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One of the most current smartphones released by Nokia is the Nokia E71. The product was prefabricated acquirable July of 2008 – and it is one mobile phone that business users probably can't do without.

Before delving deeper into the pros and cons of the Nokia E71 smartphone, here is a brief background about the Eseries mobile phones released by Nokia. This line of smartphones released by the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world highlights a few things.

The Nokia Eseries of Mobile Phones

First, it is meant to be a business-oriented smartphone. As such, there should be enhanced connectivity. If you are out and about but you still have to monitor the ins and outs of your business, there should also be corporate e-mail near services supported by the smartphone.

The Nokia Eseries smartphones for business-oriented consumers include the following models:

- Nokia E50
- Nokia E51
- Nokia E60
- Nokia E61
- Nokia E61i
- Nokia E62
- Nokia E65
- Nokia E66
- Nokia E70
- Nokia E70-2
- Nokia E71
- Nokia E90
- Nokia E71

The features of these phones range from having a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth connectivity, WiFi connectivity, built-in camera, memory card, FM broadcasting and GPS or the Global Positioning System feature.

A Brief Overview of the Nokia E71 Smartphone

Here is the complete list of the features included in the Nokia E71 smartphone:
- Quad band GSM
- 2.4-inch QVGA screen
- Assisted and integrated GPS
- FM radio
- 3.2-Megapixel camera, with autofocus and LED flash
- 3G vidoe calling
- QWERTY keypad

One of the most noticeable features of this smartphone, which is part of the Nokia mobile phones Eseries, is the full QWERTY keypad. Instead of the keypad found in typical mobile phones where three to four characters are integrated in one button, this full QWERTY keyboard is more functional.

You can definitely use your Nokia E71 smartphone for more complicated business applications from the keyboard alone.

Next, the design of the Nokia E71 is trim and stylish. Despite the fact that it has a full keyboard, Nokia has managed to trim down the smartphone so that it is still simple to use.

For business users, you will definitely enjoy the excellent performance of the Nokia E71. From business applications, connectivity options, and even the entertainment features – you will never go wrong with this member of the Nokia mobile phones Eseries.

The downside, however, is that the media browser is not that satisfactory. Also, the swift dial or simple dial feature is not available.

To make up for this, the Nokia E71 was built with an excellent battery life – it will last way into one of your overly long business trips.

If you are clicker-happy, the camera features of the Nokia E71 is just average. It is a 3.2-Megapixel built-in camera, with a LED flash.

More importantly, the phone reception, video calling feature and hands-free feature are all excellent.

To sum it all up, the Nokia E71 fulfills its promise to deliver top-of-the-line performance for business applications – so it is really a ’smart’ phone to have.

Playing a PowerPoint presentation on a portable is favourite nowadays. You might be an expert in showing a business presentation on a Blackberry and extending an pleasing PPT to an iPhone. But how about iPad? Do you know how to turn a PowerPoint presentation onto an iPad? This post will guide you through.

As iPad isn’t healthy to play PowerPoint directly, a compromise is necessary. Here I would love to introduce you 2 substitute choices:

Method 1: Turn PowerPoint to Video for Play-back on iPad

That is the way I prefer. Though not ready for MS PowerPoint, iPad gives good support for video playback. Below follows the video specifications of iPad:

iPad compatible video file formats:

H.264 video – up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video – up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Easy Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG – up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Video is no doubt the ideal choice for playing a PowerPoint presentation full of visual aids.

Benefits of converting PowerPoint to video for iPad:

1. Keep the dynamic effects in from your original PowerPoint presentation. If you include a set of motions, e.g. animations, transitions, sounds, motion picture clips in your presentation, converting it to iPad video will relieve you from fear of effect loss. 2. Control playback of your presentation on iPad. You can pause at any time a question occurs, simply by clicking the Pause key. Always get interacted with your audience. 3. Ready for mobile presentation. With an iPad plus a video projector and a white wall, you can demonstrate a PowerPoint presentation on the go. You don’t have to take a bulky personal on travel. Click here to see how to make a mobile presentation.

Then how? To convert your PowerPoint presentation to an iPad-compatible video, a third-party software app called Moyea PPT to Video Converter is there to help. The robust conversion program will enable you to expand a complex PowerPoint presentation to any format of iPad video, despite of fixed transitions, animations, linked sounds or motion picture clips. The conversion goes as simple as 3 steps, shown as below:

Step 1: Add your presentation to the program after installation. You can preview the slides and re-set the properties like slide name, transition, etc. Step 2: Select the output video format to an iPad supported. E.g. H.264 and MPEG-4. To customize the video parameters, click the Profile button. Sep 3: When you are ready, click Begin to begin the converting. You will see a task list that shows the exact process of this conversion.

Once converted, the video presentation can be transferred to your iPad. Open your iTunes, select File -> Preferences, then Video in the iPad tab. Select the video from the specified location, and click OK for sync.

When the video presentation is on your iPad, you can play it at large.

Note: The Saving As Video method is highly suggested for complicated PowerPoint presentations with visual aids.

Let’s take an simple peek at the second method. Later, you can compare it with the first.

Method 2: Save PowerPoint as Static Pictures for Showing on iPad

iPad has a slideshow pic viewer that grants you to enjoy still photos in slideshow mode. That is, you can save your PowerPoint presentation to photos for displaying on iPad.

Best image file format for iPad: JPEG – takes the least memory yet with high quality.

To save your PowerPoint presentation to a static set of pictures, do the following:

1. Go to the PowerPoint presentation. Click the Office button (in 2007 version) or File -> Save As -> Other Formats. 2. A Save As interface pops up. In the Save as type dropdown, select *.jpg. Click Save. 3. A message prompts asking you how you want to export the slide. Select Each Slide to export all the slides in your presentation. The slides will be output to a folder with separate slide files, titled as Slide x.JPG.

Now you can import the set of slide photos to your iPad. Go to your iTunes, select File -> Preferences, in the iPad tab, and select Pictures to add in the slides from the specified folder. Click OK for sync.

When the slides are synced to your iPad, you can view it in a picture slideshow mode.

Limitations: Everything dynamic in PowerPoint will get lost, i.e. animations, timings, music, motion picture clips.

It is obvious that Method 2 favors silent, motionless PowerPoint presentations for iPad, while Method 1 does a wonderful job for dynamic slideshows on iPad. Dear readers, do you need to play your presentation on iPad? Which method do you prefer? Tell me your choice!