The latest version of Nokia's smartphone operating system looks and works better than ever before.

Nokia Belle delivers more personalization options than before. You can have up to six home screens that are easy to personalize, leaving all your favorite applications and services only a few taps away.

Headline features include eye catching new widgets, more customisation options, new apps and built-in NFC functionality. All these innovative features are readily available for free for all Nokia Belle smartphone users.

Nokia users will benefit from the following new features:
Free-form, differently-sized, live widgets: widgets like the clock, email, music player, favourite contacts and the calendar have been redesigned and now come in five different sizes and rearranged to create a completely personalised set of screens. There are also new 'Toggle' widgets for tasks like switching on Bluetooth and changing profiles.

Improved Imaging: The new and improved Nokia Belle interface also includes new features like imaging applications with HD video recording at 30 frames per second and a visually improved browsing and viewing of Web videos. The menus have been simplified and a notifications abar has been added to make accessing key settings or features, very fast.

More homescreens: with Nokia Belle the maximum number of homescreens rises from three to six, so now you can have absolutely everything close at hand.

Improved status bar: the status bar sport a modern, flat look and incorporates a pull down notifications tab that integrates common settings and notification of incoming messages, missed calls and the rest.

Modernised navigation: the navigation and options bar at the bottom of the screen sports a modern, new look, similar to that first seen on the Nokia N9.

New apps: a new suite of powerful business apps from Microsoft includes Lync (IM for businesses, like Microsoft Communicator), SharePoint, OneNote, Exchange ActiveSync and PowerPoint Broadcaster.

NFC devices: With Nokia Belle, Near-Field Communications (NFC) is now deeply integrated into the operating system, so you can share pictures, connect with accessories, and check-in - all with just a tap. The new upgrade allows smartphone users to share videos, images and contacts with friends and family by simply tapping two NFC-enabled devices together, as well as pairing with Nokia's wide range of NFC accessories including the Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset, Nokia Essence Bluetooth stereo headset and Nokia Play 360°, a wireless speaker.
Visual multitasking: Now you can flick between larger live images of your open apps to see what's going on at a glance and move quickly between your apps.

Commenting on Nokia Belle, Vithesh Reddy, General Manager of Nokia Middle East said: "With Nokia Belle, we are providing a totally fresh experience to new and existing users as part of our belief that the future of mobile will focus on further developing and strengthening existing ecosystems. Today's smartphone users demand handsets that can respond to their ever changing lifestyle requirements and keep up with their on-the-go lives. Today's upgrade does just that. By introducing an operating system that looks and works better than ever before, Nokia is meeting and anticipating future demand of users in the Middle East."

To upgrade Nokia Belle, users need to run the latest version of Nokia Suite 3.3 on their PC and connect their handset to take full advantage of the all new Belle experience.