Social mobility: Nokia launches new buzz-phrase (and a gadget to go with it)

Posted By TelecomTV One , 03 December 2008 | 1 Comments | 0 people rated this an average of 3/5

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Nokia has today launched what will inevitably be seen as its iPhone botherer - the N97 mobile computer. This is a gadget for the fully-absorbed mobility freak who not only has a heavy business requirement, but spends most of the rest of his or her time on things like Facebook and Twitter.

With the N97 Nokia seems to be making a spirited attempt to stake out some new gadget ground somewhere between business and pleasure and betwixt phone and laptop.

The N97 has a determined social networking slant and Nokia has engineered some language to go with it: 'Social Location' (helpfully shortened to So-Lo) is the computer's role in life says Nokia.

"With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is," says the publicity.

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(1) 03 December 2008 16:59:30 by kerry ritz We're really glad that Nokia decided to copy Palringo. We have messaging with location so that contacts can exchange text, voice and picture messages (one click by the way not 5!); and see location and proximity of their contacts on any device (windows mobile, symbian, PC (laptops), iphone and blackberry to come shortly) on any network around the world. It's true we didn't even social mobility--we just implemented it first! regards Kerry Ritz CEO Palringo Ltd

(1) 03 December 2008 16:59:30 by kerry ritz

We're really glad that Nokia decided to copy Palringo. We have messaging with location so that contacts can exchange text, voice and picture messages (one click by the way not 5!); and see location and proximity of their contacts on any device (windows mobile, symbian, PC (laptops), iphone and blackberry to come shortly) on any network around the world.

It's true we didn't even social mobility--we just implemented it first!

regards
Kerry Ritz
CEO
Palringo Ltd

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