Tag Archives: Lumia

New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

… by bringing premium experience to the entry-level smartphone market: Peter Skillman (Head of Ux Design for Mobile Phones & HERE at Nokia) demonstratingSwipe and Fastlane experiences on a greatly enlarged touchscreen, actually from a ladder, at the launch in … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, design, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged affordable smartphones, Facebook, Fastlane, India, intelligent multitasking, Lumia, NAX, Nokia, Nokia Advertising Exchange, Nokia Asha 501, Nokia Asha ecosystem, Nokia Asha family, Nokia Asha platform, Nokia HERE, Nokia In-App Payment, Nokia N9, Nokia Xpress browser, Nokia Xpress Now, Nokia's operator billing network, Series 40, smarter Internet, Smarterphone, swipe, User Experience, UX | 2 Comments

Nokia: Continued moderate progress with Lumia, urgent Asha Touch refresh and new innovations to come against the onslaught of unbranded Android and forked Android players in China and India

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Nokia Corporation’s CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results – Earnings Call Transcript [Seeking Alpha, April 18, 2013] … At the highest level, I am pleased that in Q1 2013 Nokia Group achieved underlying operating profitability for the third quarter in a … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged Asha Touch, China, Competition, competitive industry dynamics, forked Android, India, Lumia, new industry dynamics, Nokia, Nokia competition, trends, unbranded Android | Leave a comment

Nokia’s expanded, new risks and uncertainties for its Windows Phone strategy for 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

According to the Nokia SEC filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (FY12) vs. that of the Nokia SEC filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (FY11): As per the “Risks and Uncertainties” sections in both, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, smartphones | Tagged Competition, competitive pricing, Lumia, market acceptance, marketing experience, marketing support, Microsoft dependence, Nokia, partnership with Microsoft, product differentiation, risks and uncertainties, smartphone ecosystems, training of sales personnel, Windows Phone, Windows Phone ecosystem, Windows Phone platform, Windows Phone strategy | 1 Comment

Nokia: end of the decline?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Nokia exceeds previous Q4 2012 outlook for Devices & Services and Nokia Siemens Networks [Nokia press release, Jan 10, 2012] Nokia provides preliminary financial information for Q4 2012 and preliminary outlook for Q1 2013 Nokia CorporationStock exchange releaseJanuary 10, 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer computing, consumer devices, smartphones | Tagged Asha, Asha Touch, Lumia, net sales, Nokia, Nokia Devices & Services, Nokia Siemens Networks, operating margin, profit, Q4 2012, revenues, Symbian | Leave a comment

With Asha Touch starting at $83 [Feb 22: $65] and Lumia at $186 [Feb 22: $168] Nokia targeting the entry-level and low-end smartphone markets–UPDATED [Dec 19, 2012] new entry prices and Lumia 505 (? $220 ?) with AMOLED ClearBlack and Gorilla Glass

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Preliminary information: Core post: Smartphone-like Asha Touch from Nokia: targeting the next billion users with superior UX created for ultra low-cost and full touch S40 devices[this same blog, July 20, 2012 – Feb 12, 2013] Update as Feb 5, 2013: … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones | Tagged Asha Touch, Asia, China, entry level, India, low-end, Lumia, Lumia 505, Lumia 510, Mexico, Middle East, Nokia, smartphone market, Telcel, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7.8 | 5 Comments

Nokia Design direction

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Update: Marko Ahtisaari, Head of Design at Nokia on the Lumia 920 & Working with Microsoft [minipcpro YouTube channel, Oct 31, 2012] On the day of the official launch of Windows Phone 8 and http://www.mobilegeeks.com got a little behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer devices, design, smartphones | Tagged Asha Touch, “heads up” design, “heads up” design principle, Bauhaus, CMYK color palette, Directions, Finnish design, Helsinki, Hi Design 2012, industrial design, London Design Museum, Lumia, Lumia 800, Lumia 900, Marko Ahtisaari, Metro, N9, Nokia, Nokia Design, Nokia phones, People Made exhibition, User Experience, user experience design, UX design, WDC Helsinki 2012, World Design Capital 2012 | 2 Comments

Smartphone-like Asha Touch from Nokia: targeting the next billion users with superior UX created for ultra low-cost and full touch S40 devices

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Updates: Nokia Asha 310 debuts with Dual SIM and Wi-Fi [Nokia press release, Feb 12, 2013] Nokia Asha 310 smartphone ( http://nokia.ly/158MDjy) is all about doing more. Up to 3 times more internet browsing on your existing data bundle, thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, design, Geopolitics | Tagged 'Next Billion' consumers, 2.5G, 2.75G, Asha, Asha 305, Asha 306, Asha 308, Asha 309, Asha 311, Asha Touch, business segments, design, design guidelines, developers, Eclipse, Eclipse MJT, elasticity, feature phones, full touch, India, Indiagames, Indian market, innovation, Inode, Inode Entertainment, Java, Java ecosystem, Java games, Java ME, Java UI components, JavaScript, JavaScript library, LCDUI, Limited Connected Device User Interface, Liverpool FC Match & News Centre app, local content, local ecosystem, local partnering, low end market, Lumia, market segments, Metro UI, mobile phones, Mobile Web Library, MWL, Nokia, Nokia Browser for Series 40 Client, Nokia Browser for Series 40 Proxy server, Nokia IDE for Java ME, Nokia Lumia, Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java, Nokia SDK for Java, Nokia Series 40, Nokia Store, Nokia Web Tools, Nokia Web Tools 2.0, Ovi Store, Pico Brothers, Positioning, pricing, pricing elasticity, proxy browser, Psiloc, S Mobility, S40, S40 browser, S40 WebApp, Series 40, Series 40 apps, Series 40 UI components, Series40 WebApp, smart devices, smarter phones, Smarterphone, smartphones, Spice Mobility, strategy, targeting, third party innovation, total cost of ownership, UI components, User Experience, UTV IndiaGames, UX, web applications, web apps, Web Developer’s Library, web optimization, World Traveler | 5 Comments

Less focus on feature phones while extending the smartphones effort: further readjustments at Nokia

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Update as of Aug 9, 2012: … Lumia direction … camera direction …… Asha positioning vs. Lumia and Android: [3:19] First of all what we’re working on with Windows Phone is to take it as low end price point as … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones, tablets | Tagged 'Next Billion' consumers, 2.5G, acquisition, Action Shot, Android, Apollo, Asha, Asha 305, Asha 306, Asha 311, Asha family, Asha Touch, Camera Extras, competitive differentiation, consumers, Devices & Services (Nokia), distributors, entertainment, investors, location platform, Lumia, MediaTek, Meltemi, mobile phones, Mobile Phones (Nokia), net assets, net cash position, Next Billion, Nokia, Nokia Air, Nokia Browser, Nokia Browser 2.0, Nokia City Lens, Nokia Drive, Nokia Location Platform, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Transport, panorama shots, PhotoBeamer, price war, Scalado, Scalado AB, Scalado PhotoBeamer, Scalado Remove, Scalado Rewind, Scalado SpeedTags, self-timer, Series 40, smart devices, Smart Devices (Nokia), Smart Group Shot, Smarterphone, smartphones, SpeedTags, Steven Elop, swipe, The Where Platform, web apps, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone Lumia, Windows Phone Summit | 4 Comments

Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Update: Nokia Recruits Locals to Compete in China [Business Week, March 28, 2012] “In China, the game is far from over,” said Derek Ling, who runs Tianji, China’s biggest professional networking site with 9 million users. “The iPhone is not nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer devices, Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, smartphones | Tagged Apple, CDMA, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, high-end, iPhone 4S, local experience, Lumia, Lumia 610c, Lumia 800c, Nokia, TD-SCDMA, Three New Roles, Tianyi FlyYoung shops, WCDMA, Windows Phone | 6 Comments

Nokia under transition (as reported by the company)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Note and updates: stock price is up 3.17% as per above (those numbers are in US$) – see more: Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive [March 28, 2012] - Nokia seeks to retake China market share [Reuters, March … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer devices, Mobile Internet, smartphones, tablets, Uncategorized | Tagged Accenture, advertising platforms, advertising services, Alcatel-Lucent, Amdocs, Android, Apple, application store, Asia, Asia-Pacific, automotive, billing platforms, Bing search service, Blackberry OS, broadband optimization, business model, Canada, carriers, China, churn, Cisco, Competition, component suppliers, consumer proposition, counterfeit products, Customer Experience Management, Customer Experience Management (Nokia-Siemens Networks), data plan, data traffic, developed markets, Devices & Services business (Nokia), Devices & Services Other (Nokia), digital map, distribution, distribution network, dual SIM, ecosystem, emerging markets, employee reductions, Ericsson, Europe, execution, feature phones, future technology disruptions, Google, handset vendors, hardware design, HP, Huawei, IBM, imagery, India, innovation, Intellectual Property, Intelligent Sensor Network, Internet companies, iOS, iPhone, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Licensing, Liquid Core, Liquid Net, Liquid Radio, Liquid Transport, Location & Commerce business (Nokia), location-based services, Lumia, managed services, manufacturing, mapping services, market conditions, MeeGo, Microsoft, Microsoft partnership, Middle East and Africa, mobile device industry, Mobile Devices, mobile networks, Mobile Phones (Nokia), monetization models, Motorola Solutions, navigation, navigation services, NAVTEQ, NEC, network architecture, network infrastructure, network management, new revenue streams, Nokia, Nokia Asha, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Maps, Nokia Siemens Networks, non-manufacturing patent licensing entities, Open Street Map, operational structure, operator billing, operator-driven distribution, operators, Oracle, outsourcing, patent portfolio, Patents, personal navigation device, platform support payment, price erosion, price pressure, pricing, product and sales package customization, product assembly, product development, product differentiation, profit margins, profitable growth, research, Research in Motion, restructuring, RIM, sensors, Series 40, smart devices, Smart Devices (Nokia), smartphones, social media, software expertise, software royalty, sourcing models, strategy, subscriber growth, Symbian, telecommunications infrastructure, TomTom, transition, trends, United States, unlicensed products, User Experience, value-added services, Vertu, visual media, war of ecosystems, Windows Marketplace, Windows Phone, wireless broadband, wireless carriers, ZTE | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: Lumia

New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia

Nokia: Continued moderate progress with Lumia, urgent Asha Touch refresh and new innovations to come against the onslaught of unbranded Android and forked Android players in China and India

Nokia’s expanded, new risks and uncertainties for its Windows Phone strategy for 2013

Nokia: end of the decline?

With Asha Touch starting at $83 [Feb 22: $65] and Lumia at $186 [Feb 22: $168] Nokia targeting the entry-level and low-end smartphone markets–UPDATED [Dec 19, 2012] new entry prices and Lumia 505 (? $220 ?) with AMOLED ClearBlack and Gorilla Glass

Nokia Design direction

Smartphone-like Asha Touch from Nokia: targeting the next billion users with superior UX created for ultra low-cost and full touch S40 devices

Less focus on feature phones while extending the smartphones effort: further readjustments at Nokia

Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive

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