Annoying news, now, for anyone who’s been waiting to get hold of the Nokia 5800 Xpress. According to Pocket Lint, the new touchscreen mobile phone, Nokia’s first mainstream touchscreen device, has been delayed, and won’t be seen on these shores till 2009.
That’s annoying.
However, the Nokia 5800 Xpress is going on sale in other places round the world, places like Russia, Spain, India and the Middle East. We, on the other hand, won’t be getting it till next year, along with the USA. And the reason? Mobile phones in the UK require, according to Nokia, “greater operator variation.”
Yes, Nokia have passed the buck firmly back to the networks…
Hmmm, one could be tempted to theorise that UK networks don’t like... ... read more (mobileshop-blog)