Nokia finally plays catch up to what is showing to be the start of the smartphone revolution, but it seems they were a bit late coming to the party since the revolution started a couple of years ago with the launch of Apple's iPhone. Although there were smartphones already present in the market, their presence wasn't felt until Apple decided to enter the fray and put their marketing muscle behind their very much anticipated offering. Only then did the public notice the smartphone. Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry, were more focused on providing devices for corporate executives, way before Apple launched the iPhone, but now, they started innovating and began to market their devices not to just the elite, but to professionals who can afford the lifestyle of always being connected. The first smartphone that I ever wanted was a Sony Ericsson P910i. Now, there are a whole slew of new smartphones being released almost every week, with Samsung and LG a little bit ahead of Nokia. The number one handset maker in the world, however, decided that it's also time for them to cater, not just to dumbphone users, but to smartphone enthusiasts, as well. This is evidenced by the upcoming releases of new touchscreen smartphones, such as the 5230, powered by Symbian S60 5th edition. This particular software that debuted with the launch of the Tube, aka 5800 XpressMusic, is far from being the perfect smartphone OS, especially when it's compared with the iPhone OS, and the more recent Palm Pre's webOS, but it gets things done, and that's all that matters, especially for me. Nokia may be late to the party, but Sony Ericsson might have come and gone already and it seems they have dropped off the race. That, or they seem to be producing devices that does not merit rumors or hype, which means people may be losing interest in the handset maker altogether. Not a good sign.