Nokia’s Avvenu Buy To Bolster Its Market Share

Posted by Joanne Whales on Nov 30, 2007

Avvenu will be integrated into Nokia’s new Services and Software unit, as a part of the company’s re-organization planned in January. Once the acquisition closes, Nokia said it will use Avvenu’s expertise to provide a secure file access and share service to mobile workers, as well as an enhanced offering for wireless carriers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Nokia Counts On N95 To Boost U.S. Standing

Posted by otto on Nov 30, 2007

Nov. 12, 2007 ( Investor’s Business Daily delivered by Newstex) — Nokia reigns as the world’s top cell phone maker, boasting a global market share of nearly 40% — more than twice that of No. 2 Motorola. (NYSE:MEU) (NYSE:MOT) But the Finnish company has had a tougher time in the U.S., where it ranks No. 4, according to figures from research firm Gartner. Nokia aims to boost its U.S. presence with a two-pronged effort to cement a closer relationship with U.S.

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Nokia N-Series Phones– Mobile communication redefined

Posted by Irwin Siewe on Nov 29, 2007

The phones of Nokia Mobile phones are clear evidence of convergence of technology with digital entertainment along with smooth mobility. Almost all N-series phones are high-performance multimedia devices with superb music, imaging, T.V viewing and Internet browsing. An user can acquire anything he wants from music to photography in this exclusive mobile phone series. Either be it Nokia N73 or Nokia N93, all the phones of the Nokia N-Series are fabulous in its own way.

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Nokia unveils WH-600 and WH-700 Stereo Headsets

Posted by Irwin Siewe on Nov 29, 2007

The Nokia Stereo Headset WH-700 and WH-600 will be available in January 2008 for 50 EUR (approx. Rs. 2,897) and 65 EUR (approx. Rs. 3,765) respectively, without taxes.

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Apple iPhone outsells LG Prada, HTC Touch, Nokia N95 in Europe

Posted by Christie Lourens on Nov 29, 2007

We previously mentioned that the iPhone has shown disappointing sales figures in the UK, but it seems that even laggard iPhones sales on UK s O2 network are still outselling rivals. In fact, all three European markets are reportedly seeing sales of the iPhone outpacing those of its closest, and highly subsidized, competitors - a group that includes the HTC Touch , LG Prada, Nokia N95, and Nokia s E-Series handsets.

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Nokia 6263 Classy Phone Available at T-Mobile USA

Posted by Christie Lourens on Nov 29, 2007

Frank Vium, vice president of sales for Nokia , maintained Many customers are looking to own a device that offers the latest conveniences, and want all of those features in a stylish - but classically-styled - phone. The Nokia 6263 is designed expressly for those people. We are excited to be working with T-Mobile to bring this compelling blend of fun and function to customers across the country.

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How Nokia India is transforming itself Priyanka Joshi

Posted by Joanne Whales on Nov 29, 2007

K eshavram cannot imagine his life without his Nokia phone. The Delhi-based tailor became a Nokia customer three years back, “on my daughter’s insistence but till date, I do not regret spending Rs 3,550 on the first phone,” he says. Since then, he has graduated to the 5300, a slick, slider phone. Whether it is ordering fabrics for his shop or being available to his patrons, Keshavram does it all on the mobile.

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War Predicted over Nokia and Apple iPhone Touchscreen Patents

Posted by Christie Lourens on Nov 28, 2007

One of the major competitors is Nokia’s new touchscreen phone up for release in 2008, with their new S60 touchscreen interface. The interface will support both finger and stylus input, multiple languages, tactile feedback (haptics), and Macromedia Flash Lite 3. The issue is that Nokia might be infringing on one of over 200 patent filings regarding the iPhone. Notice they’re filings and not yet full-blown patents.

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Nokia sold nearly 4 million N95 as end of Q3 2007

Posted by Irwin Siewe on Nov 28, 2007

The Nokia Maps software is widely used on this GPS-enabled handset as demonstrated in the chart below. Nokia Maps is among the top five most used applications on this device; the median use case is about three times a week.

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Nokia Lays Plan for More Internet Services

Posted by otto on Nov 28, 2007

The plan centers on its Web site at Ovi.com , which Nokia will market as a “personal dashboard” where users can share photos with friends, buy music and access third-party services like Yahoo’s Flickr photo site. The idea is to offer a single location where people can manage the content, services and contacts they accumulate when surfing the Internet on their phones and PCs, said Anssi Vanjoki, general manager of Nokia’s multimedia group, at the company’s Nokia World conference in Amsterdam.

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