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Nokia has just taken S60 into the age of voice command, Voice Search to be exact. Google Voice Search will now be available to all S60 handsets, so you Symbian fans can now stop feeling left out, or hating the iPhone and BlackBerry crowd for simply ‘telling’ their handsets what to find. Add to this the fact that many S60 devices don’t have a full QWERTY keyboard, and you can see why manual input for search terms would cause you to lose your thumbs eventually. The U.S. market isn’t dominated by Symbian, but the rest of the world swears by it, meaning that Google has just struck oil with this one. The video shows how you’ll get your Symbian Google Voice Search action, enjoy.

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So while we impatiently wait for Windows Mobile 6.5 to show up on October 6th, and pray with all our might that the Storm 2 comes soon, not to mention that delicious BlackBerry 9700, Verizon Wireless is all set to launch a feature phone no one gives a hoot about; the Razzle and the Nokia 2705. The Razzle will be available for sale online on October 6th, while remaining channels will offer the handset once the Blitz inventory is sold out. The Razzle will cost you an affordable $69.99 on a two-year contract. Sharing the spotlight with the Razzle, is the Nokia 2705. Launching online on the same date, this entry-level flip phone will cost you $29.99 on a two-year contract and features; a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, 1xRTT connectivity, 2.5mm headphone jack and changeable faceplates. So there you have it, while you’ll be celebrating the coming-out party of Windows Mobile 6.5, you needn’t worry about what’s happening on the other side of town, we just told ya!

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Microsoft’s recent announcement of bringing native Office support to Nokia handsets was good to hear. But in all truth, considering that there are some pretty great third-party solutions for S60 out there, it wasn’t the news piece to end all news pieces. But now Microsoft has come up with an exciting tidbit; confirmed support for mobile browsers. In the words of Redmond;

Yes, mobile browsers will be supported for Office Web applications. We are still in early phases of development and will share additional details around specific browsers and functionality at a later date.

Office Web App support for mobile browsers has been a dream for smartphone users and now we finally get to see it happen. Sure there was Google Docs, but it was usable on a few platforms and the functionality was sadly limited. So yeah, this is a ‘yay!’ moment.

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It hasn’t even been a year and already we have the successor to the 5800 XpressMusic; the 5330 XpressMusic is all set to hit the United States. Too bad nobody wants it. Okay, before the Symbian crowd takes a whack at me with their mallets, yes a few people will definitely pick this handset up, but seriously folks, Nokia isn’t exactly scoring big time in the United States. The N97 was badly priced and featured nothing exciting, the 5800 XpressMusic had a score of glitches to its credit and the E72 wasn’t the BlackBerry menace it was touted to be. Nokia’s biggest problem with the American market has been the outdated UI on its devices and there’s no denying it. So what’s the 5530 XpressMusic got? Pretty much the same as the 800 XM, but with less weight and no 3G. Huge difference.  On pre-order now from Nokia USA, it’ll run you $289.99 (which includes a free mini speaker), we’re not expecting huge rollovers from this one. let’s hope the early adopters tax isn’t as biting as it ordinarily is.

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Yes we are dying to see what the new Nokia Maemo platform looks like. Dying. Maemo 5 has eluded the camera for quite some time now. But thanks to Eldar Murtazin from Russia, we have now know what Maemo 5 looks like, and it looks very delicious. So how does the Maemo 5 compare to S60? Well Murtazin referred to it as ‘obsolete junk’, so there’s a clue. What’s more is that Maemo 5 will indeed be the brains behind a whole series of smartphone gear to come from Nokia, which includes the rumored T-Mobile bound Nokia Rover. The image posted by Murtazin doesn’t give details about the OS, but at least it’s not hard on the eyes. Rest assured you’ll be hearing more about the Linux-based Memo 5 and the handsets it’s going to be featuring on.

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Eldar Murtazin the Russian blogger who is the go-to guy when it comes to spilling beans on Nokia, not to mention all-round mobile guru, has just put the N900 aka Rover through its paces and then shared his views with the world. Overall Murtazin was impressed with the device. The 3.5 inch display is a resistive touchscreen and the device also sports a full QWERTY keypad (with the off-centre space key, because Nokia just can’t get enough of it). Of course the sturdy touchscreen then makes the stylus totally useless, but logic sometimes is not a factor to be considered when designing a handset. Anyway, the Maemo 5 interface is gorgeous so Nokia will probably get away with the stylus.

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If you’re a Symbian faithful then there’s one handset you know you want; the Sony Ericsson Satio. Why? Merely because it boasts of an awesome 12 megapixel beast of a camera. Even if you aren’t a Symbian 60 5th Edition fan, the handset commands respect with its specs; 3.5-inch 640 x 360 pixel 16:9 touchscreen display, 12.1 megapixel camera with auto-focus, xenon flash and 12x digital zoom, 128 MB internal memory, microSDHC support, FM radio with RDS, aGPS with turn-by-turn navigation, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and plenty more. That’s what we mean by a fully loaded handset. And the good news is that the first iteration of the Satio has grabbed a handful of FCC approval. Enjoy the photo shoot courtesy of our pals at the FCC.

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And we finally have pictures of the Nokia Rover aka RX-51. This Maemo 5 powered smartphone has gotten its graduation certificate from the FCC and if all guesses be true, we may see it pop up on T-Mobile. The handset still features the Nokia right-centered space key. Something never change. In any case, the specs are cool, and if you’ve forgotten them, here’s your fresher-upper;

• 3.5-inch resistive touchscreen
• 800 x 480 pixel resolution
• 32GB internal memory
• 5.0 MP Carl Zeiss camera with dual-LED flash, auto-focus and sliding cover
• MicroSDHC support
• FM transmitter
• Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA 900/1700/2100, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP
• GPS
• CPU: ARM cortex A8 @ 600mhz up to 1Ghz (similar to iPhone 3GS and palm pre)

But you came here for the pictures, keep scrolling along and enjoy yourself.

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In a recent Microsoft and Nokia press conference, many were expecting an announcement about a possible Windows 7 Internet Tablet or maybe even a Windows Mobile powered Nokia phone. Yeah no such luck, what the two giants did announce was the introduction of Microsoft Office on Nokia handsets. As you know, currently only WinMo handsets have MS Office support while other platforms are dependent on third-party software. This partnership, however, will put the world’s most popular and widely used document editing software on the world’s most popular handset manufacturer. This isn’t the first of Microsoft’s expansion onto other platforms, Apple’s Mac has just gotten some love from Redmond and it may be a safe bet to assume that the iPhone may be getting a piece of the pie too.

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The Nokia N86 8mp Symbian phone is here! The launch price of the handset is a MSRP of $499, a whole $59 bellow the pre-order price. The handset is available from Flagship stores as well as NokiaUSA.com. In case you’re wondering whether this 8mp beast is any match for the Cybershot…it most definitely is. Nokia has come up with one true alternative to your digital camera.

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