Nokia’s C5-00 may not have a lot of fans here at IntoMobile since it has a diminutive 2.2 inch screen, but make no mistake about it, it’s a full blown smartphone running Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. Announced in March 2010, the C5-00 originally came with a 3.2 megapixel camera, but today Nokia…
Nokia 700 Zeta with Symbian Belle images leaked
Most Nokia news these days surrounds its Windows Phone 7 efforts, but the Nokia 700 “Zeta” reminds us that Symbian handsets are still floating in the pipeline. It looks like a nice phone for those who are looking for a simple smartphone without all the bells and whistles of the higher-end Android or Windows Phone…
Nokia issues software updates to users of older hardware, delivers a modern browser and updated Maps
If there’s one thing consumers hate more than overpaying for goods and services, it’s buying something that quickly becomes obsolete. These days you need to do a lot of research before signing a 2 year contract and taking home a new smartphone. Is it running the latest version of Android/Symbian, will it get updates, how…
Nokia’s Ovi Store hits 6 million daily downloads
Although it’s far from commanding a dominant market share in the U.S., Nokia’s Ovi Store keeps growing like crazy. According to this post on Nokia Developer’s portal, more than 300,000 new Nokia accounts are created daily, and consumers are downloading 6 million mobile apps and content every day! In total, there are about 48,000 apps…
Nokia to change how they name devices yet again, switching to BMW-like 500/600/700 series model numbers
Does anyone remember their first Nokia and how it used to have a model number that seemed like a random string of 4 digits? That changed back in 2005 with the introduction of the Nseries, then several years later with the Eseries, and more recently there’s been the Cseries and Xseries. Just as we’ve started…
Hertz Europe launches Android, Symbian and BlackBerry mobile apps
Last year Hertz unveiled its iPhone app and now they are going for the rest of the (smartphone) market. In partnership with Grapple Mobile, European branch of the car rental company launched three new free apps for Android, Symbian (Nokia) and Blackberry devices, allowing users to reserve a car, change their reservation or log-in and…
Nokia N5 leaked, future low end N9
Nokia’s new phone, the N9, has been taking up most of our attention the last few weeks but the N5 is trying to get some show time today. A batch of shots of the prototype Symbian device give us a good idea of what to expect. The phone is destined to be a low-end version…
Nokia X6 gets a new software update
Nokia released a new software update for the X6, its first Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphone with a capacitive touchscreen. Firmware version 32 (or 3.2) brings several performance enhancements while at the same time making the device more stable than ever. In other words, many (if not all) of the known/reported bugs have been fixed…
SPB Wireless Monitor now available for Symbian, too
After Windows Mobile and Android, SPB Software is bringing its Wireless Monitor app to another platform – Symbian. As more and more apps want to use your mobile connection, it gets harder to control data expenses. SPB Wireless Monitor measures data traffic per application via all types of Internet connections and calculates network usage costs…
Nokia E6 now available for pre-ordering from Amazon for $446; Shipping in “one to two months”
We know there are “not that many” (to say the least) Symbian fans in the U.S. If you happen to be in this group, you’ll be glad to know that Amazon has started taking pre-orders for the Nokia E6, which as you probably know, is the Symbian Anna-runnin’, touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard equipped smartphone. The…