Nokia Surge: ‘Social Phone’ For Kids

The Nokia Surge is Nokia’s product that handles social networking cheaply. At $79, the handset has a sliding keyboard that should make broadcasting status updates faster and easier. The Surge runs on S60, an operating system used in smarter Nokia phones. it has good messaging capabilities and flash support for a close to desktop web experience. The phone will also be loaded with JuiceCaster, a social network connector application that lets users create content on popular Web 2.0 services like MySpace, Blogger, Facebook and more. [Press Release]