There are many applications out there that control a device’s LED Flash or screen for use as torch, but if you don’t want to mess with any applications and just want a quick way to access the E7’s torch light, this tip is for you. Just hold down the Lock Switch for about 3 seconds to activate it and hold down again to turn it off. The device will vibrate to indicate when the torch turns on or off.

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Plemix currently has one of the best deals on the Nokia E7, going for $605 dollars. Adding the code YOUTUBE10 takes another $10 bringing it down to $595. What’s also interesting is thatt they have both the Silver and Grey model in stock. Doing a little search for the E7 reveals that almost all stores seem to only have the Silver model in stock. Plemix does sell APAC (Asia-Pacific) models which in thise case means nothing other than an Asian product code. If you’re looking for a good deal on the E7 or the hard-to-find Grey model, this just might be the deal to get.

As the first unboxing of the E7 starts to hit the web, we can now get a better idea as to what’s included in the box. There’s been some discussion on what will be included, specifically whether  the Nokia Adapter Cable for USB OTG CA-157 and the Nokia Adapter for HDMI CA-156 will come in the box. The E7’s product officially doesn’t mention these two accessories, but the video above clearly shows these two accessories.

Maybe Nokia decided at the very last minute to include these or  this could just be a case of specific packages for specific regions. If you’re thinking of getting the E7, it might be wise to check what’s included in the package before clicking on that buy button, but the video above gives us some hope that maybe you won’t have to buy these accessories after all.

When Nokia announced the E7 at Nokia World, they mentioned a “last quarter of 2010”  availability. Today they revealed that the E7 will ship December 2010 and not December 10th 2010 as previously mentioned on the official Nokia Twitter account.

We would have preferred the earlier parts of Q4, but now knowing that it will ship “in December” doesn’t help much, it could ship on the 28th of December! Also add the fact that Nokia devices usually take at least 2 weeks to reach stores from the date they ship, some regions could actually see the E7 in 2011.

The E7 is Nokia’s top-of-the-line business devices replacing models such as the E75, E71 and E72. If you can’t wait for the E7, you could always go for the N8, basically an E7 without QWERTY keyboard, smaller screen and arguably the best camera in the mobile world.

Are you waiting for the E7 or is the N8 the better smartphone?

According to the specs sheet, the E7 will have 256MB of RAM, will this be enough? The N97 instantly comes to mind when talking about Symbian and RAM. Considering how the lack of RAM played a large role in the disaster that was the N97, it’s completely understandable why those interested in the E7 would be concerned about RAM, we would be too. The N97 had what seemed like enough for the task, 128MB to be exact. But by the time the OS was done booting and you opened your Nokia Messaging and a few apps, you would already be dangerously close to just 15MB of RAM! Anymore open apps and they would start to close all by themselves.

Luckily things are looking much brighter for the E7, said to be released in Q4. First of all it has 256MB of RAM, that’s 128MB more than the N97, which certainly is a good start. Compared to other modern smartphones like the Nexus One and EVO 4G with their 512MB of RAM it doesn’t seem  nearly enough. But consider this: the current multi-tasking king, the N900 has “only” 256MB of physical RAM, half of what’s available on these other devices. Yet it still manages to do some serious work thanks to a neat little feature, which it now shares with the E7.

Noticed that how I used the terms “physical RAM” instead of just RAM? That’s the secret to the N900’s powers and  hopefully the E7, too. While the N900 has 256 MB of physical RAM, when that is completely used, it starts using the remaining 768 MB of virtual memory. This pool of extra virtual RAM is called a paging file, basically it uses a part of the disc space as RAM. At Nokia World, the product manager mentioned that the E7 reserves a part of the built-in 16GB of disc space as paging file for RAM. This means that you can expect similar performance to the N900, when it comes to RAM, which is a very good thing. Have you ever had an app close due to the lack of RAM on the N900? I haven’t.  The E7 samples at Nokia World didn’t have the final firmware, but with many apps open, it seemed to maintain its snappy performance. Things are starting to look good for E7 and Symbian. At least now the concerns about the lack of RAM can be finally put to rest.

Update: Symbian^3 Supports writeable data paging, so chances are the N8 also supports this.

I just had a quick look at the Nokia E7. You know that Maemo/MeeGo is my platform of choice, but from what I’ve seen, I’m VERY impressed: the device is beautiful and fast. Here’s a quick video of the E7 and my first impressions of the device:

-Extremely good-looking device.

-Positioned as the replacement for the E90

-Looks more Nseries than Eseries, even more with the vibrant colors

-The screen is one of the best that Nokia has produced so far, deep blacks and great colors

-Considering the large screen, the device is thin. N8 thin to be exact.

-It’s really really fast. It flies through the apps and doesn’t seem to show any sign of slow down.

-The keyboard is really good, flat like the N97, but much better.

-Had a bit of a difficulty opening the device, because it was really thin.

-Full Office editing from Quick Office.

-At quick glance the interface does look a bit like the N97, but while using it you really learn to appreciate the subtle differences that make for a more polished looking interface. There’s a lot more eye-candy.

-The new visual multi-tasking looks and feels great. Very responsive and reminds me of the Maemo OS. It the multi-tasking windows don’t show a live view like the N900, but rather screenshots of what’s going.

The highly-anticipated follow-up to the popular E71, the E72 should now be available in stores. There was a little bit of a mystery surrounding the E72, as we didn’t hear nothing from the E72 since it was revealed a few months ago.

Nokia suprised us all with the news that E72 should now be in stores instead of the usual “The device has shipped.”

Are you getting the E72 to replace your E71?

Teach The Technophobe Challenge 4 is all about sharing your opinion about the E75 and Nokia Messaging. That’s why we grabbed our camera and our Technophobe Denirah shares her views on this messaging duo.

Again both Denirah and I would like to give a big thanks to the guys over at WOM World.

If you missed earlier challenges, direct links can be found below.

Challenge 1, Challenge 2 and Challenge 3

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Courtesy of WOM World/ Nokia we’ve received this Limited Edition Red E75 complete with suitcase. Other than the different packaging there isn’t any extra accessories or content. The package and presentation is very nice, with no less than 3 boxes(!) in side the suitcase. Considering that Eseries are intended for use in the business environment, what better way to present the E75 than in a matching suitcase. We were informed that the E75 was sent in connection with a project called “Teach a Technophobe.” Basically, the point is to see how easy it is for those unaccustomed to the world of mobile technology to use email from the Nokia E75 with the help of a Nokia fan. For this WOM World has a few challenges for them to complete, competing against other. These challenges will to be completed on a weekly basis. There’s still a bit of a mystery as to how these challenges will have to be completed, but think of the N96 Ninja challenges but with an Eseries device. Below the unboxing.

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Nokia Eseries devices traditionally come with free out-of-the-box QuickOffice editing, while  their Nseries siblings only come with document viewing. (Updating to document editing is possible though by paying a little extra.)  Quickoffice, today announced it will be offering free upgrades to the latest version of Quickoffice for users on certain Nokia Eseries devices, including the E51, E52, E55, E63, E71, E72, E75 and E90.

By using Quickmanager you can download Quickoffice 6 as a free upgrade!

Quickoffice 6 includes more advanced document viewing and editing functionality of Microsoft Office 2007 documents, ZIP file support, password-protected file handling, Excel 2007 chart viewing and multiple usability enhancements.

Apparently these’s more to come as they also mention that: “Subsequent software updates released by Quickoffice for these select devices will also be available on a continual basis, including PowerPoint 2007 format support. Quickoffice 6 will initially only be available in English and a fully localized update will follow in the near future.”

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