As part of its reorganization efforts and due to a regional labor shortage, Nokia is moving four production lines from its Finnish Salo factory to South Korea. Apparently, the idea is to move the early stage production of mobile phone “engines” to accommodate more final assembly at the Salo factory. According to Nokia spokeswoman Eija-Riitta…
Video: New S60 accelerometer based application and a tour of France
ShutUp – bySamirUploaded by Ali-Parodisiaque Samir is a French S60 developer who has taken the beta accelerometer toolkit and used it to create several applications such as NokMote and RotateMe. Recently he created a new application called “ShutUp.” Not the most marketable label, but the basic functionality is this: when someone calls you and you…
Nokia triple slider patent gives you QWERTY, T9 and dedicated multimedia keys
In an age where less is considered more, the iPhone having only button, Nokia has just made a patent for a “layered mobile device” that has a dedicated QWERTY keyboard, T9 keys and dedicated multimedia control keys. I can’t even begin to think of the sheer level of complexity the sliding mechanism. Long story short,…
Jeweler calls out Nokia on the fake stone inside the 8800 Sapphire Arte
A professional who deals with matters relating to the shiny rocks that women and rappers love to stare at has sent an email to Nokia requesting a correction to a recent press release stating that the Sapphire inside the 8800 Sapphire Arte is genuine. Nokia emailed him back saying: “Thank you very much for your…
Nokia announces virtual-pet game/service Creebies for N-Gage
Remember Tamagotchi? Well, Nokia thinks there’s still an untapped potential in virtual pets business, hence they’ve announced their own such service called Creebies. Coming in “early 2008,” the new game/service will give each player their own 3D Creebi to “care for, entertain, feed and even breed.” In addition, you will be able to customize your…
First screenshots from a S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 device, the Nokia 5710, appear online
The next version of S60, before the touch version slated for late next year, will be S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. It was previewed by Mobile Review earlier this year, but now we have the first screenshots from an actual device. Somehow someone got their hands on a 5710, which has specifications that vary…
Information Week interviews Anssi Vanjoki, discusses Ovi and reorganization
Information Week sits down with head of Nokia’s Multimedia division Anssi Vanjoki to discuss the sudden shift into the services industry, Ovi, what the context aware web will mean to consumers and how the well the reorganization is going. Not much new information here except that we find out Ovi, as it was meant to…
Nokia joins Blog Council to learn how to talk to us
Nokia, along with 11 other companies, have joined something to be known from here on as “The Blog Council.” The communications guys couldn’t figure out a way how to start blogging themselves, so they want to join an elitist gang of other corporations to make sure that the message they put out is genuine, authentic…
Nokia launches Medeo, ad-supported mobile video entertainment portal
Just recently, Nokia has launched a new ad-supported video service called Medeo. The idea is to provide Nokia smartphone owners with an additional service that will keep them entertained while on-the-go. Accessible through Nokia’s mobile-optimized website (www.nokia.mobi), the new service features “latest on everything from red carpet news, interviews with your favorite TV and movie…
Famous Finnish designer Ristomatti Ratia creating a fashion phone with Nokia and Tommy Hilfiger
You’re just going to have to trust this translation from Finnish website Kauppalehti, but it essentially says that Ristomatti Ratia previously stated he was working on a concept model for Nokia and Tommy Hilfiger, but when the journalists contacted him he would not confirm nor deny the allegations. That is a sure fire way of…