As those of you who have seen the Summer Blockbuster Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard, can tell, John McClane is not only a good Detective but has impeccable taste when it comes to mobile devices 
John and many other characters in the film are using Nokia devices.
Thanks for the photos John McClane!
Update: AlphaBuzz has completed the research study. Thanks for the interest.
I know that you readers of E-series.org are *passionate* about mobility and your devices.
Here is an opportunity to share your thoughts on the topic of mobile communication devices/smart phones.
Do you have a Nokia E61, Nokia E62?
Market Research company AlphaBuzz is looking for participants in an upcoming study about smart phones.
They will conduct 90-minute one-on-one interviews in San Jose, California. The interviews will be taking place at various times during the daytime on April 26 - May 2nd.
I normally buy my handsets unlocked in the generic “vanilla” version to avoid any carrier limitations.
In my opinion, it gives me more freedom with my device. For an example, it seems as if firmware upgrades for the generic Eseries devices are available before they are released for the carrier branded devices. I also avoid any carrier specified home pages in the web browser and icons on the device representing services that the carrier will try to push down my throat.
Lately, though I have been thinking of the things I miss out on by not buying a carrier branded device - localization! (more…)
The December holidays are about family and getting together. Thanks to a friend of mine I managed to briefly collect all Eseries devices for a gratuitous photo shoot. Here they all are - Nokia E50, E60, E61, E62 and the E70.
Black Friday, Friday after Thanksgiving, is historically the busiest retail shopping day in the US. It’s not for the faint of heart as a gazillion people storm the shopping malls for the best bargains.
By judging from the search queries that bring traffic to e-series.org I think there is a big increase in the number of readers who are new to Nokia’s E-Series devices. I suspect that many of those readers have the Nokia E62 and might not be as familiar with S60 3rd edition or the Nokia E-Series devices as “long” time readers are.
Here’s a tip from Vinit, especially* for new Nokia E62 users - How to reduce the steps needed to create a text message.
A reader pointed out the inconsistency between the Nokia E61 and the Nokia E62 in regards to solving the issue of “Certificate Error” when installing applications and themes. Since the “Certificate Error” is the most commonly asked question I thought I should highlight this again, for the benefit of our new readers whom I suspect are Nokia E62 users.
A few days ago I noticed that the price for the Nokia E62 on Cingular had come down to an amazingly low $49! for online activated accounts. I was writing a positive post about Cingular when I decided to make sure that the price was actually $49. To my surprise I noticed that Cingular had removed the $50 online activation rebate so the effective price is $99.
$99 is still a *great* price for the Nokia E62 and $50 cheaper than what I paid for my device :-( I hope some of you had the time to snag the Nokia E62 for a mere $49! I don't know exactly how long that price was effective but it lasted at least a week.
The Nokia E62 is being advertised broadly in the US press and it seems to be paying off. Recently, I have seen more and more people in San Francisco using the Nokia E62. Also, my local Cingular store reported that the Nokia E62 was selling quickly.
I hope this translates into many more applications and services optimized for the Nokia E61/E62.
We continue our little Nokia E62 exposé with a peek inside the device.
The Nokia E62 has a somewhat different menu layout and slightly different icons.
The "Organizer" folder is combined with the "Office" folder, there is no "Connnect" folder etc. Not big changes but if you are used to the standard layout of the Nokia E61 it takes some time to readjust yourself.
The bundled IM application is from OZ Commmunications and supports the three major (in the US) IM networks, YIM, AIM & MSN.
The application is easy to use and works pretty well. There are no server settings needed. You only need your username and password, that's it.
This also means that you cannot "share" server settings with the IM client bundled on the Nokia E61. Sorry! I know several of you have asked me for the server settings. It can't be done.
There is one *huge* drawback with the appliccation in my opinion. You can only be signed on to one IM network at the time! In order to go from one IM network to the other you need to first exit the first IM community you logged on to…
Included on the device, are three themes for the Nokia E62. Those themes are Cingular, Dark Stripes and Steel.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, here is a close-up of the connectors of the Nokia E62. Bye, bye Pop-Port and welcome Mini-USB. I'm also happy to see that the Nokia E62 uses a "standard" headset jack.
Another improvement in my mind is that there is one more customizable key on the Nokia E62 - the "Own" key. This key can be assigned as a shortcut to launch any application.
This morning I went to my local Cingular store to pick up my pre-ordered Nokia E62. The price was $149 with a new contract with Cingular. It was a good thing I made Cingular set aside a device for me - I got the very last Nokia E62 they had in the store.
It is way too early to review the Nokia E62 but stay tuned. I will try to drill down through the differencies between the Nokia E61 and the Nokia E62. I don't plan to give up my trusted Nokia E61 but for the near term I plan to make the Nokia E62 my main device.
Here are the obligatory unboxing pictures of the Nokia E62.
Nokia E62 comes in a bright, Cingular-Orange Box.
The first difference I noticed is that the included headset seems a bit nicer than the one that came with the E61. In addition, the sync cable is mini USB instead of the standard POP-port.
The device also comes with Cingular specific CD and manual. I think the manual is better than the one for the Nokia E61. At least, it is more colorful and includes many screenshots.
More to come…
The Nokia E62 has finally found (a second) home in North America. Cingular will be offering the device for the amazingly low price of $149.
At the risk at making hardcore Nokia E61 users' eyes roll, I really like the Nokia E62. Sure, it doesn't have WiFi or 3G and it does have less memory. However, the price is amazing and although I do like speedy downloads I think it is the right decision for the US market to skip on 3G and also WiFi for now. Especially since the price is so low. I also realize that the Nokia E62 in the US is more positioned as a mass market QWERTY device than the Nokia E61 could have been.
The Nokia E62 is being met by some great reviews. Gary Krakow at MSNBC loves it and even uncle Walter S. Mossberg at WSJ likes the Nokia E62 a lot!
