Hot on the heels of the recently-released firmware update for the N95 NAM, the north-American version of the N95 8GB now gets an update too.
As of now, nothing is known about what the new version(designated v20.2.005) actually does - in fact, many analysts consider this a quick “fix” for the recently-discovered holes in the platform security.
In case you do upgrade your phone, please let us know what changes you saw!
In case anyone of you wonders what became of the Samsung L870 - it has now dropped…
Nokia Press Services has announced that the device has been unveiled at the S60 summit that currently happens in Barcelona - all the info that’s currently available is as following:
S60 supports a wide selection of device segments from S60 device manufacturers. In the S60 Summit, Samsung presented their latest stylish S60 mobile, Samsung L870. Leveraging the capabilities of S60 platform, the device brings full connectivity and business application offering to the hands of the business professionals.
“We are happy to compliment our product portfolio with yet another appealing S60 mobile, Samsung L870 that is fully customized with style, performance and user interface,” says, Jongin Kim, Vice President of Mobile Communication Division of Samsung Electronics. “With S60, we can successfully deliver the latest mobile technology with fully customizable applications and intuitive user interfaces.”
As the complete specs of the device have been leaked before(here); there’s little more to see here.
No information is available on carriers/pricing BTW - it IMHO is a safe bet that we are looking at yet another VaporPhone here…
Don’t ask me what kind of black magic the folks at Mobile-Review’s do in order to get their hands on devices so quickly - anyways, they now have a “review” of the Sony Ericsson Paris (and loads of images) on their web site:
http://www.mobile-review.com/articles/2008/se-paris-en.shtml
Eldar states that the device is extremely similar to the G900 I handled at the CeBit - except that it has a QWERTY keyboard(2 chars per key) on a slider that goes below the screen. Spec-wise, the devices appear to be completely similar - the only difference noted is that the Paris ships with Opera preinstalled(not surprising as it is said to be all about web surfing).
Generally, the reviewer is rather negative about the device’s mass market potential - he claims that the G900 will go for the masses, whereas the more expensive Paris will appeal only to a small niche of the market.
Last but not least, he claims that the box will hit the market in September and will cost 400€(50 more than the G900).
