Before setting out on this trip, I had to power cycle the device five times for it to grab a GPS lock.

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What we've alternately known as the "Tube" throughout much of its development cycle is the first production device to run S60 5th Edition -- the fourth major overhaul of Nokia's ubiquitous smartphone platform since 2002 and the first to support fingers, styli, and high-res displays.

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Luma, meanwhile, offers up wireless adjustments to the device's intense flashlight module, letting you cycle through patterns as well as brighten and dim.

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Freeing up spectrum will result in a virtuous cycle in which networks can support more mobile activity, leading device manufacturers and developers to be more creative and consumers to use their cellphones more, CTIA contends.

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Verizon subscribers, we hope your device habits don't revolve too closely around that 20-month upgrade cycle: it's about to get longer.

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The device looks a bit like a massively overgrown telephone headset, with overtones of a cycle helmet and maybe a gas mask thrown in.

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We expect smartphones to continue to carry a shorter life cycle than PCs for the years to come based on price, use case, and overall device size.

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Device companies like Apple and Samsung are scared of this because they prefer the product innovation cycle.

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