LONDON, England - This week the world of Near Field Communications (NFC) will descend on a London hotel to discuss the future of contact-less payment, new technology and (possibly) whether or not they’ll be having another beer after dinner.
San Francisco, USA – Excuse us banging our own drum for a second but, Ewan at SMS Text News gave Nokia kudos for our blogger outreach work. He’s written an article about how different device manufacturers deal with bloggers, which in itself is really cool.
GLAND, Switzerland – Global warming is certainly something of a hot potato right now. With the IUCN World Conservervation Congress happening in Barcelona this October, the WWF, IUCN and Nokia have teamed up to launch a new site aimed at helping people from all over the world to get involved.
INTERNATIONAL – Four out of every ten people around the world use a Nokia mobile device. This is a significant statistic on its own, but when you break it down, either country by country or continent by continent, it becomes even more interesting.
KENYA, Africa – This week has seen the release of the Nokia 2600 Classic in Kenya.
A low-cost handset tailored to suit the common phone sharing way of life existent in many emerging markets including Africa, this device marks the beginning of a brand-new breed of device.
USA – Information Week’s Eric Zeman takes Nokia to task for not yet breaking the US mobile phone market. Although a big fan of Nokia’s openness, he’s suggesting it isn’t something Nokia has yet leveraged with US consumers.
CHINA – News of Nokia’s strategic alliance with China Postel has created quite a stir. The story, released on Friday, outlined the scope of the deal which will see China Postel commit to purchasing at least USD 2billion worth of handsets from Nokia in 2008.
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