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Never heard of FIBA? It’s OK, neither have I. Wikipedia has this to say:
The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the Amateur from its official name but retained the initialism.
The FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones or “commissions”: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
Today they have announced that Nokia is going to give all FIBA reporters a Nokia N93i to record interviews with players and coaches; the content will be available on the Nokia Video Center which as of today only exists on the Nokia N95.
“We are very excited to work with FIBA to enable the global basketball community to stay up to date through the new mobile FIBA services,” said Harri Männistö, Director, Multimedia, Nokia. “Nokia is about connecting people to their passions and by providing new mobile services, basketball lovers can always stay up to speed with the latest developments in their community.”
[Full press release over at Nokia]
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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
