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Archive | February, 2011

Nokia and Microsoft announce plans for a broad strategic partnership to build a new global ecosystem

By Ewan on February 11, 2011 in News

Just arrived in my inbox Begin forwarded message: From: Nokia Press Services <press.services@nokia.com>Date: 11 February 2011 07:38:47 GMTTo: Nokia E-mail subscribers <press.services@nokia.com>Subject: NOKIA – Nokia and Microsoft announce plans for a broad strategic partnership to build a new global ecosystemReply-To: press.services@nokia.com Nokia and Microsoft announce plans for a broad strategic partnership to build [...]

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Stop the clocks: The ‘nightmare scenario’ $200 iPhone Nano buzz begins

By Ewan on February 10, 2011 in Devices, News, Operators, Opinion, Services

Right then. Pay close attention to this one. The apocalyptic nightmare scenario for much of the mobile industry is an Apple iPhone Nano. I can’t underline enough just how much of a problem this scenario is. Talk to the right person in each global operator and chances are, they’ve got a document stored somewhere about [...]

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Telefonica’s Bluevia is hiring a Technology Evangelist

By Ewan on February 10, 2011 in News

Just a quick one to say that if you know anyone who’s hunting for a marketing/evangelist role, check out this one from the chaps at Telefonica’s BlueVia developer platform. Or if you think a warm introduction would work, drop me a note and I’ll connect you.

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Coming soon: Mobile Developer Titans, supported by BlueVia

By Ewan on February 10, 2011 in Operators, Services

We’ve got a new series coming here on Mobile Industry Review. It’s called Mobile Developer Titans. It’s supported by Telefonica’s developer programme, BlueVia (more about that below). I’m hunting for 10 mobile developers to profile here on the site. I’m not interested in featuring just any developer in the series, though. I’m looking for developers who’ve [...]

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Greasy Food And Petty Crime? It Must Be Barcelona For Mobile World Congress

By Andrew Scott on February 10, 2011 in Opinion

Hello! Andrew Scott here with a look ahead at Mobile World Congress. We have less than 100 hours to go until the doors of the world’s biggest and best known mobile conference swing open in Barcelona for another year, so let’s pause to see what we have to look forward to. As all good conferences, [...]

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That Nokia memo; How Nokia can still screw it up; and what I want to hear on Friday

By Ewan on February 10, 2011 in Devices, Opinion

I haven’t yet written about the Nokia Memo that’s been brilliantly leaked across the web today. I’ve had quite a few emails from people asking why not. I tweeted it. I scooped it (new tool I’ve been playing with). I figured those who were particularly interested had already found it on Engadget. The memo is [...]

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So we still don’t have 2-way SMS working yet? Geez!

By Ewan on February 9, 2011 in News

I’ve just hopped into a Parisien taxi to take me to the Gare du Nord for my journey back to London. As I did, I got two text messages as per the screenshot. Turns out I’m due for a check-up at the dentist. Only, this dentist is — if its the one I’m thinking of [...]

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Mobile entertainment startup? Apply to present at CC Ventures now!

By Ewan on February 9, 2011 in News

Calling all mobile entertainment startups! I’ve just sat down with Jef Frenette, the chap who’s managing the rather exciting Connected Creativity Ventures (“CC Ventures”) startup competition. (It’s part of the Connected Creativity at MIPTV event I wrote about yesterday.) Jef is on the hunt for smart mobile entertainment startup companies to put in front of [...]

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Google’s reaction to Nokia & Microsoft: “Turkeys”

By Ewan on February 9, 2011 in Devices

Google’s Vice President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra is not at all impressed with news that Nokia and Microsoft are aiming to work together. Not at all. Vic published this tweet with the hash-tag #feb11: So, Nokia’s definitely not doing business with Google Android in the short term then, eh? Depending on the configuration of the [...]

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The biggest story this week in mobile: Nokia, Nokia & Nokia

By Ewan on February 9, 2011 in Devices, Opinion

It’s been quite a while since Nokia has been exciting. I mean, genuinely exciting. Whatever the PR & Marketing and leadership team are doing at Nokia HQ, keep doing it chaps. Finally. Finally we’ve got real excitement brewing across the marketplace. All of a sudden, Nokia is — quite possibly — back. The ground work [...]

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The Sage of Sussex, Rafe Blandford on Nokia’s Capital Markets Day

By Ewan on February 8, 2011 in Devices, Opinion

Time for a visit to the Sage of OmahaSussex, Mr Rafe Blandford, founder of All About Symbian and hugely knowledgeable Nokia watcher. What does Rafe reckon will be announced this Friday at Nokia Capital Markets Day? Given Nokia’s market performance in the last few years, Elop’s mandate for change and the rumbling of rumours in [...]

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37 predictions for Nokia’s Capital Markets Day

By Ewan on February 8, 2011 in Opinion

In advance of Nokia’s (NOK) strategy announcements this Friday, I thought it was time to put together a list of semi-outlandish unrealistic-but-eyebrow-popping strategic decisions Nokia could make. Some are a little bit far fetched. Others are rather plausible. Suggestions from my Twitter followers are marked with the author’s Twitter account. 1. Nokia together with Nokia [...]

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