
Apparently the Nokia’s “Comes with Music” service will be available on the touchscreen Nokia Tube 5800 in 2009, giving folks who pick one up a whole year of unlimited tuneage. If reviewers are getting their mitts on a Tube now, then there’s still a good chance that it’ll be out this week, although we might have to wait for New Year’s before it’ll be available. Comes with Music is a great idea and could give the Tube some much-needed chutzpah to compete with the iPhone. We hear that a slightly more deluxe version of the Tube will be launched shortly thereafter, which could be the one bringing the big guns.
[via T3]
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement.
With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.