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Nokia 803 to be last throw of the Symbian dice?
Details leak of N8 successor 9 February 2012 13:03 GMT TweetAll the clues are pointing towards Nokia giving the Symbian OS one last high-profile outing; with the N8's successor likely to be the much leaked Nokia 803.
We first got wind of the supposed Nokia Belle handset back in December when a user...
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Nokia Series 40 passes 1.5 billion mark
Android and iOS playing catch up 25 January 2012 15:46 GMT TweetThese days it's all about Windows Phone 7 with Nokia. But there was a time when the Finnish company had all of its OS eggs planted firmly with another platform. And now, after 13 years, the 1.5 billionth S40 device has been sold.
The handset...
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Nokia ditches Symbian name, promises Nokia Belle for 2012
Symbian Finnish-ed... 21 December 2011 17:10 GMT TweetNokia's move to ditch Symbian completely might not be complete finalised just yet; however, that hasn't stopped the Finnish company from ditching its name in the latest software update planned for February.
"The all new Nokia Belle (previously...
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Nokia Asha 200, 201, 300, 303 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Here's hoping 26 October 2011 13:55 GMT TweetIf the excitement of two new Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 7 devices is too much for you, perhaps you'll be more interested in the S40-based Asha range.
Nokia presented the new handsets on stage at the opening of Nokia World 2011 in London, wrapping...
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Nokia Asha phone range debuts
Brimful of Ashas 26 October 2011 9:37 GMT TweetNokia has announced four new budget handsets: the Nokia Asha 200, Asha 201, Asha 300, and Asha 303.
Derived from Hindi word signifying hope, the new phones will run Symbian Series 40 and be aimed at the emerging markets around the world.
"We...
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Nokia 500 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Budget Symbian smartphone 16 September 2011 9:03 GMT TweetThe Nokia 500 is pitched as an affordable, but colourful, feature phone and as we understand it, will be exclusive to Carphone Warehouse in the UK.
It’s a compact Symbian Anna handset, offering up a vibrant 3.2-inch screen with a 640...
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Symbian Belle is all systems go with three new handsets from Nokia
Nokia 600, 700 and 701 24 August 2011 13:43 GMT TweetNot once, not twice, but thrice does Nokia thrust Symbian Bell-based phonage upon the fair public, the new handsets taking the form of the Nokia 600, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701.
Symbian Belle, the new version of the Symbian OS, brings features...
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Nokia Symbian Belle coming Wednesday 24 August
New OS update 22 August 2011 15:11 GMT TweetNokia is about to launch the next version of Symbian - Symbian Belle - according to a teaser which the company has inadvertently confirmed on its Facebook fan page.
The teaser which simply says: “It’s almost time to try something...
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Nokia Symbian Anna hits the N8 and more
Still life in the old dog yet 18 August 2011 11:11 GMT TweetThe latest version of Symbian (yes, Symbian, it isn't dead just yet) - Anna - that was announced by Nokia back in April is finally seeing some device action, rolling out to the Nokia N8, C7, E7 and C6-01.
Anna comes with a number of new features...
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Android acquires half the smartphone market, but for how long?
Mobile stats flood in 2 August 2011 16:19 GMT TweetBig mobile news has just come in from research firm Canalys, as figures show how the top smartphone operating systems are fairing on the world market. Of particular interest is that Google's Android Operating System has captured 48 per cent of the...
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Nokia not done with Symbian yet as updates roll out
3.2 and 5.0 get new features 29 June 2011 11:57 GMT TweetNokia is really drawing out its fated Symbian relationship. Not only are there leaks of forthcoming Symbian handsets aplenty, CEO Stephen Elop is telling all and sundry that there's another 10 Symbian Nokia handsets to come - and now Nokia has also...
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VIDEO: Love story shot on Nokia N8 splits our brains in two
Winner of Nokia Shorts announced 28 June 2011 12:48 GMT TweetWhilst it may have its shortcomings, no one can deny the power behind the Nokia N8's camera. The Finnish manufacturer managed to pack a tasty 12 megapixel sensor into the back of the handset, resulting in some serious mobile imaging.
Nokia...
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Four new Nokia handsets detailed
Sadly, of the Symbian variety 28 June 2011 9:35 GMT TweetOn Monday details of the forthcoming Nokia N5 were leaked all over webland, signalling that Stephen Elop wasn't joking when he said that 10 more Symbian handsets could be coming this year.
And now there's more details of what devices might...
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Nokia N5 leak hints at slow Symbian death
N6 and N7 reported to be coming as well 27 June 2011 13:46 GMT TweetJust when you thought that Windows Phone 7 (with a bit of help from MeeGo) had kicked the last breath out of Symbian, the Nokia N5 - boasting an updated version of Symbian Anna - goes and leaks all over the web.
We know that the days of the...
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Nokia hands Symbian over to Accenture - still no end for the OS
WP7 from here on out? Doesn't look like it 22 June 2011 13:19 GMT TweetThe days of Nokia and its love affair with the Symbian OS are numbered. The final signatures have been put in place, hands shook and leaving parties arranged. This is it, this is the end. From October 2011 all developing and support of Symbian will...
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