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.
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.
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.
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?
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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