June 17 - 1:05pm EDT   Nokia's upcoming 5800 phone has appeared as part of a new promotional poster, Unwired View writes. German vendor SMS Shop is advertising the 5800 along several other Nokia phones, including the 5220, 6210, 6600 and E71. No prices or release dates are presented, but the phone is identified as having WLAN (Wi-Fi) and HSDPA support. A sample interface screen is shown as well. [full story]

May 21 - 8:10am EDT   T-Mobile USA today said it would carry the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. The candybar phone gives the American carrier a mid-range media phone with a 2-megapixel camera, dedicated music controls along the side of the display, and a full headphone jack for listening either to AAC/MP3/WMA songs stored on the phone or else to FM radio. The T-Mobile edition comes with a 1GB microSD card preloaded with a pair of songs and music videos, and comes with trim in any one of three colors, including Nokia's stock red as well as unique orange and purple hues. [full story]

May 9 - 2:35pm EDT   Rogers Wireless has quietly launched the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic on its network, becoming the first North American carrier to pick up the device. The bar phone sits in the mid range of Nokia's media phones and includes a column of dedicated music controls as well as a media player that supports AAC, MP3, and WMA; an FM radio tuner is also onboard, as is a microSD slot that holds up to 4GB of storage. [full story]

April 22 - 7:25am EDT   Sony BMG today said it would join Nokia's Comes With Music unlimited music service, adding support beyond the initial Universal Music Group catalog. The announcement confirms recent rumors of talks and will let anyone purchasing a Comes With Music-based phone download unlimited music over the course of a year-long subscription. At the end of the term, phone owners can keep any downloaded tracks and either pay for a Nokia Music Store subscription or buy music a la carte. [full story]

January 2 - 2:45pm EST   Nokia's 5610 XpressMusic slider could soon be available in the US with a full feature set, according to a new FCC approval. The filing confirms an Americanized version of the phone and that the shipping device is ready for full 3G Internet access through AT&T: it should support fast HSDPA Internet access on the 850MHz band as well as the 2.1GHz service it already uses in Europe, according to the report. Legacy access to EDGE and GPRS data are also likely. [full story]