SanDisk has promised 16GB microSDHC cards earlier in the year, and according to this report it's supposed to be out right about...now. Even though we haven't seen much, there's been a few screenshots going around the Internet of the 16GB microSDHC card working on a Nokia E51, a E90 and a N95.


Well, if all 3 Nokia phones can run it, you can be sure it will be compatible with the Nokia N82 as well; that leaves the question of when it will be available. I've been to a couple of stores in the local computer mall and right now the vendors claim that it's going to be for sale in the first week of July at the earliest. No words on prices yet, but I'm definitely going to snap one up 'for a review'. After all, it is extra capacity for music and photos, no?

Recently a video of Google's OS Android running on the Nokia N95 has surfaced; would this mean that it's also possible to get Android running on other Symbian smartphones?

With the iPhone's release, more and more people are now aware of how a 'good' interface could be on the mobile phone. The Symbian S60 platform is extremely versatile and powerful; but if you asked any average user, they wouldn't be able to customise or change things as much as they wanted to as the options are nested deep within the different menus.

Google's Android is reminiscent of the iPhone's simple but effective interface where everything can just be accessed via a few clicks rather than being nested within menu after menu - perhaps this will see a change in Nokia's S60 platform, such as creating a overlying application like HTC's TouchFLO technology which allows everything to be accessed in a few clicks (on the WM platform)?

If Android could be allowed to run alongside the Symbian S60 platform (i.e. "dual-booting" the mobile phone) I would definitely be in favour of it; after all, the S60 platform has a huge number of applications, is extremely powerful (and relatively more complex to use), while the Android platform can make up the shortcomings of the S60 platform (such as browsing experience compared to the iPhone, and ease of use of the platform).

What's your take on the matter?

This clip on YouTube illustrates a very interesting idea - not to mention a very clever use of the camera too!

I think there's quite a potential for this sort of control. For example, specific hand gestures could be programmed to trigger actions on the phone, such as quick dialing, receiving or hanging up calls, or even for the music player. I'm not sure how far this would go or whether the application is for release yet, but I'm definitely interested in seeing how far the idea would go.

What do you think?

Seems that I may have missed quite a bit of information at this year's CES. SanDisk reps have been on hand to show off their new 12GB microSD sticks (albeit only samples rather than real, working ones).

And according to Gizmodo's report at CES, the reps have confirmed that the actual release model of the memory sticks will be the 16GB rather than the 12GB sticks in the summer. Good news for the N82 and the N95 phones, that's for sure.

Be prepared for a very costly memory stick when they're released, though.

Very impressive video I saw on Youtube of a N95 running a FlashLite application that took advantage of the N95's built in accelerometer to utilise what seems to be no longer exclusive to Apple's iPods - the Cover Flow feature.

Can't wait to get my hands on a copy of this one for the N82! :)