Nokia introduced their first Symbian S60 folder phone more than a year ago, and since then they have been trying to trim its size. The result is the new N76 that they put forward this year. Thanks to Nokia Hong Kong, we had the chance to check out the final production model of the N76 before it’s widely available.
I normally don’t tend to skew off topic of Symbian/S60-related news, but this I think has some sort of relevance. So on the 21st of May, a climber scaled Mt. Everest with a Motorola Z8 and made 2 phone calls and sent a text message. Why? Not sure. Does it matter? Not really. This is a pretty pathetic publicity stunt, in the opinion of many. However, I think it further hammers in the recent realization of many that Motorola is a dying company.
Dying? Yes. And by dying, I mean they’ve stopped innovating. They had the RAZR, what, 5 years ago? 6? It was an incredibly innovative device. The thinnest handset ever manufactured, and it was a resounding success. It initially retailed for $600 (with contract, sound familiar?) and within MONTHS had dropped to $200. Which means it was just a pretty tin can, without alot of meat. In fact, it’s fatter cousin, the V551, had been out and was easily available for ~$50 with contract. Same EXACT feature set, other than the dimensions.
