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 […]
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. […]
Nokia Opens US NAM N8 Pre-Orders
Nokia USA has officially begun accepting pre-orders for its last N Series device based on Symbian in the Nokia N8. The N8 features a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 48GB with a 32GB microSDHC card, Ovi Maps access, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, GPS transceiver and 12 megapixel camera […]
Samsung Buries WiMAX Mondi KIN-Style, Gives Parting Gifts
The biggest reason that the Samsung Mondi failed can probably be traced to its lack of an ability to operate as a WiMAX modem. Samsung has fixed that, unfortunately far too late for the product to be saved in the marketplace. At one point the Mondi had a lot of promise. If it had sold […]
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.
RIM and Nokia Respond to Apple Signal Strength Demonstration
Following Apple’s opening of the antenna information page on its site, Nokia and RIM have responded to Apple’s claims that antenna signal strength attenuation affects every cellular phone and that its issues are nowhere out of the ordinary compared to the aforementioned manufacturers, with RIM making the most pointed statements.
Nokia Nuron 5230 on T-Mobile Receives Firmware Update
Nokia has issued a firmware update for the T-Mobile variant of the Nuron 5230. The new version, v.12.2.082 makes the following new additions: “Great new features, Updated applications, and Performance improvements.” Nokia has not elaborated what new features were added, nor what applications specifically were updated. The update may be available from the SW Update […]
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 […]