First up at Nokia World? The Asha line for the developing world — the 200, 201, 300 and 303. They run S40, but best of all? They’re all getting Angry Birds. That’s right, Angry Birds is going truly global. Blanca Juti, Nokia’s vice president of mobile phones, outed the handsets, along with a series of …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–Nokia’s first, highly anticipated foray into Windows Phone gives both the phone builder and the software maker a second chance. Two of them, actually. A few hours after Nokia’s big unveiling of the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 at Nokia World, Senior Associate Editor Nicole Lee and I went to Nokia’s Sunnyvale office to spend some quality time with …

LONDON–Multitouch revolutionized user interfaces, and if Nokia researchers get their way, a mobile device that’s sensitive to how it’s being flexed could be the next revolution. At the Nokia World show here, the Finnish mobile phone maker showed off its “Nokia kinetic device” with a flexible display. Gripped with two hands, it would scroll through music collections or photo albums …

Apple After upgrading to iOS 5 on my iPhone 4, I noticed that my Twitter app was not behaving up to snuff. My troubleshooting investigation led to some interesting realizations about how Twitter is integrated in iOS 5. Twitter’s role in Apple’s latest mobile operating system is a bit different from other apps. The issue I was having was that …

Nokia Asha 303 hands-on | CNET UK Though the headliners of Nokia World were the company’s first Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 800 and Lumia 700, Nokia also introduced a new line of handsets today designed for emerging markets. The new Nokia Asha (which means hope in Hindi) family includes four models–the Nokia Asha 200, Asha 201, Asha 300, and …

Earlier this month, Sprint Nextel’s leadership team sat dumbfounded on stage as an increasingly contentious audience of investors questioned the company’s strategy of pursuing its own 4G network alone. The investor presentation, which came mere days after the unveiling of the iPhone 4S, was among the most raucous in recent memory. The agitation only grew when the executives refused to …

LONDON–Nokia announced its first two Windows Phone smartphones here today, in what could be the start to a recovery for the company’s beleaguered smartphone product line. But U.S consumers will have to wait to get their hands on the new devices. The Finnish company introduced the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, the first two devices in its revamped smartphone portfolio …

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse made his case for bringing the Apple iPhone to the carrier and argued that a short-term financial hit in the years ahead is worth the long-term gain. Sure, the iPhone has a pricey contract, but the device will bring customers to Sprint and help the company become profitable faster. Hesse likened the iPhone to an expensive …

HTC may have Beats Audio, but now Nokia has Monster. The companies today introduced two new audio accessories, the Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset and In-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset, and announced an exclusive long-term partnership to produce a range of accessories for Nokia’s mobile phones. The news was revealed at Nokia World in London, where the Finnish handset manufacturer …

If you’ve been itching to get a Motorola Razr back in your pocket, your wait is almost over. Starting tomorrow, Moto’s new Droid Razr will be available for preorder at Verizon Wireless. Though it may carry the name of one of Motorola’s most iconic devices, the Droid Razr is no simple revamp of that original phone. Sure, it’s thin, but …