Nokia C6-01 starts shipping, hitting retail any minute now
One of the Symbian^3 devices introduced at Nokia World not long ago, the midrange C6-01 is now shipping around the world in quite literal terms: "the boxes have been filled, the vans loaded and the factory gates opened," to use Nokia's verbiage. Interestingly, we left Nokia World with the impression that this was the sleeper of the range -- a less-expensive model with a great display and extremely solid (read: metal) construction that should make this a good choice for the Symbian faithful looking for an upgrade option that saves a few dollars (or euros, as the case may be). No word on specific availability by country, but we'd imagine you could start pestering your local retailer right about now.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: boxes, c6-01, construction, factory, hitting-retail, mobile, nokia world, result, symbian3
Nokia C7 starts shipping ’round the globe
Mere days behind the mighty N8 , the second Symbian^3 device to hit the market is now... well, hitting the market: the svelte C7 . Though it lacks the N8's powerhouse 12-megapixel cam with mechanical shutter and xenon flash, the C7's still got 8 megapixels' worth of photon catchers paired up with dual LED illumination -- likely more than good enough for most users -- along with that sweet 3.5-inch nHD "ClearBlack" AMOLED display featuring insane, mind-bending contrast ratios
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: contrast, engadget-mobile, illumination, Insane, mention-which, nhd, nokia, photon-catchers, round-the-globe, Shutter, symbian, symbian3
Nokia N8 shipments begin, ushers in Symbian^3 era
Nokia's N8 is now shipping to those of you who pre-ordered. It may not be the device that'll make you leave your beloved BlackBerry, iPhone, or Android phone but Nokia's N8 with its significantly enhanced Symbian^3 OS is without a doubt the best you can you do if you're one of the millions of Symbian users looking for a smartphone upgrade.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: beloved, breakingnews, carl, hdmi, shipments-begin, shipping, symbian3, ushers
Nokia’s latest Calling All Innovators developer contest features AT&T involvement
Nokia has made no secret of the fact that improving its long-tepid relationship with the North American market is a priority -- but we'll admit, we didn't expect AT&T to throw its weight behind a rather massive Symbian developer contest this quickly. The concept is simple: develop and submit an app targeting the N8 by January 28 of next year; the best one (in Nokia's eyes) gets a cool quarter million, while 17 (yes, seventeen ) runners-up get $150,000, which is still a pretty gigantic number. What makes this fascinating is that although AT&T had dipped its toes in the Symbian waters a few times over the years, it currently offers nothing but the Vivaz and refurbished E71x units -- and it hasn't announced any plans to carry the N8.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: calling all innovators, market, nokia, north, over-the-years, result, runners-up-get, symbian3
Nokia C7 pre-orders go live in some markets
By and large, Nokia's positioning the C7 as a lower-cost alternative to the N8 -- but with a relatively small pricing gap between the two in some regions, it seems like a lot of folks are going to want to just take the plunge and go for the 12 megapixel beast. In Finland, the C7 is now up for pre-order on Nokia's official web store for €439 ($582) unlocked, which isn't terribly much less than the N8 that can be had for €499 ($661). Well, with the delay, it actually can't be had just yet ; wouldn't be interesting if the just-announced C7 ended up shipping first?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: between-the-two, c7-00, engadget-mobile, gap, megapixel, nokia, official-web, plunge, pre-order, preorder, store, symbian3, terribly-much
Nokia announces new C6 and C7 Symbian^3 handsets with 8 megapixel cameras, 720p video
Nokia's just rolled a couple of candybar handsets out of its bakery, aiming to seduce new users to its next big platform, Symbian^3. The Nokia C6-01 features an 8 megapixel camera and a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen with all-new ClearBlack Display (CBD) technology from the Finnish company -- touted to deliver better outdoor visibility
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Vodafone teases with exclusive green Nokia N8, still mum on prices and availability
With September just a few days away, things are really about to get real for Nokia's flagship N8 , especially in Europe .
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: black, Carrier, europe, exclusive, mobile, nokia, result, smartphone, symbian3, vodafone
Nokia C7 given a full video preview — still not announced
And now the cycle is complete. What started as a single mention on a leaked slide has slowly evolved into a full-blown video preview of Nokia's unannounced C7 handset. The cats at the Chinese site zol.com.cn took the time to fuss over the Symbian^3 candybar's stereo speakers, 3.5-inch multitouch display, support for Flash banner ads (presumably via Flash Lite 4.0 like the flagship N8 ), and the ability to charge off Micro USB or Nokia 2-mm connectors (also like the N8)
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: 720p, chinese, entry, file, nokia, preview, stereo-speakers, symbian3, unofficial
Nokia N8 up for official €469 pre-order in Italy, available in September
Nokia's Symbian^3 flagship -- the 3.5-inch N8 with 12 megapixel camera -- just went up for pre-order on Espoo's Italian storefront showing an end of September availabilty. Now before you get up in arms about the €469 price tag (about $610), remember, the €370 estimated retail price announced was pre tax and pre carrier subsidy. That's just how Europe does things, deal with it.
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Gartner: Symbian is ‘re-arranging the deck chairs,’ losing buoyancy fast
We all know that Symbian is still holding the fort as the globe's most widely used mobile OS, but anyone interested in criticizing it nowadays will have to get into a queue . Nick Jones from Gartner is latest to launch a broadside against the apparently complacent market leader, opining that its user experience has been surpassed by iOS and Android , and arguing that future iterations do not promise enough innovation to make the platform stand out. He underpins these observations with his firm's latest estimates, which indicate Symbian's decline in share is accelerating , before positing the idea that the Foundation sets aside some talent for skunkworks projects in order to give itself fallback options should Symbian^4 not be blindingly marvelous.