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We know Nokia Messaging for touch-enabled Symbian S60 5th Edition is scheduled for May, but Nokia released a beta version of the application for those willing to try out new things. All of the features of the original Nokia Messaging client remain intact, hence the touch-enabled version can also sing along up to 10 POP3 or IMAP accounts, and/or also work with popular web-based email services such as Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! and Gmail.
As for the touch version features, Nokia highlights:
- Simplified program navigation with support for “tap & hold” contextual functionality
- Interface that is fully optimized for finger input, removing the need for stylus
- Working both in landscape and portrait mode
- Message previews in the inbox view
- Displays address book contact photos in messages
If you own the Nokia 5800 XM, you’re free to download the application and eventually share any comments you may have with the Nokia Messaging team. Again, the official release is set for May, and they say this will be the only beta version released in between.
And now it’s time for some video demonstration. Keep reading after the jump. 
[Via: Nokia Beta Labs]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
