HTC Flyer, Nokia E6, BlackBerry Torch 9860, and iPhone 3GS to be discontinued by Orange UK soon
Earlier today we brought you news about a few T-Mobile devices that are bound to reach End-of-Life status soon in the US, and now it’s time for some similar news, this time coming from Orange UK. The operator is going to discontinue three devices before the end of this month, and a big name in [...]
Nokia Belle update may be coming on February 8
Last month when we also officially mourned the passing of the Symbian brand, Nokia promised that the Belle software update for devices currently running Anna (such as the N8, C7, C6-01, E7, X7, and E6) will arrive sometime in February. But back then the Finnish company didn’t go to the trouble of providing an actual [...]
Nokia 801T specs uncovered
Yesterday, Nokia announced the 801T for China. Unfortunately though, details about the phone’s specs were hard to come by back then. Not so anymore. Today, Nokia has added the 801T to its Developers portal. And everything you may want to know about this new smartphone is covered. So let’s dive right in. The Nokia 801T [...]
Nokia N801T with Symbian Anna and NFC announced in China
Nokia has officially announced a new Symbian smartphone – the Nokia N801T, a handset that features TD-SCDMA connectivity and, thus, will be available only in China. The Nokia N801T runs Symbian Anna, and features a 4 inch display, mobile TV (there’s even an external antenna), NFC, 3.5mm headset jack, Nokia Maps, and a stainless steel [...]
Nokia gives up on Symbian (the brand), promises Belle update for February
It’s been an interesting few years for Nokia in terms of branding. At first, all their new services were Nokia-branded. Nokia this, Nokia that. Then all of those things got rebranded, with Nokia making way to Ovi. So Ovi this, Ovi that. Then Ovi was dropped, and everything (or rather, the few services still left [...]
Symbian Belle update will be out for existing Nokia smartphones in early 2012
Here’s some bad news if your device of choice is a Nokia N8, E7, X7, C7, C6-01, 500, Oro, or E6. The long-awaited update to Symbian Belle is only going to arrive on your smartphone in ‘early 2012′. We were previously led to believe that this update would start rolling out in the fourth quarter [...]
Nokia N9 gets a pretty big software update, X6 not forgotten either
If you’re one of the very few people who own a Nokia N9, you should know that the Finnish company has just issued the first big software update for its beloved first and last MeeGo phone. We don’t know if Nokia will end up keeping its promise of releasing updates for the N9 “for years”, [...]
Nokia 5800 and 5530 get new features via software update
Here’s some good news if you own one of two older Symbian^1 devices. The Nokia 5800 and 5530 did not and will not get updated to Symbian Anna (or Belle for that matter), so the situation for these phones can look kind of bleak. Yet it isn’t entirely so, for Nokia has been working on [...]
Nokia 700 now available at Vodafone UK, free from £26 per month
The Nokia 700 was one of three new Symbian Belle smartphones announced in August by the Finnish company. As such, it’s one of the first devices that runs Nokia’s newest iteration of its Symbian operating system. Belle includes the big UI update, so if you haven’t looked at it yet, you may not even know [...]
Nokia’s Symbian Anna devices get a new bug fixing software update
Nokia has apparently started the rollout of a software update for its smartphones running Symbian Anna. The phones in question are the Nokia N8, E7, C7, C6-01, X7, and the E6. However, if you were hoping to get the Symbian Belle update, you’ll be disappointed – this isn’t it. We had previously heard that the [...]
Nokia 603 with Symbian Belle and Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset announced
Nokia has just announced two new products: a smartphone and a Bluetooth headset. The smartphone is the Nokia 603, which arrived sooner that we’d expected. Like the Nokia 600, 700 and 701 before it, the new Nokia 603 runs Symbian Belle. According to Nokia, the handset is “designed to appeal to first time smartphone users [...]
Nokia 603 leaked. Symbian Belle update to start on October 26?
It’s been a while since we last saw a leak of a Nokia smartphone that isn’t going to run Windows Phone. But today is just one of those days. Apparently Nokia is getting ready to launch at least one new Symbian Belle handset during Nokia World later this month – the Nokia 603. Nokia World [...]
Nokia 600, 700, and 701 with Symbian Belle launch in India
Nokia has officially announced its three newest Symbian-powered smartphones in India. The Nokia 600, 700, and 701 were all first introduced in Hong Kong last month, and now the company seems ready to present them in more countries. Of the three, the Nokia 701 is apparently already available to buy in India. It’s recommended sales [...]
Nokia 700 with Symbian Belle coming to T-Mobile UK this month
T-Mobile UK will launch its very first Symbian Bell smartphone soon: the Nokia 700. Expected to become available before the end of September, the Nokia 700 will most likely be offered by T-Mobile for free on select plans. The handset comes with a 3.2 inch (360 x 640 pixels) AMOLED ClearBlack display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, [...]
Unlocked Nokia E7 now just $404 at Amazon
The Nokia E7, arguably the company’s last Symbian flagship device, has been available in the US since April, although how well it has sold so far is anyone’s guess. Ours is that whoever buys one of these in the States is either a die-hard Symbian fan, only buys stuff based on looks, or simply likes [...]
Nokia 700 (with Symbian Belle) priced in the UK. Nokia 500 coming this month to Portugal
Nokia 700 – one of he company’s first Symbian Belle smartphones – can be pre-ordered now in the UK, where at least two online retailers are offering the handset. Play.com asks £259.99 ( €302) for the 700, saying it’s “due for release on October 21.” MobileFun is also taking pre-orders for the new Nokia smartphone, [...]
Microsoft Apps for Symbian Belle smartphones coming soon
Nokia has announced that its Symbian Belle smartphones would receive a software update that brings “a suite of Microsoft productivity applications” known as Microsoft Apps. The applications will include Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile, Microsoft Document Connection, and Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast. They will be rolled-out to Symbian Belle smartphones (Nokia 600, Nokia 700, Nokia [...]
Nokia 600, 700, and 701 announced, all running Symbian Belle and coming before the end of September
Remember how around the end of June there was a leak which brought us rough specs for four new Symbian smartphones? Well, since then, one of the devices on that list was already made official – the Nokia 500, which was the first handset to sport Nokia’s revised-yet-again naming system. And today the other three [...]
Symbian Anna for Nokia N8, E7, C7 and C6-01 available starting now
If you’re a proud (?) owner of a Nokia N8, C7, E7, or C6-01, you should be happy to find out that Nokia has started rolling-out a Symbian Anna update for your smartphone. The updated should be available this week in lots of countries around the world, including: Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, [...]
Mobile Cloud Music Showdown – Subscription Services, 2nd Place: Spotify
Ed. – This article is part of our roundup featuring all of the mobile cloud music services currently available in the US. Click here for more. Digital music fans in the US have been awaiting the Spotify launch for years, and it landed on our shores just in time for this feature. They took a [...]