Nokia C5: a Smartphone That Will Emphasize the Phone

By Ed Hardy | 3/3/2010

The newly-unveiled Nokia C5 is the first in the C-series. this company's upcoming line of Symbian-based smartphones targeted at consumers. The Symbian-based C5 will have a candybar shape, with a small display and a numberpad.

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Most Popular Smartphones of February 2010

By Ed Hardy | 3/2/2010

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 X6 for N. America Now Available for Pre-Order

By Ed Hardy | 2/24/2010

Nokia will soon release a N. American version of the Nokia X6, a high-end Symbian smartphone with a touchscreen and a focus on music playback. This GSM model -- which debuted in Europe last year -- will be offered unlocked and directly to the public.

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iPhone Beat Out Windows Mobile in 2009, but Both Trailed Symbian and BlackBerry

By Ed Hardy | 2/23/2010

The global smartphone market last year grew around 24% last year, and virtually all the smartphone platforms saw increased sales. The notable exception was Microsoft's Windows Mobile, which dropped below Apple's iPhone OS for the first time.

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Skype for Symbian Out of Beta

By Antoine Wright | 2/16/2010

Skype has released the 1.0 version of its Skype for Symbian VoIP application. After several months of feedback and testing, this 1.0 release brings compatibility with many Symbian^1 devices, several bug fixes from the beta release, and some performance enhancements.

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T-Mobile Could Launch the the HTC HD2, Motorola Zeppelin Next Month

By Ed Hardy | 2/6/2010

A roadmap of upcoming products has leaked out of T-Mobile USA, showing its plans to introduce several new models in March. The HTC HD2 will be a very high end Windows phone, the Motorola Zeppelin will be an affordable Android device, and a smartphone from Nokia will reportedly debut, too.

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Symbian Is Now an Open Source Operating System

By Ed Hardy | 2/4/2010

The largest transition of proprietary code to open source in history has just been completed: all the source code for the Symbian OS -- an operating system that has been used in more than 330 million phones around the wold -- is now available for free.

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System Software for the Nokia N97 Mini Updated

By Antoine Wright | 2/3/2010

Just a few days after updating the firmware on the Nokia N97, its sister model the N97 Mini has also been updated. These two smartphones have much in common, and so do their respective updates.

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Nokia N97 Receives a Small Firmware Update

By Antoine Wright | 2/1/2010

Nokia's flagship Symbian smartphone, the Nokia N97, has received system software update to v21, which includes improvements to the browser and music player, as well as other usability tweaks.

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Skyfire 1.5 Mobile Browser Launched for Symbian Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 1/24/2010

A new version of the Skyfire web browser has been released for Symbian-powered smartphones. This is the latest version of a free app that seeks to bring a PC-like browsing experience to mobile devices.

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Nokia Giving Away Free Navigation App

By Ed Hardy | 1/21/2010

Nokia has released a new version of Ovi Maps for its Symbian smartphones that includes free navigation for those who are driving or walking. Previously, this service came with a monthly fee, but not any more.

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Most Popular Smartphones of December 2009

By Ed Hardy | 1/2/2010

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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