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The Nokia N86 had already been announced for the U.S., but an update on their bulletin board has dropped the pricetag: $558.00, unlocked from their flagship store. For those who didn’t catch the MWC launch, the N86 rocks the same two-way slide of its N85 predecessor (standard T9 keys out one end, media functions from the top end), and packs Nokia’s first 8 megapixel camera, which places it squarely against Sony Ericsson’s C905, the LG Renoir and Samsung Memoir, all of which have a significant head start. The N97 didn’t exactly make a splash among the bloggers (even though the sales numbers were decent), however the N86 will probably fare better – a solid camera and a familiar form factor will go a long way, especially once carriers pick it up and subsidize the beefy price point. Look for the N86 in flagship stores in “the coming weeks”.
[via Nokia]
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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.
