Tag Archives: Symbian

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

The low priced, Android based smartphones of China will change the global market

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

During the 12 months or so China took over the overall leading market role for smartphones from the key markets considered to be in the lead: US, Australia, Brazil, Great Britain (GB), Germany, France, Italy and Spain. An even more … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics, smartphones, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing | Tagged Alibaba Group, Analysys International, Android, Apple, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Baidu, Brazil, Canalys, China, commoditization, commoditization of smartphones, Coolpad, devices and services, France, GB, Germany, Gionee, global market, Google, Gordon Frazer, Great Britain, HTC, Huawei, IDC, IHS iSuppli, India, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Italy, K-Touch, Kantar, Latin America, lead market, Lenovo, low-end, Meizu Technology, Mexico, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Oppo, price, price tier, Ralph Haupter, RIM, Russia, Samsung, Shanda Interactive, smartphones, Spain, Symbian, United States, US, Windows Phone 8, Xiaomi, ZTE | 7 Comments

The 41 MP Nokia 808 PureView meeting the vanishing world challenge

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

While world renown photographer Dennis Manarchy was building his huge ‘The Eye of America’ camera Nokia have succeeded with their ongoing camera phone inventions to match the requirements of Manarchy and to accompany him on his year long journey of … Continue reading →

Posted in smartphones | Tagged 41 megapixel image sensor, Carl Zeiss, Damian Dinning, Dennis Manarchy, image sensor, Nokia, Nokia 808, Nokia 808 PureView, photography, PureView, S60, smart devices, smartphones, Symbian, The Eye of America, Vanishing Cultures, Vanishing Cultures project | 1 Comment

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

MWC 2012 day 1 news [Feb 27, 2012]: Samsung and Nokia

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Samsung had a number of enhanced GALAXY products (see them in the “Details for Samsung” section below). The really strong message from innovation point of view from them has, however, been (considered by them as “hidden gems”): Samsung Mobile … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, Cloud client SW platforms, consumer devices, smartphones, tablets | Tagged 3.9G, 41MP, 41MP Camera, Android, Asha, Asha phones, China, cloud client, DC-HSPA, e-reading, GALAXY Beam, GALAXY Note 10.1, Galaxy S III, GALAXY S WiFi 4.2, GALAXY Tab 2, Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, HSPA+, India, Indonesia, Lumia 610, Lumia 900, Microsoft, Microsoft Exchange, MWC, MWC 2012, Nigeria, Nokia, Nokia 808, Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia Asha, Nokia Browser for Series 40, Nokia Drive, Nokia Drive 2.0, Nokia Drive 3.0, Nokia Life, Nokia Maps, Nokia Public Transport, Nokia Reading, Nokia Transport, photography, PureView, S30, S50, SaaS, Samsung, Series 30, Series 50, smartphones, Symbian, Tablets, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 | 2 Comments

The leading ClearBlack display technology from Nokia

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

For better brightness, contrast and outdoor visibility In-Plane Switching (IPS) type LCD and AMOLED display panels are typically used. Nokia made a significant enhancement of both. First in September 14, 2010 with the announcement of its ClearBlack technology “for improved … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflectivity/Sunlight readability | Tagged ALS, Ambient Light Sensor, AMOLED, Apple, Apple iPhone 4, brightness, CBD, ClearBlack, ClearBlack Display, contrast, HTC Mozart, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, In-Plane Switching, iPad, iPhone 4, IPS, Lumia, Lumia 710, Lumia 800, luminance, MeeGo, N9, nits, Nokia, Nokia 603, Nokia 700, Nokia 701, Nokia C6-01, Nokia E7, Nokia N9, Osku Sahlsten, outdoor visibility, Peter Nisula, polarizer, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S II, sunlight readable screens, Super AMOLED, Super AMOLED Plus, Super LCD, Symbian, Windows Phone 7 | 6 Comments

Nokia Lumia (Windows Phone 7) value proposition

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

Follow up: – Nokia World 2011 videos on YouTube NokiaConversations channel [Oct 26 -- Nov 20, 2011] – ST-Ericsson NovaThor SoCs for future Windows Phones from Nokia [Nov 3, 2011] – Designing smarter phones–Marko Ahtisaari (Nokia) and Albert Shum (Microsoft) [Nov 23, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, design, SaaS, smartphones | Tagged cloud client, ESPN, ESPN Sprorts Hub, Heat Maps, Lumia, Microsoft, MixRadio, Monster, NAVTEQ, Nokia, Nokia City Scene, Nokia Drive, Nokia Live View, Nokia Maps, Nokia Maps 3D, Nokia Maps Suite, Nokia Music, Nokia Places, Nokia Public Transport, Nokia Pulse, Nokia Purity, Nokia Purity HD Stereo Handset, Nokia Purity Stereo Handset, Qualcomm, SaaS, Symbian, The Amazing Everyday, Windows 7 [Phone / Embedded / Handheld], Windows Phone 7, Yahoo! Maps | 9 Comments

The technical excellence of the new Symbian range from Nokia

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

Nokia 701 vs Apple iPhone 4 display brightness comparison [Oct 1, 2011] PhoneArena examines the 1000 nits display on the Nokia 701 via an improvised outdoor comparison with the Apple iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S II, about which … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflectivity/Sunlight readability, smartphones | Tagged Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 4, ARM 1136, ARM 1136JF-S, brightness, cloud client, Dhrystone, nits, Nokia, Nokia 500, Nokia 600, Nokia 700, Nokia 701, Samsung Galaxy S II, SoC, Symbian, Symbian Anna, Symbian Belle | 1 Comment

The high-end Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) marketing

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

HTC Unveils HTC TITAN And HTC Radar Smartphones [HTC press release, Sept 1, 2011] HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today hosted a series of consumer meet-ups in London, Paris, Madrid and Berlin to unveil its … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, smartphones | Tagged Android, Apple, Blackberry, cloud client, Gartner, HSPA+, HTC, IDC, Mango, Microsoft, Qualcomm, RIM, SoC, Symbian, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7.5 | 4 Comments

Nokia N9 UX [?Swipe?] on MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Nacsa Sándor

Update as of August 10, 2012: After acquiring the Qt commercial licensing business in March 2011 from Nokia, the Helsinki based, ~1000 people strong Digia, with 2011 sales of 121.9 million Euro,yesterday acquired all the rest of the Qt business from Nokia. More details … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, design, smartphones | Tagged Android, Apple, Competition, Computers and Internet, Intel, iOS, Maemo, Marko Ahtisaari, MeeGo, Microsoft, Moorestown, N9, Nokia, Nokia Design, Oak Trail, Ovi, QML, Qt, Symbian, The Linux Software Foundation, User Experience, UX, UX design pattern, Windows 7 [Phone / Embedded / Handheld] | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: Symbian

Nokia: end of the decline?

The low priced, Android based smartphones of China will change the global market

The 41 MP Nokia 808 PureView meeting the vanishing world challenge

The leading ClearBlack display technology from Nokia

Nokia N9 UX [?Swipe?] on MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan

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