ESPOO, Finland – It’s no secret that Nokia is swiftly evolving its internet and location based services, built on the original vision set out by CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo back in May of last year. So today sees Nokia stoke that engine for an extra performance boost with news that it’s acquiring Bit-side GmbH, a cutting-edge mobile software and services outfit that promises to help propel Nokia’s context-aware services, including Nokia Maps, to the next level. And fast.

Nokia Image Space explores next gen photo sharing

TAMPERE, Finland – Nokia Image Space is one of the latest location based services in development at the Nokia Research Center – an intriguing project that’s exploring the concept of contextual photo sharing with some smart new features including the ability to automatically filter photos of an area by season or time of day.

We’ve just uploaded a video of Image Space being demoed by the Nokia Research Center team in Tampere to our Nokia Conversations YouTube channel.

Head inside for more details on this new breed of photo sharing service from NRC, and to watch a clip of Nokia Image Space up and running.

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Getting what you pay for in free online services

ESPOO, Finland – I used to be one of those people who would say “you get what you pay for,” and tell folks to quit complaining when one of their “free” online services was having some service issues. Think about it: you are using a service for free and it breaks down. Why should you get mad? You don’t pay anything for it. That makes you a free-loader of some sort, right? Beggars can’t be choosy.

Wrong. And I’ve finally realized why.

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Relationships with customers never end

ESPOO, Finland – Going through my links today I found a few that made me think of how companies need to always remember that their relationships with customers do not end once the customer has the product.

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Interview: Nokia at the World Business Forum

NEW YORK CITY, USA – Next week, Nokia will be sponsoring the 2008 World Business Forum (WBF). The WBF is a big-time symposium for top-level executives with a speakers list packed with world business leaders, this year includes John Chambers and Jack Welch. The draw of the symposium is for attendees to hear what the latest business trends are, stay current, and be able to better define where they are headed. It is also designed to bring folks together to collaborate and connect.

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Video: Ramadan apps up close and explained

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Earlier today we brought you word on the entire new stable of free Ramadan-related mobile software that has just been released and made accessible via nokia.com/ramadan. Created and championed by the Nokia team in Dubai, this morning I chatted to Mohamed El-Sheakh, Business Manager of software and services for Nokia Middle East and Africa, who sent us a great little video they shot outlining the vision for the services and highlighting a couple of the key apps in action.