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Nokia unveils the touchscreen Asha 501 with new software platform, we go hands-on (video)

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One or more additional members are expected to join Nokia’s Lumia line-up next Tuesday, but today the company has chosen New Delhi as the stage to unveil the Asha 501, a new touchscreen handset that further blurs the line between featurephone and …


Nokia teases ‘colorful’ announcement Thursday from New Delhi

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Nokia already has one (likely Lumia 928-related) surprise scheduled for next week on the 14th, but it’s doubling up by teasing more news Thursday in India. Scheduled for noon in New Delhi (2:30AM ET), all we have to go on are hints about “color”, …


Nokia announces Asha 210: a colorful QWERTY with a social heart, we go hands-on (video)

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The last time we saw new members of the Asha family they eschewed the usual QWERTY keyboard, opting instead for a full touchscreen. The newly announced (and previously teased) Asha 210, however, returns to the more tactile input method, and brings…


Nokia teases QWERTY phone announcement on April 24th

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Official teasers rarely provide much in the way of detail, but this one from Nokia at least comes with a pretty picture. It reveals the rounded design language we have come to associate with the company’s latest feature phones, but with Z and Shif…


Engadget visits Nokia House wrap-up: Stephen Elop Q&A, Lumia 920 camera tests and more

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It’s been a whirlwind week of all things Nokia for our Engadget crew here in Helsinki, Finland. With a (nearly) all access pass to the company’s glass House in Espoo, we brought you a very candid, very live Q&A with CEO Stephen Elop — recorded f…


Nokia introduces Asha Touch range of keypad-free feature phones (video)

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Nokia first rolled out its Asha line of feature phones last October, and now it’s rolling out the new devices with touchscreen interfaces that we saw leaked manuals for recently. The Asha Touch device range includes the Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 31…


Nokia swings Mail for Exchange to Series 40 dumphones: now in beta labs for testing (video)

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Nokia isn’t just shaking up your browser on your humble Series 40 phone. This time, those cheap little bundles of communication goodness are preparing to get mail for Exchange, with the feature now undergoing testing in its Beta Labs. While Nokia mig…


Nokia releases Browser 2.0 update for Series 40 handsets with improved speed, multitasking in tow

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Nokia announced earlier today the release of Browser 2.0 for its Series 40 devices, which of course includes the colorful Asha lineup. The update promises an overall speedier and easier browsing experience, this in large part due to the application c…


Nokia 306 manual hints at keyboard-free Asha handset

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The team at Unwired View has bagged a PDF that purports to be the user manual for Nokia’s 306, the first full-touch member of the keyboard-loving Asha family. None of the images in the document (we’ve collated a handful above) show a handset with a h…


Nokia Reader comes to Series 40 ‘touch and type’ devices

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This week, everyone’s favorite Finnish phone fabricator announced the availability of Nokia Reader for Series 40 touch and type devices. Those familiar with the software know that Reader provides a flow of local and international headlines — customiz…