Is Nokia Working on an Android-Based Smartphone?

Well, this would be a weird twist in the smart phone wars.

Citing “industry insiders,” the Guardian is reporting that Nokia (NOK) is developing a phone that runs on Google’s (GOOG) Android software platform, rather than its own Symbian software.

The story says the new phone will be unveiled at the Nokia World conference in September.

Offering an Android-based smart phone would be a surprise move which would suggest Nokia sees a need to take a new tack in the increasingly competitive smart phone market.

NOK Monday is down 23 cents, or 1.6%, to $14.34.

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[JamesApple:]

Nokia should build on its momentum in enterprise business by fully emerging in the mobile open source movement thru Android. Open Source projects is already a $85.0 trillion business for IBM, InfoSys, TaTa, and dozens of IT companies, the open source mobile movement should be at least as big if not bigger. Enterprises are already open sourced. Nokia is clearly in the lead over Research In Motion whose enterprise business clientele are forfeiting Rim's deeply ingrained blackberry OS platform, products and services. Android woyld be a natural evolution for Nokia, but a extreme and impossible revolution for Rim.

Jul 07 02:02 PM