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The Nokia 3310 was chunky and primitive, but it sure could take a beating, and the only thing that lasts longer than its battery is its legacy. Further proving that it's impossible to kill, HMD Global has unveiled how it plans to bring back the candybar phone, with some minor modern concessions.

​The Nokia 3310 – one of the most popular cell phones in the world just after the turn of the millennium – is having a surprising resurgence in popularity, amidst reliable rumors that Nokia will re-introduce a modernized version of the phone at the Mobile World Congress later this month.

Once upon a time, Nokia ruled the mobile phone universe. Times have changed, but the Nokia name is back on a new Android phone simply called the Nokia 6, which won't actually be made by Nokia, nor by Microsoft, which you may remember purchased Nokia's mobile phone business a few years ago.

The Nokia name is coming back, thanks to a new license agreement that allows Finnish company HMD to sell phones using the name over the next 10 years​. Windows Phone is gone, with Android arriving in its place.

Microsoft’s latest handset, known as the Nokia 215, takes the company’s focus on low-end handsets to the next level. The device is designed primarily for first-time mobile phone owners, offering basic functionality alongside a low-cost means of accessing the internet.

While Nokia may have relinquished its hold on the Lumia brand, it’s not finished making hardware just yet. The company has never been famous for its tablets, but the N1 looks to be a solid offering, with a sharp 7.9-inch panel, 64-bit processor and the latest version of Android.

While it’s relatively easy to keep track of key high-end smartphone releases, things get a little more complicated when it comes to low-end handsets. Read on as Gizmag takes a look at five of the best budget handsets you can buy in 2014.

Four years ago, we first heard about how Korean scientists had proposed using sound to charge mobile phones. At the time, however, they couldn't generate enough of a current to actually charge one. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in doing so.

Microsoft has unveiled its first Nokia-branded Android-based smartphone since taking over the company earlier this year. Aimed at the budget end of the smartphone market, the Nokia X2 packs a 4.3-inch WVGA display and is powered by a Snapdragon 200 dual core CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz and 1 GB of RAM.

Are you shopping for a new smartphone, and wondering which ones are the best? Look no further. Gizmag is here to break down the features and specs of some of the best smartphones you can buy today.

iPhones and Android phones might get the lion's share of attention, but we think Windows Phone is a pretty terrific platform in its own right. What happens when you marry Microsoft's mobile OS to an enormous 6-in phablet? You get the Nokia Lumia 1520, the first of its kind. Read on for our review.

There probably isn't one person reading this who hasn't, at some point, erred and accidentally left something valuable behind somewhere. The Nokia Treasure Tag is designed to keep such lapses to a minimum.