Nokia phones through the years
Nokia is on a path often trodden in the world of consumer electronics: in the beginning comes a great product slightly ahead of its time, but as things mature, habits harden and bureaucracy grows
The Nokia N-Gage is marketed as a wireless deck that offers multiplayer gaming. The machine includes not only a phone, but also an MP3 player and a stereo FM radio.HAND OUT
The new phone Nokia N97 is pictured during an opening session of the Nokia World 2008 congress on December 02, 2008 in Barcelona.LLUIS GENE/AFP / Getty Images
Nokia's new music and gaming phone, the N81, is seen in this undated handout photo. Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on August 29, 2007, a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple.HO
A model presents the Nokia N92 mobile phone at the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German city of Hanover March 8, 2006.ARND WIEGMANN
Nokia cellular phones are seen on display at wireless store August 8, 2005 in San Mateo, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Nokia N97 phone is displayed on December 4, 2008 at the Nokia Capital Markets Day 2008 in New York.STAN HONDA/AFP / Getty Images
The new Nokia E7 smartphone is seen in this handout photograph released in London September 14, 2010.HO/Reuters
The new Nokia C6 smart phone is seen in this handout photograph released in London September 14, 2010.HO/Reuters
The new Nokia E7 smartphone is seen in this handout photograph released in London September 14, 2010.HO/Reuters
The Nokia N8 smartphone is displayed in Espoo in this September 8, 2010 file photo.LEHTIKUVA