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According to an article on InformationWeek, Nokia has teamed up with University of Cambridge to create an incredible concept for a phone, called Morph.  This truly shows the ideas behind the great minds at Nokia where they need to be headed.

The idea behind Morph, is that is uses a form of flexible materials along with nanotechnologies to create an elasticity type product.  It will be transparent and have self cleaning surfaces.  As you can see by the images after the jump this little puppy can be folded almost anyway.  I like it best laying flat like a LCD screen. 

"Nokia Research Center is looking at ways to reinvent the form and function of mobile devices; the Morph concept shows what might be possible," said Bob Iannucci, Nokia's CTO, in a statement.

Nokia said what they have taken away from this concept is that some of the features maybe able to be a part of high end mobile products and also the use of nanotechnology could lower costs of device within, and yes this disappointed me, 7 years.  Who has seven years to wait for this thing, I was thinking it should come out Q4. Do you think Nokia is on the right track?

If you want to check out this god of a phone, the concept is featured at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City from February 24 to May 12, as part of the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition.

Check out Images after the jump.

Source: Information Week 

As if the release of Nokia Maps 2.0 wasn't enough, Nokia Beta labs released yet another application -Nokia Text Messenger . The application, or widget per say, is compatible with Vista only, and allows text messages to appear directly within Windows. This should work will all Nokia devices compatible with PC Suite, and requires the device to be synced with the PC.

Nokia Text Messenger supports two different modes, one that integrates into Windows sidebar and another that displays a free floating window within the desktop. The different modes support viewing 3 and 5 messages respectively, and allows text replies. Personally I am really pleased with the creativity coming out of Beta Labs, as this is something we wouldn't see out of Sony or Motorola (Apple is another story). Obviously Vista is the latest from Microsoft, but what about some support for XP? What would you like to see in the future out of this application?

Follow the jump for the install instructions and the QR code..... 

The true replacement for the N73 is definitely on the way. The N78 is a great leap forward from the N73 in several areas- starting with the battery life. Up from the N73's 1050mAh battery is the 1200 mAh capacity of the N78. This allows for nearly another 10 hours of audio playback on the N78 with a quoted 24 hours of continuous audio playback over the N73's 14-15 hours. Even with the FM transmitter in constant use, you'll be seeing 19 hours of playback time. These are impressive figures.

As far as imaging goes- the N78 is not in the pixel race, instead Nokia wanted to improve the ability for users to actually do something with the images. This is where the one-click sharing comes in, allowing a user to instantly upload any image to Ovi Share, Flickr, Vox, etc. Geotagging is now available out of the box with the use of an integrated AGPS module in the device, which does well to add more to the experience. One thing that would be nice to see would be auto uploading, but there's no word on that- at least it's not currently planned to be a feature.

Read on for more early impressions...

There's been a lot of discussion about the value of the N96 and it's place in the N9x line of Nseries devices from Nokia. Many feel that the feature set, and more so the lack of new mobile technology that we've been accustomed to seeing with N9x devices doesn't warrant the numerology. After speaking with the product manager for the N96, several things become better understood about the device and it's place in the N9x range. First off is the fact that there's no new hardware. Embedded data is not new, nor is an SDHC card slot, obviously. However, such large internal memory storage in addition to the expandable memory slot is. LED flash is certainly nothing new, and in fact has been argued as a step backwards from the xenon flash of the N82. To the contrary, a dual LED system that allows for sustained operation with the purposes of night time video recording is a step forward- clearly it's not the performance of a xenon flash, bu the flash works very well. James Burland at NokiaCreative.com has a quick video up that shows the brilliance of the LED lamp during video recording in a dark room that is worth a look. While it's not something that you're going to use every day, or perhaps all that often at all-  that's not the idea behind the feature set of the N96. Take into consideration the DVB-H capabilities. Again, this is obviously nothing new- we've seen it in the N92 and the N77- neither of which saw much success. The idea is that this device is not about DVB-H, it's just one of the features. The N9x line isn't about what's new, it's about a product tier, and a feature (and price) level. It's about high level of functionality in a reasonable sized device. The N96 isn't about any one feature- its about the feature set, and to that end the N96 really shines.

Aside from the lack of an Earth-shattering new feature- the big complaint you will hear about the N96 is the battery size- it's a 950mAh battery, same as the 'classic' N95. A lot of people are asking why Nokia neglected to learn the lesson with the very vocal disdain for the battery life of that device. I can assure you that they have learned a lesson- though it's not as apparent at first glance. Nokia has deemed it more important to work on improving the efficiencies of the device's power consumption, rather than to pack a larger battery into the device in exchange for a feature or two, or ending up with a brick of a device- another complaint that some had with the N95. So the battery life is extended through the optimizations made for music playback, which is now 14 hours- or nearly double the playtime of the N95 they claim. Feature pack 2 makes several optimizations to the system to conserve battery usage, and it's not using the same processor as the N95- presumably offering more operating time. They've also decided against the xenon flash for the same reasons- battery life and size. It was easy for them to fit the N82 with a xenon bulb because of the real estate that the mono-block design allows, but it was apparently not much of an option for them with the N96- again with concerns for creating a massive brick of a device.

When it comes down to it, the N96 is intended to be a consumption-user's device, not a content creator. That's where the thinking has to be to understand the N96- which I'm starting to get a little more now. What do you think now after hearing more about the N96? Does it fit in the product tier of the other N9x devices? Do you still think there should have been some radically new feature included in the device?

    Looks like those eager to jump ship on the N95 won't have to wait quite that long. Mobile City Online has opened up preorders for the N96, with an expected release date of May 7th at a price of $799.99.  I'm not entirely sure the $800 is worth the 16GB of flash along with a DVB card that will not function in the states, but to each his own. I have to say I would be a bit suprised if this actually shipped on projected date, as just last week Nokia stated a 3Q release date. This could however be a nice change of pace, announcing products and actually shipping them before the expected release date. Either way, I can assure you on won't be the first on the waiting list. If you are feeling brave, head over to Mobile City Online and drop down on your preorder.