ESPOO, Finland – If you’re reading this on your PC, then the concept of having an email address that you create and use on your phone is probably an alien concept. From the first Hotmail accounts to the wickedly popular Gmail we’re all used to getting our mail through Outlook or a web browser. But what of those that don’t own, or even have access to, a PC? Those who are living in developing countries where the means of communication is at best limited.
GLOBAL – What a week. Whilst the world battles financial turmoil, Nokia shifts from the left foot to the right foot, saying adios, at least in part, to business and embracing consumers. Whilst there’s lots of change for some at Nokia (and as Charlie pointed out, not all of it positive) it does mean some pretty exciting innovations and changes for consumers too.
GLOBAL -Even though I never really had a clue what it meant, I’ve always been (as have Mike and Charlie) excited by the concept of The Internet of Things. See, mobile browsing isn’t a brilliant experience. Sure, snapping quick tugs of information is fine, but nobody’s going to spend their day surfing on a small screen. I have no desire to try, and I doubt many others do either. But that’s not all the Internet is good for.
GLOBAL – Seems the news from earlier this week about Mail for Exchange being unleashed across 43 Nokia devices, effectively turning 80 million existing phones into corporate mail junkies caused quite a stir with all the big papers picking up the story. I haven’t seen a reaction like that for a while, and to be honest, I’m pretty chuffed that people have sat up and taken notice. This ain’t a small deal.
ESPOO, Finland – Worried about your email taking over your life? Don’t be, says Petri Asunmaa, Nokia’s man with his hand on the Mail for Exchange tiller. He’s a big fan of the new E71’s split personality feature where you can have a different profile set up for daytime and evening. We caught up with him following the latest Mail for Exchange announcement and got his thoughts on Mail for Exchange, email and some other interesting titbits. Video, after the jump.
SEATTLE, USA – For the last two years Andrea Rakowski has been working on Mail for Exchange and she reckons the best is yet to come. And that’s after today’s announcement that Mail for Exchange will be available on more Nokia devices than ever before, giving Nokia users as much choice as they really could want. This latest move, and the next steps, is in response to customer demand, Rakowski maintains, and, the demands of keeping to the Nokia masterplan.
GLOBAL – Over the last year or so, Instant Messaging has become as essential a tool in our working day as email. Throw the new E71 into the mix and the desire to take that tool mobile is quite high. Enter the next candidate from the Forum Nokia Innovation Series. WebMessenger Mobile is a tidy little app that’ll connect you to all the major IM services. What’s more, it can also form the backbone of enterprise level IM services, helping big companies keep their workforce truly connected.
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.
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.
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