Nokia unveils Symbian "Anna" OS on X7 and E6 handsets

Nokia has spruced up the venerable Symbian OS and given it a number of visual and functional upgrades. This version – which has been referred to previously as PR2 – is now known as Symbian Anna. It comes with a faster browser, improved text input, fresh, new icons and the latest version of Ovi Maps. Symbian Anna will also be made available for owners of the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7 in the coming months.

Nokia released a refreshed lnterface for Symbian OS that dresses up the venerable OS for the times. This version – which has been referred to previously as PR2 – is now known as Symbian Anna. It comes with a faster browser, improved text input, fresh, new icons and the latest version of Ovi Maps. Symbian Anna will also be made available for owners of the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7 in the coming months.

For business users, the update also includes instant messaging with Microsoft Communicator Mobile, email enhancements that include full meeting request support and hardware-accelerated device encryption.

Review: Nokia C7 Symbian phone on WIND Mobile

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Continuing the trend of Symbian powered touch-enabled phones in a similar vein to their N8, Nokia's C7, available to WIND Mobile subscribers for $350, brings a 3.5" inch AMOLED screen, a superb 8 megapixel camera, a full complement of sensors (ambient, accelerometer, digital compass, proximity sensor) and Ovi Store enabled apps to a slim and light form factor.

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Nokia's C6-01 smartphone launches on Bell

The Nokia C6-01 smartphone is now available to Canadians exclusively though Bell. Launching just in time for spring, the Nokia C6-01 is a compact finger-friendly touchscreen device that provides an all-in-one solution for busy Canadians. 

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SourceCode: IBM turns 100, Android overtakes Symbian

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Android OS has finally overtaken Nokia's Symbian OS as the world's most popular smartphone platform in the fourth quarter, according to the research firm Canalys. 32.9m phones running  various versions of Android were sold to retailers and mobile networks in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with Symbian's total sales of 31m in the quarter, the report said.

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