That’s right folks, the Symbian Foundation needs some help from anyone interested in Nokia’s future open OS! Scott Weiss, the Technology Manager of the Symbian Foundation has opened the UI conversation to the world. A new blog has been created, the “Symbian UI Brainstorm” which accepts suggestions from any interested Symbian lovers. Simply put your thoughts on virtual paper, and send it over. Whether they turn out to be complaints or useful suggestions, they should help the Symbian Foundation create the future Nokia OS.

On a different note, shouldn’t we be alarmed by the fact that the Symbian Foundation desperately needs feedback?

via symbianuibrainstorm

Tags: feedback, Foundation, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia, Portable Devices, symbian

It seems that Nokia has finally taken a hint from the market; touchscreens are good. Word comes to us that Nokia is prepping to launch 3 touchscreens enabled devices at some point this year to join the likes of their N97 coming this summer. One of these rumored phones is said to have the codename ‘Nautilus‘ which features both a touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard.

Rumor has it these new touch screen devices will utilize haptic feedback technology licensed from Immersion in an attempt to make typing on the phones less of a chore.

Nokia is still far ahead in terms of worldwide sales but companies like Apple and RIM are hot on their tail, so it’s about time they picked up the pace.

Read (InformationWeek)

Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, feedback, haptic, iPhone, N97, Nokia, Research In Motion, touchscreen

Here’s a concept phone with has Nokia written all over it. I don’t think it’s the phone we’re going to see next week since it proposes quite an interesting idea. As you can see it’s a phone that immediately makes you think it comes with a touchscreen. Indeed it does. The other features aren’t clear right now but we don’t actually need them right now.

We are more interested in the touch experience. This Nokia will get you the feedback you are looking for in your touchscreen phones. And it’s not haptic feedback it’s water. The phone has a pump which allows water to be inserted into the substrate beneath. Thus you will get some buttons on that surface. Wonder if this concept phone will ever be picked up for mass production… What do you think?

Tags: concept phone, feedback, haptic, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia