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Will Nokia Jettison Symbian for Android? [GigaOM]
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IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis:  Do not listen to the Guardian, there will be no Nokia devices running Android any time soon

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Phones Review:  Nokia Going Android in September?

Gizmodo:  Report: Nokia Commences Mating Dance With Android, Handset Due In September [Nokia]

Tech Digest:  Nokia to announce Android smartphone

Seth H. Weintraub's blog:  Nokia is/isn't going to build an Android phone.

Tech Ticker:  Nokia denies Android phone plans

Digital Daily:  Will Nokia Dump Symbian for Android? Um, No.

SlashGear:  Nokia deny Android smartphone rumors: sticking with Symbian

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Android Phone Fans:  Nokia Isn’t Making An Android Phone

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Nokia claimed to be working on Android phone for unveiling later this year
Engadget Mobile — ... Talk of a possible Android / Nokia tie-up has been ongoing since time immemorial, and the latest fuel to the fire comes from the Guardian which is sourcing "industry insiders" as saying that the world's largest phone manufacturer will reveal an ...

Nokia claimed to be working on Android phone for unveiling later this year
Engadget — ... Talk of a possible Android / Nokia tie-up has been ongoing since time immemorial, and the latest fuel to the fire comes from the Guardian which is sourcing "industry insiders" as saying that the world's largest phone manufacturer will reveal an ...

Nokia to debut Android device in September
CrunchGear — Well, it appears that Nokia will finally pull its head out of its ass come September, says an industry insider according to the Guardian. At Nokia World, the mobile phone giant is expected to debut an Android-powered touch-screen device. Will it be powered by Intel? Eh. Who knows, but I hope it’s true and that they’ve finally realized that Symbian needs to be put out to pasture. Has anyone hacked their N810 to run Android? via Guardian

Will Nokia Jettison Symbian for Android? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... The Guardian reports that Nokia is planning a touchscreen mobile phone that runs Google’s Android operating system and the handset maker will likely show off the device at the Nokia World conference in September 2009. When I read the story based on information from “industry insiders,” I was incredulous. ...

Nokia, Intel partnership to deliver first gadget in September
TG Daily - All News — When Nokia and Intel held a press conference love-fest a week or so back, the presentations, though heavy on management speak and super, super excitement, were noticeably lacking in any detail whatsoever of actual products and even the vaguest hint of delivery dates. But now it looks as if we may not have long to wait for the birth of the first Nintel gadget. A number of sources including UK national, the Manchester Guardian , are predicting that Nokia will release a new touchscreen Android smartphone at the Nokia World bash in September this year. A new mobile that runs on ...

Nokia to have Android Smartphone in Q3?
iTech News Net — ... has its own Symbian OS, according to the Guardian, the Finnish company is planning Android-based smartphone that will be shown at the Nokia World in September this year. As ...

Do not listen to the Guardian, there will be no Nokia devices running Android any time soon
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... I should be ashamed of myself for even linking to this terrible piece of flame bait, but I just have to. The Guardian’s Richard Wray is claiming that industry insiders have tipped him off that at ...

Nokia Android Phone coming, dropping Symbian?
I4U News — ... in the smartphone segment and that Nokia needs to pick one of the existing desktop operating systems: Windows, Linux or OS X (unlikely). UK's Guardian breaks a rumor that Nokia has picked Android and is supposed to show a Nokia Android smartphone in September at the Nokia World Conference. Nokia is still leading in the "normal" phone market by far, but is steadily loosing ground in the advanced smartphone segment. Nokia's strategy to ...

Nokia working on touchscreen Android device?
T3.com All — ... - to a rather limited response. Although using Android isn't the end for Symbian, it's certainly not glowing praise for it either. After all, if Nokia isn't using it, why should anyone else? We suspect numerous blurry images of this Nokia Android phone will arrive in the next two months if there is any merit in the rumour, but in the meantime, if you have a phone to upgrade later in the year and fancy Android, you might want to sit tight and wait. Link: Nokia (via The Guardian ) Related links: [image]

Nokia working on touchscreen Android device?
T3.com News — ... response. Although using Android isn't the end for Symbian, it's certainly not glowing praise for it either. After all, if Nokia isn't using it, why should anyone else? We suspect numerous blurry images of this Nokia Android phone will arrive in the next two months if there is any merit in the rumour, but in the meantime, if you have a phone to upgrade later in the year and fancy Android, you might want to sit tight and wait. Link: Nokia (via The Guardian)

Nokia Going Android in September?
Phones Review — ... Apparently Nokia is going Android as according to an article on the Guardian, they quote “industrial insiders” as claiming Nokia is to reveal an Android platform touch screen smartphone during ...

Report: Nokia Commences Mating Dance With Android, Handset Due In September [Nokia]
Gizmodo — ... From London's Guardian, we get this surprising report: Nokia, (recent) full owner of Symbian, is making an Android touchscreen phone, set for unveiling at a conference in September. This would be strange! ...

Report: Nokia Commences Mating Dance With Android, Handset Due In September (Updated) [Nokia]
Gizmodo — ... From London's Guardian, we get this surprising report: Nokia, (recent) full owner of Symbian, is making an Android touchscreen phone, set for unveiling at a conference in September. This would be strange! ( ...

Nokia to announce Android smartphone
Tech Digest — ... the end of 2008. Nokia's partnership with Intel, which we reported last month, and the possibility of Android-based handsets could spell exciting times for Nokia. We really like their latest smartphone offering, the N97, although it still doesn't really come close to threatening the iPhone 3GS's dominance. A Nokia smartphone with Android could really give Apple something to worry about though. What this means for the much berated Ovi store is anybody's guess. (via The Guardian) ...

Nokia is/isn't going to build an Android phone.
Seth H. Weintraub's blog — ... . But rumors are starting to swirl that Nokia could step it up a notch.  The Guardian this weekend said that Nokia was going to build a Android device from the ground up.  They even said that a Nokia Android device would be shown at the Nokia World conference in September. The new touchscreen device will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September, say industry insiders, as the Finnish handset giant tries to revive its fortunes in the smartphone market. The world's biggest handset maker, which has fallen behind in the smartphone game ...

Nokia denies Android phone plans
Tech Ticker — ... Well, it was expected, isn’t it? Guardian’s claim of Nokia Android device that was supposed to be shown in September has been thrashed by the Finnish phone maker. It also didn’t make sense to believe that Nokia would develop on Android since Symbian is their core platform. ...

Will Nokia Dump Symbian for Android? Um, No.
Digital Daily — ... Nokia (NOK) will not debut a new Android-based handset at its annual Nokia World conference in early September because the company has no new Android-based handset to debut. That’s the word from Nokia which vehemently denied reports this morning that it is just months away from launching its first mobile phone based on Google’s mobile OS. “There is no truth to this story whatsoever,” ...

Nokia deny Android smartphone rumors: sticking with Symbian
SlashGear — ... Nokia rumors a-plenty today, as UK paper The Guardian suggest that the Finnish company are planning to release a touchscreen Android smartphone so as to counter falling Symbian shares.  However, Nokia themselves have ...

Linkpost | 7.6.2009
TechBlog — ... - MarK Cuban enters the debate on whether free ultimately pays off. • Nokia turns to Android in phone wars - Nokia will start using Android in its future phones. • ...

Nokia to make Android phone
Boing Boing Gadgets — From The Guardian: Nokia is understood to be developing a mobile phone that runs on Google's Android software platform in a strategic U-turn for the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer. The new touchscreen device will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September, say industry insiders, as the Finnish handset giant tries to revive its fortunes in the smartphone market.

Nokia to make Android phone (Or not)
Boing Boing Gadgets — From The Guardian: Nokia is understood to be developing a mobile phone that runs on Google's Android software platform in a strategic U-turn for the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer. The new touchscreen device will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September, say industry insiders, as the Finnish handset giant tries to revive its fortunes in the smartphone market. Update: Nokia denies it. Maybe it's making an Android Internet Tablet!

Nokia Denies It's Planning An Android Phone
mocoNews — ... - Symbian is holding Nokia back. The handset maker may now have taken outright control of the OS’ overseeing foundation, but that foundation must start innovating fast if it is to halt the decline in Nokia’s market share. For any other handset maker, adding an Android handset to the mix would be seen as merely market experimentation - but Nokia is firmly wedded to Symbian, and has in the last couple of years acquired its own flavours of Linux systems at the open-source end. ...

Nokia Isn’t Making An Android Phone
Android Phone Fans — ... The rumor mill is twirling at full speed this Monday morning as The Guardian reports that Nokia is producing an Android Phone in what they call “a strategic U-turn” for the world’s largest phone manufacturer. Nokia quickly and flatly ...

Nokia denies working on an Android phone: Could have made life easier for e-book app developers
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —  Too bad! But the Symbian OS, offered in Nokia phones and others, is big, big, big outside the U.S. If Nokia did do Android, of course, that would make it much easier for some e-book app developers. Image is of a typical Nokia S60 interface under Symbian. Not exactly Android-snazzy. Related: Nokia/Android reports in the Guardian and elsewhere. ...

Could Nokia and Android be just what each other needs?
Between the Lines — ... . But, a new report that Nokia is a developing an Android smartphone could change the fortunes of the platform. Nokia is disputing the report, but it’s easy to wonder if this pairing could be a partnership that would help both sides fight off fierce new challenges from Apple, BlackBerry, and Palm. The report, which The Guardian attributes to “industry insiders,” states that Nokia is expected to release an Android-based smartphone at its ...

Rumor: Nokia Working on Android Phone
Gearlog — ... Everyone else is working on an Android handset, so why shouldn't Nokia? The Finnish handset manufacturer is reported working on a new touchscreen smartphone using Google's open operating system, which is set for debut at September's Nokia World conference, according to The Guardian. ...

Nokia Joins the Android Camp to Win Back Smartphone Market Share
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... Symbian, a move that put the handset maker in direct competition with Google and Apple for mobile internet market share. But despite a vested interest in sticking with its Symbian platform, word on the web is that Nokia is developing a mobile phone powered by Google's open-source Android OS. ...

Nokia: Android? Are you crazy?
Betanews — ... Adding to the swollen category of "rumored Android device makers," Nokia was briefly rumored to be readying a touchscreen smartphone based on the Android mobile OS for Nokia World in September. ...

Guardian reports but Nokia denies prepping an Android phone
Obsessable News Feed — ... the report the UK's Guardian made regarding the mobile giant developing a handset running on Google's new kid on the block Android OS. Looks like we'll have to wait a while to find out if those anonymous "industry insiders" were full of bunk, or if Nokia doth protest too much. ...

Nokia Just Says No to Android Smartphones
jkOnTheRun — ... The Guardian reported that Nokia was going to release a smartphone running the Android operating system later this year. The report garnered a lot of interest as the Finnish handset maker has long been using the Symbian platform for their phones and the move to Android would be a total departure from business as usual. ...

Android based phone by… Nokia?
Mobility Site — Can it be that Nokia has finally realized nothing good can happen by sticking with the old Symbian OS and is now looking for other alternatives? Not sure, but according to this report, Nokia is already working on an Android based smartphone. The new touchscreen device will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September, say industry insiders, as the Finnish handset giant tries to revive its fortunes in the smartphone market. Hmm, another Android based phone by a leading mobile company. I’ve just read ...

Nokia: No Android phones for us
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... The Finnish phone giant says it's sticking with Symbian, and flatly denies a recent report that it has an Android-based smartphone in the works. The Guardian posted a story early Monday claiming that Nokia, long a champion of the Symbian operating system (which currently powers Nokia's ...

Reports: Nokia Says No Android Phone in the Works
Macworld — ... . Nokia has denied today reports that the Finnish company is working on a mobile phone running on Google’s Android mobile operating system. A report Monday morning from the Guardian , a British daily newspaper, quoted “industry insiders” saying that Nokia would unveil in September a mobile phone running on the Google Android operating system (OS). But Nokia has denied Guardian’s speculation, telling ...

Nokia Says There's No Truth to Reports of its Android Phone [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... , Nokia has denied recent reports that it plans to release a phone running the Android operating system. The Guardian had posted a puzzling story on how Nokia would do "a strategic U-turn" from its focus on Symbian-based phones to Android. "Absolutely no truth to this whatsoever," a Nokia spokesman told Reuters. The spokesman also emphasized that Symbian remains Nokia's preferred platform, and, as we reported last week, Symbian will soon begin beta testing of its Symbian 2 open source operating system. ...

Nokia Says There's No Truth to Reports of its Android Phone
OStatic blogs — ... , Nokia has denied recent reports that it plans to release a phone running the Android operating system. The Guardian had posted a puzzling story on how Nokia would do "a strategic U-turn" from its focus on Symbian-based phones to Android. "Absolutely no truth to this whatsoever," a Nokia spokesman told Reuters. The spokesman also emphasized that Symbian remains Nokia's preferred platform, and, as we reported last week, Symbian will soon begin beta testing of its Symbian 2 open source operating system. ...

Rumors: Nokia is preparing new Android powered headset for the Q4
PreviewGadgets.com — ... Rumors that world largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, is preparing new Android powered touchscreen phone are getting louder and louder. This kind of news even got up to the British Guardian, which quotes anonymous “industry insiders” who’s  claiming that Nokia will reveal an Android powered touchscreen mobile phone in the fourth quarter. ...

Nokia Denies Android Smartphone Development
Gear Live — ... -based smartphone later this year. Where would such a thought come from, you ask? Well, earlier this morning, The Guardian said it would happen, and that a Nokia Android phone would be announced in September. Seemed odd, since Nokia is the full owner of the Symbian OS, but stranger things have happened. However, soon after the article was posted, Nokia show it down anywhere they could, including ...

More evidence that Nokia will adopt Android for Smartphone battle
SolSie.com — ... the last smartphone from Nokia that runs Symbian OS. Nokia, the world number one mobile manufacturer, sees its market share continues to erode at rapid pace, especially in high-end smartphone arena. The smartphone segment is critical as it is the only part of the mobile phone market which is growing. Cash-strapped consumers are either holding on to their existing phones and opting for cheaper SIM-only deals or "trading up" to more advanced gadgets such as the iPhone.  According to a report from the Guardian , Nokia is reportedly developing a mobile phone that runs on Google’s ...

Nokia and Symbian: Forget about Android, it’s all about Cutey (Qt)
VentureBeat — ... stemming from “industry insiders” that it is developing a smartphone that runs on Google’s Android software. Nokia said that “everyone knows that Symbian is our preferred platform for advanced mobile devices.” ...

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