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Nokia 808 PureView Spotted at FCC, Possibly Coming to the US

Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia 808 PureView was confirmed for a May release in Europe. Unfortunately, the Finnish company mentioned that the smartphone would not be launched in North America, or at least not in the near future. Given the fact that Nokia is trying to conq...

7 May 2012
13:01 GMT

Nokia 808 PureView Gets Previewed in China, Sample Pictures Show Impressive Details

Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Nokia 808 PureView has just been previewed in China. The folks over at IT168 got their hands on Nokia’s new camera-phone flagship and took some sample pictures that show an impressive level of detail. However, this shouldn’t be a ...

2 April 2012
14:01 GMT

Nokia N9 Tips and Tricks (I)

Although Nokia confirmed that the N9 will be its first and last smartphone based on the MeeGo operating system, the Finnish company announced it will support the device with software updates and apps until at least 2015.Nokia N9 comes with a brand new operating system based on Linux, and features a unique user interf...

31 October 2011
16:01 GMT

Nokia C5-05 and C5-06 Full Specs Revealed, Soon to Go Official

Although Nokia C5-05 and C5-06 have yet to be officially introduced by the Finnish handset maker, the smartphones have been listed with full specs on Nokia's website.As their specs sheet suggest, the phones seem to be downgraded versions of the older Nokia C5-03 model, which was launched on the market last year ...

10 October 2011
04:37 GMT

Nokia 603 Emerges with Symbian Belle

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is gearing up for the release of its first devices based on Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, but it seems that they did not forget about Symbian fans either, and that a new handset based on this platform will soon arrive on shelves, namely Nokia 603. The upcoming ...

8 October 2011
08:11 GMT

Vertu Constellation T Touchscreen Phone Receives Bluetooth Certification

Nokia's luxury phones brand Vertu is about to release its first phone to feature a touchscreen, the Constellation T.While the company has yet to come forward with an official announcement, the phone has been spotted at Bluetooth SIG.It looks like Vertu Constellation T has just received its Bluetooth certificatio...

4 October 2011
05:04 GMT

Nokia C2-06 Spotted in India, Dual-SIM Touch Phone

One of the unannounced Nokia feature-phones has just been spotted in India. Although the phone has been marked with the C0-00 codename, its internal name for Bluetooth reveals the real designation of the handset as Nokia C2-06. The C2-06 features a slider form factor with all its corners rounded, which gives it a ...

19 April 2011
03:43 GMT

Blackberry OS Tops iOS in US “Mobile Internet Usage” Report

Web analytics company StatCounter reports via its research branch, Global Stats, that Blackberry OS has overtaken Apple’s iOS for the first time in the US, during November 2010, in terms of “mobile Internet usage”.According to the report, BlackBerry OS recorded a 34.3% share surpassing iOS, which on...

1 December 2010
09:44 GMT

Symbian Foundation Shuts Down Its Websites

Symbian Foundation, the organization behind the Symbian operating system, is set to shut down all of its websites as of December 17th, 2010, following the announcement regarding the transitioning to a licensing body.A recent post on the Symbian Foundation wiki states that the site is expected to close on that day, b...

29 November 2010
03:05 GMT

A Nokia Handset Model for Any User Worldwide

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been through some pretty tough months lately, with the launch of the new Symbian^3 OS, followed by the loss of its CEO and of other top executives, but it seems that the company is quite optimistic about the future.Still the largest phone maker in the world, Nokia has been losing...

16 November 2010
16:37 GMT

Nokia: US Mobile Phone Market Is Tough

It is common knowledge that Nokia's presence in the United States is pretty weak when it comes to smartphones offered through network operators. The handset manufacturer's relationship with U.S. carriers is not that great, which means Nokia fans tied to an operator contract can only hope for the company...

16 November 2010
10:16 GMT

Nokia Focuses on Developers to Keep Symbian Users from Turning to Other Platforms

At Microsoft's TechEd Europe 2010 conference in Berlin last week, Softpedia had the chance to get some answers from Nokia regarding the company's future plans and strategies in the Symbian OS development. Tarja Kantola Nokia Senior GTM Manager Eseries and Dinesh Subramaniam, Nokia Senior Manager Communicati...

15 November 2010
12:31 GMT

How to Transfer SMS Messages from Symbian OS to Android

Lately, many Symbian OS users are turning to other platforms that offers them more freedom and functionality. For these people that are planning to replace their old/new Symbian smartphone with an Android device, here is a guide that shows how the SMS messages can be transferred safely.The procedure requires users to...

10 November 2010
16:31 GMT

Nokia 6700 slide Lands at Rogers

Originally launched by Nokia at the end of 2009, Nokia 6700 slide is finally reaching the Canadian carrier Rogers. The device is offered for as low as $79.99 with a 3-year Rogers contract.Even though the Finnish giant doesn't have too many fans in North America, where Motorola, Samsung, Blackberry, HTC and Apple...

27 August 2010
06:00 GMT

New Symbian^4 Screenshots Surface

Unable to fully optimize its Symbian OS for touchscreen devices, Nokia was one step close to pull the plug from one of the most successful operating systems on the mobile phone market. Surprisingly, instead of giving up its Symbian OS, the Finnish giant stated that Symbian will aim in the future only mid-ranged Nokia...

19 July 2010
05:59 GMT

Nokia Might Have Plans for a Windows-Based Smartphone

Even though it's just a rumour, Nokia working on a Windows Mobile phone would not be such a big surprise. After teaming up with Microsoft to offer mobile office software on a wide range of its handsets, the Finnish company might have decided to enforce the alliance by planning to release a Windows-based smartpho...

4 June 2010
05:16 GMT

Symbian Gets Reshaped via Symbian Ideas Website

The Symbian Foundation announced today that it was enhancing the Symbian platform and applications for the operating system via ideas that were submitted to the Symbian Ideas website. Given the fact that Symbian is now an open organization and an open platform, the Symbian Ideas website is one of the main drivers fo...

15 February 2010
16:51 GMT

Download ESET Mobile Antivirus for Symbian OS

ESET announced recently the release of its ESET Mobile Antivirus Public Beta 1 for Symbian OS-based mobile phones. According to the company, the new software solution is meant to offer protection from a wide range of threats for Symbian OS-powered smartphones, while being built upon the ESET NOD32 Antivirus engine, a...

5 October 2009
06:29 GMT

Symbian Foundation Adds New Member, Symsource

Symsource Limited announced today having joined lines with the Symbian Foundation, which offers one of the world's most proven, open and complete mobile software platform. The platform has at its base the Symbian OS, as well as software solutions from companies like Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, and Sony Ericsson, and also...

22 June 2009
06:59 GMT

Nokia and Qualcomm Partner for UMTS Device Development

Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone maker, and Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading provider of technology solutions, announced plans to work together in the future for the development of new advanced UMTS mobile devices that would be initially aimed at the North American market. At the same time, the two companies stated th...

18 February 2009
05:53 GMT

Quickoffice for Symbian OS Goes to Version 6.0

Quickoffice, the powerful Symbian OS office suite, is reported to have just been released under the long expected 6.0 version. The application features password protection for documents, ZIP file support and word count in Quickword, as well as a range of improvements such as Excel 2007 chart viewing and a 'Go t...

28 January 2009
03:58 GMT

Nokia to Redefine the Meaning of Smartphone, Extends S60 Usage

It seems that Nokia plans to expand S60 on Symbian OS to new market areas and new categories, while also trying to bring the platform to lower-cost devices, at least this is what CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and CFO Rick Simonson stated at the company's recent Q4 earnings conference call. According to the two, the F...

24 January 2009
07:15 GMT

Nokia E90 Communicator Reaches UK

Nokia E90Communicator will be available in the UK too from now on. The smartphone has been released some while ago, but only now it has managed to go as far as Britain. For the British who haven't taken the trouble of ordering themselves a Nokia E90 Communicator from the countries where it is already available, ...

30 July 2007
08:27 GMT

Nokia Starts Shipping the N77 Multimedia Computer

Nokia has started shipping their N77 multimedia computer mobile phone to several countries. This handset features the unique technology of Mobile TV at the highest standards.Until now, Nokia has been keeping the N77 phone model only for themselves, as shipments have been made only in Finland. During this month, Nokia...

11 June 2007
05:02 GMT

20 Million Symbian Phones Sold Until Now

Symbian has just announced that more than 20 million Symbain smartphones have been sold until now in Japan. It is a great number, and a milestone for the company in its rapid expansion on the smartphone market.Actually, the company's growth can be easily seen in the figures of the phone models that have been put...

17 May 2007
09:16 GMT

HelloSoft Provides VoIP Technology for Symbian OS Mobiles

HelloSoft, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP Technologies for mobile devices, just announced the launch of its VoIP technologies for mobile devices based on Symbian OS.Symbian OS is licensed by one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers (Nokia) and, to date, over 110 million Symbian smartphones have be...

4 April 2007
10:36 GMT


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