Nokia sets to battle budget Androids with new Nokia X devices

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently launched the new Nokia X family of budget smartphones targeting emerging markets. The Nokia X devices feature Nokia's popular look and construction but use a forked version of Google's Android OS. While the move to launching Android-powered devices seems contraryto Nokia's focus on Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, it makes perfect sense as a business decision.

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BlackBerry Messenger coming to Nokia X and Windows Phone devices

BlackBerry Messenger or BBM is expected to come to Nokia's new Android powered X devices as well as to exisiting Windows Phone handsets. BlackBerry confirmed the news earlier, John Sims, President, Global Enterprise Solutions at BlackBerry said, “BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or colleagues, and we are very excited that we will soon welcome Windows Phone and Nokia X users to the BBM community."

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More Nokia Normandy/Nokia X photo leaks surface

If rumours are to be believed, then Nokia will be unveiling an Android smartphone at Mobile World Congress next week. A new “real life” photo of the Nokia Normandy or Nokia X device has surfaced on Chinese site Coolxap. It shows what appears to be the forked version of Android the new phone will be running.

Current speculation say the Normandy or X device will have a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor, 512MB RAM, 4-inch 800 x 480 display, 5-megapixel rear camera, and 1,500 mAh battery.

Source: Ubergizmo