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Nokia Conversations – in your ears, on your phone

By JBC on 09 February 2010

GLOBAL – We’ve been making a few changes behind the scenes which not all of you will have noticed. First up comes our intrepid editor-in-chief, Phil Schwarzmann, who’s now a weekly regular on Conversations’ own Blogbite. The show, which goes out every Friday, is a weekly round up of all that’s happening on Nokia Conversations. Blogbite is presented by Dan McGrath and Phil not only brings with him his wealth of insider knowledge on all things Nokia, but as some of you will already know, his solid background as a presenter on the Voice of S60 podcasts, from back in the day (tune in here to listen to what Phil sounded like in 2007).
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Nokia Point & Find real world pilot in UK: Hands-on report (part one)

By Mike on 09 February 2010

COLCHESTER, England – Nokia Point & Find has generated a bunch of interest here on Conversations in recent months. So when we recently discovered that a real-world pilot project of the new service was taking place in the nearby city of Colchester in Essex, we hopped on a train to find out what it was like first-hand. Join us after the jump for the first in our two-part report.

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MyDailyApp highlights – Seekbert, Socially Mobile and EDGE

By Mike on 08 February 2010

GLOBAL – Fishing in Ovi Store’s pool of apps is getting harder. Not because there’s not enough apps in the pool, but because every week there’s more to choose from. Never fear though, as the DailyApp folks have been doing the hard work and once again this week we’ve chosen three from their picks to highlight. Read on to find out what’s in store.

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Engadget awards – Nokia shortlisted

By JBC on 08 February 2010

GLOBAL – The folks over at Engadget have revealed their shortlist for the 2009 Engadget Awards. And Nokia has landed in three different categories. The N900 is up for both Gadget of the Year and the Smartphone of the Year. Also landing in the list is the Nokia Booklet 3G which has been shortlisted in the Netbook of the Year category.
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Where is there most scope for innovation? (double poll special!)

By Mike on 05 February 2010

GLOBAL – Innovation has been a hot topic this week here on Conversations, igniting heaps of great discussion. On Monday JBC wrote about innovation meaning so much more than just high-end smartphones (read the full story), and followed up with a piece exploring the ongoing smartphone sensation.

These stories touched on many of the areas where innovations are taking place within Nokia, but we want to open it up to you, and find out where you think there is most scope for innovation – both within and outside the smartphone realm. So join us after the jump to place your votes in our double poll special.
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Almanac spotlight – cracking cameraphones

By JBC on 04 February 2010

GLOBAL – Over the last year or so, we’ve been building the Conversations Almanac, as a homage to all of our favourite Nokia devices and services (take a look around if you haven’t visited already). Today we’re starting a new series to bring to light some of the devices from the Almanac, starting with ones that happen to be pretty good at taking pictures. Here’s our three (current) favourite picture perfect Nokias – let us know yours in the comments below.

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Nokia 6303i classic refreshed & released

By Mike on 04 February 2010

ESPOO, Finland – The Nokia 6303i classic has just been unveiled, a refined and refreshed version of it’s ‘i’-less predecessor. This updated flavour ushers in a few improvements, most notably in the battery and social messaging stakes, but also pushes the innovation on the value front, with a low price tag of 105 Euros for an even fuller-featured phone.