Nokia unveils new models of E6 and X7
The world's largest phone maker by volume, Nokia, has unveiled two new smartphone models running on a new version of its Symbian software platform. The new models, the E6 and the X7, will go on sale for 340 euros ($491.6) and 380 euros respectively excluding subsidies and taxes, later this quarter. In February, Nokia's new chief executive Stephen Elop dumped Symbian software - which lost most of its lead on the smartphone market last year - saying the company would instead use Microsoft Corp's unproven software as its primary platform. Elop compared Symbian to a burning platform in a widely leaked internal memo, saying it was not good enough for Nokia's future. Nokia unveiled a new version of Symbian software, with new icons, improved text input, faster Internet browsing and a refreshed Ovi Maps application. "Several Nokia executives have attempted to walk back from Elop's February comments and limit the damage he did to Symbian products. It's just a bit too late to put Humpty Dumpty back together. Developers are bailing out in droves," said Tero Kuittinen, analyst at MKM Partners.
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