OOSTZAAN, The Netherlands – Have you ever wondered what would happen if you buried a phone in a flowerbed for a year? No, us neither. But that didn’t stop our interest being piqued when we got an email from Karin Vaneker telling her tale of exactly that.
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
GLOBAL – What’s been happening this week at Nokia? Dan and Phil once again get together to talk about this week’s news, from Nokia’s steps in transformation, Symbian software activities being moved to Accenture and how Nokia is offering help to employees with the comprehensive social responsibility program. Tune in for more details.
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LONDON, England – Only few events are followed by millions of people worldwide. One of those has to be the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which is taking place in London today.
This is such a big deal in the United Kingdom that Queen Elizabeth’s subjects have got an additional bank holiday to watch the event live, on TV or online. But I’m sure that many of you, regardless of nationality, will be doing the same.
In particular, if you want to follow the royal wedding procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace and feel like you were walking the boulevards of London, you don’t have to go any further than Ovi Maps.
GLOBAL – After yesterday’s news, we know you’ve got some questions about Nokia’s plans to transfer Symbian software activities to Accenture, Nokia’s next steps and the Comprehensive Social Responsibility program for employees and communities. So we’ve rounded up some of the questions you’ve been asking to help being you some clarity.
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GLOBAL – The shift towards a new strategy means an unprecedented transformation of Nokia. While there is no denying that the transformation will be difficult, there are positive aspects.
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ESPOO, Finland – There’s no faster moving industry in the world today than mobile technology. Take a sip of water and you’re behind in the pack. Blink your eye and watch the pack move in a different direction. Nokia sipped, blinked, then set on creating a new winning strategy in this redefined landscape. This was Nokia’s first step to transformation.
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ESPOO, Finland & NEW YORK, USA – Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company with more than 215,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries, will be taking on approximately 3,000 Nokia employees to support the continued delivery of Symbian software development and support services. The collaboration also includes plans for Accenture to provide mobility software, business and operational services around the Windows Phone platform to Nokia and other ecosystem participants.
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MONACO – Nokia lined up with the rest of the NFC industry in Monaco last week, showing off the latest Near Field Communications has to offer. Most exciting of the week’s news was the announcement of the Nokia C7 unleashing its NFC capabilities when versions soon start shipping with Symbian Anna. We’ve got a pretty neat round up video bringing the latest from NFC, right here.
NFC Mobile Experience, WIMA Congress 2011
Got a Nokia C7? Want NFC? Well, you won’t have to wait much longer. When Symbian Anna arrives as an upgrade for your device it’ll also unlock the C7′s NFC smarts so you can start to get in on the near field action. Want to know what NFC is all about? Check out the video below which gives a round up of the latest apps to take advantage of the technology.