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Nokia is serious about the next billion when it launched Nokia X1-00 phone. There is a huge opportunity there as much or much bigger than what we have at the top of the end in the smartphones. While it is hard for Apple’s and Blackberry’s to target the lower end of the spectrum, for Nokia […] Read more
Nokia is on a roll. It was the Microsoft partnership the other day, integrated billing for its music store through Reliance yesterday and the next billion phone today. Nokia X1-00 is a phone aimed for the next billion. A super-inexpensive phone which costs 34 Euros which Rs. 2100. Nokia X1-00 has a capacity to read […] Read more
Nokia has released its Ovi Browser to provide rich user experience for S40 phones. The beta browser supports 85 languages, provides one-click access to Twitter, Amazon, IMDB and Orkut (why Orkut). New browser has localized start pages for countries like India, Russia and China. Nokia hasn’t yet forgotten its beloved Symbian OS, though it is […] Read more
Recent coverage : What the hell is Nokia Lankku? After the brutally honest assessment of Nokia’s standing, it has canceled Meego based Nokia N9-00. This could be rumors too, but given the history they never are rumors. Nokia N9 which is a Meego based touch screen with a slider keypad will not see the day […] Read more
Vishal and Shekhar will be doing something unique today at 5PM. They will perform live and it will be simultaneously streamed on to web and Nokia N8 mobiles. The duo will perform various Bollywood hits and will go unplugged. The event is sponsored by Hungama, Nokia and Airtel. I wonder what the viewership would be. […] Read more
Nokia is bleeding. There’s no doubt about it. It has been bleeding for quite some time. What everyone is concerned about is not about Nokia’s bleeding but does Nokia acknowledge it? Finally it did. In what happens to be the most brutal and honest assessment of Nokia’s predicament, its CEO Stephen Elop has sent out […] Read more
Nokia’s bicycle charger kit (DC-14) which is supposed to be a popular concept in the developing world is turning out to be just as popular in the developed world. Nokia has decided to sell it for a price of 25 GBP to the UK market. The price for Indian market could be Rs. 1499. Nokia […] Read more
Nokia is contemplating support for ‘multiple ecosystem patterns’, which was interpreted to “Nokia looking for another OS, preferably Android”. I will not say this is huge, since we already know it. Nokia already has multiple ecosystem patterns with its Symbian, Symbian^3 and Meego. It doesn’t need new ecosystem, if that’s what Elop meant. There was […] Read more
As an oasis in the middle of a desert, there is some very good news for Nokia. It is the most trusted brand in India. The brand equity is not just based on mobile handset makers which are dime a dozen in India, but it is based on all conceivable brands, 16000 to be precise, […] Read more
This could come as a shock to many in the gadget world. It is to me. As per this source, Nokia is in talks with Microsoft for a collaboration. There is only one kind of collaboration that can happen between Nokia and Microsoft. Nokia got the hardware and Microsoft got the software. So a Nokia […] Read more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has decided to support the new mobile platform Meego. AMD will be providing engineering expertise to Meego platform. Meego is a jointly developed mobile platform by Nokia and Intel. It is based on Linux variant. Meego powered devices are rumored to be hit the market next year. In all likelihood, Meego […] Read more
Nokia is losing smartphone market to Apple, RIM and even HTC in terms of hardware and it is losing to Android and iOS in terms of software. Nokia is just not losing the smartphone race. It is losing the not-so-smart phone race too globally. US and UK are big smartphone markets, rest of the world […] Read more
Global mobile handset market has grown 14.6% in the third quarter, making it the fourth consecutive quarter with double digit growth. A total of 340.5 million handsets were shipped when compared with previous quarter’s 297.1 million units. These are shipments and doesn’t necessarily translate to sales. Smart phones or converged mobile device category is one […] Read more
Nokia Kinetic – a phone that gets up and Nokia E-Cu – a phone that charges itself. Nokia Kinetic Imagine you place your phone on the table. Someone calls and the phone gets up. If you want to receive the call then you can take it. If not, you can just jab it down and […] Read more
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