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Nokia today began shipping its new C7 smartphone around the world.

The follow-up to the recently launched N8 smartphone, the C7 is Nokia's second phone powered by its new Symbian 3 mobile operating system.

The 3.5-inch glass touch-screen is an active-matrix OLED that offers 640x360 pixel resolution. The C7 offers an 8-megapixel camera that can shoot stills and high-definition video. Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity and 8GB of memory are part of the package as well.

But the real focus of the new phone is social networking.

The C7 can display multiple home screens to receive live updates from … Read more

Nokia announced today that it has begun shipping its new and long-awaited N8 smartphone.

The phone's availability will vary by country and carrier, but customers who preordered online or through a Nokia retail store will be the first in line to get the N8, the company said. A broader rollout will also take place over the coming weeks.

As Nokia's first smartphone running the new Symbian 3 operating system, the N8 has been highly anticipated and, according to the company, has captured the largest number of preorders in Nokia history. Consumers have been able to preorder the new phone … Read more

Originally slated for a late September release, Nokia says it will now ship the Nokia N8 in October, in order to make some "final amends" to the smartphone. The company didn't elaborate on what kind of changes it was making to the device, but said it was to ensure the best user experience.

The Nokia N8 will be the first smartphone to run the revamped Symbian 3 platform. Nokia said preorders for the N8, which began in mid-August, exceeded the company's expectations. Anyone out there preorder an N8?

(Source: Engadget Mobile)

Calling all Symbian fans. Nokia has begun taking preorders for the N8, the first smartphone running the revamped Symbian 3 operating system.

You can purchase the phone from Nokia's online store for $549 unlocked, and the company expects to ship the devices by the end of September. The N8 not only ships running Symbian 3 but also features a 12-megapixel camera with HD video capture, an HDMI port, 16GB of onboard memory, and free turn-by-turn navigation with Ovi Maps.

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The Symbian Foundation has released a Web application development toolkit for the open-source Symbian 3 mobile platform.

According to a Thursday statement from the foundation, anyone who can create a Web page can create an app for Symbian 3 (marketed as Symbian^3) , as coders only need standard development tools including HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

"These Symbian Web application development tools provide an ideal entry point for Web developers targeting the vast, new development opportunities offered by the Symbian^3 platform and the wider mobile marketplace, where compelling applications are proving their ability to fuel communities," Symbian Foundation … Read more

In February, we got our first glimpse at Symbian^3 but at that point, we could only imagine the revamped mobile OS with words and pictures. Now we can see it in action on an actual device.

On Tuesday, Nokia introduced the N8, the first smartphone to run on Symbian 3. Due to ship in select markets starting in Q3, the N8 features a 3.5-inch, 640x360 capacitive touch screen that lends itself well to some of the new changes to Symbian, such as the single-tap interaction model, addition of multiple home screens, and customization abilities. In addition, the display … Read more

BARCELONA, Spain--Microsoft isn't the only one showing off a revamped operating system this week. The Symbian Foundation also made the trip to Mobile World Congress 2010, where it took the wraps off its open-source Symbian 3 platform.

Symbian 3, marketed as "Symbian^3," brings a host of much-needed improvements and enhancements in three key areas: user interface, multimedia, and performance. It won't be "feature complete" until the end of the first quarter, and then it will be another four to six months from that point until we see actual devices, but the outlined … Read more

Fring's latest update for Symbian phones introduces the option of a merged buddy list to its mobile VoIP communication app (download links below). Merging eliminates the duplicates you often find when a contact appears for the same friend on multiple IM accounts. When you view a friend's profile after merging, Fring shows you which service your friend is signed into at any given time.

This bit of space-saving housekeeping isn't automatic, however. After highlighting the buddy's name, you'll need to select "manage buddies" and then choose to merge them. You'll need to … Read more