E's are good

The big guns in phones were blindsided by the rampant success of the BlackBerry e-mail handsets. Only now are they beginning to get to grips with properly handling mail on the go. Nokia badges its BlackBerry-alikes as the E-series and top of the range is the new E61. There's a lot to like (the comprehensive range of applications in addition to a good e-mail client) and some things to hate (Nokia's piss-poor implementation of WiFi software and Vodafone's refusal to support the built-in VoIP client).

Read the full E61 review in today's paper.

It's a portable bonanza in games this week. First up is Field Commander, a PSP clone of Nintendo's Advance Wars but a pretty good one taking advantage of the Sony's undoubted assets. Miami Vice is a PSP exclusive tied to the new movie, a bit flawed but good fun. And Puyo Pop Fever brings the Tetris-alike to the DS with some fresh moves but mostly just sheer playability.