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Nokia Romania’s new director, Risto Meskus, has said that the local handset factory is preparing to move from basic phone assembly to more complex smartphones. He went on to add that the time was right for such a migration up the value chain. However, Meskus hasn’t revealed which smartphones exactly the Romanian plant will be working on.
As you may know, the plant is situated in the village of Jucu just outside Cluj, the location that apparently is getting hot for the tech industry in the country. In addition to Nokia, it has also courted Vodafone, Orange and some Romanian software developers, leading to the population jump from 300,000 to 500,000 in just a few years.
Back to Nokia… Its Jucu plant started production in February 2008 and currently has some 4,000 staff. The Finnish giant’s has a market share of 50% in the country and is followed by Samsung and LG, which hold 28% and 10% of the market, respectively.
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
