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Nokia X7 Symbian Smartphone Gets FCC Teardown

Rue Liu, May 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

We had gotten our hands on the Nokia X7 back in April, but now with the surfaced FCC teardown images, the device launch should be just around the corner. The Nokia X7 has an angular futuristic look with slanted sides and a brushed aluminum back that will surely garner polarizing opinions. For all the lovely images of it bared down, continue after the cut. Read The Full Story

Au Revoir Ovi: Nokia self-brands services ahead of Windows Phone

Chris Davies, May 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

Out with the old, in with the new. Not only has Symbian received its marching orders, but Ovi - Nokia's suite of services and products - is also up for a significant rebranding, cutting the mental ties with the old and ushering in a Windows Phone-friendly relaunch. As of July 2011, Nokia will begin renaming Ovi services as plain Nokia services. Read The Full Story

Nokia phone/tablet strategy leak alleges Windows 8 slates and Vanjoki “backup”

Chris Davies, May 4th 2011 Discuss [7]

Details on Nokia's alleged phone and tablet strategy for 2012 and 2013 have emerged, suggesting that the company is indeed looking to Windows 8 for its slates and that Maemo 6 will be rolled out for one final hurrah before being effectively dropped. Arch insider Eldar Murtazin has spilt the beans, claiming that Nokia is looking to release 5-7 mid-to-high end Symbian^3 handsets in 2012, along with a single tablet. Read The Full Story

Nokia is working on new Vertu smartphone

Shane McGlaun, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Nokia has been busy the last few months since it landed a new CEO. The company has shunned Android, one of the most popular mobile operating systems and instead went with Windows Phone, one of the least popular operating systems around. The company is also hurting badly and has axed a large number of workers, and moved Symbian off to another firm. Read The Full Story

Nokia axes 4,000 jobs; Gives Symbian to Accenture

Chris Davies, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Nokia warned that the shift to Windows Phone would result in "substantial reductions in employment" and now the first significant signs of those job losses are being seen. Around 4,000 employees worldwide - though predominantly in Denmark, Finland and the UK - will be axed by the end of 2012, while around 3,000 will be shunted over to Accenture as part of a new deal to transfer Symbian software development there. Accenture will become a "preferred provider" of mobility software and other services for Nokia's Windows Phone range. Read The Full Story

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Nokia X7 hands-on [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

The thought of Nokia and gaming may bring to mind terrible memories of taco-shaped N-Gage, but the X7 looks set to change some opinions. Surprisingly waifish in the hand, with distinct tapering edges leaving it feeling like a crisp metal slice, the angular chassis (and Symbian OS) will probably polarize opinion nonetheless.

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Nokia E6 official: VGA Symbian QWERTY messaging phone

Chris Davies, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [4]

The Nokia E6 is another well-leaked smartphone from the past few months, and the company has finally made the messaging Symbian handset official. Like the X7 it runs the latest Symbian Anna OS, but unlike Nokias of old it also has a 2.46-inch VGA touchscreen display, offering 4x the pixels (326ppi) of earlier Eseries handsets. Read The Full Story

Nokia X7 official: Gaming & Multimedia maven

Chris Davies, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

It comes as little surprise, given the various leaks we've seen over the past few months, but Nokia has officially announced the X7, its gaming and multimedia smartphone. Based around a 4-inch display with a distinctive chassis crafted from stainless steel and glass, the Nokia X7 has a bowed back-panel design which lends itself to slotting neatly into the hands. Read The Full Story

Nokia Symbian Anna OS update: Portrait QWERTY, Ovi Maps boost

Chris Davies, Apr 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Nokia may be looking ahead to a shiny Windows Phone future, but that doesn't mean Symbian is left spinning in the wind. The company still expects to ship 150m Symbian devices this year (having sold 100m in 2010), and it still intends to invest in the platform to refine the experience for new and existing users. Today it's the debut of Symbian Anna, a significant refresh of the UI and underlying system. Read The Full Story

Nokia Drop Beta, from Nokia Labs

Kevin Fubar, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [5]

Nokia Labs released a beta for a new application. They posted a demo for a Google Chrome extension that allows the user to drop images and hyperlinks directly onto their Symbian OS equipped phone. Mark Guim demos the extension with a Nokia C7, or Nokia Astound here in the US. Take a look at Nokia Drop. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Nokia Astound on sale now: $80 Symbian^3

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

As promised, T-Mobile USA has put the Nokia Astound - aka the Nokia C7 - up for sale, with the Symbian^3 smartphone priced at a bargain $79.99. The handset, which we reviewed yesterday, has a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera, front-facing camera and a slick metal chassis. Read The Full Story

Nokia E6-00 leaks in full: Video, Specs, More

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

We've been gradually building a picture of the Nokia E6-00 over the past few months, but the unannounced Symbian smartphone has just seen its biggest leak to-date. A prototype has apparently found its way to the NokioTeca forums and been thoroughly snapped, tested and detailed. On the confirmed list, a VGA resolution capacitive touchscreen, paired with a physical keyboard, and an 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording. Videos after the cut Read The Full Story