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More information is coming on that leaked Nokia E51 picture released yesterday. People asked where is the applications key and the answer might surprise you, it has been rebranded. It is now the home key. Say goodbye to the button above and hello to the button below:
This is a change that will upset S60 die hards, but it will probably be the best thing that can happen for Nokia and their latest efforts into simplifying the user interface. No word on release date for the E51, but if history shows us anything then once an image is leaked we can expect the device to hit the street within 3 months. I’m hoping that this new key manifests itself across all other S60 based devices. I always thought the application key was a little ugly duckling on an otherwise beautiful device. I do admit, I grew up on a Handspring Visor (Palm device) so I’m a little biased into preferring their home key:
Nothing can touch the once loved Palm based devices Sony made however:
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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