Archive for December 5th, 2009

Nokia, Symbian and Smartphone Rivalry

Nokia has stated that Symbian would remain the key software platform on its smart phones, as the world’s largest handset maker forecast a 10% rise in global handset volumes next year following a period of sharp contraction. Nokia is trying a number of different things, including emphasis on social media and music services. Nokia has also stepped up advertising which talks about its email solutions (E72 for example) and how its better than BlackBerry because it works directly with Microsoft Exchange without the need of a middleware.

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