Nokia briefly shows off Symbian homescreen make-over

Release Date 25 Feb, 2011 in TechRadar UK

	Telecoms: Downwardly mobile Financial Times - Andrew Parker, Andrew Ward - 25 Feb, 2011 That was the disparaging tweet from Vic Gundotra, a senior Google executive, as Nokia announced this month that it was to use Microsoft's software as the basis for its fightback in the rapidly growing market for ...
Nokia asks users what excites them about the Microsoft deal Inquirer - David Neal - 25 Feb, 2011 A POLL conducted by Nokia to find out what most excites its users about the recent deal with Microsoft drew what we can only assume was a disappointing answer - not much. The Finnish phone firm, which recently hopped into bed with ...
Microsoft bricking lesson bodes badly for Elop's Brave New Nokia Register - Andrew Orlowski - 25 Feb, 2011 Not to heap more misery upon Nokia employees, but if you are a depressed Finnish employee, we recommend you stop reading now and turn to this adorable story about a rabbit adopting some kittens. ...
Nokia's Window of opportunity - for competitors Business Times (subscription) - Victoria Ho - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎ NOKIA'S recent announcement that it would make Microsoft Windows its primary smartphone platform has got the industry abuzz over the news. At Nokia, shares dropped 14 per cent in response and a reported 1000 employees walked off their ...
	Symbian is here to stay, says Nokia CNET - Damian Koh - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎ Nokia stalwart Symbian isn't quite making its exit yet even though the world's largest phone maker is switching to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform. "Just because we're changing our direction in terms of ...
Nokia showcases Symbian UI makeover Know Your Mobile (blog) - Clare Hopping - 25 Feb, 2011 The new UI will be pushed out to devices to calm down Symbian fans outraged by Nokia's move to Windows Phone 7. The elements shown off include redesigned homescreen widgets such as the weather, inbox, active browser and Facebook icons. ...
	Nokia N8 to get Symbian update with tweaked UI DialtoSave - 25 Feb, 2011 Nokia may seem all about Windows Phone 7 nowadays, but that doesn't mean it has given up on its home-grown Symbian OS. This is good news for owners of the Nokia N8, as the Finns have previewed the upcoming Symbian^3 UI for the colourful device. ...
Nokia Symbian redesign spied T3 - Joe Minihane - 25 Feb, 2011 With Nokia and Microsoft now very much best buds, and MeeGo readying itself as a hobby horse for the Espoo faithful, just what has happened to trusty old Symbian? Well, it seems like the old-school OS is about to get a makeover, if a new snap from a ...
	Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 Symbian ^3 Firmware Update With New Homescreen ... NokNok.tv - 25 Feb, 2011 The next firmware update for Symbian ^3 and your Nokia N8, Nokia C7 or Nokia C6-01 is on its way, and it looks like it could be a big one! With changes to the home screen and user interface (UI) expected, the next firmware update could change how you ...
Nokia N8 set for Symbian update with tweaked homescreen and widgets CNET UK - Stuart Dredge - 25 Feb, 2011 You might think Nokia is all about Windows Phone 7 now, but the company has stressed it's not killing off Symbian just yet. That's good news for owners of the Nokia N8, as the company has revealed a taster ...
	Nokia briefly shows off Symbian homescreen make-over TechRadar UK - Kate Solomon - 25 Feb, 2011 Over in China, Nokia has been detailing more of its device-related plans including a quick glimpse at a possible version of the overhauled Symbian UI. Although Nokia's new deal with Microsoft means that Symbian won't get the same level ...
Mobile Trends and their Impact on the App Market - Research2Guidance UG ... Newswire Today (press release) - 25 Feb, 2011 NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Berlin, Germany, 02/25/2011 - Some major trends about the mobile apps market were clearly visible at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. How will trends like new operating systems, new devices, new technologies, ...
	Friday's Pick and Mix #34: thoughts on the partnership Nokia Conversations - 25 Feb, 2011 By Adam posted on the 25th of February 2011 at 7:55AM GLOBAL �" Today is Friday, which means it's time to browse through the World Wide Web and look at what other blog owners are saying. Seeing as there's still lots of talk about the big news, ...
Nokia in Symbian U-turn ITWeb (blog) - 25 Feb, 2011 By Admire Moyo, portals writer Nokia has said Symbian will not be discontinued, despite a recent partnership with Microsoft to make Windows 7 the main operating platform for its phones, notes Computing.co.uk. This is a U-turn on the phone ...
	An eye opener for Nokia TECH.BLORGE.com - Ronald O Carlson - 25 Feb, 2011 For ordinary folk that own a Windows Phone 7, it was just another day living in Redmond's shadow. For Nokia, which is laying thousands of software developers ahead of the roll out of Microsoft's smartphone software on a majority of ...
The case in favor of Nokia-Microsoft OnlyGizmos - 25 Feb, 2011 While I admit that this is primarily a WP7 secton, we aren't here to post everything colored by 'I love Microsoft' colour'. So to say, we aren't Nokia or WP7 fanboys, though our experience says we will have a tough time proving that to many. ...
Thousands of Finnish Mobile OS Developers Fear the Future Without Symbian TMCnet - Tracey E. Schelmetic - 25 Feb, 2011 So what do you do when the company you've worked for for years �" decades even �" dumps your pet project in favor of something newer? Ask a few thousand soon-to-be-out-of-work Finnish software developers... ...
	WP7-loving Nokia faces muddy future, says analyst Silicon.com - 25 Feb, 2011 Microsoft-Nokia deal a clear win for Ballmer as Mighty Finn faces uphill battle to differentiate... By Natasha Lomas, 24 February 2011 17:30 The Microsoft-Nokia strategic partnership for Windows Phone 7 (WP7), announced earlier this month, ...
Goodbye Apple. Goodbye Nokia istockAnalyst.com (press release) - 25 Feb, 2011 As predicted here smartphones have grown exponentially in usage so that they are now the dominant internet device for large swathes of the world's population. Certainly their arrival has acted as the mechanism that has facilitated the uprisings in the ...
Betting the Farm: the Marriage of Nokia and Microsoft: In-Stat Perspective Telecom Reseller (press release) - 25 Feb, 2011 Scottsdale, Ariz. July 23, 2011�"Attending the Mobile World Congress is a blur for an analyst. It is four solid days of meetings with the mobile industry's trend setters, while they provide the latest and greatest information on their offerings. ...
	Poll: higher-res screens, let's be clear Nokia Conversations - 25 Feb, 2011 By Adam posted on the 24th of February 2011 at 3:04PM GLOBAL �" With a Nokia Windows Phone on the cards, planned devices will come with higher-resolution screens than before �" 480 x 800 pixels is a minimum requirement. But why does that matter? ...
	Nokia C5-03 CNET UK - Damien McFerran - 25 Feb, 2011 The Nokia C5-03 is an ill-advised combination of outdated software and under-performing hardware. There are much better mid-range phones available, for less money. Nokia's recent headline-grabbing shift to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform might ...
	Nokia makes U-turn on Symbian Computing - Derek du Preez - 25 Feb, 2011 Nokia has said Symbian will not be discontinued despite a recent partnership with Microsoft to make Windows 7 the main operating platform for its phones. This is a U-turn on the phone manufacturer's original stance. ...
Will webOS go down as Nokia's 'might-have-been?' FierceWireless - Phil Goldstein - 25 Feb, 2011 The Fierce team compiled a scorecard of the companies and technologies that we think emerged as the winners and losers at last week's confab. Sony Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, LG and others are among those at MWC attempting to generate interest with new ...
Nokia Can't Rescue Microsoft's Mobile OS Datamation - 25 Feb, 2011 A number of tech pundits have voiced doubts about the recent Microsoft-Nokia alliance, opining that it's a partnership of two wounded giants. Paul Rubens details his concerns. Microsoft and Nokia are both drinking at the last-chance saloon as far as ...
Nokia and open source �" a trial by fire The H - 25 Feb, 2011 by Richard Hillesley Richard Hillesley has a look at Nokia's curious relationship with open source, finds out where it all went wrong and has a conversation with a survivor of its effects. Nokia's partnership with Microsoft is remarkable for any number ...
Understanding Nokia's smartphone strategy decision All About Symbian - Rafe Blandford - 25 Feb, 2011 In this in-depth feature we look at the thinking behind the smartphone portion of Nokia's new strategy, which was announced on February 11th and sees, in essence, a transition from Symbian to Windows Phone. We consider Nokia's three options and explain ...
Nokia: "Symbian is here to stay" despite Windows Phone 7 partnership Tech Digest - Gerald Lynch - 25 Feb, 2011 Nokia may have put most of their eggs in Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 basket, but they've not totally given up on the Symbian OS they've been working with for the last few years. ...
Nokia boss: “Symbian is here to stay” DialtoSave - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎ Nokia may be adopting Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform, but that doesn't mean it's all over for the Finn's ailing Symbian OS. That's according to Vlasta Berka, general manager for Nokia, who spoke at the E7 launch event in Singapore. ...
Nokia says Symbian is here to stay TechRadar UK - Kate Solomon - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎ Despite promising to keep selling and updating current Symbian-based handsets over the next year, Nokia had said that it would not be making any new Symbian phones. Basically, it sounded as though Symbian was going to go gentle into ...