Nokia announced a new smartphone on its Conversations blog today that brought us back to one of the company’s classic operating systems. The Nokia 500 runs on Symbian Anna, which is the latest version of the OS that Nokia unveiled earlier this year. Don’t feel bad if you find the release of another Symbian handset …

Pack your bags, we’re going on ‘oliday — super-cheap phone network GiffGaff has finally introduced overseas Internet browsing. And is it cheap as frites? Yes and no. Mobile data roaming costs £1.50 per MB to browse the Web, check your email or update social networks in countries in the EU. That’s pretty decent. Outside the EU, however, it’s £5 per …

Switzerland, the nation that gave us army knives and absolutely no popular musicians of note, is bestowing another gift — a glimmer of hope that the Nokia N9 will be heading to the UK. A listing for the MeeGo-powered mobile has popped up on Orange’s official Swiss website, giving an expected launch date of 15 September. That’s no guarantee that …

NTP, the patent company that successfully forced a settlement from Research In Motion over wireless e-mail technology, has gotten the nod from an appeals court on the validity of its patents used in lawsuits against several other smartphone players. RIM was the first to settle with NTP five years ago, but it may not be the last. Research In Motion …

HTC has at last issued a Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire. But disappointingly, updating isn’t as simple as a normal Android update — and it could hobble your mobile. The Android 2.3 update has been seriously squeezed — adjusted and with applications removed to work around the Desire’s memory constraints. As such HTC says it’s for development only, and …

Sprint is really stepping it up lately in the Android smartphone department with the HTC Evo 3D and the Motorola Photon 4G. Now it may have a couple more joining their ranks if this leaked Sprint road map is to be believed. The document lists that among others, the Samsung M930 and the LG Optimus Black may be heading to …

The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms about. Last week, I dabbled in Wall Street-speak after AT&T and Verizon Communications reported their quarterly financial results. But today, I wanted to get back into some of the …

After removing its Nook app for iPad from Apple’s App Store for a few days, Barnes & Noble’s now has a new, updated iPad app available for download. The new app complies with Apple’s new in-app subscription rules and has no links to Barnes & Noble’s e-book store or Web site. Related links • Apple forces Amazon to alter Kindle …

Samsung Samsung has already begun revving up U.S. consumers eager for more details about its popular Galaxy S II smartphone. With the GS II set to launch in the U.S. in August, Samsung has set up a sign-up page where potential buyers can fill out a form to receive more info on the phone and learn about special offers. Consumers …

AT&T confirmed today that it will begin throttling the heaviest data users of its wireless network starting October 1. The new policy will affect only customers who still have an unlimited data plan, and only apply to the top 5 percent of that base. Throttling is when a carrier will slow down the connection of a device to keep it …