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\"NokiaWhat the heck is it about cell phone companies that makes them value form over function<\/a>?<\/p>\n

I want a phone that has keys that are easy to use, particularly with one hand or in other awkward, real-life, carrying around situations. My Nokia 8300, with its U-shaped keypad layout is annoying enough. The new 7610<\/a>‘s keypad layout, swooshing asymmetrically, looks like a nightmare of miskeys just waiting to happen.<\/p>\n

But, I suppose, if you’re not making any calls, just trying to look trendy, it’s fine …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What the heck is it about cell phone companies that makes them value form over function? 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