By JBC on 04 November 2009
Henri Tirri, left, with Jimmy Wales
HELSINKI, Finland – Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is the 2009 recipient of the Nokia Foundation award. Wales, the man behind the community-driven encyclopedia that has become the web’s de facto reference site, was honoured for his contributions to the evolution of the World Wide Web as a participatory and truly democratic platform. In presenting the €10,000 award at the Nokia Foundation scholarship awards ceremony today, Henry Tirri, head of Nokia Research Centre and Nokia Foundation chairman, said the award was both deserved and timely.
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By Mike on 21 September 2009
ESPOO, Finland – The natural reaction at Nokia may be to blush coyly with news that it has today been named the world’s most sustainable technology company, according to the freshly released Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for 2009-10. However, here on Conversations we’re unabashedly proud to see Nokia earn the top slot as the most sustainable technology company in the world, because we’ve been keen followers, eagerly writing about many of the great stories, projects and initiatives that Nokia has been committed to in order to help get it to the position it has achieved today.
Of course, most of the folk directly involved with bringing the ethos of innovative sustainability to life at Nokia are indeed of the blushing breed, but as we’re not (remember Conversations is written by an Anglo-Brazilian, a couple of Americans and an Irishman!) we’ll happily shine a light on some of the smart projects and some lesser-read public Nokia documents that go some way to understanding how and why Nokia continues to be so focused on being a company actively in pursuit of employing great sustainability practices.
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By Phil on 18 September 2009
DUBAI, UAE – It seems like every new building opened in Dubai is increasingly impressive – so it’s quite fitting that Nokia’s first ever EVO Concept Store would make its debut in the UAE’s most populous state. Opening its doors on 09.09.09 and inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammed himself, you’ll find it in the new metro link extension of the Mall of Emirates.
“Solutions” is the buzz word around Nokia at the moment, and is at the heart of each EVO store which represents the latest generation of Nokia’s stores. In it you’ll find more live demos, a highly trained staff who can further train and educate consumers on Nokia’s latest solutions.
Enjoy a few photos below of the new store!
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By Mike on 15 September 2009
GLOBAL – Last week we talked about Nokia’s new Progress Project in collaboration with Lonely Planet. It encompasses a bunch of Nokia initiatives that see technology used to help improve the quality of life of people in emerging markets, and empower folk with valuable and often life-changing info and tools. Life Tools and Nokia Data gathering are two of the more talked-about projects. But we remain keen to find out what you want to know more about, so last week we posed that question in our latest poll.
We’re going to take your responses to David Mason, one of the guys responsible for the Progress Project, with an aim to bringing you more on these stories (we’ll keep you posted). Read on to find out what you collectively voted for after the break.
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By Mike on 14 September 2009
ESPOO, Finland – On Friday Nokia announced it bought Plum, a small social network outfit focused more on family and letting you create and manage closer-knit communities. One user on Plum.com, David E, aptly explains, “Plum is like Facebook for my family, but more private and intimate.”
Read on to find out more and to join the social network debate.
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By Charlie on 07 September 2009
GLOBAL – We looked around to see what folks talked about from Nokia World 2009. It turns out that the Nokia Booklet 3G and the Nokia N900, even though they were launched before the event, dominated discussions.
Nonetheless, analysts far and wide weighed in on the announcements. Below, we’ve mentioned a few choice articles, representative of the general discussion out there. So read on for a full flavour round-up.
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By Mike on 01 September 2009
STUTTGART, Germany – Stick a Post-it note on your forehead, tie a ribbon around your finger, and set all your alarms to ensure your don’t forget. What was it? Oh yes, Nokia World 09 begins tomorrow morning (2-3 September), and think of Conversations as your eyes and ears at Nokia’s biggest event of the year. Find out more.
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By Mike on 19 August 2009
STUTTGART, Germany – With countdown to Nokia World 09 in full swing, and our excitement barometers bubbling over, it’s time to shine a light on the keynote speakers that will be gripping the podium on 2-3 September.
Read on for highlights of who’s talking about what at Nokia World 09, and why we’re fired up to hear what they have to say.
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By Charlie on 18 August 2009
BOSTON, USA – We spend all day glued to our data streams looking at phones and gadgets and Web services and changes in tech and so on. We fall into the rabbit hole of the nitty gritty and crave to touch the fantastic hardware.
But, I try hard to see what’s happening above that, as well, such as large industry trends (or non-trends) or events that I think are tremendously significant, but usually missed by the folks around me.
Below, I list two very interesting things that will get you talking. The first one compares phone usage patterns in the US and Europe. The second one is about some African hackers.
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By Mike on 17 August 2009
STUTTGART, Germany – In little over two weeks the biggest annual event on the Nokia calendar kicks off in Stuttgart, in the shape of Nokia World 09 (September 2-3).
As you might imagine, we’re unnaturally excited here on Conversations, as the entire team will be in attendance, reporting from the frontline to ensure we deliver you some of the best insider coverage from the show floor.
In the run-up to the show we’ll be bringing you stories related to Nokia World 09, including looking back at previous Nokia Worlds, finding out what goes into making an event of such magnitude happen, asking you to suggest the questions you would like to ask our interviewees, and loads more. So make sure you stay tuned over the coming weeks (think of it as a very long drum roll… but certainly more pleasing to the ear).
To get things started we thought we’d highlight the first video teaser for Nokia World 09. Click through to see the full video and find out more about the event of year. Continue reading>>
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