Nokia unwraps E6 and X7 Symbian handsets

Release Date 13 Apr, 2011 in ZDNet UK

 
   

Nokia unwraps E6 and X7 Symbian handsets

ZDNet UK - Ben Woods - 13 Apr, 2011
Nokia has revealed the E6 and X7, two new Symbian-based devices that will run the recently announced 'Anna' version of the operating system. The Finnish company launched the business-focused E6 ...

Nokia's Ovi Store grows despite doubts about its future

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 13 Apr, 2011
Computerworld - Nokia's Ovi Store app downloads have reached 5 million per day, and the number of apps in the store exceeds 40000, which represents an eightfold increase in its first year, Nokia said Tuesday. While Nokia touted its app ...

Nokia revamps maps in Symbian Anna update

ZDNet UK (blog) - Ben Woods - 13 Apr, 2011
Blogging on the inner workings of business tech including, but not limited to, business intelligence (BI), analytics, enterprise software, desktop and portable hardware, IT in education, open-source p… ...

Nokia announces E6 and X7 smartphones

USA Today - Jeff Williamson - 13 Apr, 2011
Nokia today announced the addition of two new smartphones, the E6 and the X7. The E6 will be business focused and the X7 will be geared more toward the entertainment crowd, Nokia says in a statement. ...

Nokia Bumps Up Symbian With Two New Phones

PC Magazine - Sascha Segan - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Symbian lives! Sorta, kinda. Nokia is slowly dimming the lights on its once-dominant mobile OS, and the company's three new releases todayâ€"two smartphones and an upgrade to the Symbian OS softwareâ€"don't do anything to change that ...

Nokia Ovi Store reaches 5 million daily downloads

CNET - Don Reisinger - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
According to the company, its app store is marking 5 million downloads each day. Owners of some of its latest phones, including the Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, and the Nokia E7, account for 15 percent of all the daily downloads in ...

Nokia Releases Two New Symbian Phones

Barron's (blog) - Miriam Gottfried - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia (NOK) said Tuesday it is releasing two new smartphones, which will operate on an updated version of its Symbian operating system. The announcement follows an agreement between Nokia and Microsoft (MSFT) in which the Finnish ...

Nokia launches new Symbian smartphones

Straits Times - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia stock fell more than 1.5 per cent to euro 6.18 (S$11.26) in afternoon trading in Helsinki. -- PHOTO: REUTERS HELSINKI - NOKIA Corp on Tuesday launched its first smartphones to run on the updated Symbian software with new icons, enhancements and a ...

Nokia unveils E6, X7 smartphones

CNET - Don Reisinger - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
With a pair of new smartphones, Nokia is showing no immediate signs of letting up on its Symbian operating system. The E6 and the X7, both announced today, will be the first smartphones to ship with Symbian Anna, the latest update to ...

Nokia Could Cut Up To 6000 R&D Jobs, Union Warns

Forbes (blog) - Eric Savitz - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia (NOK) could cut as many as 6000 jobs in research and development in a restructuring expected to be unveiled by the end of next month, according Antti Rinne, an official with Pro, Finland's largest private-sector office-worker union ...

Nokia gets touchy-feely with two new Symbians

Register - Andrew Orlowski - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia says it wants to sell 150 million Symbian phones before the venerable OS is finally shunted off to the knacker's yard, and it unveiled two new models today that the Finns hope will bring that target ...

Nokia launches X7 and E6 Symbian smartphones

Inquirer - Dean Wilson - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has launched its X7 and E6 handsets, the latest in its range of Symbian smartphones. The X7 has a 4-inch display, an 8MP camera, and is aimed at the entertainment market with two games, Galaxy on Fire HD and ...

Nokia Launches New Symbian Smartphones

Wall Street Journal - Christopher Lawton - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia Corp. unveiled two new smartphones Tuesday in an attempt to stem its drop in market share as the struggling handset giant transitions to using software from Microsoft Corp. After losing ground to rival Apple Inc. and ...

Nokia Announces E6 Touchscreen Smartphone

Techtree.com - Prasad Naik - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
The Nokia E6 that we have been seeing in leaked pictures so far has become official. The E6 is a business phone based on the successful E71 smartphone but with some new tricks up its sleeve. For starters, there is a 2.46-inch touchscreen display with ...

Nokia X7 Launched with 8 Megapixel Camera

Techtree.com - Samir Makwana - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia, at a UK-based event, formally launched the much anticipated X7 smartphone. The new Nokia X7-00 features a large 4-inch AMOLED display made with Corning Gorilla Glass technology. Apparently, it looks like a cross between the N8 and E7. ...

Nokia Extends Symbian Line With Update, Two New Smartphones

Bloomberg - Diana ben-Aaron - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia Oyj (NOK1V), the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, introduced an updated version of its Symbian smartphone software and two new smartphones that will run it. The E6 business phone, ...

New Phones, Symbian update From Nokia

NDTV.com - Sahil Mohan Gupta - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Nokia has announced two new handsets, the X7 and the E6, which will sport an updated Symbian user interface dubbed "Anna". The new Symbian upgrade will be available for the Nokia N8, E7, C7, and C6-01 later this year The X7 features an OLED 4-inch ...

Nokia Launches Two Phones Running an Updated Symbian OS

PCWorld - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Nokia launched an updated version of its Symbian^3 mobile operating system on Tuesday, along with two phones running the software, the X7 and the E6. The launches are a sign that Nokia hasn't abandoned Symbian OS in favor of ...

Nokia launches new Symbian Anna OS and X7 and E6 smartphones

Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎
Troubled mobile phone giant Nokia has announced the launch of a new update to its operating system, Symbian, as well as two new premium devices. The X7, a full touchscreen device focused ...

NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on April 12

Reuters Africa - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
The world's largest phone maker by volume is expected to unveil a refresh of its Symbian platform and new smartphone models on Tuesday. Nokia's board chairman Jorma Ollila told the Financial Times that he expects the company to lose further market ...

Closing Symbian Code Won't Have Much Impact

PCWorld - Stephen Lawson - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
Nokia's recent decision to close the source code for its Symbian smartphone OS likely won't affect most application developers or consumers. For a short period, Nokia put the smartphone operating system in the hands of the ...

Nokia's Ollila Says Board Expects Market-Share Loss, FT Reports

Bloomberg - Blanche Gatt - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) Chairman Jorma Ollila said the company expects further losses in smartphone market share before seeing gains from its plan for a new series of phones to be based on Microsoft Corp. ...

Trying to revive a struggling giant

Financial Times - Andrew Hill - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
Perspiring slightly under the arc-lights of an in-house television crew, Stephen Elop, Nokia's chief executive, is about to deliver for the 10th time his “town hall” address to staff. He must sell to them the most radical strategy change ...

Nokia Faces Steepest Job Cuts in 20 Years on Microsoft Deal

Bloomberg - Diana ben-Aaron - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
Speeding up Nokia's product development is at the top of Chief Executive Stephen Elop's agenda as he tries to meld the Finnish company's handsets with Microsoft Corp. software to narrow the widening gap ...

Nokia prepares for drop in market share

Financial Times - Andrew Hill, Andrew Parker - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
Nokia's board expects the mobile phone company to suffer more losses in smartphone market share before it enjoys gains from its radical change in strategy, said Jorma Ollila, chairman. ...

CORRECT: Nokia To Give Symbian Operating System Update April 12

Wall Street Journal - Arild Moen - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
("Nokia To Give Symbian Operating System Update April 12," at 0914 GMT, misspelled the Nokia spokeswoman's name in the second paragraph. The correct version follows:) By Arild Moen Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HELSINKI (Dow Jones)--Finland-based mobile phone ...

Nokia X7 Video Spotted in the Wild

Techtree.com - Samir Makwana - ‎Apr 11, 2011‎
Nokia's one of the worst kept secrets - X7-00 phone is now spotted on a video being said to launch for 3 (Three) mobile service provider in UK. In the video, a 3 (three) employee Brandon shows off the upcoming Nokia X7 which sports a new and fresh user ...

Nokia sticks with Symbian, unveils two new devices

RCR Unplugged - Marc Speir - 13 Apr, 2011
The introduction of two new Symbian handsets comes at a time when Finland-based Nokia Corp. has also aligned itself for a transition to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 software. Nokia announced that the Symbian operating system will come to an end, ...

Nokia Goes from Bad to Worse

Minyanville.com - Mike Schuster - 13 Apr, 2011
In February, when CEO Stephen Elop spoke of "substantial reductions in employment," he wasn't kidding. As Nokia phases out its Symbian and MeeGo systems, the company is expected to cut as many as 6000 jobs from ...

Nokia's Microsoft deal could result in loss of 6000 R&D jobs

Pocket Gamer.Biz - Keith Andrew - 13 Apr, 2011
A fundamental part of Nokia's decision to back Windows Phone 7 was motivated by a desire to be more efficient in terms of operating expenses. Over the course of the last two decades, its R&D investment has swelled to over €4 billion ...

 

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