Nokia Announces E7 Flagship Business Device
Following up, Nokia has also announced the E7 business device as the flagship business device in its lineup succeeding the E73. 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 C6 and C7, the E7 […]
Nokia Announces C6 and C7 Symbian^3 Devices
During Nokia World this morning, the Finnish manufacturer has announced the C6 and C7 Symbian^3 touch display driven devices. The devices feature 8.0 megapixel cameras and a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch display with a new display technology called ClearBlack Display (CBD) which is claimed to deliver better outdoor visibility for both the C6 and C7. […]
AT&T Announces Sony Ericsson Vivaz Launch
AT&T has announced the launch of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz smart device. The device will be available later today online and on September 5th in all AT&T retail sales channels for $129.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $79.99. The Vivaz features S60 5th Edition along […]
First Symbian ^4 Screenshots Posted
The Symbian Developer wiki has posted the first screen shots of the forthcoming Symbian^4 operating system taken from the emulator for Windows PCs. The screenshots demonstrate the shift in menu management and the capability for multiple homescreens similar to Android. The first phones running Symbian ^4 will be released next year from Nokia.
Symbian Foundation Comments on Nokia’s Symbian Plans
The Symbian Foundation has sent an official statement to PhoneNews.com regarding yesterday’s report concerning Nokia’s decision to move the flagship N-Series line from Symbian to MeeGo and the resulting shift for the X, C and E Series. The C Series of devices will be powered by Symbian instead of the Java-based Series 40 as previously […]
Nokia Moving N-Series to MeeGo
Nokia has confirmed that it will move its flagship N-Series high-end smart device line from Symbian to MeeGo, while relegating Symbian to the E Series and X series where the operating system enjoys popularity. The C series will now be the entry level line powered by Series 40. The first device to be released and […]
Nokia Releases Cross-Platform Qt SDK
Nokia has released its first version of the Qt SDK which is currently in beta. The SDK will allow developers to create and compile programs for Symbian 3.1 all the way up to Symbian^3, Maemo and MeeGo. In terms of tool and API depth, the SDK is nearly complete with the Qt class library which […]
Nokia Announces N8 with Symbian^3
Nokia has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Nokia N8, which will also mark the availability of the manufacturer’s Symbian^3 operating system and companion SDK. The N8 features a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, and there’s 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 48GB with a 32GB microSDHC card, free Ovi Maps access is included […]
Nokia Delays Symbian^3 Release to Third Quarter
In its latest earnings report, Nokia has confirmed the delay of its Symbian^3 operating system launch from the second quarter to sometime during the third quarter, which followed a 40% increase in earnings per share but not enough to meet analyst expectations, which led to share prices dropping by 12%. Symbian^3 is meant to be […]