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Riding the conveyer-belt of Nokia updates and improvements – how do you keep track?

GLOBAL – Over the past month we’ve witnessed the usual array of firmware and software updates across Nokia devices and services, including a recent firmware freshen-up for N96, a new version of N-Gage and the beta release of Communication Center 2.0 yesterday.

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When emotions and design collide

HONG KONG, China – Top human behavioural researcher at Nokia Design, Jan Chipchase, has highlighted an interesting conference that he’s be speaking at today dubbed Design & Emotion, the core theme being “Dare to design” and emotions.

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Video: The man behind the launch of the Nokia 5800 speaks

LONDON, England – Mark Fletcher is one of Nokia’s key people responsible for the launch of products such as the recently unveiled 5800 XpressMusic.

Last week we briefly caught up with Mark at the launch event for the device at Koko in London (one of the loveliest but loudest venues in the capital, as the video is testament to). Click through to see what he has to say in response to both positive and not so positive reactions that emerged soon after the announcement…

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The Way We Live Next video round-up – part 2

ESPOO, Finland – Earlier, we flooded your field of vision with a bunch of interesting videos that came out of Nokia’s The Way We Live Next event a couple of weeks back.

So this second slew of smart clips are now ready for consumption. So click through if any of the following phrases take your fancy: mobile controlled bugs, intelligent camera phones and voice assisted text.

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Now that the dust has settled

LONDON, England – There’s an inevitable mania and intensity that envelops any significant product or service launch, and last night it felt somewhat amplified.

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Outrageous Nokia headset designs to become reality

UK – Parrot feathers, mini satellite dishes and exhaust pipes aren’t commonly found on a pair of headphones (unless you live in Shibuya, Tokyo, of course, where anything goes). But these are exactly the sorts of decorative trinkets that could well find their way onto a bespoke Nokia headset.

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Indian farmer uses phone to remotely control the farm

INDIA – The concept of a mobile-based universal remote control isn’t new, yet the hope of one remains a hugely popular prospect that we’ve collectively scribbled on our wishlist. And whilst the reality of a successful one-size-fits-all solution is being researched as part of the Homebird project, others are taking it into their own innovative hands to solve their personal remote control needs (trust Jan Chipchase to spot this one, highlighted in his post entitled The Power of Remote / Field Hacks’).

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Mixed Reality, Dynamic Wireless and mobile life in 2015: Nokia’s Head of Research sets the scene

HELSINKI, Finland – Launched in June 2008, The Leadership Edge is an interesting little Nokia site dedicated to “insights into innovation from theĀ  office at the CTO at Nokia”. It’s been a little light on content until now (I’ve eagerly been checking), but earlier this week Christopher Iwata, Nokia’s Head of Research Strategy, posted a tantalizing piece looking seven years into the future, identifying key areas for research and the stuff that excites the Nokia Research Center most, including something called ‘Mixed reality’…

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Innovations can come from anywhere

ESPOO, Finland – This week will be a lot about innovation in the mobile world (James and I are at The Way We Live Next, Nokia Research Center’s geek-fest for journalists of all stripes).

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Size doesn’t matter – battery life and the Nokia N96

ESPOO, Finland – It’s come to my attention that there are some folks grumbling about the size of the battery on the Nokia N96, which is smaller than the battery on the Nokia N95-8GB.

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