. One aspect that accounts for the immense popularity of Nokia phones is variety. The company manufactures phones for people with different telecommunication requirements. It has set a categorizing trend, wherein phones of a certain genre are placed in a specific segment. The Nokie E Series phones was launched to address the business needs of busy professionals.

The Nokia E50 phone is designed to ease work pressure by facilitating connectivity, office tools, and entertainment for tedious hours. It operates on quad-band frequencies that keep the phone connected to networks at any place on planet earth. Hands-free feature enables users to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. One can answer a call and send or check a message simultaneously.

An extensive range of Office Tools are furnished to settle last moment woes of scatty professionals. One can assign tasks to subordinates – individuals and teams. This information can be edited or updated on a regular basis. It supports communication using Push-to-talk technology. This feature is analogous to instant messaging via wireless. It is of service in communicating with a group or team in the office. A single number can be dialed to connect to the team for a conference call. Messages such as SMS, MMS, voice messages, and Emails can be sent across to the team. Thus, even if you forget to prepare for a presentation, you can always delegate the work to your team. Don't make it a habit though.


The Symbian 60 OS of the Nokia E50 phone combines its faculties with the qualities of a software named Avaya one-X Mobile Edition. The cumulative effect of the combination is fruitful. It helps increasing cost efficiency of the calls. It facilitates group conferencing. It even supports VoiP via WLAN.

Replete with applications, particularly for office, the Nokia E50 phone re-invents alphabet string. So, from now it's E for Business.

Phone features:

Weight :104 g
Talktime:Up to 8 Hrs
Standby :Up to 240 Hrs
Colour Display :TFT, 256K colours
Ringtones :Polyphonic, MP3, True Tones
Camera :
MP3 :Yes
Bluetooth :Yes
Infrared :Yes
GPRS :Yes
Video Recording :Yes
3G : Yes

Nokia E61: wherever, whatever.

The Nokia E61 is a premium business solution for Nokia. Nokia business phones are long known for simple yet elegant design, user friendliness and a good bundle of features. The Nokia E61 is a bit on the flashy side with a sleek silver casing and a full QWERTY keypad that shows off the power underneath. However it retains the user friendliness and a long feature list that is typical of an E series smartphone.

The Nokia E61 is fitted with a 2.8 inch active matrix screen that can produce an astounding 16 million colours. The high resolution screen produces sharp images so that documents and applications are clearly seen. The handset's numeric keys are easily identifiable in the qwerty keypad for their different shade – simple yet thoughtful designing to keep the Nokia E61 easy to handle. The handset fits to the palm perfectly and feels quiet robust at 144 grams.

The Nokia E61 is a perfect companion for professionals on the move. The handset supports all four GSM mobile phone networks across all corner of the globe. The mobile phone supports high data transfer speed of up to 384 kbps across UMTS (3G) network. The Nokia E61 also has the option to fall back to 'slower' data connection via class 10 EDGE (up to 236.8 kbps) and GPRS. The Nokia E61 mobile phone supports WiFi and could be used to make VoIP calls. Making long overseas call is now a matter of little small change.

This Series 60 UI platform based, Symbian OS v9.1 operated smartphone is optimised of email on the move. One can choose from two email solutions and even opt for push email solutions that notify you the instant you have a new email. The handset supports Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and is compatible with Zip Manager and Adobe Reader as well.

Nokia E60: Lets talk business

Like multimedia and music phones, the hugely useful business phones are rarely adorned by flashy or so called favourable reviews. Usually, business phones or smartphones are considered bulky devices and that's really act against such highly capable gadgets as most of the mobile phone users like to have easy to carry phones. This is absolutely right because the prime function of a mobile phone is to let you communicate with others in the easiest way possible, but if they are bulky then you would think twice before carrying them with yourselves. Like other concerns, this issue has been taken very seriously by the mobile handsets manufacturers and this is the result why the present business phones are more compact and lighter than the earlier ones.

Carrying the burden of innumerable expectations, Nokia released its curiously anticipated smartphone, the Nokia E60, which is more like a pocket calculator to bring easiness in your lives. Mobile phone users would not mind to carry a pocket calculator sized smartphone and the Nokia E60 easily serves this purpose. It comes with a candybar design and it weighs 117 grams, which is not that much bulky. To provide full back up the Nokia E60 comes with a fully charged battery, which can let you talk for a week without any need of recharging. Its functionalities are empowered by its Symbian operating system, which supports various features such as email client, PIM tools, web browser and PC sync. feature.

The Nokia E60 scores really well, when it comes to connectivity. It boasts WLAN support and WiFi. If sometimes, the WLAN turns off, then you can take good care of your business with 3G and GPRS data services – keeping you always on the right track. Moreover, you also get USB and Infrared features, which allow you to get all the desired data as easily as possible. It is not possible to get a perfect business phone with all the desired features, as our expectations do increase with a consistent pace, but the Nokia E60 can be taken as a compatible business phone with loads to offer.