Could Nokia be joining the pack of cell phone makers chasing after Apple's iPhone? The Finnish-based manufacturer's first touch smartphone, slated for the second half of this year, will be followed by a whole family of such devices.
Although Nokia is launching its own music service, known as Comes with Music, it looks as though the manufacturer will be competing against more from Apple than just iTunes.
"We are fully committed to bringing out a complete portfolio of touch input devices to the mass market from the high-end to the low-end. We aim to appeal to the broadest part of the market, and leverage our scale in platforms, manufacturing and distribution," said Nokia's EVP of Devices Kai Oistamo during a Nokia financial call on Thursday.
"Our first touch device will be aimed at the volume part of the market. It's competitively spec'd, considering the price point, and it's scheduled to be out in the second half," according to Oistamo.
"Our platform approach to the software will allow us to roll out touch across the entire range from top to bottom, it's just a matter of Nokia figuring out what features and what specs we want to include, such as GPS, Wi-Fi and Qwerty keypads."
As previously reported in BetaNews, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo had already named Apple -- along with Microsoft and Google -- as newfound rivals, as Nokia transitions into its self-designated new role as an "Internet company."
If Internet media services don't step up and build an attractive way for users to start paying for downloads, a commissioner says, government may do the job instead.
RSS
I doubt they'll appeal to the same kinds of people. They'll be interesting but a pain to use, though they'll run on anyone's network.
Score: 0
That's why you are not a psychic. Isn't "bousozoku" Swahili for idiot? No, sorry, Swahili doesn't yet have a word for idiot, but your log in will do.
Score: 0
Actually, Swahili does:
idiot, pl idiots { Swahili: mjinga , pl wajinga [derived: -jinga adj] } ... idiot, pl idiots { Swahili: punguani , pl mapunguani
Score: 0
actually, mjinga means fool not idiot. They may be synonymous in some ways, but they are different words. I still like bousozoku better.
Score: 0
"Our first touch device will be aimed at the volume part of the market. It's competitively spec'd, considering the price point..."
I'm having trouble reading this. Is it "more for your money" or the other way around?
Score: 0
That would be "money your for more". Harder to read.
Score: 0
It should be "My hovercraft is full of eels".
That would make *tons* more sense.
(Okay, only to Monty Python fans, but who isn't?)
Score: 0