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 […]
Chromium Ported to Nokia N900
Nokia’s N900 has proven to be the ultimate platform for Linux tinkering and hacking, aided in no small part by the manufacturer itself as it actively fosters its rapidly growing community. The latest result of the community being formed around both the device and its Maemo 5 Linux distribution is an unofficial port of Chromium, […]
MeeGo Developer Release Now Available for N900, Atom and Moorestown
The MeeGo project has announced the availability of a barebones developer release of the newly merged MeeGo operating system, with more specific details coming in the next few days leading up to the first milestone release in May. The downloads are available here. The release available today is the MeeGo distribution infrastructure and the operating […]
T-Mobile Launches Nokia Nuron 5230
Following up, T-Mobile has also launched the Nokia Nuron 5230, otherwise known as the 5230 XpressMusic outside of the US for $69.99 after a new 2 year agreement or $179.99 on an Even More Plus plan. As previously reported, the Nuron features quadband GSM/EDGE and dual-band 1700/2100 3.6Mbps HSDPA radios, as well as Bluetooth with […]
Holding Company Sues Apple, AT&T, Others Regarding Patents
A Frisco, Texas based holding company by the name of SmartPhone Technologies LLC has filed suit against Apple, AT&T, RIM, Samsung, Sanyo, LG, and Motorola alleging that all the companies named are infringing upon patents owned by the aforementioned company. Apple faces six counts of patent violations which include power conservation, telephony features, and email […]
Nokia Announces 5230 XpressMusic as Nuron for T-Mobile
Nokia has officially announced the Nokia 5230 XpressMusic as the Nuron for T-Mobile after initally being leaked in an employee roadmap last month. The Nuron features quadband GSM/EDGE and dual-band 1700/2100 3.6Mbps HSDPA radios, as well as Bluetooth with stereo audio support and FM radio. It features a 3.2-inch, 640 x 360 resistive touch display […]
Verizon Discontinues Select RIM, LG, Samsung and Nokia Handsets
Following up, an internal Verizon document has surfaced listing the latest phones and devices that the carrier has placed on its Endo of Life (EOL) list, meaning that the carrier will no longer order new shipments of the devices listed/ The following devices are now to be considered discontinued according to the carrier: RIM BlackBerry […]
Nokia Announces X6 for US Pre-Order
Nokia has announced that it has launched a pre-order campaign for the forthcoming X6 music phone in the US with a US 3G compatible version. The US version will be the 16GB version of the multimedia-oriented smart device instead of the 32GB version offered internationally with a choice between black and yellow bodyshell colors, while […]
FCC Reveals Vertu Ascent X with Quadband HSPA
The FCC has revealed the next model in the Vertu line of luxury handsets in the Vertu Ascent X. In a first for the line, the Ascent X will feature quadband HSPA access on the 800, 850, 1900, and 2100MHz frequencies along with standard quadband GSM/EDGE access, and a bodyshell that can be customized with […]
Nokia X10 Specifications Leaked via YouTube
The first details on one of Nokia’s newest series of phones and devices in the X10 has been leaked via YouTube, with the video subsequently removed after Nokia’s request. According to the documents, the X10 will feature Symbian^3 as a horizontal slider with a 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 inch AMOLED […]