Nokia E7 Up for Pre-Order
Nokia’s last major Symbian device in the E7 has been officially posted for pre-order on Nokia’s own online store ahead of its official launch next month. The E7 features a tilting 4 inch wide sliding touch display which covers a QWERTY keyboard and also features an 8 megapixel camera with 720p video capture. Like the […]
Nokia to Focus on Windows Phone 7, Symbian Phaseout, MeeGo Becomes Experimental
Nokia today announced their plan to transition the their smartphone division to Windows Phone 7, over the next two years. The company has recently acknowledged the extreme difficulties that it has had in evolving to the new generation of smartphone platforms. By embracing Windows Phone 7, and entering into a strategic partnership with Microsoft, Nokia […]
T-Mobile Cancels Nokia Nuron 2
Following up on the news of Nokia canceling the X7 for AT&T last week, it seems that T-Mobile has canceled the successor to its surprisingly popular Nuron in the Nuron 2, which would have been a rebranded Nokia C5-03. The C5-03 as available in Europe features S60 5th Edition, a 3.2 inch resistive touch display […]
Nokia Cancels X7 for AT&T
According to the Wall Street Journal, Nokia has canceled a planned launch of the Symbian^3 powered Nokia X7 originally intended for AT&T as an exclusive model due to a lack of confidence in AT&T’s ability to promote the device and their willingness to subsidize the device in order to draw customers to the smartphone. Were […]
Editorial: An Open Letter To Symbian, Symbian Foundation, and Nokia
Over the past few months, Nokia and Symbian Foundation have moved around assets to a degree that would make a startup blush. Yesterday, the two announced that Nokia would be taking over primary development control of the Symbian platform, but that Symbian Foundation would remain as a licensing authority. This leaves more questions than answers. […]
Nokia to Return to Symbian Development, Foundation Now Responsible for Licensing
Following last week’s announcement that the Symbian Foundation would receive funding to continue development under the SYMBEOSE consortium, the Symbian Foundation has announced that development of the smartphone platform will return under the direct control of Nokia beginning end of March 2011 under a different open source model than the one currently in use. The […]
Symbian Receives €22 Million Investment, Not Changing Name
Many in the mobile media have mis-reported today’s Symbian developments. Here’s what has happened, in a nutshell. Symbian over the past year has transitioned to being an open source foundation. However, in the process, it lost supporters such as Sony Ericsson. Nokia relies on Symbian to provide for their high-end handsets, as the company is […]
Sony Ericsson Ending Symbian Device Development
Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it has ended development of new devices with the Symbian operating system as its base. This follows the recent release of its latest Symbian-based smart device in the Vivaz on AT&T earlier this month. Sony Ericsson was one of the first major third-party Symbian licensees when it preceded to develop […]
Nokia N8 Delayed Until October
Nokia has delayed the Nokia N8 smartphone until October to address unexpected demand and last-minute changes. The full statement from Nokia follows below: "The amount of pre-orders has exceeded our expectations and we are working hard to deliver the Nokia N8 to the market. In some markets, we had planned to start delivering the Nokia […]
Nokia Updates Developer Tools and Features
Nokia has updated its developer tools and features with new functionality and features following the new devices announcement earlier this morning. A new version of the Qt SDK includes a 70% reduction in the amount of code required to write applications for Symbian devices and Nokia has simplified the application signing process while making it […]