Nokia unveils new E series

Today, Nokia announced three new smart phones aimed at all you mobile professionals out there. The brand-new E series consists of the Nokia E60, the Nokia E61, and the Nokia E70. All three models run on Symbian OS 9.1 and support a number of corporate mobile e-mail solutions, including GoodLink, BlackBerry Connect, and Nokia Business Center. Plus, they feature some advanced voice services, such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and push-to-talk capabilities. The trio is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2006.

The Nokia E60 sports a classic candy bar shape and offers a host of voice options: speakerphone, conference calling, push to talk, and VoIP. The E60 will operate on GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 (3G) networks.

The Nokia E61 is designed to be a mobile e-mail device, and its styling may look a little familiar (think BlackBerry). The lean, mean e-mail machine is armed with a full QWERTY keyboard and push e-mail clients such as BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Nokia Business Center, Seven Mobile Mail, Seven Always-On Mail, and Visto Mobile, as well as support for attachments and an editing function. The E61 also has all the voice capabilities of the E60 and will operate on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 networks.

Last but not least, there's the Nokia E70. Much like the Nokia 6820, the candy bar-style E70 opens up to reveal a full keyboard so that you can message till the cows come home. The smart phone features many of the same voice and productivity functions of its two siblings. Nokia will offer two versions of the E70: one for Europe and Asia (GSM 900/1900/1900; WDCDMA 2100) and one for the Americas (GSM 850/1800/1900). Check back for our complete Nokia E-series line show.