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To: Grad B who wrote (3927)	5/16/2006 12:27:31 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 9255

IT2006 for the N-770 Grad B, << I'm glad they're not charging for the software upgrade after all. I hope that one of their motives is to lessen the sting for early 770 adopters when a significant hardware upgrade rolls out. >> Yes. Good move and early adopters certainly deserve it. << I was fearing that they were going to announce a new hardware model today, without much hardware improvements over the 770. >> The press certainly gave the impression that there would be a new model, and it seemed a bit early since the initial design has only recently ramped. Engadget was one of the few to admit they were anticipating a new model ... So instead of revealing that upgraded version of the 770 Internet Tablet as we expected them to today, Nokia flipped the script on us and announced that the Google Talk and keyboard features we had been anticipating will actually be coming in the form of a software upgrade. The good news is that these new features -- part of the company's so-called Internet Tablet 2006 OS -- will be available to current 770 owners through a simple update, although those folks who were expecting a hardware QWERTY option (and not just an on-screen "thumb board") are certainly going to be disappointed. On the plus side, the new OS will support SIP-based VoIP solutions, with Nokia specifically mentioning that a version of the Gizmo Project client is forthcoming. IT2006 will become the default operating system on 770 units, and will be available as a free download to existing 770 users, beginning sometime this quarter. I'm sure Slacker will let us know if the enhanced memory management compensates somewhat for the relatively slow processor and whether or not the enhanced text typing capability improves input utility. Best, - Eric -