Following hot on the heels of the launch of the S60 5th Edition today, Nokia has confirmed that it is working on future devices that could feature multi-touch capabilities like the Apple iPhone 3G.
Although S60 5th Edition supports only resistive touchscreens, Nokia marketeer Matti Vanska admitted, “We’re investigating other touch device technologies for future products.”
Resistive touchscreens are pressure-sensitive and so can be used with wet hands, long nails or while wearing gloves. They also support the use of a stylus, such as the ‘plectrum’ that comes with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
Capactive screens, as seen on the iPhone and iPod Touch, require a naked finger to use but can support multi-touch functionality.
Developer audiocast
Vanska was talking about the latest version of S60 for Symbian OS to developers via an audiocast, and stressed the ease of bringing other applications for other platforms to S60.
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