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^{Rebirth of the Communicator} Nokia switches to a pen

24 Oct 2003 at 10:02 GMT Timo Poropudas

Nokia is expected to launch a new Communicator in November, according to internet publication The Register which writes that the new Communicator will feature pen and keyboard input for the first time in the series, which Nokia launched with the 9000 back in 1996. The 9200 generation of Communicators, which abandoned the Geoworks OS and an x86 processor for Symbian and ARM, was unveiled exactly three years ago. The 9200 was born outdated in spring 2001. It lacked GPRS and Bluetooth. Nokia has been sticking its own phone philosophy and avoided pen-based phones, believing that without a keyboard, phones should be operated with one hand. - No doubt Nokia hopes that the Series 90 will be licensed more widely than the 9200 Series 80, which didn't get any takers, The Register comments.