By Charlie on 19 June 2008
ESPOO, Finland – We, sort of, regularly scan a bunch of top news feeds related to Nokia and general mobile stuff (see ‘Sites we follow’ further down in the right column) and bookmark the more interesting items (see Our picks – eyes right!). It’s our way of showing you what things are sparking our interest and what thoughts might work their way into an article or interview.
By Mike on 18 June 2008
ESPOO, Finland – Way back in January news emerged of Nokia’s plan to buy Trolltech. In mainstream terms it’s a little known organization, but despite the lack of glitz this is a smart outfit equipped with world class cross-platform development software and tools. So today’s news that the acquisition has been unconditionally approved by the European Commission marks an important milestone on Nokia’s journey towards enabling everyone to access the software and services they want on multiple platforms and devices, a vision championed in the recent evolution of Ovi.
By James on 17 June 2008
GLOBAL – We’re not normally ones to blow our own trumpet but given that it isn’t entirely our trumpet to blow, we thought it’d be okay. See, last week a Nokia online ad campaign bagged top slot in the prestigious Webby awards. The Webbys are seen as the primary Internet awards and snapping one up is like strolling up to receive an Oscar (but with much less fanfare and rubbish goody bags).
By Mike on 11 June 2008
MUMBAI, India – For years Nokia has been a presence in the collective consciousness of the Indian people, having helped establish India as one of the most exciting mobile technology regions on the planet. The recent emergence of sharable handsets such as the dust resistant Nokia 1208 with multiple phonebooks tailored for village life, encapsulates an approach to understanding communities and adapting technologies to adapt to suit the varying natures of communication.
By James on 10 June 2008
LINCOLNSHIRE, England – If only the signpost in our image were true. Getting anywhere in the world would be easy and happen fast. In some ways though, it is. The guy responsible for Halo at Nokia is Phil Brockbank. He’s also the man who makes sure Nokia’s Virtual Meeting Services are up to scratch and people in the company can easily get access to each other without having to jump on a plane. Interesting then that he works not in Nokia’s HQ, but from his home office in deepest Lincolnshire – 120 miles from Nokia’s UK headquarters.
By James on 09 June 2008
GLOBAL – The other day we gave our first lowdown on what it’s like to have a meeting using the new Halo telepresence system Nokia’s been rolling out internally. There’s more to Halo than meets the eye though and thanks to Product Manager Phil Brockbank (in the right hand screen), we’ve taken a look inside to see how it all happens.
By Charlie on 09 June 2008
ESPOO, Finland - When I was a kid, I used to love to read Mad Magazine. One section that I particularly loved was the ‘Snappy answers to stupid questions‘ where the graphic would show a semi-obvious situation, a person asking a stupid question, and a snappy sarcastic reply from the person in the semi-obvious situation.
By James on 06 June 2008
LONDON/ESPOO – So today we got our first chance to play with Halo,
Nokia’s new internal “tele-presence” solution. It’s designed so people spend less
time traveling whilst still collaborating with those they should be
collaborating with. If you follow me. It’s a bit like video
conferencing. On steroids.
By James on 04 June 2008
ESPOO, Finland – Would you be surprised to know the iPhone is a talking point within Nokia? Of course you wouldn’t. Now would you be surprised to hear the S60 calculator hasn’t been touched (bar minor bug fixes) in almost eight years? But what have the two got in common?
By Charlie on 27 May 2008
ESPOO, Finland – We were poking around Nokia House (what we call our headquarters here in Espoo, Finland), looking for stories to uncover and we saw this cool board that shows an estimate of the number of mobile subscribers globally.
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