Nokia outs 1GHz Series 40 handset with ClearBlack display

According to Nokia’s Manager of Marketing Services in Argentina, an S40-based mobile phone with a 1GHz processor and ClearBlack display is coming — and for our part, we’re hoping to see it next week at Nokia Connection 2011 in Singapore. There, company leaders (including the outspoken CEO himself), will debut new products aimed at emerging [...]

Nokia Oro passes FCC, cleared for a gaudy stateside landing

The odds that you’ll have a North American spotting of Nokia’s audacious 18-karat gold Oro just became more likely. That’s because the handset recently appeared before the FCC and was certified for frequencies utilized by AT&T, Bell, Telus, Rogers, T-Mobile, Wind and Mobilicity. That’s not to suggest any of the carriers are taking a bet [...]

Nokia’s promised dual-SIM handsets arrive, look strangely familiar

Well, that didn’t take long. When Stephen Elop said a new dual-SIM handset would ship by the end of June, apparently he meant to say, “Right away!” Nokia has announced the first shipments of its C2-00 — the same dual-SIM candybar we’ve known about for a year — throughout India, China, and various developing regions [...]