Nokia will adopt Windows Mobile as its main smartphone platform in a wide-ranging agreement with Microsoft. Today two companies announced plans for a broad strategic partnership that combines the respective strengths of our companies and builds a new global mobile ecosystem. Nokia will adopt Windows Phone as its primary smartphone strategy, innovating on top of the platform in areas such as imaging, where Nokia is a market leader. Nokia and Microsoft will closely collaborate on development, joint marketing initiatives and a shared development roadmap to align on the future evolution of mobile products.
What Microsoft has on mobile sector now is Windows Phone 7. It is the successor to Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 on February 15, 2010, at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. Windows Phone 7 is a new platform, and older Windows Mobile applications do not run on it. Windows Phone 7 features a version of Internet Explorer Mobile with a rendering engine that is “halfway between IE7 and IE8“. Silverlight (.NET code with XAM) is the application development platform for Windows Phone 7, but also Microsoft XNA is supported. Development tools are Visual Studio ja Expression Blend. Windows Phone 7 so far hasn’t been a major hit with the application-development community.
I would have liked to see something released on Meego instead of this, but I must admit that tt was somewhat expected that this could happen when you you get a new CEO from Microsoft. Now it seems that the stock price has fallen considerably this day: European stock markets turned lower Friday, with mobile-phone giant Nokia Corp. shedding nearly 10% after it agreed to a partnership with Microsoft. Let’s see what happens in the near future and how Microsoft stock reacts to this.
It takes quite a bit of time until the first phones using this new OS will come to market and how markets react to this. Vic Gundotra from Google already commented “Two turkeys do not make an Eagle” before the announcement. I think this was a better deal for Microsoft than for Nokia. Let’s see how well those turkeys are baked on the next Thanksgiving Day.
The new Nokia strategy: MeeGo will open-source mobile operating system project for future devices and Nokia’s Symbian will continue working on behalf of the platform. Symbian and MeeGo not dead, still shipping this year says another source.
But what will be the future of Qt? Just few months ago Nokia announced focus on Qt framework and support for HTML5. Qt applications do not work on Windows Phone and press release does not mention anything on Qt applications on Windows phones.
Letter to Developers about Today’s News tells that Qt will continue to be the development framework for Symbian and Nokia will use Symbian for further devices, and also on first MeeGo-related open source device (planned to ship later this year). There seems to be no Qt for Windows Phone development: In other words, Qt will not be adapted for Windows Phone 7 APIs. Microsoft would provide tools for application developers for Nokia Windows Phones. Developers already think this is a Microsoft sabotage on developers.
Was this Microsoft deal a good move or not is hard to say yet. I fear the worst. Some time ago Nokia’s outgoing head of smartphones Anssi Vanjoki Using Android like ‘peeing in your pants for warmth in winter’: Temporary relief is followed by an even worse predicament. Would using Windows Phone be like getting something else on your pants for temporary warmth?
This is a very dark day for Finnish software industry: Nokia to cut thousands of jobs in Finland. Pretty many developers in Finland will be pretty pissed off on all this…
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Tomi Engdahl says:
http://paidcontent.org/article/419-microsofts-ballmer-lucky-to-not-own-yahoo-nokia-wp7-devices-next-week/
Microsoft’s Ballmer: ‘Lucky’ To Not Own Yahoo, Nokia WP7 Devices Next Week
Ballmer also told attendees that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) plans to launch “new devices running Windows Phone” next week at Nokia World, marking the debut of the first Windows Phone 7 handsets produced by Nokia under its partnership with Microsoft. Windows Phone 7 remains an afterthought in the marketplace but Microsoft just launched an update to the software, and Ballmer said he hopes that Microsoft will gain traction now that hardware makers can move into the second-generation of devices built for the software.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia 800 Windows Phone’s Three Colors Revealed
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/nokia-800-first-press-shots
Besides adopting much of its design language from the “boutique” N9, it now looks like the upcoming Nokia 800 Windows Phone 7 will also come in the same trio of colors as its Meego-powered linemate.
Tomi Engdahl says:
News at http://www.prosessori.fi/uutiset/uutinen2.asp?id=58527 says:
Nokia is expected on Wednesday to make public the first Windows phone. American Blogs are now quoted leaked roadmap of Windows, which looks quite bad. Sccording to which the platform does not support Dual-Core devices and LTE until next year. Windows phones will be based on Qualcomm’s processor for a long time (Support for Nvidia, and Texas Instruments Tegralle OMAPille would be coming to a Windows Mobile 9 will in 2013.)
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia 800 Windows Phone Teaser Now on TV Channels in the UK
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-800-Windows-Phone-Teaser-Now-on-TV-Channels-in-the-UK-229438.shtml
According to the folks over at MyNokiaBlog, these Nokia 800 adverts have started to appear since October 22 and they even managed to put together some of the short clips that appear on different TV channels in the UK.
Nokia 800 Windows Phone Teaser TV adverts (UK)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yWKgbXEiiZI
Tomi Engdahl says:
Exclusive: Nokia to launch Lumia 800 and 710 Windows Phones [pics]
http://www.winrumors.com/exclusive-nokia-to-launch-lumia-800-and-710-windows-phones-pics/
Nokia Preparing Custom Phones for U.S. Market
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395278,00.asp#fbid=CUW91e4RXXt
—Nokia is preparing “custom” devices for U.S. carriers that may not be the exact phones released at Nokia World tomorrow morning, Nokia U.S. president Chris Weber said at a dinner with journalists on Tuesday.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokian Windows-phones: facts and pictures (in Finnish)
Nokian Windows-puhelimet – tässä faktat ja kuvat
http://www.tietoviikko.fi/msareena/msuutiset/kaikkiareenauutiset/nokian+windowspuhelimet++tassa+faktat+ja+kuvat/a711126?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-26102011&
http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/quotkaunokainen+ulkoa+peto+sisaltaquot++ensimmainen+nokia+wppuhelin+uunista+ulos/a711102?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-26102011&
http://www.tietoviikko.fi/blogit/surf/ehdotus+nokialle+viiden+armada+strategia/a711082?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-26102011&
Tomi Engdahl says:
The Nokia World 2011 keynote liveblog!
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/the-nokia-world-2011-keynote-liveblog/?sort=newest&refresh=120
Nokia Lumia 800 announced: an ‘evolved’ N9 with Windows Phone
http://thisismynext.com/2011/10/26/nokia-800-flagship-windows-phone/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia World video: Nokia UK MD talks Microsoft, Intel and Meego
Nokia World UK chief explains decision to ditch Meego for WP7
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2120325/nokia-world-video-nokia-uk-md-talks-microsoft-intel-meego?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Nokia+World+video%3A+Nokia+UK+MD+talks+Microsoft%2C+Intel+and+MeeGo
“He also explained the decision not to release the N9 MeeGo device in the UK and why the Series 40 range of cheap but powerful phones is so important to help Nokia reach “the next billion” users of mobile devices”
Nokia Lumia 800 hands on review
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/2120332/nokia-lumia-800-hands-review?WT.rss_f=Home
Tomi Engdahl says:
Can Nokia’s Lumia line save Windows Phone?
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20126591-85/can-nokias-lumia-line-save-windows-phone/
Windows Phones just aren’t selling (only 1 percent in the U.S., according to Nielsen in June). The new Mango OS is nice enough, but with shelves awash with so many excellent Android phones, what Windows Phone badly needs is a hardware hit.
If Nokia has its way, the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 will deliver it.
Read more: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20126591-85/can-nokias-lumia-line-save-windows-phone/#ixzz1c40ejLiA
tomi says:
Nokia’s phone name Lumia means prostitute in Spanish slang
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2121148/nokias-phone-lumia-means-prostitute-spanish-slang
It appears that the team with the job of naming the phone didn’t quite complete its research. The Lumia phones Nokia recently announced translate to prostitute, whore and hooker in Spanish.
Wordmagicsoft.com translates Lumia from Spanish into English as, “whore, hooker, prostitute and streetwalker”.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone 7.5: Unlock Your Phone with ChevronWP7 Labs
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windowsphone75/windows-phone-75-unlock-phone-chevronwp7-labs-141179
The enthusiast developers at ChevronWP7 have released their inexpensive Windows Phone unlocking tool, ChevronWP7 Labs. This tool provides users with a way to inexpensively “developer unlock” their device, providing them with two key capabilities.
http://labs.chevronwp7.com/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Champagne makes an appearance
Might be the first Windows Phone 7.10 Tango phone
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2124539/nokia-champagne-makes-appearance?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Nokia+Champagne+makes+an+appearance
Nokia Champagne – New Windows Phone device name found running Tango OS
http://www.wpcentral.com/new-winodws-phone-device-name-found-nokia-champagne
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.hs.fi/talous/Nokiapomo+kertoi+Windowsia+k%C3%A4ytt%C3%A4v%C3%A4st%C3%A4+taulutietokoneesta/a1305549452279
Mobile phones manufacturer Nokia plans to introduce the software company Microsoft’s Windows operating system based on the Tablet PC in the summer.
“In June 2012 we will have a flat screen computer, which is based on Windows 8 dc,” the company’s operations in France, fresh Director Paul Amsellem said the financial newspaper Les Echosille.
Nokia hints at higher-end Lumia handset, confirms Windows 8 tablets by June 2012
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-hints-at-higher-end-lumia-handset-confirms-windows-8-tablets-by-june-2012/
The head of Nokia France it seems has loose lips.
He also confirmed to LesEchos that in June 2012, Nokia will have a tablet running Windows 8 . This of course also gives a potential ship date for Windows 8, which is widely expected to appear only in fall 2012.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia’s Great Lost Platform
Could’ve been a contender…
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/21/nokia_hildon_the_great_lost_platform/
Nokia has undergone a dramatic convulsion this year, abandoning its two smartphone software platforms, and allying itself with Microsoft. The company’s software was widely seen as uncompetitive, and hadn’t moved with the demands of the market. Nokia has also missed out on the most explosive hardware growth area in recent years.
A decade ago, Nokia developed an advanced software platform light years ahead of the competition, only to neglect it, and eventually abandon it.
This software platform began life as a project called Hildon. It’s a remarkable story.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia’s Microsoft Phones May Not Get Traction, Analyst Says
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/nokias-microsoft-phones-may-not-get-traction-analyst-says/
Microsoft and Nokia have yet to prove whether their marriage will give birth to healthy handset sales. One analyst is not expecting much.
“With no breakthrough innovation, we believe Nokia’s new phones are unlikely to get traction in a highly concentrated high end,” Mr. Faucette said in a research note. He added that Nokia’s Lumia phones were not competitively priced, and that the performance of phones with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 software had been underwhelming.
Smartphones Q3 Market Shares for top handset brands and top operating systems (Updated)
http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2011/11/smartphones-q3-market-shares-for-top-handset-brands-and-top-operating-systems.html
NOKIA – lost market share and made big losses.
Q4 sees Nokia’s launch of the first Windows Phone based smartphones, that Nokia has branded their Lumia line.
In any case, even if the Lumia 800 was a roaring success, as it is only released in a few countries before Christmas, and its the only smartphone running Windows Phone from Nokia, this will not propel Nokia back to compete with Apple and Samsung for the world lead.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia to roll out new Windows Phone models in 1H12, says Nokia Taiwan
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111123PD209.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft’s Internal Goal Is To Sell About 100 Million Windows Phones In 2012
http://wmpoweruser.com/microsofts-internal-goal-is-to-sell-about-100-million-windows-phones-in-2012/
First of all, Microsoft has set an internal goal to sell about 100 million Windows Phone devices in 2012, which is pretty ambitious.
Even though Microsoft had time to deliver support for multiple cores in Windows Phone Mango, they didn’t deliver it because of the Nokia partnership.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Sharp upward spike in WP7 Facebook users could mean 600,000 new Windows Phones sold in the 2 weeks
http://wmpoweruser.com/sharp-upward-spike-in-wp7-facebook-users-could-mean-600000-new-windows-phones-sold-in-the-2-weeks/
The number of users of Microsoft’s Facebook Integration in Windows Phone 7 proven to be a pretty accurate measure of how many Windows Phone 7 users are out there, correctly predicting the number at around 5-6 million.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.digitoday.fi/mobiili/2011/12/05/kaytetyn-lumian-saa-pilkkahintaan/201118368/66?rss=6
Nokia’s new Lumia phones have already reached the British used phone sales platforms.
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia’s flagship product in Snow 800 smartphones sold in the UK 60 per cent discount on the secondary market at high places.
The popular phone models are usually sold at a bargain price from 25 to 30 per cent compared to the price level of mobile phone shops. Other “flops” have also been sold in the same percentage reduction of equipment should be 60 per cent discount.
According Exane Lumia discount pricing may be due to as yet little-known Windows operating system or user dissatisfaction.
Tomi Engdahl says:
ComScore: Android continues to boom, RIM and Microsoft decline
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/05/comscore-android-continues-to-boom-rim-and-microsoft-decline/
ComScore results aren’t going to shock you: Android not only continues to dominate the market, it’s on the up-and-up. Out of 90 million smartphone users in the US, Android held strong at 46.3 percent (up from 41.9 between May and July). Apple bumped up a full percentage point, while RIM’s BlackBerry OS took the largest fall from 21.7 to 17.2 percent. What about Windows Phone? Microsoft’s mobile OS fell slightly from 5.7 to 5.4.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/09/0046230/microsoft-can-remotely-kill-purchased-apps
“The terms of service for Microsoft’s newly launched Windows Store allows the seller to remotely kill or remove access to a user’s apps for security or legal reasons. ”
The app store isn’t just for Windows Mobile. It’s for all of Windows 8. Which means that the summary missed the big ramification: as of Windows 8, you will absolutely no longer exclusively have root for your hardware.
Tomi says:
Nokia Preps Return to U.S.
T-Mobile USA Expected to Offer New Windows-Powered Lumia Phone
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204083204577082243675420830.html#ixzz1g4IojsGv
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone SMS attack discovered, reboots device and disables messaging hub
http://www.winrumors.com/windows-phone-sms-attack-discovered-reboots-device-and-disables-messaging-hub/
Microsoft’s range of Windows Phone devices suffer from a denial-of-service attack that allows attackers to disable the messaging functionality on a device.
The flaw works simply by sending an SMS to a Windows Phone user. Windows Phone 7.5 devices will reboot and the messaging hub will not open despite repeat attempts.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Swisscom says they will have the Nokia Lumia 900 in February 2012
http://wmpoweruser.com/swisscom-says-they-will-have-the-nokia-lumia-900-in-february-2012/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia, iPhone, Android and wishful thinking
http://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/nokia-iphone-android-and-wishful-thinking/
“What we see is that youth are pretty much fed up with iPhones. Everyone has the iPhone,” he said. “Also, many are not happy with the complexity of Android and the lack of security. So we do increasing see that the youth that wants to be on the cutting edge and try something new are turning to the Windows phone platform.”
Walking around the downtown (where I am staying), I have seen many more iPhones than Nokia phones. And most of the startup people I met have some variation of the iPhone.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia and Microsoft fingered over comments on adverse Lumia review
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/dec/19/nokia-microsoft-lumia-comments
An Indian site’s ‘reviewing’ of the Nokia Lumia 800 phone purely on its specifications was a strange thing to do – but anonymous commenting apparently from Nokia and Microsoft staff didn’t help matters
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Lumia 800 infiltrates Washington, succumbs to FCC teardown
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/nokia-lumia-800-infiltrates-washington-succombs-to-fcc-teardown/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia has time on its side says CTO Dr Henry Tirri
Business and creativity are working in harmony to produce disruptions
http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/12/22/nokia-has-time-on-its-side-says-cto-dr-henry-tirri/
Dr Tirri is a free-thinking philosopher, gazing into the future, selecting areas of mobile technology Nokia should pursue.
And, according to Dr Tirri, Nokia is achieving a harmonious balancing act between creativity and strict business, positioning the company to unleash some major disruptions in the mobile industry.
It’s the role of Nokia’s CTO and his organization to create Nokia’s future disruptions by looking beyond the current technological horizon.
“The technology or invention itself is never disruptive, it is the efficient application or novel business use that creates the disruption,” he says.
“If you come out with something disruptive first which creates a new experience; that’s the way to make the most money. When the next players come in, the value is diluted.
Henry cites examples of Nokia getting things correct in the right era such as radio, GSM and 3G.
But he admits that touchscreen was an example of getting something right at the wrong time.
“We were a bit early with some of the user interfaces like swiping and touching. Back in ’95 and ’96 the screen technology for the use cases was wrong.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone Marketplace passes 50,000 apps
http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/news/item/13913_Windows_Phone_Marketplace_pass.php
the number of available items to a consumer, in a given market, is lower than the number of published items
Tomi Engdahl says:
*update* Mystery Nokia 3-inch windows phone Pocket tablet–like device…Actually are Progammable Badges
http://booredatwork.com/2011/12/23/mystery-nokia-3-inch-windows-phone-pocket-tabletlike-device-spotted/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Leaked Windows Phone Roadmap gives us a peek into the future
http://wmpoweruser.com/leaked-windows-phone-roadmap-gives-us-a-peak-
Tango, possibly to the disappointment of some, will concentrate on enabling Windows Phone 7 on low-end handsets for the “best prices” and will come in Q2 2012.
Things will get real with Apollo however, in Q4 2012, when Microsoft finally expects volume to increase (at least an indication of their expectations for Windows Phone sales for most of 2012), enable the release of high-end super phones (presumably with dual core and HD screens), and finally address the needs of business.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Exclusive: Microsoft’s LTE Plans for Windows Phone
http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/windowsphone75/exclusive-microsofts-lte-plans-windows-phone-141743
Three LTE-based Windows Phone handsets–the Nokia ACE, HTC Radiant, and Samsung Mendel–will ship on AT&T Wireless before the middle of 2012. The ACE is due March 18, 2012.
What’s unclear is whether these LTE based devices will be accompanied by a software update of some kind.
Windows Phone LTE plans: Nokia Ace, HTC Radiant, Samsung Mendel coming to AT&T early 2012
http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/29/windows-phone-lte-plans/
The devices will run a version of Windows Phone that supports LTE, but doesn’t include the Tango update (which is rumored to land in the middle of 2012), the Verge reports.
Still, Microsoft is going to have a hard time drumming up excitement for its first LTE lineup at CES next year, when Verizon pretty much stole the show with its LTE debut this year.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone Homebrew Hits a Snag
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/01/02/1852237/windows-phone-homebrew-hits-a-snag
TheNextWeb is reporting that the first official jailbreak for Windows Phone 7, ChevronWP7, has ‘sold out’ of tokens to enable homebrew application support. Only 10,000 tokens to jailbreak Windows Phones were ever granted.
With Lumia falling flat in Europe Microsoft needs all the enthusiastic modding fans they can get.
Tomi Engdahl says:
More Nokia Lumia 900 “Ace” Details Revealed
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/more-nokia-lumia-900-ace-details-revealed
We’ve gotten some more information on the upcoming Nokia Ace for AT&T — whose codename for the device is Eloko — including confirmation that it is indeed the Lumia 900 which will be sold globally as Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone.
1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone partners bet $100M on Nokia Ace
http://betanews.com/2012/01/03/windows-phone-partners-bet-100m-on-nokia-ace/
The Ace will launch in late March, sources confirm, along with a marketing campaign that will run in the neighborhood of $100 million. However, sources were reluctant to say exactly how that $100 million spend might be divvied up among the principals — AT&T, Microsoft or Nokia.
The Ace will launch first on AT&T, where Microsoft has reached an agreement with the carrier to give it “hero” status. This means that AT&T itself will promote the device in its advertising, through its retail channels and direct store associates to push the device within its stores.
Only time will tell whether Nokia’s soon-to-be newest Windows Phone will be Microsoft’s ace in the hole, so to speak.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Hurja Nokia-väite:
Älypuhelimet myydään, yhtiö nurin parissa vuodessa
http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2012010515044583_ta.shtml
Nokia is a harsh critic of the forecast: Smartphones are sold to Microsoft and the Finnish company crashes in two years.
Mobile Market Analyst Eldar Murtazin claims Twitter that Nokia and Microsoft are finalizing the contract, Nokia, Smartphone sales.
- Nokia’s smartphone unit could be transferred in the second half of 2012.
- Excluding smart phones, Nokia does not survive, he writes.
While Murtazin does not always hit the right, he has many times predicted the big news from Nokia (for example Nokia starting to use Windows Phone and giving up Ovi portal).
Tomi says:
Nokia grabs Smarterphone mobile OS for ambitious dumbphones
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-grabs-smarterphone-mobile-os-for-ambitious-dumbphones-06206774/
Nokia has quietly acquired a featurephone OS, Smarterphone, intended to dress the low-cost handsets up in the manner of their smartphone siblings. The acquisition, reported by previous owner Ferd Capital, took place in November last year, though neither Nokia nor Smarterphone have given any public indication of what they might be doing with the software.
Smarterphone’s OS is targeted at cheap, simple devices, particularly those where carriers are keen to customize them.
Nokia currently uses Windows Phone on its smartphones, then a combination of S40 and Symbian on its more affordable devices. There has also been talk of a “Meltemi” platform in the labs, a new open-source OS following MeeGo and Maemo.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia and AT&T introduce the new Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T’s 4G LTE network
First Nokia smartphone designed specifically for the US features LTE, large display and exclusive applications
After months of speculating the features of the Nokia Lumia 900 we have the official press release that gives you all the details in one document.
Official Nokia Lumia 900 Press Release
http://www.wp7connect.com/2012/01/09/official-nokia-lumia-900-press-release/
Las Vegas, US – Today at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nokia and AT&T announced the Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia’s Windows® Phone-based range to feature high-speed LTE* connectivity. With Nokia’s largest display
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Lumia 900 – Born for the USA
Watch the first hands-on video and see full specs of Nokia’s big new Windows phone
http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/01/09/nokia-lumia-900-born-for-the-usa/
video shows, this powerhouse was built exclusively for AT&T and promises a bigger, faster, stronger smartphone experience thanks to larger screen, faster processor and support for the fastest mobile data transfers available to date.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Elop presents Nokia Lumia 900 video
http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/nain+nokian+elop+esitteli+lumia+900n++katso+video/a753081?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-10012012&
Tomi Engdahl says:
Full Support for PhoneGap on Windows Phone is Now Complete!
http://blogs.technet.com/b/port25/archive/2011/12/19/full-support-for-phonegap-on-windows-phone-is-now-complete.aspx
We’re also pleased to note that all features in PhoneGap 1.3 are now supported for Windows Phone. Microsoft was helping to bring Windows Phone support in PhoneGap.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Hands on with Nokia’s Lumia 900
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/the-best-windows-phone-for-what-its-worth-hands-on-with-the-lumia-900.ars
The Lumia 900 is on the big side, with a 4.3-inch screen. It has a solid-feeling plastic body, though it’s designed and cut in such a way that using brushed metal would have gone a long way to making it feel less cheap. The curved design is comfortable to hold, but the surface of the plastic body looks a little bulgy around the edges of the screen.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Bing Maps to get Nokia branding on all devices – including rivals’
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44062/bing-maps-get-nokia-branding
“You’ll starting seeing the word ‘Nokia’ on a map that you get from Microsoft properties over a period of time,” Elop explained to Pocket-lint in an interview behind closed doors at CES in Las Vegas. “Even if you are on a BlackBerry device, who recently said they were going to start using Bing Maps.”
“Part of the relationship we established with Microsoft is that we are clearly placing a bet on the Windows Phone platform. [In return] they are placing a bet on our location-based platform: mapping, navigation and so forth,” said Elop.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Kodak’s bankruptcy should scare Nokia
http://gigaom.com/2012/01/19/why-kodaks-bankruptcy-should-scare-nokia/
in Silicon Valley we have big waves that are followed by many tiny waves and they all come in a cluster. You just need to be riding one of those waves – depending on the boldness of your idea, willingness to risk it all and adapting to a new way of thinking. And if you don’t, then you miss your chance to profit from it.
Kodak’s bankruptcy. Shocking (and sad) as it might be, it is not all that surprising. People have been watching the company’s slow free fall for years. The Economist has a great rundown of what went wrongat the company
http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/01/kodak-files-bankruptcy-protection-1
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia’s Elop slams quad core handsets, talks new Windows Phones
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/nokia-s-elop-slams-quad-core-handsets-talks-new-windows-phones-1055968
“You don’t need a quad-core phone unless you want to keep your hands warm in your pocket. It’s a constant dilemma in technology.”
Elop is crystal clear on the point that the company had to move away from Symbian for its higher-end devices, and he believes Nokia has made a great choice. “We selected an alternative platform because we were enduring a significant decline in Symbian.
“In terms of our R&D, the dollars that we spend are far more focused on those things where we can differentiate, where the innovation is truly meaningful. We’re spending far less money now on the underlying plumbing that people don’t see… we’ve reduced our costs by partnering with Microsoft. ”
“It’s very hard to define what’s a smartphone today.”
Asked about tablets, Elop reiterates that Nokia has “not made any announcement”, but he’s keen to talk up the Metro user experience, saying it’s clear the live tiles are “a bet they’re placing broadly.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Lumia Sales Seen Topping 1 Million Since Debut in Respite for Stock
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-22/nokia-lumia-sales-seen-topping-1-million-in-respite-for-stock.html
Nokia Oyj (NOK1V)’s first phones running Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) software may have sold enough units last year to help rebuild investor confidence in the Finnish company, which lost $19 billion in market value in 2011.
“The numbers look promising,” said Espen Furnes, an Oslo- based fund manager at Storebrand Asset Management
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia already nearly 50% of Second Generation Windows Phone market share
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-already-nearly-50-of-second-generation-windows-phone-market-share/
Overall however I think the biggest news is how rapidly Nokia has been able to dominate the Windows Phone 7 market, and I suspect if market acceptance for Windows Phone 7 increases it may be because it becomes strongly associated with Nokia, which may mean this percentage could easily increase to 60-70% or more, and which could see other OEMs exit due to this.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia sells 1.5 billion Series 40 mobile phones
Basic OS is still going strong
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2141200/nokia-sells-billion-series-mobile-phones
The first phone to run the Basic Series 40 operating system was the Nokia 7110 way back in 1999. The firm has stuck with it ever since, despite going down the route of Symbian, Meego and Windows Phone.
Nokia has sold an estimated 1.3 million units of its most recent handset, the Windows Phone 7.5 Lumia 800, since last November.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://translate.google.fi/translate?hl=fi&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tietoviikko.fi%2Ferroristi%2Ftassa%2Blumiasodan%2Bstatistiikkaa%2Fa755155
Nokia sold more in 2010, one hundred million smartphones. Sales increased 47 percent since 2009.
2011 they sold about 77 million smartphones (Symbian)
Recent figures are Morgan Stanley &. Forecast for this year is that Windows Mobile devices sold 37 million copies around.
What a story.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Charlie Kindel said in his blog the reasons why Windows Mobile doing so baddly on market.
For this reason, Windows Mobile is not doing – and how Nokia change that
Windows Phone is Superior; Why Hasn’t it Taken Off?
http://ceklog.kindel.com/2011/12/26/windows-phone-is-superior-why-hasnt-it-taken-off/
WP raises its middle finger at both the device manufacturers and mobile carriers. WP says “here’s the hardware spec you shalt use” (to the device manufacturers). And it says “Here’s how it will be updated” (to the carriers).
Thus both of those sides of the market are reluctant. Especially the carriers, but also the device manufacturers.
Spending marketing dollars on advertising Android devices is and easy decision for the carriers. Pushing RSPs to push Android is easy.
Spending marketing dollars advertising WP7 requires Microsoft to push hard on the carriers. Getting RSPs to push WP7 requires Microsoft to push hard on the carriers to incent their RSPs correctly.