BOSTON, USA – Nokia World 2009 is just around the corner. As the biggest Nokia event of the year, Nokia World has reflected the evolution of products and thinking at Nokia. So, we did some digging into the origins of Nokia World to see what was said (or not) over the years.

We found out that Nokia World has been around for a while (next week is the 14th), and the event always packs a wallop in terms of what gets put on display there. It has been the main venue to announce some big things for the company (we list a few). Even from its modest first event, the goal was to bring interested folks together to talk about new Nokia products that would (it was expected) shake the industry. But, as we discuss below, not all the big announcements happen at Nokia World.

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Nokia Surge

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Nokia: number 1 computer maker in the world

GLOBAL – According to a report on Softpedia.com, Nokia is the largest computer maker in the world. Not a bold claim or some poor addition, but it’s what happens when you compare Nokia’s smartphone sales figures against those of other smartphone makers, PDA brands and PC manufacturers. These numbers don’t include basic devices or Internet tablets, just smart phones. The equivalent of 13.8 per cent of the computer market.

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Six degrees of smartphone separation

GLOBAL – Multimedia computers, as Anssi likes to call them, are vastly complex devices. Go beyond the standard voice, text and camera and you’re in a world of maps, Internet, email, GPS, WiFi, music, video not to mention third party apps, services and games. To work out how popular these functions are, and what users like and don’t like Nokia likes to do a bit of research. Using a software app called Smartphone360, it can track usage of functions and features, combining data from myriad devices to work out exactly how popular certain phone features are.

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Announcing The 1100 Club (aka ‘Ditch your smartphone. Go dumb!’)

LONDON, UK – Do we really need smartphones? Indeed, why are they called smartphones? Are all other phones dumb?

I’ve been using cutting-edge Internet-connected mobile devices for around ten years and over time pushed the envelope so far, it’s even got ripped in a few places. Lately I’ve come to see that, in the end, it’s connecting to people (where have I heard that line?) that matters most to me and, for the most part, voice and text seem to do the trick.

Therefore, I hereby announce the formation of The 1100 Club (not to be confused with The 1100 Club).

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Smartphone content trends unveiled

TEXAS, USA – Over the past year there’s been a seismic shift in the way smartphones are used.

According to a new report from Handango, the world’s leading smartphone content provider, entertainment content has leapfrogged from third place into the top slot as the leading category, usurping business and productivity apps.

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