Nokia Mobile Phones

We first saw the Nokia RM-670 (aka the N7 or 700 Zeta) in a batch of unflattering spy-shots, then in some leaked publicity poses, and now we also have an exquisite line drawing courtesy of the FCC. Sure, it’s not the most detailed of portraits, but it’s the first absolutely concrete evidence we have that the RM-670 exists and may be headed to the New World. The FCC paperwork lists 1700MHz AWS and 850/1900Mhz 3G bands, suggesting that the handset could potentially work on T-Mobile or AT&T. Other rumored specs doing the rounds include the new Symbian Belle OS, a 1GHz processor, NFC and a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen — as if those rounded contours weren’t pleasing enough.

Terence Huynh gives you a first look on the Nokia N9, the new upcoming smartphone that is coming to Australia in Q3 this year. Nokia N9 is a MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan based smartphone supporting quad-band GSM, penta-band WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA and WLAN. The device features unibody design with 2.5D glass, a 3.9″ FWVGA 854×480 AMOLED display with capacitive touch screen and pinch zoom, 8 megapixel Auto Focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash. Additional features include A-GPS with included Ovi Maps, HTML5 capable Webkit 2 based web browser, real-time multitasking, social networking integration, NFC, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and USB 2.0.

A lot of marriages hit rough patches from time to time, and it’s no different for companies and their shareholders. The last three months have likely been especially tumultuous for Nokia Siemens Networks as it played the field, conducting a review to assess potential private equity interest. In the end, however, NSN determined the grass was indeed greener on its own side. According to the press release (found after the break), it concluded that “the current shareholders are in the best position to further enhance the value of the company.” Given that NSN’s reported three successive quarters of year-on-year growth, the troubled relationship appears to be out of hot water for now — we just hope the shareholders are willing to kiss and make up.