Nokia cell phone trivia

Twelve interesting facts about Nokia you may not know, published in TechScraper, two of which are related to ringtones: [via digg]

-- The “Special” tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for “SMS”. Similarly, the “Ascending” SMS tone is Morse code for “Connecting People,” Nokia’s slogan. The “Standard” SMS tone is Morse code for “M” (Message).

-- The ringtone “Nokia tune” is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named “Gran Vals” by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega - something we already knew, but "Grande Valse" was changed to “Nokia Tune” around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the “Nokia Tune.”

emily | 1:21 PM | Fun |
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