Nokia news hit the Web this morning in the form of juicy bits about high end handsets. First off, Boy Genius Report is citing two "reliable sources" in reporting a forthcoming Nseries handset with a full QWERTY keyboard. Nokia's Nseries models currently feature the company's best multimedia specs but nary a QWERTY pad, and BGR says that will all change in the second half of this year. The forthcoming monster will look something like an E61i (slim candybar-style smartphone) and feature a 5MP + camera with full DVD-quality video recording, integrated GPS, and "a few new goodies that will take the Nseries to the next level." Sounds like fun to me.
Meanwhile, Unwired View is reporting on a thread in the Mobile-Review.com forums summarizing all sorts of Nokia rumors. The new ones focus on the successors to the E61i and E65 business handsets: The E71 will reportedly available in Q2 of this year and feature a 10mm thin body with a 3mp camera, WiFi, GPS, and HSDPA support. The E66 will also feature a 3mp cam, GPS, and HSDPA, along with "full support for device and memory card encryption." Both sound like worthy, if not groundbreaking, updates to successful business-class devices. The E61i is one of the best smartphones out there, if you don't need US-spec 3G access and don't mind its scientific calculator retro styling.
Read BoyGenius "scoop" on the QWERTY Nseries device from here.
Read the UnwiredView article, and check out all of the Nokia announcement rumors in the Mobile Review forums from here.
