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Nokia Series 40 phones: 1.5 billion sold, and counting

Nokia's Series 40 line of mobile phones has reached an important milestone.

The mobile company today announced that it sold the 1.5 billionth Nokia Series 40 phone in San Paulo, Brazil. The device, an Asha 303, was sold to 21-year-old Mayara Rodrigues, who wants to use the phone to keep "in touch with friends and family through social networks," Nokia said. The Asha 303 boasts a touch screen and QWERTY keyboard and comes preinstalled with Angry Birds Lite.

That handset is a far cry from the first Series 40 phone Nokia launched in 1999. Dubbed the … Read more

Imagine! Nokia shows it still has a pulse

Nokia is showing signs of life, proving it can rush product to market, innovate and maybe even get something commercial out of its research and development.

It’s early, but there are signs of life here. Perhaps Nokia won’t be road kill for Android and Apple’s iOS.

Let’s connect a few positive data points for Nokia.

First, Nokia is showing off a flexible display and some R&D chops. CNET News’ Stephen Shankland highlighted a “kinetic device” that has a flexible display. Simply put, this flexible display can bend and bowing it inward or outward will … Read more

Nokia's big Windows Phone push (roundup)

In a splashy debut, the Finnish company launches its Windows Phone-based Lumia handsets, along with the Asha line for emerging markets. Nokia could definitely use a hit product or two.

Can Nokia's Lumia smartphones make it in the U.S.? Nokia announced its first Windows Phone smartphones this week. The new devices will debut first in Europe and Asia. But how will they do in the U.S.? (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon) October 27, 2011 5:05 a.m. PT

ZDNet: Imagine! Nokia shows it still has a pulse The jury remains out, but the handset … Read more

Nokia intros Asha family of phones for emerging markets

Though the headliners of Nokia World were the company's first Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 800 and Lumia 700, Nokia also introduced a new line of handsets today designed for emerging markets.

The new Nokia Asha (which means hope in Hindi) family includes four models--the Nokia Asha 200, Asha 201, Asha 300, and Asha 303--and is part of the company's mission to bring affordable, stylish, and feature-rich phones to all parts of the world. The Asha handsets run on the Series 40 platform but vary in design and purpose. Here is a breakdown of each of the models. … Read more

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