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Nokia opens its Cseries with the C5 phone

Published on: 6th March, 2010

The start of a new phone line, a quite rare event for Nokia, was recently marked by the launch of the C5, the first phone in the Cseries. The new range is meant to bring smartphone-level software to a very entry level and is powered by Symbian S60, everything in a candybar shape. Although the [...]

Nokia’s Ovi Maps may be available on other platforms as well

Published on: 2nd March, 2010

According to Greig Williams, Nokia’s southeast Europe GM, the new Ovi Maps service could be available for other platforms too; the declaration has been made in an interview in Austria’s Die Presse. Even if he didn’t mention a particular platform, he affirmed that expanding the service outside of Symbian is the next step in the [...]

Apple’s patent complaint against Nokia investigated by ITC

Published on: 25th February, 2010

The international Trade Commission of the United States agreed last week to investigate a patent complaint filed by Apple against Nokia. The aim of the investigation is to determine whether or not nine Apple patents are violated by Nokia’s phones. As a result, a successful investigation could ban the import of almost all Nokia handsets [...]

Nokia’s 6216 classic with NFC payments postponed

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Nokia’s 6216 classic handset, which would have been the company’s first mobile device with an integrated Near Field Communications (NFC) module to communicate with its own SIM card using the Single Wire Protocol, will not be released anymore. Nokia’s executives said that the decision has been made due to the fact that the consumer experience [...]

Nokia’s 112Mbps 3G to be shown at MWC

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

On February 13, 2010, Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it will most probably use the MWC taking place during the following week to show the 112Mbps 3G using HSPA+. This new technology will be four times faster than the actual 21Mbps HSPA+; this speed will be accomplished thanks to four transceivers which will go together [...]

Intel’s Moblin + Nokia’s Maemo = MeeGo

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

The famous chipmaker, Intel, and the mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, have recently announced that their respective Moblin and Maemo mobile device OS will merge into a single operating system. The Linux-based platform, called MeeGo, is intended to run on various platforms, such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks or in-car entertainment systems. The Linux Foundation will be [...]

Intel and Nokia, on the way to a new partnership

Published on: 17th February, 2010

Intel has recently announced that it will be joining Nokia’s press event on February 15, in order to provide news. Neither Nokia, nor Intel has revealed the subject of the unveiling, even if their previous partnership has lead to the creation of the Booklet 3G netbook. This netbook seems to have been intended to create [...]

Factory retooling and job cutting at Nokia, focusing on smartphones

Published on: 13th February, 2010

The role of a key plant in Salo, Finland would completely change in order to focus on smartphone production. High-value smartphones would be manufactured in this factory, having Europe as a priority. Nokia expects to get a better mix of hardware but also a quicker turnaround in manufacturing the smartphones as a major change.
A first [...]

Nokia sees its smartphone share back to 40 percent

Published on: 31st January, 2010

The Finnish phone maker Nokia seems to recover after a successful fall season 2009. The 20.8 million devices shipped in the fall are much above the 16.4 million in the summer. The estimated 52.4 million smartphones Nokia shipped in the entire market compared to only 47 million make the company jump from the lower 35 [...]

Nokia gets ready the 16GB X6 in new colours

Published on: 31st January, 2010

The 16GB version of the X6 handset of Nokia will be soon released, according to tech journalist Eldar Murtazin, the editor of Mobile-Review. The device would be available in pink on white, blue on white or black and will be less expensive than the larger 32GB model, i.e. $500 instead of $640. The smaller price [...]

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