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Google and Nokia Teaming Up, Adding Google Talk to Nokia 770
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peer
2006-05-12 , 18:30
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Am I really the first one to post this? From wsj.com:
Google, Nokia to Launch
Internet Browsing Device
By CASSELL BRYAN-LOW
May 12, 2006 11:53 a.m.
Google Inc. is teaming up with handset maker Nokia Corp., in a move that could help propel the Internet company into mobile communications.
The companies plan to launch a version of Nokia's hand-held Internet browsing device ready loaded with Google's Google Talk service, which enables users to have voice conversations and exchange instant messages, according to a person familiar with the plans. The device, which relies on short-range technology known as Wi-Fi rather than cellphone networks, isn't a cellphone.
The companies, which plan to announce the partnership on Tuesday, expect the device to go on sale globally and cost about €300, or about $390, the person said. Nokia also is talking to other companies about incorporating their Internet communication software onto the device.
The device is an upgrade to a product Nokia first launched in September called the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The device was the Espoo, Finland, company's first mobile device that isn't also a cellphone. Slightly larger than most personal organizers, it has a wide, high-resolution screen intended for easy Web-page browsing. It also plays video and music.
If this "person familiar with the plans" is correct this would mean we'll have to buy an upgraded 770 to get VOIP. This is not what most of us were hoping for.
Release date: did someone say November?
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