Read the first hands on review of the Nokia Tube at Symbian Freak.

Check out the Nokia patent filed in June 2007 for touch screen mobile phone control. Gives a few clues how the symbian s60 powered Tube will interface with the user.

This advert was blogged about on the 6th of January… could this be Nokia preparing the world for the Tube?

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What do we know about the specification of the Nokia Tube?

Nokia spokesman Kasey Farrar announced in an interview yesterday that the Tube would have:

• Touch based interface
• Symbian operating system (s60)

Farrar also alluded to Linux capabilities of previous Nokia devices, notably the N800 and N810 internet tablets.

Infoworld revealed that the Tube will also have:

• Java
• Photo uploading capabilities
• Video playback; assume multimedia capabilities

Photo uploading ability point towards

• 3G
• hopefully wi-fi.
• Bluetooth (stereo??)

We are also expecting GPS on this device in line with Nokia policy.

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Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia today unveiled the Tube, a mobile device which looks to compete directly with the Apple iPhone. Specifications at this stage are sketchy, however you can expect a touch screen, java, and the symbian s60 platform.

We believe that the unit should begin to ship in the 3rd quarter 2008. Stay tuned for more.