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Nokia Gives a Sneak Peek at the Next Version of Symbian
PUBLISHED: 12/6/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Symbian Foundation is in the process of transforming the Symbian OS. Nokia has given the world its first glimpse of what the user interface for next version of this operating system is going to look like.
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Nokia E72 Released in North America
PUBLISHED: 12/4/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
Nokia has released the North American variant of the Nokia E72 Symbian-powered smartphone. This is the replacement for the popular E71, and has the same general design: a tablet with a small keyboard below its display.
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Nokia N97 Mini Released in the U.S.
PUBLISHED: 12/3/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
The Nokia N97 Mini was announced early this fall as a smaller version of the flagship N97 smartphone, and it launched in Europe in October. This Symbian S60 device is now available in the United States.
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Most Popular Smartphones of November 2009
PUBLISHED: 12/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
At the beginning of each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones and other mobile devices that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks.
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Nokia E72 Debuts in Europe
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
The Nokia E72 QWERTY smartphone was announced this summer, and it has just now been released in Europe. The U.S. release for the replacement for the popular Nokia E71 isn't expected until early December.
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Adobe Flash Player for Android, webOS Will Be Available in 2010
PUBLISHED: 11/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Adobe Systems has promised users of phones running Google's Android and Palm's webOS that they will get a browser plug-in with Flash support in the first half of next year. This software is also coming to many other mobile devices, with one notable exception.
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Nokia X6 Music Smartphone to Be Available This Week
PUBLISHED: 11/9/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
Nokia's latest music-oriented smartphone, the Nokia X6, will be released in just a few days, alongside other music announcements from the Finnish mobile device maker. The X6 will be a high-end S60 model focused on its touchscreen.
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Nokia Learning Many Lessons from Ovi
PUBLISHED: 11/8/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
Nokia's Ovi platform has taken its share of knocks for poor service, implementation, and weakness as a competitor to the Apple iTunes platform. In a recent interview, one of this company's executives talks about the lessons learned, and plans for moving forward.
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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.
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Beta of Opera Mobile 10 Web Browser Released for Symbian S60
PUBLISHED: 11/3/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
Opera has created a native version of its Opera Mobile web browser for Symbian S60v3 and S60v5 devices. This is an advanced browser with ties to its desktop counterpart.
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Most Popular Smartphones of October 2009
PUBLISHED: 11/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
At the beginning of each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones and other mobile devices that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks.
FULL STORY (4,375 Reads) | DISCUSSION (4 Replies)

Nokia Phasing N-Gage Gaming Network into the Ovi Store
PUBLISHED: 10/30/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
After several years of lackluster performance, Nokia's gaming network, N-Gage is officially being merged into the Ovi Store, with the N-Gage brand and social network being shuttered late next year.
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