Nokia Finally Responding To The iPhone

It took its time, but Nokia is finally working on a device that will serve as its response to the iPhone. There are only a few details right now, but here's what we know so far:

In an interview today, Nokia spokesman Kasey Farrar refused to discuss Tube, but said a device, due in the second half of the year, will be the first phone with a touch-based interface on the most recent Symbian operating system, called the S60. Nokia has already made touch-based wireless devices running on Linux.

The Tube will support Java and allow photos to be viewed and stored. To explain the move, Farrar says that the "iPhone has not been a headache at all for us, and it actually validates our current strategy with converged devices in our N and E series."

Considering the long-delayed response, you can bet that Nokia has had a lot of time studying the iPhone's strengths and weaknesses. As one of the world's leading mobile manufacturers, I expect Nokia to issue a serious challenge to the iPhone with the Tube. Apple's mobile is a great device and all that, but it would be nice to have it face some serious competition.

Source: CW

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