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Nokia 'Tube' takes on the iPhone
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Nokia 'Tube' takes on the iPhone

by Iain Thomson  on Apr 9, 2008
Tags: Nokia | Tube | takes | on | the | iPhone
"That's just immature John, you should go back to class."
 
It looks like touchscreen fever is official. Nokia's planned touchscreen handset likely to offer Wi-Fi or HSDPA, plus a couple of tricks the iPhone lacks.
Nokia has released details of a new touch-screen handset that will go up against Apple's iPhone.

Tom Libretto, vice president of Forum Nokia, said at a recent Evans Data developer conference that the new phone is currently codenamed 'Tube'.

The handset will have Java built in as standard, something the iPhone lacks, and is also likely to include support for the DVB-H mobile TV standard for Europe and mobile video.

Libretto also confirmed that the device will be able to upload photos to the web, indicating either built-in Wi-Fi or HSDPA connectivity.

GPS is also likely to be included, after previous Nokia statements that it wants to build the location technology into all smartphone handsets.

No details have been revealed about release date or prices, but it is likely that Nokia will significantly undercut Apple given the economies of scale possible from Nokia's huge manufacturing capability.

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Comments: 5
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nix
Apr 9, 2008 9:51 AM
GPS would be awesome, something like that would make an iPod Touch much more useful.



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Nokia 'Tube' takes on the iPhone?
It looks like touchscreen fever is official. Nokia's planned touchscreen handset likely to offer Wi-Fi or HSDPA, plus a couple of tricks the iPhone lacks.

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chao
Apr 9, 2008 12:04 PM
How come you're comparing a Nokia phone with an iPod.

I think the iPhone has AGPS
nix
Apr 9, 2008 12:44 PM
Because the iPod Touch and the iPhone are functionally identical aside from the cellular chip, and the iPhone isn't even available here so it's not relevant at all to me.

And no, the iPhone doesn't have a GPS. It uses triangulation to make a (usually pathetically poor) attempt at working out where you are.
John Smith
Apr 9, 2008 4:18 PM
Why dont you go marry the iPhone chao.
chao
Apr 9, 2008 4:28 PM
That's just immature John, you should go back to class.
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