More details on the upcoming Nokia Carla release came in. The platform previously known as Symbian will get its next update in Q3 2012, when the first smartphones running Nokia Carla will hit the shelves.

According to the latest rumors, second-gen Belle smartphone, including Nokia 603, 700 and 701 will start shipping with the new version of their OS first. Later on, the rest of the Belle-running smartphones in the Nokia portfolio will get Carla as an update. Scheduled for Q4, the update should cover N8,C7,E7,X7,E6,C6-01.

Despite what previous rumors were saying, Carla will be distributed to all smartphones currently on Belle. However, those that lack NFC capabilities and 1GHz processors will get a trimmed down version of the update to avoid performance hiccups.

Nokia showed her latest Camera Flagship Symbian phone the Nokia 808 PureView at the MWC 2012, all symbian fans are waiting for this beast camera phone with a 41MP camera sensor that make it the Best Imaging phone in the World.

Disappointedly, This PureView 41MP smartphone will be available globally everywhere except for North America (Photo below), and thats includes the US and Canada too.

Thought, Nokia didn't officially stated why this phone is not coming on the US, but it looks like Nokia want to bring the same amazing PureView technology to its Windows Phone lineup in the US instead of symbian, This is the best explanation for the situation.

Nokia 808 PureView Specifications

Looking for the Best Camera phone on the Market ? Nokia PureView 808 with 41 Megapixels camera gives you the Best Quality you've ever seen from a mobile phone or any digital camera, running latest Nokia Belle Operating system.

Clove.co.uk Now offers this super camera-phone with the VAT included, the UK price is about £538.80, which is €655, while Nokia Italy made a better offer by offering the phone for €599 with free shipping too.

All Nokia smartphones, which already received the Anna update and the ones running it out of the box, will be soon be updated with Symbian Belle as of October 26th. It will be available through the Ovi Suite and as an OTA update.

So, the update is coming for Nokia N8, C7, E7 and C6-01, as well for the E6, X7 and hopefully, the Nokia 500. October 26th is also the day when Nokia World 2011 kicks off, so we guess we can put some money on it. We will know for sure in three weeks.

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Nokia Tweeted yesteday that the Nokia belle Update is coming to some Nokia Devices by Next week. Today, Nokia correted its info and said that the Update will start rolling-out on Feburary.

The devices that will be updated to Belle include Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, Nokia 500 and Nokia Oro. Nokia has also confirmed that the Nokia N8, C7 and C6-01 have now started shipping with the Belle update pre-installed and we are sure other handsets will join them soon.

Nokia have now confirmed via their official Twitter feed that major updates have already begun rolling out to a number of devices currently running Symbian Anna, bumping them up to Symbian Belle, news that a lot of Nokia fans will no doubt welcome with open arms.

Devices including the N8, as well as the likes of Nokia E7, C7, E6, X7, C6-01 and 500 will all now ship with Symbian Belle pre-installed. The latest iteration of the Symbian OS brings functionality and a general user experience more inline with that of Android and iOS.

A while back, Nokia Twitter account jumped the gun when announcing the release of the Belle update for older Nokia smartphones. Lets hope this time it is for real Nokia Vietnamese site announced that Belle is coming on February 8 for the following models: N8, E7, X7, E6, C6-01. Nokia Vietnam Facebook page confirmed it.

However the page on Nokia site is now gone, while the Facebook post is still up.

We know the Belle update is coming in February, that is the latest info from Nokia. The exact date is not clear though, their UK page just says "soon" and adds the Nokia 500 to the list of updateable phones.

The long-awaited Belle update for older Nokias that launched with Symbian^3 has started rolling out. We received tons of tips and when we plugged in our Nokia N8, Ovi Suite immediately found an update.

The update is version 111.030.0609, the latest available version of Nokia Belle, even for the Nokia 701. That means that owners of an N8, E7, X7, C7, E6, C6-01 and Oro will be on par software-wise with phones that launched with Belle.

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After Nokia Released the Belle Update to all Symbian^3 device, Nokia Beta Labs which allows users to test out beta versions of upcoming apps for Nokia phones for free, put out the latest version of its Maps Suite software for Belle-the most recent version of the Nokia OS. It is the Nokia Maps suite 2.0

While still technically in development, the new version provides some pretty cool functionality to the apps which come with Map Suite (Drive, Maps, My Location, Places, Public Transportation, Weather), specifically geared to take advantage of new Belle features.

In addition to fast, intuitive tools for finding your way, the new Maps makes accessing information and features faster than ever. Press and hold on a destination to choose how you want to get there-including public transport. And enjoy one-tap access to Places and Weather right from your Home screen.

Nokia Maps now also makes your maps more personal than ever. Turn on Photos to see your snapshots of the places you have been placed along your map. Create customized routes for sightseeing or to avoid traffic. You can even save your favorite routes to access them later.

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Nokia revealed that the Nokia 808 PureView runs Nokia Belle OS Feature Pack 1, which brings a number of improvements. Also, they have some good news and some bad news for owners of current Belle devices too, depending on what device you have.

The good news is that if you have Nokia 701, 700 or 603, then you will be getting the feature pack soon. The bad news is that other devices are not invited to the party.

The Belle Feature Pack 1 update also brings a new, faster, HTML5-capable web browser, the Microsoft Apps and the latest version of Nokia Maps. Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Headphone will enhance the audio experience for both music and videos. Belle FP1 will also improve the user interface though details on that are scarce the multitasking bar has been updated and the notification bar is "even better". There are 20 new widgets included too.