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Monthly Archives: April 2010
ESPOO, Finland – Both the Nokia X6 and Nokia 5230 have received a new software update bringing a host of performance benefits and a sprinkling of new features. Alongside the recently introduced free walk and drive navigation, the lucky twosome get changes to the browser, social networking updates and a few new other nifty touches. Join us after the jump for the full rundown and to find out how you can get hold of it.
LONDON, England – Little did we think when we embarked on this adventure that we’d gather more than 72,000 votes for Design by Community. Thanks to your continued dedication – over 2,500 votes were received this week – Design by Community is much more than we could ever have hoped or expected. Now, it’s over to the designers to use the information you’ve submitted to inform what they suggest should be the three sketches you’ll have to vote on. We’re expecting to get the sketches back in the next couple of weeks, meanwhile, there’s still one whole weekend for you to submit your final votes for enhancements.
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Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, UK – When the ash cloud shut down European airspace last week, people ended up stranded all over the place. Tales of forlorn travelers getting stuck in distant outposts came thick and fast and the adventures of some had to be seen to be believed. I know one banker who, trying to get back from Bahrain, ended up buying a car in Madrid to drive back to the UK. But there’s a tale of 10 Nokia employees who circumnavigated half of northern Europe in their 48 hour trek from Espoo to England. Read on after the jump to find out what happened.
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LANCASHIRE, UK – Nokia Discussion Forums are a constant hive of activity. There, users can post questions about their mobile tech problems, grab tips to get more from their device or simply let off a bit of steam. It’s a big old community, but one user stands out more than others. Why? Well, this particular user has just posted his 20,000th post on the forum [actually, 20,006 as we write this, ed].
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PUNE, India – Ovi Music Unlimited rolls out in India today, bringing 12 month’s worth of unlimited music downloads to anyone who purchases an Ovi Music Unlimited enabled device. Over four million tracks are on offer in India’s Ovi Music store with the vast majority made up of local language tracks. The catalogue is the biggest of its kind in India and includes regional languages such as Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil and Marathi. Read on after the jump for the full lowdown.
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HELSINKI, Finland – A couple of weeks ago we caught up with Jussi Ruutu, the Research leader for the Energy and Power Management (EPM) team at the Nokia Research Center in Helsinki, to get his take on what makes a great concept device (watch his video vox pop). Working at the coal face of all things battery and power related, Jussi also talked to us about the challenges faced when innovating in this space whilst keeping one eye firmly fixed on the horizon. Read on to get his expert opinion and an inside peek at some of the techniques the NRC team are using to explore better power management solutions.