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Nokia at Mobile World Congress 2013 (pictures)

Nokia introduced four new phones today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, plus some new partnerships.

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Introducing Nokia's MWC push

BARCELONA, Spain--At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia's design chief, Marko Ahtisaari, introduced a bundle of new Nokia phones, starting with the Nokia 301, a classic 3G cell phone with some software tricks.
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Nokia blue

Ahtisaari holds the 301 aloft. It comes in a range of colors, including yellow, white, cyan, and black.
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Lumia 520

Nokia's Lumia 520 is a Windows Phone device.
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All the colors

It will arrive in all the colors of Nokia's rainbow.
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Curved for your hand

Ahtisaari discusses the handset's design, which has a curved back.
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Nokia's sensitive side

As with other Lumia phones, the screen is responsive to fingernails and gloved hands.
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Apps

Apps like PhotoBeamer help Nokia stand out from competitors.
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Radio, anyone?

Nokia's built-in radio app makes an appearance as well.
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Here in the new maps

Part of Nokia's "bold" move is to rebrand its mapping branch of the business to Nokia Here, and will continue to license mapping services to other companies, including the Firefox OS.
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Navigation

Navigation software gets you from point A to point B.
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And now for the Lumia 720

With a consistently flatter body, the Lumia 720 much more closely resembles the higher-end Lumia 920.
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Target demogrpahic

Nokia says that the Lumia 720 is meant for young people who want a stylish device, but who don't get fervent about high-end specs.
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NFC

Nokia showed off some NFC accessories, like this wireless charging pad.
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The return of the car charger

This iteration of the car charger takes advantage of NFC to wirelessly charge.
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All together now

A portrait of the entire Nokia Lumia family, plus the new 105 and 301 cell phones.
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Nokia 105

Only 15 euros (just under $20 at time of writing), the Nokia 105 is a very basic cell phone with a small screen.
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Elop's turn

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop jumped on stage to talk about pricing and availability.
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Guess what? They're bolder

Elop spoke at length about Nokia becoming a bolder player in the space, taking its services beyond handsets into business partnerships.
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Besties

Mozilla and Nokia will team up to bring Where services to Mozilla's nascent Firefox OS.
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More partners

FourSquare and Burton, a popular snowboarding brand, to help push apps to the Windows Phone ecosystem.
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DreamWorks

DreamWorks and Disney are also on board...
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Even more partners!

...as are Coca Cola and the Mall of America.
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And now post

Nokia executives bask in the limelight.

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