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* sees strong Symbian portfolio in 2011, 2012 * to use over 1 GHz processors for Symbian

(Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said it will continue to sell smartphones using its legacy Symbian software for a long time after its first phones using Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Windows go on sale.
Symbian is due to be replaced by Microsoft's Windows Phone over the coming two years under a plan announced in February, raising concerns Nokia could drop Symbian phones -- which have lost market share, but generate strong profits -- too early.
"We will be selling (Symbian) devices long after Windows Phone devices from Nokia have already started to appear," Purnima Kochikar, head of developer relations at Nokia, said in an open letter developers, published late on Friday.
Nokia has promised to introduce its first models using Windows Phone platform at the latest in 2012.
Nokia didn't specify how long it would continue to offer Symbian.
Earlier this week research firm Ovum forecast that Symbian phones will continue on some markets into 2016. Kochikar said coming Symbian models would focus on strong integration of services, as well as have faster processors than so far in the Symbian product line.
"Over the past weeks we have been evaluating our Symbian roadmap and now feel confident we will have a strong portfolio of new products during our transition period -- i.e. 2011 and 2012," Kochikar said.
"They will also include improvements in hardware performance such as GHz+ processing capabilities and faster graphics speeds," she said.
Nokia's current top models, the N8 and the E7, use 680 MHz (megahertz) processors, while rivals top models already use 1 GHz (gigahertz) and faster processors.

* sees strong Symbian portfolio in 2011, 2012 * to use over 1 GHz processors for Symbian

(Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said it will continue to sell smartphones using its legacy Symbian software for a long time after its first phones using Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Windows go on sale.
Symbian is due to be replaced by Microsoft's Windows Phone over the coming two years under a plan announced in February, raising concerns Nokia could drop Symbian phones -- which have lost market share, but generate strong profits -- too early.
"We will be selling (Symbian) devices long after Windows Phone devices from Nokia have already started to appear," Purnima Kochikar, head of developer relations at Nokia, said in an open letter developers, published late on Friday.
Nokia has promised to introduce its first models using Windows Phone platform at the latest in 2012.
Nokia didn't specify how long it would continue to offer Symbian.
Earlier this week research firm Ovum forecast that Symbian phones will continue on some markets into 2016. Kochikar said coming Symbian models would focus on strong integration of services, as well as have faster processors than so far in the Symbian product line.
"Over the past weeks we have been evaluating our Symbian roadmap and now feel confident we will have a strong portfolio of new products during our transition period -- i.e. 2011 and 2012," Kochikar said.
"They will also include improvements in hardware performance such as GHz+ processing capabilities and faster graphics speeds," she said.
Nokia's current top models, the N8 and the E7, use 680 MHz (megahertz) processors, while rivals top models already use 1 GHz (gigahertz) and faster processors.

What happens when an automobile maker and a consumer electronics maker join hands? We get a technology that is totally out of this world! And that’s what Nokia’s Terminal Mode is all about.
The concept behind Terminal Mode is quiet simple – plug in your smartphone to your car and access all your apps and multimedia files though your car’s touchscreen interface. The technology is not difficult to pick up, since the user interface is almost like an enlarged version of your phone’s interface. The list of items you can access through the technology is quiet exhaustive – music, navigation, contacts, text messages and apps. Adding voice control may take your experience to a whole new level.
The only hurdle that is existent in Terminal Mode is the standardisation of the technology. The issue of which smartphone would be compatible with which car brand would be the biggest puzzle. Currently, Nokia is the only company that implements the technology. We are yet to see any action from the giants of mobile technology – Apple and Google. Until all the four major smartphone operating systems – Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 (adopted by Nokia) and PalmOS – join the race, the chances of the technology becoming a standard feature in cars is still very low.

What happens when an automobile maker and a consumer electronics maker join hands? We get a technology that is totally out of this world! And that’s what Nokia’s Terminal Mode is all about.
The concept behind Terminal Mode is quiet simple – plug in your smartphone to your car and access all your apps and multimedia files though your car’s touchscreen interface. The technology is not difficult to pick up, since the user interface is almost like an enlarged version of your phone’s interface. The list of items you can access through the technology is quiet exhaustive – music, navigation, contacts, text messages and apps. Adding voice control may take your experience to a whole new level.
The only hurdle that is existent in Terminal Mode is the standardisation of the technology. The issue of which smartphone would be compatible with which car brand would be the biggest puzzle. Currently, Nokia is the only company that implements the technology. We are yet to see any action from the giants of mobile technology – Apple and Google. Until all the four major smartphone operating systems – Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 (adopted by Nokia) and PalmOS – join the race, the chances of the technology becoming a standard feature in cars is still very low.