http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/ Engadget Comments for Nokia's E72 and 5530 XpressMusic in the S60-powered flesh http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/Jun 15th 2009 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/Jun 15th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/
I love that Nokia bought Navteq, turn off the access points on your phone and get free GPS :)
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The only phone in their lineup that even raises an eyebrow right now is the N97, and from the early reviews, it's not great.

It seems like Nokis is just re-wrapping the same crap in nicer packages every couple of months. There is not much innovation in a long time.

Same thing with RIM and WM. RIM tried to revamp it's OS with a new look on the Bold and Storm, but it's basically the same stuff over and over with a new wrapper. Even WM7 looks like it's just a new home screen and menu Laos over the same OS.

The only companies doing anything truely cutting edge in the mobile space right now is Palm, Apple, and Google.

I think Nokia, Microsoft, and RIM are all suffering the path Palm did a few years ago. They got so big that they didn't want to change. New companies came along and passed them by, and they almost collapsed.

Palm barely dug out of it with a lot of cash and hiring a lot of talent from Apple. Nokia, MS, and RIM have more money than God, so the only question is, how long is it going to take them to realize they need to shit or get off the pot?]]>Jun 15th 2009 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/
I am so tired of the same old. And it seems that all phones now a days are getting bigger and bigger. I ended up dumping my Palm Treo 755p for a Blackberry Curve just under two years ago, and I finally dumped the Curve for a Nokia 3120c last year.

I am in the market for a new phone, because despite the fact that my current Nokia phone is very very capable and is easily one of the most trouble free phones that I have ever had (not to mention small) I cannot stand not receiving my e-mails on my phone. I thought the E71 was the phone to change my mind, but they are already coming out with a new one.

But at the same time, I refuse to buy into any of the smoke and mirrors phones that are currently flooding the market. Everything that is out right now seems so gimicky instead of functional. I do not like the over glossy touch features which will lose its luster in a matter of months!

How about some actual innovation for a change??! I guess all of my problems are further compounded by the over-priced, excuse for cell providers here in Canada. Decent data plans (standalone) at $60/month anyone?]]>Jun 15th 2009 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/
I couldn't agree more, however this is the case for ALL manufacturers, of which Apple probably the most. I do believe however that with phones having reached sufficient levels of innovation for the average user, that the innovation has shifted towards the OS/Applications/Services that are offered.

For this reason I support 'not fixing a design if it ain't broken', and looking to finetune it to what the consumer needs. Then let innovation focus on where we experience improvements!
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Nokia could use a new operating system though. Symbian S60 provides a very usable home screen but is a mess of non-intuitive menu trees underneath. It's smooth and bug-free though, which is a must. Perhaps microsoft or nokia will purchase Palm and adopt webos on a mass scale once it becomes more mature. WM, s60 and the blackberry os seem antique when compared with the iphone and now webos.]]>Jun 15th 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/nokias-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-in-the-s60-powered-flesh/Jun 15th 2009 8:44AM