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In a little under one hour Nokia is going to be holding a press conference. We’ll try to live blog it, tethering with so many mobile phone geeks in one room is never nice, but in case our network goes down you’ll be able to watch Nokia’s event live on Nokia’s Mobile World Congress page.
We don’t know what they’re going to announce, but if the picture I took after I picked up my press badge is right, then we’re going to see something related to Intel.
That being said, there is one thing more important, more relevant to you right now, and that’s Symbian. Your opinion of the operating system aside, it drives 4 out of every 10 smartphones shipped. Symbian officially went open source a few days ago, Symbian^3 at least, but it’s not 100% complete. Today Nokia said that they’re planning on completing Symbian^3 in Q1, and that it’ll be on devices as soon as Q3 of this year. It’ll support HDMI video out, 4G networks (there is no official 4G network technology by the way), and seamless switching between the cellular and WiFi networks. I’m sure that feature list is quite a bit longer, but they’re not going to risk making a promise they can’t keep. Check out the video below to get an idea of the type of user experiance you’ll be using by the end of this year, assuming you pick up a new Nokia device that is.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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