Nokia’s hookup with the new Transformers movie runs deep — some of its international X7 launches have been themed around the Dark of the Moon three-quel that’s just come out in cinemas — so it’s no surprise to see plenty of the company’s handsets in the film itself. The metal-backed, 4-inch X7 gets the most screen time, quickly showing off Ovi Maps in 3D, but there’s also a portrait QWERTY device which may be the recently launched E6 or an earlier model such as the E72. A lot of consternation has also arisen regarding a third Nokia handset glimpsed in Transformers 3, which could well be an N950 running MeeGo, though if you ask us, there’s no way a MeeGo phone would take 157 minutes to save the world. We’d expect a double-tap to kill the baddies, an edge-to-edge swipe to get the girl, and a simple flicking gesture to turn the lights out.

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Screen Grabs: Nokia X7 scores cameo in third Transformers movie, joined by N950 lookalike originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While we’re busy recovering from a recent overdose of Nokia eye candy, secret agents are hard at work hunting down more visual goodness for us to ogle at. These shots above are of the Nokia 700 “Zeta,” which appears to be a replacement to the C6-01. The photos show it running on Symbian Belle — Anna’s successor — and packed with a 5 megapixel camera, LED flash, and NFC support. The source indicates the Zeta will house a 1 GHz CPU and 3.2-inch nHD AMOLED display, weighs a smidge over 80g, and measures out at 10mm thick. Oddly enough, we dug up a leaked snapshot of the Zeta’s spec sheet claiming it’ll be the “thinnest smartphone ever,” which at 10mm isn’t anywhere close to earning that title.

Though no other phones were pictured, the spec sheet (shown below) brought attention to three other Symbian offerings on the roadmap: the Nokia 701 Helen has the best specs of the bunch with 8 megapixel camera and 3.5-inch ClearBlack display; there’s the Nokia 600 Cindy with NFC, 5 megapixel shooter, and 3.2-inch AMOLED; also, we’ve likely seen the Nokia 500 Fate already leaked as the N5. There’s no indication on when (or if) we can expect any of these phones to hit the market, but it looks like Mr. Elop is intent on keeping his promise. More photos after the break.

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Continue reading Nokia 700 ‘Zeta’ caught in spyshots, ready to give mobile makeovers

Nokia 700 ‘Zeta’ caught in spyshots, ready to give mobile makeovers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Is have been dotted, the Ts have been crossed with a flourish, and pretty soon Nokia will have very little indeed to do with its formerly beloved Symbian OS. Oh sure, the company promises to keep it going with such standout devices as the Oro, but responsibility for developing and supporting Symbian is being wholly handed over to Accenture, along with 2,800 employees. When announced back in April, the deal called for 3,000 Nokia worker bees to make the jump over, so we suspect a few more (hopefully voluntary) redundancies are making up the difference with the new number. Now that everything’s been finalized, you can expect the switchover to take place in “the early part of October.” Accenture promises to care for its ailing patient through 2016, after which point even the most die-hard of fans will have to make the switch to a mobile OS from the 21st century. Full PR after the break.

Continue reading Nokia and Accenture seal Symbian handover deal

Nokia and Accenture seal Symbian handover deal originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Though its visits have been few and far between, Nokia has had a presence on China Mobile for many years. The carrier’s never been blessed, however, with any TD-SCDMA devices powered by Symbian^3 — until now. Two new flagship models, known as the T7-00 and 702T, were announced by both companies and slated for Q3 release. If both phones seem oddly familiar, there’s a very good reason why: the T7-00, as we originally speculated, is a variant of the Nokia N8 with a lower-quality 8 megapixel EDoF sensor; the 702T is the TD-SCDMA version of the E6, though the keyboard has been altered slightly to include larger Function and Ctrl buttons, allowing for easier switching between Chinese and English input. Both phones will be pre-loaded with the Anna update, and could be a big factor in helping Nokia hit its goal of selling 150 million Symbian devices before the OS goes the way of the Dodo. Check out another image after the break.

Continue reading Nokia brings Symbian^3 to China Mobile, officially announces T7-00 and 702T

Nokia brings Symbian^3 to China Mobile, officially announces T7-00 and 702T originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Still rockin’ a Symbian phone from Nokia? Don’t let Android and WP7 owners hog all the media streaming fun. Nokia Play To brings DLNA’s push features to Symbian^3, albeit in beta form. Hit up the source link, install the app, and you’ll imbue your handset with the surprisingly rare ability to beam videos, photos, and music to any DLNA-capable receiving device jacked into your TV — heck, it could be your TV. Check out the video after the break if you want to see it in action before you click download.

Continue reading Nokia Play To adds DLNA streaming to waning Symbian (video)

Nokia Play To adds DLNA streaming to waning Symbian (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Earlier this month, we were rather unimpressed with Nokia’s rebranding of the N8 Symbian smartphone, and it seems someone took note. Because the promo video for the N8 Pink is anything but unimaginative. In fact, it’s downright frightening. The video features a series of contorted Barbies dolls, prancing about in Lady Gaga-esque undergarments, with accompaniment by British girl group Sugarbabes. This is one marketing campaign we won’t soon forget. For a glimpse at the disturbingly enthralling cotton-candy romp, check out the video after the break.

[Thanks, Dillan]

Continue reading Nokia N8 Pink gets creepy dismembered doll treatment, even more pink (video)

Nokia N8 Pink gets creepy dismembered doll treatment, even more pink (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 21:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Earlier this month, we were rather unimpressed with Nokia’s rebranding of the N8 Symbian smartphone, and it seems someone took note. Because the promo video for the N8 Pink is anything but unimaginative. In fact, it’s downright frightening. The video features a series of contorted Barbies dolls, prancing about in Lady Gaga-esque undergarments, with accompaniment by British girl group Sugarbabes. This is one marketing campaign we won’t soon forget. For a glimpse at the disturbingly enthralling cotton-candy romp, check out the video after the break.

[Thanks, Dillan]

Continue reading Nokia N8 Pink gets creepy dismembered doll treatment, even more pink (video)

Nokia N8 Pink gets creepy dismembered doll treatment, even more pink (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 21:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When you’ve got an OS in the final throes of life, your choices for stimulating interest are a little limited. Having exhausted the usual avenues of introducing pink and gold-plated versions of its older phones, Nokia is now resorting to the mobile industry’s standby marketing crutch: poking fun at Apple. Its latest ad campaign in India features the tagline iDoalotmore, which takes a rather overt shot at Apple’s iPhone and general tendency to preface its wares with an “i.” Sadly, there are no spec-for-spec smackdowns over on the accompanying promo site, but you can learn all about Symbian’s excellent features and radically new rounded icons. Or are they iCons now?

Continue reading Nokia: iDoalotmore talking about Symbian than a zombie OS deserves

Nokia: iDoalotmore talking about Symbian than a zombie OS deserves originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 May 2011 08:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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European Commission regains sanity, cancels €22 million SYMBEOSE project originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 07:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading T-Mobile 2011 roadmap leaks, lists loads of specific release dates?

T-Mobile 2011 roadmap leaks, lists loads of specific release dates? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 20:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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