Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

that resolution is exactly one quarter of full HD, which makes interpolation of video much cleaner and more defined that would be possible when displaying it at 1024x600.

Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

No it doesn't. I bet you could not tell difference between 1024x600 and 950x540 if the screen size was the same. Well, if you have some test pattern with exactly 2 pixel wide lines in original material, then your approach would probably lead to better results. But if you watch something else than test charts, difference won't be visible. In normal use, more pixels would be better so I would take 1024x600 over 950x540 any day.

Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

well, we disagree. :)

Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

They're also areas where the iPad ecosystem is easy to beat given the horrific state of any real work with documents on that tablet.

Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

And while Nokia may be planning to follow Apple's ipad footsteps (format-wise), now there are rumours that Apple may be planning to "invent" portable or pocketable 5-7" tablets next!

Digitimes/Liliputing:: Apple may be working on a smaller iPad

Thinking about picking up an iPad, but put off by its 1.5 pound weight and large 9.7 inch display? It looks like you might have a chance soon. DigiTimes reports that Apple may be working on a 5 to 7 inch model that will cost around $400 or less.

One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard over the last few days is that at 1.5 pounds, the iPad is a bit heavy to hold in your hands for an extended period. Sure, 1.5 pounds is light be netbook standards, with most mini-laptops weighing 2.4 pounds or more. But the difference is that netbooks are designed to be placed on a lap, desk, or table. The iPad works best while you’re holding it. [..]

Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

Might be true, but it's worth noting that Digitimes "invented" new way to create news by mixing fairy dust with random word generator.

Re: The Street: Nokia planning a tablet / ipad competitor
 

That's why it will be interesting to see if the technology media takes the bite and starts believing in the pocketable tablet format...

Consumers really are suckers for media-massaged perceptions.

Of course none of that means that Nokia would be on the ball ready to capitalize (pardon the verb) on pocketable tablets despite having actually created the market.