Sixty phones
news and opinions about Nokia Series 60 Symbian phones and other high-priced Finnish trinkets
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Rocking Symbian v9 announcement
Whoa. Multi-megapixel phone support. Bluetooth stereo headsets. USB storage. MPEG. 3d graphics and different screen sizes. This seems like a significant step forward for the user and should open the door for rapid innovation in hardware.
The release says phones will hit the market in the second half of '05, which makes me think we aren't going to see many more v7 or v8 phones released.
The other interesting thing in the release: "smaller, less expensive and even more capable Symbian OS smartphones" as well as the bandying about of the "mass market" term. This signals lower prices and greater extension of Symbian into phones. Time will tell if this is just marketing-speak bullshit or if Nokia is going to embrace the os in a wider variety of phones. It could get interesting!
Also, the v9 technical description. ¶ 2:50 PM
The release says phones will hit the market in the second half of '05, which makes me think we aren't going to see many more v7 or v8 phones released.
The other interesting thing in the release: "smaller, less expensive and even more capable Symbian OS smartphones" as well as the bandying about of the "mass market" term. This signals lower prices and greater extension of Symbian into phones. Time will tell if this is just marketing-speak bullshit or if Nokia is going to embrace the os in a wider variety of phones. It could get interesting!
Also, the v9 technical description. ¶ 2:50 PM
