"It was presented during Nokia's GoPlay event this morning as a glimpse into the future of Nokia interface design. Oh, and it's due out next year. When pressed during the Q&A about the striking similarity to the little Cupertino device, Anssi Vanjoki — Nokia's Executive VP & General Manager of Multimedia — said, 'If there is something good in the world then we copy with pride.' Well, ok then."

Watch this small but highly informative video on Nokia’s S60 Touchscreen OS demo:

Yes, it is indeed an iPhone rip-off, but who cares!?!?! This small video has sent shockwaves throughout the mobile industry. Nokia is on track to release a breakthrough touchscreen OS next year that will definitely beat Apple at its own game, since it will most certainly not contain all those drawbacks that iPhone users hate. Surprisingly, the folks at Engadget were unhappy that it was ONLY a SOFTWARE demo, not a hardware… which means that it’s even better - reading between the lines, this means that Nokia will be releasing more than one touchscreen device!
Imagine… an N95 8GB with touchscreen. Goodbye, Apple iPhone! :D

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via [Engadget.com]
via [NokNok.tv]