Nokia-Microsoft deal didn’t affect Symbian based smartphones sale in ArmeniaMarch 30, 2011 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nokia will continue to sell and support Symbian based smartphones and feature phones long after it launches its Windows Phone based smartphone. Symbian software will be updated in the summer, which will bring a new home screen, new widgets, a fast web browser, new icons and updated Ovi Store and Ovi Maps, according to itproportal.com. Purnima Kochikar, Vice President of Forum Nokia, said that even though Windows Phone 7 will be the primary platform for Nokia, Symbian will continue to deliver great value to the company. The company is planning to overhaul its Symbian portfolio with updated hardware and software. Nokia is planning to strategically invest in Symbian which would allow to 'engage and attract' new and existing Symbian customers. Symbian software will be updated in the summer, which will bring a new home screen, new widgets, a fast web browser, new icons and updated Ovi Store and Ovi Maps. According to Nokia mobile phone center (Official representative in Armenia) sales director Vazgen Bakhshetsyan, Nokia in Armenia users are not aware of Nokia announcements. "Many are not interested in what Nokia said or announced,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “The contract between Nokia with Microsoft on Windows Phone 7 use as a permanent operating system for Nokia phones had no impact on Symbian Nokia phones which Nokia sells in Armenia. Symbian Nokia phones sales rate is unchangeable.” Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. |