Friday, 1. September 2006
Nokia 770 Web Tablet Adds Google Talk
Phone maker Nokia has introduced a new software upgrade for Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, featuring pre-installed Google Talk. The company said the addition allows people to chat with other users of instant-messaging software via its Wi-Fi device, which relies on short wireless networks.
Ari Virtanen, vice president of Convergence Products, Multimedia, Nokia, said, "The Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition features pre-installed Google Talk and Jabber compatibility for Instant Messaging as well as Google Talk compatibility for Internet calling. This will give Nokia Internet Tablet users the power to instantly communicate with people, both through instant messaging and Voice over IP",
The Nokia 770 Internet tablet, introduced last year, offers wireless access to digital music and video, as well as access to e-mail. The new version of the Internet tablet also has a full-screen finger keyboard.
Nokia said the upgraded Internet Tablet software platform can also support SIP based VoIP solutions for broadband business benefit. Standalone software applications, like the popular Gizmo Project by SIPPhone Inc, is planned to be available for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The Gizmo Project allows users to make and receive calls from public telephony networks.
The Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition which is based on popular desktop Linux and Open Source technologies is planned to be available during the second quarter of 2006 in selected countries in Europe and the Americas. It is downloadable free of charge from the Internet www.nokia.com/770.