Today’s announcement is all about bringing Nokia Messaging, QWERTY keyboard to the masses and bringing devices to the masses is something Nokia does pretty well.  The devices revealed today are also another clear sign that Nokia is simplifying its naming convention with a single letter and number.

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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?

Contacts

1.OVI Contacts Sync: There’s always the option to backup your contacts to your SIM, but what if your phone gets stolen? With this option you’ll always have an online backup that can be edited from any PC connected to the net. Another plus is that it’s great if you have multiple device, allowing you to sync all your contacts among your devices. I also like the fact that you can upload pictures to the OVI Contacts service and the image will be neatly added to that contact. You can always do this the other way around.

Setup is easy, but you’ll need to create a Nokia account. Once in your account, just go to Contacts and “Add a device.” Follow the instructions to get the SMS and save the sync settings.

On your phone go to Settings>Connectivity>Data Transfer>Sync. Once there go into Options and choose “Change Active Profile” and choose OVI.com. Press Options again and choose Synchronise. Your device should now be synced with OVI contacts! Only downside I could find to this method is that it doesn’t provide auto-sync. The process of syncing has to be done manually, but it works as advertised.

2.Google Sync: A service similar to OVI Contacts, but with one big difference: In just a few minutes changes will automatically show on your computer. The same can be said about changes made on the web.

For this service to work you will need to install Mail for Exchange. But once that’s done it’s simply a matter of heading to m.google.com/sync from your desktop and follow the instructions. If you already have Mail for Exchange installed you can skip to Set up Google Sync.

Files

3.Files on OVI: Backup for many meant emailing files to yourself, there are more useful ways of doing backup and access file stored online or your computer. Previously a paid service, Files on OVI is now completely free. Be sure to login into your account on your PC and and install the Files Connector. Now for the mobile client, point your mobile browser to https://files.ovi.com/wrt/fl/downloadw (Thanks to Steve at AllAboutsymbian) and you’re good to go.

4. Windows Live SkyDrive: Similar to Files, but without the remote access to files on your PC, basically 25GB of online storage accessible from the mobile browser. A major plus over Files is that it offers more than twice the amount of storage. On your mobile browser head on to http://skydrive.live.com/. Off course also accessible from the PC.

5.Windows Live Mesh: Live Mesh is like the previous two services combined, but on steroids. With online storage, remote file access from multiple computers at a time, a virtual desktop and even history showing what files were added and from what device, this service is clearly better the best. Only thing lacking is a native Symbian application.

Applications

6.Backup Memory Card/Mass Memory: Nokia devices sometimes come with apps preinstalled with no way of getting them back, good examples of this are Panoman for the N82 and Guitar Rock Band for the N97.As We’ve indicated earlier backup the content  of your Mass Memory or Memory card should be one of the first things you do when you get a new phone.

7:Backup using PC Suite/OVI Suite: Probably one of the earlier ways of backing up your Nokia smartphones but an important one nonetheless. If all else fails, a great way to backup everything from phone memory, mass memory, memory card, contacts, calendar, notes, messages, bookmarks and settings and to store them on a good old fasion CD-R/W and DVD-R/W +R/RW.

What’s your method of choice when it comes to backup? What methods do you use that’s not on the list?

This was a guest post by Ritchie a remote backup expert

Quickoffice comes as a free extra, with document viewing on Nseries devices and document editing on the Eseries. Adobe Reader LE 2.5 on the other hand strangely is isn’t free, despite being pre-installed on most Nokia smartphones. Here’s a chance to get it 50% off at just $7!

Adobe reader LE is compatible with both S60 3rd and 5th edition  device. This deal can be found right here.

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

1.Two devices in one: The E75 literally feels like two devices in one. One second you have a full QWERTY device, the other you have a compact candybar phone that fits much easily in your pocket and more comfortable to hold in your hand. Think of it as having an E71 that can transform into a much smaller E55. In fact, with the slider closed it could easily pass for the E55. With the slider open the E75 has an overwhelming amount of keys, but you quickly learn to focus on just the QWERTY  keys. Many people argue that QWERTY devices are bulky, not only for the thickness, but also because they are wide. The E75 easily solves this problem.

2.Beautiful design: It says a lot about the design when you have a business device that has no less then 68 keys, yet it still manages to have a classy beautiful design that’s also functional. The E75 is able to turn heads just like any Nseries, but with some serious Stainless steel goodness. The Red is not a color I would  have picked up, but it’s growing on me  and really stands out in a world of Silver and Black QWERTY devices. It’s one of those devices where you are constantly asked: “What phone is that?”

3.Great build quality: Keeping true to Eseries tradition, the E75 has amazing build quality. Everything from the stainless steel, to solid slider, to the heft of the device shows that it’s build like a tank. From what I’ve seen, the E75 also seems to be very resistant to scratches or dents.

4.3.5mm Audio jack and great audio quality: One of the things I missed on the E71 was a 3.5mm audio jack. To be honest I wasn’t expecting much. But the best thing is the fact that the E75 has a very clean audio output, easily driving my earphones. In certain situations you do wish that it had some volume headroom, but there is no denying that the audio output is impressive.

5.Not a finger print magnet: Yes, the E75 is shiny and yes the lady could easily use the back as mirror, yet it’s not a finger print magnet. I’m not sure if it’s the Red color,  or some magical coating, but the E75 never seems to attract finger prints like other shiny devices. Obviously it doesn’t remain spotless, but for some reasons it simply won’t show finger prints like other device. Finally a device with materials designed for the real word.

6.Really fast: The E75 is very responsive and never seem to leave you waiting, even with the Theme effects are on.With heavy multi-tasking the same responsiveness is maintained.

News is coming in that Nokia had filed a trademark application for “Cseries” back in April of this year. It’s anybody’s guess what this Cseries is going to mean for Nokia. One thing is for sure, the number in the Nseries are quickly running up, even faster when you consider that we won’t be seeing a N74, N84 or N94, as this is seen as bad luck in some Asian countries. Is this maybe the series to be used for the new Maemo-based device? Or a replacement for the Nseries? Or how about a series solely dedicated to imaging device, something like Sony Ericsson’s Cybershot?

What do you think this Cseries could be?

Via: BGR & Puhelinvertailu

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.”

The launch of the N86 8MP in black, but also in white seems to support my thoughts that white is becoming an important color for Nokia devices. Last year I got my first white device: The E71. I’m really happy about my decision as the E71 looks really classy in white and I guess because it’s in white, it gets a lot of attention and I really mean a lot! I’ve had many people walk up to me to ask what device this was , also commenting that that the device’s white color made it look unique.

I’ve been so happy with my white E71, that I’m considering not getting the black N97, but the white version. But here is something worth thinking about when buying your next white device. The white E71 includes a matching white slip case. Even after taking really good care of the device (and case), in just two weeks the case got really dirty. I tried cleaning it daily, but as you might expect after a while it gets so dirty that cleaning just won’t help. What’s even worse is that these original Nokia slip cases are really hard to find. If that wasn’t enough, the E71’s USB and memory card’s rubber cover began to turn pink-ish red. I was puzzled as to why this was happening, but after some closer inspection I found the cause. It turned out that the red interior of the slip case began to come of on the rubber cover of the E71, giving it a pink-ish color.

This hasn’t affected the device itself, but the dirty white case and the red/pink rubber USB/memory cover is not something I like. On a black or even grey device this shouldn’t be a problem, but Nokia should consider making these white devices more real world-proof. How about using materials that less likely to get dirty?

What happens when you take the ultra successful Nokia E71 and offer it at a lower price level? You get the newly released E63 of course!  The E63 joins the 5800 XpressMusic in being  capable devices offered at a reasonably low MSRP. Could it be that Nokia is starting a trend here? High on features, low price? I certainly hope so. Just like the E71, the E63 sports the S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. At the low 199 Euros you do give up on some of the features.
The E63 is actually thicker and you do lose that metal body found on the E71. Obviously at this price range a few things had to  taken out, these include: the GPS, infrared, Auto focus and HSDPA. The camera is now 2 megapixel instead of the 3.2 Megapixel found on the E71.  On the other you it’s the first Eseries with a 3.5mm audio jack and the flash light can now be used as a torch. The keyboard has reportedly been redesigned.
The Nokia E63 also includes Files on Ovi, a service where people can get remote access to their PC files even when their computer is offline. Anyone buying the handset will have access to 1GB of online file storage for free.

Via: Allaboutsymbian