That seems to be the argument going on over on Howard Forums. It’s a reasonable question too. The perception of a products snappiness is directly proportional to how quickly something changes on the screen after a user hits a button NOT how fast it takes a certain task to come to completion. This is yet…
Developers: A real Carbide C++ blog
Creating Carbide C++: Whereas this blog focuses on a lot of the end-result product and the gathering of requirements to get there, Ken Ryall from our team blogs about the work we do around Eclipse and CDT to get it to work for Symbian. As one of our most senior developers and and as a…
Nokia BH-800 Review
If you like Bluetooth headsets then check out Mobile Burn’s review of the Nokia BH-800. Some snippets: We found the MFB was easy to use and gave good feedback without causing even the slightest amount of discomfort whilst wearing the headset. The power button was a bit small for our tastes and a person with…
Nokia 6300 launched in India
Tech2: Nokia has launched its mid range mobile handset, Nokia 6300 in India. The mobile handset manufacturer also announced the offer of Nokia 6300 ‘limited edition’ wherein the first 2500 consumers across India can get their names etched on the phone, choosing from a range of fonts and designs. Sunil Dutt, Director, Sales, Nokia India…
Nokia employees love wikis
Business Week: Today, Nokia estimates at least 20% of its 68,000 employees use wiki pages to update schedules and project status, trade ideas, edit files, and so on. "It’s a reversal of the normal way things are done," says Stephen Johnston, senior manager for corporate strategy at Nokia, who helped pioneer the technology. Where Nokia…
More information on the Chennai factory expansion
Economic Times: World’s largest mobile maker Nokia, which shipped 25 million handsets from its Chennai handset plant last year, is readying itself for a bigger expansion that includes increase in exports and ramping up of its ecosystem at its SEZ here. "We are going to produce more handsets of more models in the Chennai plant.…
Carnival of the Mobilists: 64
This weeks carnival is all about … damn near everything! Definitely one of the more interesting weeks. I’m keen to learn about how mobile phones are changing the way we learn. My University is particularly backwards; finding a teacher who posts their notes online is like winning the lotto. Check out episode 64 over at…
Nokia E65: The little things
Most mobile phone reviews online are the same: size, weight, OS, call quality. You don’t really get an accurate portrait of what makes that device unique. Ed over at E-Series shares what owning an E65 is like after a few weeks. He talks about all the little things that other reviews might have missed. Lots…
Nokia to sponsor SIGIR 07
I know what you’re thinking. What is SIGIR? IGIR is the major international forum for the presentation of new research results and the demonstration of new systems and techniques in the field of information retrieval. Nokia has chosen to be a bronze sponsor. Why am I bringing this up? Look who else is sponsoring the…
The SDHC meme has started
I’ve written about SDHC several (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) times. In a nutshell it is an updated version of the SD standard that will let you use between 4GB and 32GB of storage. The current SD spec allows only 2GB. You can get a standard 2GB SD card for less than $20, miniSD will…