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So if there's a bug that's interfering with your use of the phone, it is possible to fix it.

But I wish that they let you download the firmware upgrade and install it yourself, the way Sony Ericsson has done for some of their smartphones.

This is neat, like a grown up version of Chris Davies' Pocket Router, slightly more cumbersome though...

Only 17 games?

You're not looking too hard, if you were to include any one of the emulators you'd be well into the 100s without trying. There's also plenty of native Symbian C++ and Java games from the smaller games houses that can't justify going the MMC route.

Also there's no "replacement on the horizon" (yet), the N-Gage QD is shipping in Europe now and in the US by the end of the month. It's not a replacement for the classic Taco though, Nokia have launched it as a complimentary product to create the start of an N-gage range.

Martin Little took the WiFi train and reviewed the journey for Mobitopia back in December 2003.

Not altogether positive, GPRS may well be quicker for many people.

You don't need a big phone for Bluetooth, look at the Siemens S55 for instance, almost identical in size to your Nokia 8310, but with Bluetooth.

The S55 is much the same age as the 8310, and some of the newer Siemens phones like the S65 for instance give you even more features for your money.

Nokia are masters at not making one phone with every feature.

I'd argue that we don't, mobile content developer Tom Hume gives some very good reasons why we don't need a mobile phone specific top level domain in this Mobitopia article, and suggests a few reasons (mostly greed) as to why we're seeing this sort of proposal.

Carriers like Verizon and Sprint do their best to limit what you can do with your phone. They think that earning pennies by selling crappy applications and ringtones is of greater value than keeping their customers happy.

Nokia also provides enormous support to software developers. You can download free IDE's and SDK's from their website. Pick your favorite language - C++, Java, OPL, VisualBasic, and soon Python. Nokia puts no restrictions on what you can do with YOUR phone. WHY? Because they know that they're in the business of selling phones, not software.

A little clarification on this.

Many N-Gage games will work on other Symbian Series 60 smartphones (such as the 7650, 3650, 6600, Siemens SX1, Sendo X), no big surprise really, as the N-Gage is a member of the series 60 family of devices.

There's an interesting article on MAME and other games on Symbian devices on Mobitopia

If you're concerned about phone size then the new generation of Symbian phones are a fair bit smaller than the Nokia 3650.

I wrote about smartphone sizes on Mobitopia the other day with a table of sizes here.

The P900 is slightly smaller than the "elderly" P800, the real surprise is the new Sendo X which is only marginally bigger than a Sony Ericsson T610 and packs far more capabilities.

If you're concerned about phone size then the new generation of Symbian phones are a fair bit smaller than the Nokia 3650.

I wrote about smartphone sizes on Mobitopia the other day with a table of sizes here.

The P900 is slightly smaller than the "elderly" P800, the real surprise is the new Sendo X which is only marginally bigger than a Sony Ericsson T610 and packs far more capabilities.

If you're concerned about phone size then the new generation of Symbian phones are a fair bit smaller than the Nokia 3650.

I wrote about smartphone sizes on Mobitopia the other day with a table of sizes here.

The P900 is slightly smaller than the "elderly" P800, the real surprise is the new Sendo X which is only marginally bigger than a Sony Ericsson T610 and packs far more capabilities.

All About Symbian is a good starting point for everything in the Symbian World. That's the SonyEricsson P800 and P900, Nokia's 3650, 7650, 6600 and 9210, Motorola A920, Siemens SX1, Samsung SGH-D700, Sendo X etc.

Symbian's own site has some good background on the OS and developing for it too.

Mobitopia has plenty of news and analysis of mobile and wireless tech and a *big* list of links to other mobile sites.

The Nokia 6600 is way smarter than the T610, it too is a full on smartphone with gui, like the P900 it uses Symbian's OS, the big difference from a user POV being the screen size (the P900's is bigger) and input methods.

Both allow you to develop software in Java, C++, OPL, and even Basic. They're full-on networked computers that fit your pocket.

The Nokia 6600 is way smarter than the T610, it too is a full on smartphone with gui, like the P900 it uses Symbian's OS, the big difference from a user POV being the screen size (the P900's is bigger) and input methods.

Both allow you to develop software in Java, C++, OPL, and even Basic. They're full-on networked computers that fit your pocket.

The Sendo X has the same functionality as the Nokia 6600 and is smaller and prettier. There's a load of cool new Symbian phones coming out now.

Mobitopia had an article about this

I guess this guy doesn't own many gadgets.
My desk is a tangle of wires for my phone/palm pilot/camera/midi keyboard/headphones and usb doodads.
Bluetooth is perfect for sorting out this mess.

Quite right, the headline ought to have been US Cell Phone Number Portability Finally A Reality? Years after the rest of the World

It's almost as dumb as the US attempts to force CDMA on the Iraqis after the war - Mobitopia article