SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Nokia has signed a deal with sci-fi sage and the creator of Heroes, Tim Kring, to launch his latest project ‘Code named TEVA’ via Nokia’s Ovi Store this summer. As you’d expect from the man behind the twist-laden TV show, many details on the content are being kept firmly under lock and key. Yet we do have some fascinating first info to divulge (including the ‘Code named TEVA’ logo – pictured), plus more details on new partners joining the Ovi Store fold, ready for when its doors officially swing open in early May. Read on to find our more. Continue reading>>
GLOBAL – It’s only a little over a week since the doors to Mobile World Congress were officially shut for another year, the scene of a bunch of exciting new Nokia products and services for 2009.
We ran a poll to ask you to vote for your favourite announcement. Hundreds of you got involved, so a huge thanks for getting stuck in, and now the votes have been counted. Click through to find out what won, and what Nokia products and services you and your fellow Conversations readers are most excited about for 2009. Drumroll please… Continue reading>>
BARCELONA, Spain – What a week it’s been for Nokia at Mobile World Congress, with loads of new unveilings including big hitters such as the N86 8MP, E55, and your favourite announcement of Monday, the Ovi Store (currently our reader poll which has registered over 450 votes shows that 34% of Conversations readers were most excited by word of the upcoming Ovi Store which launches in May).
Read on for a round-up of Nokia at Mobile World Congress.
GLOBAL – Although it was announced last week, the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic has since been flexing its green muscles to the crowds in Barcelona. We caught up with Christina Korhonen, senior manager for Environmental Affairs at Nokia to find out more about why this little music diva warrants an eco peek. Up to 80 per cent recyclable, the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic brings together a bunch of little features which add up to something of an impressively green package. The devil is frequently in the detail and it’s touches like having a black and white manual printed on recycled paper, along with a 100 per cent recyclable reduced-size sales package that help this device stand out. Continue reading>>
BARCELONA, Spain – As the dust settles on Mobile World Congress, its time to take stock. So following on from our best in show poll we’ve pulled together our top 10 Nokia videos from the show. Later today we’ll be bringing you a full round-up, but in the meantime click through to see the most exciting handsets in action, as well as interviews with some of the key minds at Nokia driving these innovations. Continue reading>>
GLOBAL – At the beginning of the week we asked you to vote for your favourite announcement from the first day of Mobile World Congress – the Ovi Store came in first place (34%), with the Nokia E55 coming in second (31%) and the E75 in third place (26%). But since then a bunch of other Nokia news was announced, including the new N86 8MP and Skype on Nokia, so now it’s time to vote for your definitive favourite product, service or announcement from the show.
Below are the contenders, listed in a random order. So simply pick what you think deserves to be crowned best in show and hit the vote button!
BARCELONA, Spain – Here on Conversations we’ve been hooked on the big phone charger question, so this week’s announcement of the Universal Charging Solution (UCS) marks a hugely welcomed development – this milestone collaboration will see 17 mobile operators and manufacturers, including Nokia, work with the GSMA towards an industry standard universal charger for new mobile phones. News of the Universal Charging Solution has already triggered a global wave of mostly widespread, and naturally a few doubters, plus it has resulted in some interesting wider questions stretching beyond the mobile space.
Read on to get the full lowdown on the Universal Charging Solution, what it means and how it will work. Plus, we’ve gathered together a few reactionary highlights to this innovative eco-led phone charger initiative. Continue reading>>
BARCELONA, Spain – Both the Nokia E75 and the E55 come with new or updated form-factors and materials. Valtteri Eroma is a driving force in making such design decisions as he heads the design team for all Eseries products.
I asked him to tell us about Eseries design, Nokia’s innovations in phone keyboards, and some special aspects of the E55.
BARCELONA, Spain – Nokia Sports Tracker bagged the top prize for Best Mobile Internet Service whilst Nokia was awarded the first ever award for Outstanding Environmental Contribution at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The scale and commitment of Nokia’s global environmental program contributed to it winning the best in the industry prize, along with Nokia’s commitment to considering the environment across its entire product range. Continue reading>>
BARCELONA, Spain – Earlier this morning we brought you official news of the new Nokia N86 8MP. Since then we’ve managed to rustle up and cut together a bunch of videos on Nokia’s debut 8 megapixel camera phone. We’ve got a hands-on video of the Nokia N86 8MP in the flesh, along with an interview with one of the key people behind the creation of the new device, plus a rather posh promo video, which more than anything gives you a super detailed look at the handset.
Click through to watch all our new videos of the Nokia N86 8MP in action. Continue reading>>
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Nokia has signed a deal with sci-fi sage and the creator of Heroes, Tim Kring, to launch his latest project ‘Code named TEVA’ via Nokia’s Ovi Store this summer. As you’d expect from the man behind the twist-laden TV show, many details on the content are being kept firmly under lock and key. Yet we do have some fascinating first info to divulge (including the ‘Code named TEVA’ logo – pictured), plus more details on new partners joining the Ovi Store fold, ready for when its doors officially swing open in early May. Read on to find our more.
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