Mystery Nokia slider shows off proto-Symbian^3 one last time, commits cellular suicide (video)

We never did quite get the name of Nokia's prototype slider -- it certainly isn't the C7, and it's apparently not the N9 -- but regardless of what you call our dearly departed, its journey is over. In what will no doubt be a fairly familiar tale to readers everywhere, TechnoBuffalo saw the phone remotely wiped right before their eyes, and Negri Electronics (our original source) says they've got private investigators breathing down their necks for the device. Stalwart to the bitter end, RM-626 gave one last performance before it dropped. See the 4-inch handset play an embedded YouTube video after the break if you must, but be sure to stop at the 5:45 mark. For true phone lovers, the rest is too painful to watch.

[Thanks, Larry N.]

[Mindgrinder Posted Jul 5th 2010 12:01AM]

@JFH He also told me its going to be a worldwide launch...

[JFH Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:58AM]

@Mindgrinder

The unibody design doesnt allow for a lens cover anywhere. There isnt enough space. I also object to naming the N900 thick. I prefer the term solid LOL.

[2mnyshp Posted Jul 4th 2010 2:48PM]

this symbian os somehow reminds me of the 80s...

[Shadyman Posted Jul 4th 2010 6:51PM]

Epic thread :D

[coopere Posted Jul 4th 2010 11:13PM]

first time i've seen nokia do this, thought was only apple that use to do that. but hey, its their prototype, let's hope the cops doesn't break down his door and take away all his computers.

[kroneage Posted Jul 5th 2010 11:36AM]

So Nokia has same Orwellian ability to self destruct like that iPhone4 found by that guy then given to that Gawker employee? So what! ....when it was Apple it was pure Genius now that it's Nokia, it's FAIL? Wake up people..... perhaps you don't realize that Nokia still has near 50% of the smartphone market Worldwide to Apple piddly 22%! Even RIM is higher and Android has a 10x faster growth rate. So what will that mean for the future? Analyst in the know say that by 2012, Nokia will still be #1 and Android will be #2 with Apple a distance 3rd place! ;)

[mexicutioner1 Posted Jul 6th 2010 1:30AM]

Nokia wiped it cause they had inappropriate pictureeeeeees. hahaha :P

[44r0n7x Posted Jul 14th 2010 1:15AM]

Haha. I HIGHLY doubt was a human actively involved in the wiping of the software when it connected. Regardless it doesn't blow my mind because obviously the phone is still not out quite out of engineering.