4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in news:33548152-faff-4b05-8146-
a43d6d42535d@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:

> This is gving me a headache. I think I will see if I can past those
> protesters down the street and get into Mulligans for a beer so I will
> not think about Apple's foreign competition.
>
>

OH, VIC! BIG TROUBLE this week! NEW NOKIA N78!

http://www.nokia-asia.com/link?cid=PLAIN_TEXT_869761

The BIG GUN has just BLASTED its latest salvo and will release this in a
day or two to a starving world.

It runs SYMBIAN, just like I pointed out to you. Thousands of eager
freewares are all ready to load onto it!

http://www.nokia-asia.com/A4833226
Check out the huge list of toys!
(Nokia maps is Wayfinder. Nokia bought 'em.)

Real Media
Flash
JAVA MIDP 2.0
Javascript
RSS feed reader
Quick Office w/PDF reader
S60 PIM PDA functions w/sync to Microsoft desktop apps.


Connectivity
* WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g with UPnP support
* USB 2.0 high-speed through micro USB connector
* Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 + EDR
* Nokia AV connector 3.5mm
* Nokia Nseries PC Suite connectivity with USB, and Bluetooth wireless
technology
* Local synchronization of contacts and calendar to a compatible PC
using connection
* Remote over-the-air synchronization
* Send and receive images, video clips, graphics, and business cards
via Bluetooth wireless technology

Secondary camera, CIF (352x288 pixels) sensor
(separate WEBCAM??)

Only thing missing is the 700 Mhz TV for Verizon....big deal.

* Call logs, speed dial, voice dialing, voice commands, and talking
ringtone
* OMA PoC 1.0 (Push-to-Talk over Cellular Walkie Talkie!)

Data Transfer*

* WCDMA 850/1900 (HSDPA) with simultaneous voice and packet data (PS
max speed UL/DL= 384/3.6MB, CS max speed 64kbps)
* Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet
data connection in GSM/EDGE networks. Simple class A, multi slot class 11,
max speed DL/UL: 118.4/118.4 kbits/s
* EGPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 296 / 177.6
kbits/s
SIMULTANEOUS VOICE AND DATA...yum, yum!

RealPlayer media player
* Full-screen video playback to view downloaded, streamed or recorded
video clips
* Supported video formats: MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, H.263/3GPP, RealVideo
8/9/10, Flash 3.0
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* Integrated Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS)
* Pre-installed Nokia Maps application and free downloadable maps*
* The service is available free of charge, although any data transferred
over the network will incur charges from your network operator. To check
the availability and cost of the service, contact your network operator or
service provider.
Free mapping software...FREE MAPS, too!....


This is why the VAST MAJORITY of smartphones are SYMBIAN.....and why
Symbian sales are HUGE!