I do not know about you, but so far I have not used the standard email which comes in the box with my Nokia e61. Personally I am using ProfiMail and Morange as push email application. As such I carry one idle button on my phone and that is the “email key”. I have been looking for applications to change the function of this key, eg open a different than the standard email program, or assign it fully to a different application. So far not found …

Appreciate if anyone can comment if such application exists already (eg similar to mlock). If not, then maybe anyone has an idea if this issue is covered in the next Xmas firmware upgrade. Please let me know?

If not, then I’m considering to make it myself.

Picked up at ringnokia.com that our Ed at e-series.org who has been an inspiration to most of us if it is about e-blogging, has not (yet) received any invite to Nokia world in Amsterdam effectively starting tomorrow. With Stefan I agree that this is far from acceptable and it makes you wonder if Nokia understands their “true customers”. Besides we all cannot wait to get Ed’s review on the soon to be expected e-series phone esp the Nokia e61i and Nokia e65.

In any case, fellow bloggers, let us step up to the plate and create one voice for Ed … who knows, maybe someone is listening.

After already some first indications that a successor for the Nokia e61 is in the make, recently some first pictures have come available of a possible successor Nokia e61i. Although the authenticity is debated (fake or not?) I did not want to keep from you. If it is, then they did a nice job modding it.

Some first observations are:

• The 16m color QVGA stays - pity where I was hoping for a VGA LCD in its successor
• Looking at the back of the e61i it seems despite most comments of the current e61 users, that a camera will be introduced. Considering the E-series are not considered “high-end” phones like the N-series, it will probably mean that there will be a “low-end” 2mp camera embedded
• Pop-port is still the crappy Nokia’s own version and not the universal mini-USB like the current e62 with “charging possibility”
• The housing looks nice. Still a metal casing though with a different color set-up. The front has become a black cover
• The main soft keys and central joystick have been replaced for a new set of keys. Record key seems to be still wrongly positioned
• Thickness still seems the same (where we all hoped for some slimmer version)

For the rest it is difficult to say. Likely this new phone will be introduced for the first time end of this month during Nokia world in Amsterdam. Ed from e-series.org will be joining in Amsterdam, thus let us look out what he comes back with on the Nokia e61i (and e65?). See if he can confirm the authenticity.

Picked this one up at techmundo.org. Apparently YouTube moved forward on making their service available for mobile phones. The site accessible through your mobile’s browser is TinyTube.net. Basically you can access the same videos available as on YouTube however on TinyTube these are provided in the *.3gp format allowing you to play them with real player on your Nokia e61 or any other Symbian s60 3rd edition device. The site will allow you to download in low, mid, and high resolution based upon the bandwidth you have. In any case WiFi is advised.

Here you can find a quick link to the “e61″ related videos available on TinyTube.

Before last week I did spend quite some time updating the “look and feel” of mye61.com. Would appreciate any comments, if you have any. In addition I would appreciate that if you come across any anomalies on this site that you can email these for my attention.

In any case I will continue posting again starting with some new / updated themes. If you have any suggested topic then just let me know.

Recently I have come across the following problem : when I download a *.sis or *.sisx file directly on my e61 it will not install anymore. Basically the file is recognized as a NotePad file and opened as such on the device. I do not recall I have made any changes to the settings of the phone, thus to me the only conclusion can be that this is a result of the firmware upgrade. For sure it worked properly in the past.

Would appreciate if anyone can comment whether they have the same problem, and if so, what the solution is for it.

mye61.com is undergoing an upgrade. This will result in possible strange viewings although the posts should still be accessible as normal.

Hope for your understanding and sorry if any unconvenience caused. Should be fixed in days.

Nokia e61i the successor of the e61 … who can tell? According to the latest post on Symbian Watch we can indeed expect a slimmer version of the e61 this time featured with a camera.

Personally I cannot wait for the e61’s successor, must be a cracker. What I personally like to see is reflected in the below “wish list” :

1. Same size LCD in terms of inches, but this time a VGA (640×480) LCD instead of QVGA : but do not loose the 16M colors
2. Slimmer is good (but not at the cost of the battery life)
3. Smart roaming should be standard (eg automatic switching of networks in the background to maintain a connection to the internet)
4. Much faster CPU to accomodate more CPU heavy applications like the office ones
5. An additional jogdial on the right side of the phone (not to replace but in addition)
6. Loose the record button - not positioned well - too many times the phone start recording without even realizing
7. Email button : hate the fact you cannot change the email application the button opens (I guess nobody uses the standard email application from Nokia)
8. Please loose the “double browser” - I mean the s40 version
9. A contextual while-you-type menu of contact names in the “To” field for new messages (or making a call)
10. Although personally I use mostly BT for laptop vv mobile communication, it seems that the pop port is really the worst part of the current e61

If you have anything to add to this “wish list” please do so in the comments - like to see it more “complete”.