Finnish phone maker Nokia launched its first touch-screen phone on Thursday, intending to one-up Apple's iPhone on features and be competitively priced.Rico says no photos yet, so we don't know what it really looks like, but Apple's been at the human interface game (and employed specialists trained in nothing else, like Susan Kare, not only one of the best, but the best-looking one) a lot longer than these other guys...
Nokia has clearly taken a cue from Apple in its design of the 5800 Xpress Music, formerly known as "Tube." The device, due for release by year's end, looks quite similar to Apple's iPhone, which has a single panel of smooth glass on the front.
The similarities end there. The 5800 runs Symbian's Series 60 OS, which Nokia says it has modified to make the software more user-friendly. The handset maker plans to release a software development kit soon for the platform.
"We wanted to turn the user interface into a human interface," said Jo Harlow, senior vice president of marketing, during a launch event in London.
02 October 2008
Nokia's gotta lotta nerve, even for Finns
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