Picture of new hardware from Nokia?
 

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From the post:

Not. Look at that item at the top center: a teleconference system. This may have been taken inside Nokia or some partner. Doubt it was retail. Someone slap that blogger. :D

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Looks like what there calling the n97 mini has a very similar keyboard layout as the pics from the auctioned rx-51.

It's blurry but the key counts come out the same and I think I can make out arrow keys on the far right side.




Yeah, my first post as a long time lurker........:D:D

E

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Phone, phone, phone, another phone, yeah that one's ugly, another ugly phone, phone....eh, nothing to see here. Now if there was a tablet in there, I'd be interested. ;)

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Anyone download the pics before they removed them?

Tim

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Only found a thumbnail:

http://www.dealwithtech.com/wp-conte...16-200x128.jpg

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Found a larger image.
http://www.softsailor.com/wp-content...7-Mini-E72.jpg

http://www.softsailor.com/wp-content...7-Mini-E72.jpg

and

uploaded to imageshack
http://yfrog.com/42nokiaphonesn97minie72j

and if those are taken down I decided to save it rather than relying on my unreliable cache. I can't believe engadget would take something down (again), do I need to start mirroring all their content?

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I think mirroring will become the standard these days. Too darned many companies and people getting uber protective of their stuff.

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I don't blame a single one of them. Competition is fierce, and certain leaks can undermine product viability.

When the N800 was leaked, it made my job extremely difficult. I understand the desire to see these seductive photos, but I also understand the desire to have them pulled.

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I would almost think that the hype would do the product good. Then again, it gives the competition time to see what you're offering and undermine you before you can go public with the product.

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For hype to work to a company's advantage, it needs to be managed.

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Agreement++

You know what else works wonders for that? Brand loyalty and offering customers a reason to buy YOUR brand (support, parts, etc). I don't think all the leaked pictures in the world would harm a company that treats its customers well.

Say.. by its own level-headed (not radically faithful fanboyish) customers? Like the ones that actually offer up convincing reasons for brand loyalty? :)

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Completely agreed-- but I hope you're not using that logic as a passive-aggressive rationale in support of product leaks.

Really... how many leakers do you think meet that criteria? How many viewers of leaked materials? Having been heavily engaged in this issue for many years, I can assure you that the "level-headed" members of any such set are in a very small minority... especially when stuff hits something as expansive and egalitarian as the Web. ;)

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Naw, I'm using that logic as a passive-aggressive rationale for finding a way to not have to worry too much about them once they're out. Leaking photos against an NDA or from your employer is just backstabbing, filthy and unnecessary. I would LIKE a company to let me know what they're doing--but if they never say a thing about an upcoming device, I'm just as happy being oblivious and keeping my options open for competition (unless, of course, I have the aforementioned brand loyalty--for which I'm just simply oblivious and happy).

This point was less about people who leak and more about brand loyalty and preventing attrition by promoting a larger number of satisfied customers to the status of walking, talking ads.

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Okay, I hear you.

And you bring up a good point: it's important to distinguish between employee leaks and just plain old good investigative journalism. I'm all for the latter. ;)