What has Flander done? I’m trying to locate their portfolio, but I’m failing at 01:20 in the morning. He is leaving S60 apparently: Mr Suomi’s association with Nokia’s S60 product development and business operations, which he both launched and ran, totalled eight years. He was also on the management board of Nokia Technology Platforms, one…
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Video: Best desk in the world, period
Georgia Tech students win $100,000 and internships at Nokia
Now this is how you get people interested in your company, free phones only go so far. This reminds me of the saying: give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime. Nokia is giving these students a lifetime career opportunity and…
Flyer: The first of many write once run every platforms that interface with mobile hardware
I think web technologies are freaking awesome, but right now they don’t do anything except help disseminating data become an easier task. What about actually connecting the capabilities of our devices to the cloud? Java is taking the next step forward by releasing a new JSR that will enable interaction with the Bluetooth radio inside…
Cliff Crosbie, Global Director of Retail Marketing for Nokia: We need to improve the way we sell handsets
Absolutely! Instead of pitching a device a seller should listen to the needs of the customer. I can’t tell you how often I go into operator shops and get offered the "free with 2 year contract" device. When I whip out an E61i, they shut up and look in awe. Customization is brought up. I…
How to drive data plans to consumers? Go QWERTY!
That is the conclusion I’ve come to after reading this post about mobile search over at Mob Happy: 75% of mobile web users use mobile search, but it’s much higher on smart phones with qwerty keyboards. These people are roughly 3 times (81% v 25%) more likely to use the mobile web and 4 times…
Video: Nokia 6300 unboxing
Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog (if you haven’t subscribed to this site then do so right now, before even watching this video) Does the music sound familiar to you? It is the Nokia 8800 tones, download them from Ed over at E-Series!
Geek Porn: High quality Nokia E61i disassembly gallery
13 photos on Flickr: Mmmm … naked.
Developers: 9 free manuals from Symbian for you
Nice gesture. I’m going to skim thru the "Getting Started" booklet to see just how hard Symbian.c++ really is.
Submit a quality article on the Forum Nokia wiki and you might win a N95!
I don’t want to spoil the fun here, but can we get prizes a little more … something that isn’t a free phone. Don’t get me wrong, I love free "multimedia computers," but these days I’m looking for even grander prizes. What do you think a quality technical article is worth? A meeting with some…