Nokia’s ready for a fight and came out swinging at Nokia World with the introduction of three new smartphones: the Nokia E7, Nokia C7, and Nokia C6-01. The trio joins the previously announced Nokia N8 in running the revamped Symbian 3 platform, which includes more than 250 new features and improvements, such as a simplified …

If you’re craving Nokia’s shiny new N8 but work means you can’t live without a Qwerty keyboard, the Nokia E7 is the business-focused new smart phone trying to leverage your harmonistic synergies. The phone is being shown off today at the Nokia World show, along with the N8, C7 and C6, as we reported last week. The phone has already …

HTC is planning a big brouhaha on Wednesday in London to unveil the latest thing that it has “dreamt up.” We don’t know for sure what the company has up its sleeve, but Android should be the flavor of the day. Specifically, look for news about the HTC Desire HD and the HTC Desire Z, which is the European equivalent …

In a rather unexpected move, Apple announced last week that it would relax its restrictions on the tools used by developers. In particular, the company reversed a ban that blocked Flash-derived apps, which garnered a predictable “cautiously optimistic” reaction from Adobe. (Shareholders seem to be slightly more confident.) It’s no surprise that the parent of Flash is happy, but what …

The full version of Angry Birds for Android will be out in less than a month, while Nokia Symbian owners will be able buy a big eagle which allows you to flatten buildings and pigs in an instant. Android owners have already rushed to download a demo version of the game, which contains 15 levels. Angry Birds — a smash …

Last month, digital jukebox purveyor TouchTunes announced a new Web-based service that lets users create playlists at home and then access them later at nearly any location with one of the company’s jukeboxes. The service is called MyTouchTunes and it aims to provide a fun, social way to interact with music for a night out on the town. (Of course, …

As Nokia sheds executives like a snake sloughing off dead skin, it hunts for new talent to revive its ailing smartphone business. Peter Skillman at the Gel conference in New York in 2007. Good Experience On Tuesday, the company confirmed that it has hired Palm Pre designer Peter Skillman to head up the user experience and services division for MeeGo, …

Nokia: A long and innovative history +27 more See all photos Sorry, Nokia, but even with all the hype out of this week’s Nokia World, it’s clear you’ve lost your way. Yes, you continue to introduce new phones, some of which are indeed pretty, but handsets from your rivals in Korea, Taiwan, Chicago, and Cupertino, Calif., have been getting all …

As expected, LG Electronics unveiled the LG Optimus One and Optimus Chic on Tuesday, two Android devices aimed for smartphone newbies. There are a number of similarities between the two handsets. Both ship running Android 2.2 with LG’s custom user interface, which is designed to make the smartphone experience “fun and user-friendly.” They also feature a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touch …

Now that T-Mobile has had the BlackBerry Curve 3G for a week, it’s time for Verizon to get in on it as well. The 3G version of the popular BlackBerry Curve (model 9330) will finally head to Verizon Wireless. It has a slightly tweaked design–a mirror-finish trim, soft-touch sides, and a textured back–but the full QWERTY keyboard remains largely the …