This weekend sparked (get it…like sparklers) rumors that Nokia, the world’s top cellphone maker, was abandoning Symbian for a new project. The phone, code named “Rachael,” was said to be designed to run Android. Unfortunately, Nokia denies that claim.

It really is a shame, considering Nokia is one on a very short list of manufacturers capable of competing directly with the iPhone. What they need, though, is a consumer-friendly operating system like, you guessed it, Android.

Speaking of the rumor, a Nokia spokesman said, “”Absolutely no truth to this whatsoever.” He followed up with, “Everyone knows that Symbian is our preferred platform for advanced mobile devices.” Doesn’t get much clearer than that.

Source: Reuters