Hard core Nokia/Symbian fans across the U.S. – here’s a piece of good news for ya’. The Nokia E7 is now available for pre-order through Nokia’s website with presumed delivery date in April. The problem is the price — despite an array of smartphones with gigahertz processors, the Finnish company doesn’t mind asking for $679…
Nokia X1-00: Ridiculously loud, amazingly cheap, epic battery life
Today Nokia has announced the X1-00, a device that’s aimed at the ultra low end of the market. It’s going to cost roughly $50 when it comes out in Q2 of this year and what makes it special is the gargantuan speaker on the back. It’s rated at 106 phon, which doesn’t mean anything to…
Rumor: Nokia C7 to launch on T-Mobile this month as the “Nokia Tiger”
Of all of Nokia’s problems, and there are many, the one that stands out the most is their lack of presence in the United States. For years we’ve been hearing the Finnish firm proclaim that North America is important and that they’re working hard to bring their devices across the pond, and yet the only…
Microsoft paying Nokia $1 billion to use Windows Phone 7
When Nokia decided to use Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform a few weeks ago, there were many questions as to why it chose the Microsoft platform instead of something like Google’s Android. Well, a new report may shine light on this decision, as it says that Microsoft is paying Nokia more than…
Nokia dumps the commercial half of Qt to Finnish firm Digia [Nokia likely to dump the other half soon]
Roughly 3 years ago Nokia purchased Trolltech, the Norwegian company responsible for developing the Qt platform. Nokia’s goal was simple: Let’s make Symbian easier to develop for and create a software layer we can throw on top of both Symbian and Maemo/MeeGo so that developers writing for our devices can address a larger customer base.…
Nokia E7 finally coming to Three UK in April
Last time Three UK talked about the Nokia E7, they said the QWERTY-keyboard equipped smartphone will be added to their offering at the beginning of the year. Then Nokia announced the “E7 delay” news and it was only recently that we’ve seen the device hitting select markets’ store shelves. Now we have a new date…
Rumor: Nokia giving bonuses to employees working on MeeGo so they don’t leave the company
When Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced to the world that the world’s largest handset maker would be switching to Windows Phone, Symbian would be killed after roughly 2 years, and that MeeGo isn’t even relevant anymore, you’ve got to wonder how employees took the news. In Tampere and Oulu, two cities in Finland, Symbian developers…
Nokia to open feature phone manufacturing plant in Vietnam next year
Smartphones are powerful and they let people do things today that seemed like science fiction just a decade ago, but all those capabilities come at a cost. The emerging markets, filled with people who are just now getting their first phone or people who can’t afford to spend more than say $100 on a device,…
India’s Reliance Communications offers Nokia’s Ovi Store to its subscribers
Nokia and Reliance Communications have teamed-up to announce a “first of its kind partnership in the country,” with the launch of the “India chapter” of the handset maker’s Ovi Store. As part of the deal, Reliance will apparently be the first operator to offer integrated operator billing, with purchases either deducted from prepaid credit or…
Nokia looking to steal some thunder from Opera Mini with new S40 Browser Beta
While many IntoMobile readers carry mid to high end smartphones, most of the known world uses feature phones since they’re cheaper and also tend to last longer since they’re designed to be used in countries with extreme climate conditions. All you Twitter and Facebook addiction shouldn’t underestimate the popularity of plain old voice calls and…