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To: Grad B who wrote (4600)	2/7/2007 2:50:05 PM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 9255

Hopefully, they'll announce the E90 communicator as well. I'm not sure how I forgot the E90....it seems like a good possibility for 3GSM as well. The leaked specs sound very good and most of the Symbian threads are in technolust right now. howardforums.com You know that I am a big fan of the UIQ platform and the P990, but after playing with the E90 today all I can say is: goodbye P990, welcome E90, my new LOVE! Yes, it's the best Symbian OS based device I've seen (at least when it comes to how it looks and what its tech specs are; it's too early to judge its stability and functionality of the system software). Slacker

To: Grad B who wrote (4600)	2/7/2007 6:33:26 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

The New E90 Communicator << Hopefully, they'll announce the E90 communicator as well. >> Hopefully! It's certainly time. If not tomorrow, at least in conjunction with CTIA Wireless 2007, and when they do, I'm hopeful that there will be an Americas version with WCDMA/HSDPA 850/1900 MHz. >> Nokia Goes Communicator Crazy E-series expands Andrew Orlowski The Register 7th February 2007 theregister.co.uk Under fire from financial analysts for the tepid performance of its Enterprise group, Nokia is set to add two new products to its business range and revamp its hit communicator, the E61. The long awaited successor to the Series 80-based 9000 range, the E90, offers a full QWERTY keyboard and widescreen display in a device with a sliding hinge. based on S60. Specifications¹ which were leaked to My-Symbian in December and removed at Nokia's request revealed 800x352 (main) and 320x240 (front) displays, integrated GPS, and in line with the rest of the E-series, Wi-Fi and 3G support. ¹ Message 23084745 Java benchmarks¹ for the E90 filed by Canadian carrier Rogers suggest a device with 3x the performance of today's E61 - although that's not a phone exactly optimized for multimedia. ² mobilezoo.biz Pictures of the first slider phone in the E-series business range, the E65, have leaked on to the web in the past few days ... There are more pictures and a video here ... mirror.video.blip.tv The E65 is ready to ship. Nokia will also unveil an enhanced version of the E61, with camera and slightly revamped keyboard - the E61i. Initially regarded as a Blackberry knock-off, the E61 has become a success for the company with IT departments, and has picked up some distinguished fans ... Nokia deserves much credit with its E-series phones for defying its biggest customers - the cellphone carriers - and building in WLAN and SIP stacks into all of the devices, creating a new market of VoIP providers. By integrating the SIP stack with the device's power management there's a clear advantage over rivals running VoIP as a third party application. Nokia's first attempt at a "Communicator", the 9000, debuted 11 years ago, using an Intel chip and the GEOS operating system. Nokia adopted Symbian for the "brick" design in 2001, following up with a slimmed-down version, the 9300 two years ago. Alas there's no word for fans of the "gullwing" design, last embodied by the Nokia E70. The red-headed stepchild of the E-series range got a chilly reception from carriers, despite its unique advantage of boasting a full QWERTY keyboard in a regular form factor housing. Users have been waiting since August for a firmware update - with an official version 3 update never reaching customers. We understand new firmware is in the offing, however. It would be a pity if this was the last we saw of Nokia's cleverest and most practical design in recent years. ® ###< - Eric -

To: Grad B who wrote (4600)	8/28/2007 2:34:08 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

Nokia E90 Communicator Availability >> Nokia E90 Communicator Availability Setbacks Teresa von Fuchs WirelessWeek August 28, 2007 wirelessweek.com Nokia said that a defective component in the microphone has caused a shortage of the E90 Communicator, the handset maker's flagship business phone. The company said that customers have complained about background noise during calls and that the interference was caused by a defective component in the microphone. Nokia Enterprise Solutions spokesman Theresa Parenteau told Reuters, "Although the issue is now rectified it has resulted in more limited availability than originally anticipated in some markets." The E90 Communicator was first unveiled in February, and was scheduled to be widely available during the third quarter. The microphone issue, as well as some problems with the keyboard scratching the screen, has set back availability on the smartphone. Nokia did not say when the Communicator's availability would be back on track. ### Nokia Says Microphone Problem Hampers E90 Roll-Out Reuters (Helsinki) August 28, 2007 uk.reuters.com Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said a defective component in microphones, coupled with high demand, have hampered the availability of its flagship business phone, the E90 Communicator. Background noise during phone calls, which raised customer complaints, was caused by a defective component in the microphone, spokeswoman Theresa Parenteau for Nokia Enterprise Solutions unit told Reuters on Tuesday. "Although the issue is now rectified it has resulted in more limited availability than originally anticipated in some markets," she said. When Nokia unveiled the phone in February 2007 it said it would start selling it in the second quarter in selected markets, with volume shipments coming in the July-September quarter. Customers have also reported scratches on the phone screen caused by some keyboard keys touching the screen. Nokia said it has now added a strengthening layer on the screens and modified the keyboard, so the keys will not touch the screen. The HSDPA and WLAN-enabled E90 Communicator, which features a full keyboard, retails for around 750-800 euros ($1,025-$1,093) before taxes and subsidies. ### - Eric -