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My N95 was a brilliant piece of work, and a touchscreen would have made it the perfect phone. Perhaps it needed to be a shade thinner, but other than that, I'm very sorry I had to give it up.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
I'm not too impressed by the prediction that Nokia will "launch several 3G and 3.5G productions with multi-touch and multimedia functions in 2009". Surely this kind of vague statement can be applied to any serious phone manufacturer.]]>Feb 4th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
If you have a cool mobile app idea, it'll be much easier (and more profitable) to implement it on either something you can already code (Java for Android or JavaScript/etc on the Pre) or something with ridiculous marketshare (Apple's flagship) than learning the ins and outs of SymbianOS.

In an arena where phones are getting more and more similar (big touchscreen, reasonable camera, 8GB memory, GPS) it's really the available apps that are going to differentiate one handset from another - and I'm just not seeing a big enough developer buzz around Nokia.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
Development wise, it doesn't matter if you can use other languages besides C++ if it still requires learning the whole platform and GUI setup..]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
But this one's great (or at least quite acceptable)- especially for it's multimedia stuff- movies, music, etc, which is usually their downfall.

]]>Feb 3rd 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
It will be very interesting to see how Nokia will do on the iphone-like market, given that the iphone itself is making UI experience it's major selling point.

In the available videos i've found the differences between the n97 concept and what's presented as the production models to be a bit deceiving. Seems that some good ideas didn't make it to the production models, mostly due to processing power apparently.
I hope the available videos only show preproduction models and the UI can stil evolve until.

However, my next phone could be a N97 (hmmm, keyboard!) or a next-gen iphone, if any. No hurry...
(Next-gen N97? ^_^ )]]>Feb 3rd 2009 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
Nokia haven't been on track since 2006, look at all these N95 rehashes including the N97. If Nokia were on track they would have produced a high-end flagship device that's drastically different from the N95 by now.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
I don't understand why people seem to think the N95 hasn't been surpassed by other manufacturers. Sure, it took them over a year to beat the N95 but they have definitely done it. 8MP camera that produces the best daytime pics, optical joystick, solid Samsung build, superb sound quality, 16GB inbuilt aswell as expandable storage... Meet the INNOV8.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
While I, personally, wasn't impressed enough with the XM5800 to actually buy one, I was impressed with it none the less. And, as the article just stated, it's only the first step. The N97 will be the next step. However, I doubt it was stop there. Nokia has a lot of talented, smart people working for them, and a lot of money to back R&D. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/If you must use both hands how it's more practical than keypad or qwerty keyboard.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
the second only works for some implementations, but the first is really no different from using one finger.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/
And if you look at Nokias usual way of introducing products about 6 months before they are shipped, we have seen all the Nokias that will be in production in march.

It seems that Nokias expecting to sell tons of 5800s and N97s.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/Feb 3rd 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/nokia-ramping-orders-in-preparation-for-several-multi-touch-ph/When my contract expires I want to get me one of those fancy 3g phones. ]]>Feb 3rd 2009 9:25PM