Nokia has announced that the Nokia X7 is headed to Canada this summer. It will be offered exclusively by Rogers Wireless sometimes in the July timeframe. The Nokia X7 is optimized for the very best smartphone navigation and entertainment experience. The Nokia X7 stands out from the crowd with its unique tapered corners, big 4-inch AMOLED screen made of toughened […]
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IDC: Smartphone shipments in 2015 to exceed 900 million units
Market research firm IDC has published the latest edition of its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The report indicates that smartphone shipments show no sign of slowing down. Shipments will reach 472 million in 2011 (up 55% from 2010 when 305 million shipped) and will nearly double by 2015 to 982 million by 2015. Among the factors cited supporting this […]
Vidéotron launches Nokia C7-00 and Nokia E73 and confirms LG Optimus 2X coming
Vidéotron has just launched two new smartphones: the Nokia C7-00 and the older Nokia E73. The former is more aimed at social networking while the latter promises to make switching from business to personal use “easy.” The two follow the launch earlier this week of the HTC Panache. If none of these appeal to you, a tweet has essentially confirmed […]
Nokia begins to ship E6 and X7 but not to North America
Nokia today announced that it has begun to ship out the Nokia E6 and Nokia X7 (announced in April), its first devices with Symbian Anna. Unfortunately, Nokia has no immediate plans to release them in North America. The X7 will be available in Europe, Eurasia, China, India and other Asia/Pacific countries, while the E6 will be available in Europe, Eurasia, […]
Nokia to support Symbian until “at least 2016”
None other than President and CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed that Nokia will continue to update Symbian until at least 2016. In an interview for the Nokia Conversations blog, he said (around the 2:55 mark in the video below): We are in a period where the investment in Symbian absolutely continues. Even as we go through a transition to our […]
Nokia announces Symbian-powered Nokia E6 and X7
Nokia today unveiled two new Symbian-powered smartphones, the Nokia E6 and the Nokia X7. The first is aimed at business people while the second targets entertainment enthusiasts. The two will also be powered by the latest version of Symbian (nicknamed Anna), featuring new icons and usability enhancements such as improved text input, a faster browser and refreshed Ovi Maps. “With […]