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"Calypso" Sighting ...
Just a codename as suspected.
I was hoping they would use it for the real name.
Maybe we should call it "Ninja" or maybe "Sunny"?
>> Nokia Calypso Smartphone Pics Leak
Andrew Orlowski
San Francisco
The Register
16/11/2001
Industry sources contacted by The Register confirm Nokia will launch a colour Symbian smartphone on Monday, but reckon that two Swedish sites have not numbered the new device correctly. Rumours of a colour imaging phone codenamed Calypso have circulated in the industry for several months.
Pictures of the 'Nokia 7650' can be found at Swedish Web site Aftonbladet here:
aftonbladet.se
[Lars scooped Andrew on that one]
... and at Mobil, here:
mobil.se
The device is a Symbian phone and has built-in imaging, as we first suggested at El Reg back in June.
Our sources suggest that Calypso, which sports a 208x176 display and a motorised sliding cover, is more likely to be a continuation of the 6000 series than a 7650. Either way, we'll all know for sure before long. Nokia wouldn't elaborate when questioned by Reuters this morning.
Nokia has scheduled a press conference for Monday in Barcelona prior to its Multimedia Developer Conference, which last year was the occasion for the announcement of the 9210 smartphone.
Last month Nokia's 9210 became the best selling PDA in Europe for the preceding quarter.
According to Aftonbladet, Nokia will also launch a mass-market colour phone, the 5210. <<
Meantime there is a little confusion about which phone is which ...
>> Nokia Expected to Launch 2 New Handset Models Monday
Telekom Online
AFX News
16th November 2001
Nokia Corp is expected to launch two new handset models on Monday at a trade fair in Barcelona, Telekom Online reported.
The new models are the Nokia 7650 and 5210.
The Nokia 7650 reportedly features a colour display and a joy stick, with the key pad hidden under a lid.
The second model is a conventional handset <<
Nokia will tell all Monday.
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