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 says:
Digia announced yesterday it will acquire Nokia’s Qt software technology and business. Acquisition, Digia will take over all of Qt-tech product development and licensing and service business. The sale price was about 4.0 million Euros.
In 2008, Nokia acquired the Norwegian software company Trolltech 101 million to get the Qt technology.
Source:
http://www.taloussanomat.fi/yritykset/2012/08/10/digia-paljasti-nokian-qt-seikkailun-arvon/201235347/12?rss=4
Tomi says:
Swedish Swedbank has revised the Nokia shares “buy” recommendation.
The Bank estimates that Nokia will contact as the shrunken cell phone manufacturer to profitability in 2014 and will reach this without burning the net fund to the end.
- Windows Mobile 8 will help Nokia to gain traction in the smartphone market, and we believe that 50 million units sold in 2014, the analyst Hakan Wranne writes.
Wranne WP8 expect the first handsets in early September. He points out that Nokia’s current carrying value exceeds its market value on the stock exchange.
Swedbank does not rule out the possibility that Nokia may need to be divided
Nokia’s stock has appreciated 60 percent from July price bottom.
Source:
http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/2012/08/10/arvio-nokia-voitolliseksi-vuonna-2014/201235379/7?rss=8
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia ‘s mobile phone sales continued to decline in April-June. Thing is clear from research firm Gartner in the publication of fresh chapters.
The company, however, succeeded in part, to defend its position in the feature phone side. In its sales have increased from the previous quarter.
According to Gartner, Nokia’s Lumia-phones are still problems. The company has not managed to make them an attractive alternative to the minds of consumers for Android devices.
Microsoft operating system’s market share rose during the quarter by 1.1 percentage points from last year to 2.7 percent.
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/nokian+lumiaongelmat+jatkuivat+peruspuhelimissa+torjuntavoitto/a828545?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-14082012&
Tomi Engdahl says:
The moment when Microsoft announced Surface-board computer, made sure Nokia’s plight, writes for The Vergen Vlad Savov.
Surface-takes-all Windows 8 with for the benefit of Microsoft.
Partner companies, led by Nokia, are suffering.
The reason is simple he says: Before Surface launch, Nokia was expected real challenger to the iPad, Windows 8, flat-screen computer. Now, Nokia has again only one of the Windows platform equipment manufacturer, among others.
Nokia has previously revealed plans for Windows 8 tablets and to survive it needs a success story this year. Even Surface-level panel computer is no longer sufficient.
Source: http://m.tietoviikko.fi/Uutiset/Surface+nakertaa+Nokian+taulutietokonehaaveeita
Tomi Engdahl says:
Mobile Phone Sales Decline 2.3% in Q2; Are Apple and Samsung Doomed?
Both Apple and Samsung are expected to report positive news during the next quarter.
The same cannot be said for Nokia (NYSE: NOK), which has all but lost the support of the nation’s biggest cellular carrier, AT&T (NYSE: T). Nokia recently announced that it will sell off a number of assets, which could be another sign of the company’s financial struggle. According to Gartner, Nokia’s mobile phone sales declined 14.8 percent during the second quarter.
Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/news/12/08/2830682/mobile-phone-sales-decline-2-3-in-q2-are-apple-and-samsung-doomed#ixzz23bxdizxD
Tomi Engdahl says:
Spoken to reporters in Oslo, mobile phone company Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop promising that the new 8-Windows smartphones will be published “relatively soon”.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/mobiili/2012/08/15/elop-lupaa-windows-8–puhelimet-suhteellisen-pian/201235683/66?rss=6
Tomi Engdahl says:
UPDATE: S&P downgrades Nokia (NOK) from BB+ to BB-, Outlook Negative
S&P downgrades Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from BB+ to BB-, Outlook Negative, saying they now anticipate net cash falling to less than €3 billion by year-end 2012, including cash restructuring outflows.
We now assume that Nokia’s smartphone operations will post lower revenues than we previously anticipated over the coming quarters. We also believe that consolidated revenues for 2012 will show a decline of 16%-19% and that the company will post a non-IFRS operating loss (that is, not under International Financial Reporting Standards) before restructuring costs.
Nokia’s revenues could stabilize in 2013 if growth from Lumia smartphones is able to offset the revenue decline from smartphones using the Symbian operating system and, to a lesser extent, from mobile phones.
http://www.streetinsider.com/Credit+Ratings/UPDATE:+S%26P+downgrades+Nokia+%28NOK%29+from+BB%2B+to+BB-,+Outlook+Negative/7662742.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia and Microsoft holding Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5th
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/15/3244849/nokia-microsoft-windows-8-press-event-september-5th
We’ve been waiting to find out when Nokia would unveil its first lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices, and it looks like we’ll be getting all the details on September 5th at 9:30AM in New York City.
Tomi Engdahl says:
StatCounter data shows Windows Phone overtaking Blackberry in US by November 2012
http://wmpoweruser.com/statcounter-data-shows-windows-phone-overtaking-blackberry-in-us-by-november-2012/
More by virtue of Blackberry’s plummeting market share than amazing Windows Phone growth, it seems the installed base of Windows Phone is set to overtake that of Blackberry in US by the end of November 2012 (around week 47).
The projection is based on extrapolating StatCounter web usage data from the beginning of the year, and would mean there would be more Windows Phones in the wild in USA than Blackberries.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Samsung to bring the Windows Phone collection to 5 with 2 new Windows Phones
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/08/20/samsung-to-bring-the-windows-phone-collection-to-5-with-2-new-windows-phones/
Finally some news about the Windows Phone 8 devices by Samsung.
Price between 500 – 600 euro.
So Nokia are you ready with your LUMIA devices or will Samsung take over the Windows Phone market too?
Tomi Engdahl says:
Is PureView coming to new Windows phones?
https://twitter.com/nokia/status/237797745484759040
Wohoo! Our Nokia 808 #PureView wins European Mobile Photo Achievement 2012-2013 award from EISA: http://nokia.ly/OTARDZ
NokiaVerified @nokia
@Zarniw0Op Just keep your eyes and ears open in the next coming weeks….
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Conversations: now with added Connects
http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/08/21/nokia-conversations-now-with-added-connects/
So that means there’s now just one destination for all the latest from Nokia. It means this site will be livelier and more packed with content.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Verizon Is Said to Offer Nokia Windows 8 Phone This Year
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/verizon-is-said-to-offer-nokia-windows-8-phone-this-year.html
Verizon Wireless plans to sell a new Nokia phone with Microsoft’s Windows 8 software this year, marking the first time it has released a Windows device since May 2011, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Microsoft and Nokia are holding a press conference on Sept. 5 in New York to discuss Nokia’s Lumia brand of Windows phones. While Verizon isn’t expected to be part of that event, the carrier intends to roll out a Nokia phone later, said the person, who asked not to be named because the plans are private.
Verizon is looking to lessen its dependence on Apple Inc.’s iPhone and devices running Google Inc.’s Android software, which dominate the smartphone market. For Microsoft and Nokia, meanwhile, the move would bolster efforts to regain market share.
Tomi says:
The third ecosystem is the promise that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is repeated at the mouth of a couple of years. So far, the promise has failed. Sales does not pull, the market share has remained marginal.
Why Microsoft is in general a mobile? Because it dominates the PC market. Because it can not grow desktops. Since the growth is just a mobile. Mobile phone conquest of Microsoft, however, already started before the turn of the century, and so far, the trend has been a series of failures.
Nokia’s strategy seems to focus on lower-end smartphones (=smaller profit margins).
Nokia seems to leave the high-end market as playground for Apple and Samsung.
Nokia hopes that consumers like WP8′s Metro user interface.
Source: http://www.3t.fi/artikkeli/blogit/veijo_ojanpera/kolmas_ekosysteemi
Tomi Engdahl says:
Microsoft And Nokia Face Mobile Future Together
http://www.localytics.com/blog/2012/microsoft-and-nokia-face-mobile-future-together/
Windows 8 is officially coming on October 26th, and the success or failure of the operating system as a mobile entrant is tied to Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia. As Nokia goes, so goes Windows 8 – and vise versa – as the two companies have joined forces in putting all of their smartphone hopes into the next-generation Windows OS.
After their recent earnings report, much was made of Microsoft’s contribution to Nokia’s balance sheet – the software giant reportedly paid Nokia $750 million for its Windows Phone participation. The investment underscores how the growth in Windows Phone usage worldwide is tied to Nokia – while Samsung and HTC pay only cursory attention to Windows Phone, concentrating instead on the more developed Android market, Nokia has put all of its smartphone hopes and investment into Microsoft’s mobile offering.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia set to unveil ‘Arrow’ and ‘Phi’ Windows Phone 8 handsets with AT&T as main carrierNokia set to unveil ‘Arrow’ and ‘Phi’ Windows Phone 8 handsets with AT&T as main carrier
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/23/3259828/nokia-arrow-phi-lumia-windows-phone
Nokia is planning to unveil two new Windows Phone 8 devices at a joint event with Microsoft on September 5th. Sources familiar with the two companies’ plans have revealed that Nokia is working on an “Arrow” Windows Phone 8 device that is set to be announced alongside a “Phi” handset. Both the devices are said to be part of Nokia’s Lumia range
AT&T will stock Nokia’s Phi handset initially as an exclusive hero device
The Arrow Windows Phone 8 handset is said to be a mid-range one that will be available on AT&T and T-Mobile in the US.
An almost identical variant, codenamed Atlas, will also be available on the Verizon network
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia’s WinPho 8 double date announced
http://www.reghardware.com/2012/08/24/nokia_date_with_windows_8_detailed/
Nokia will unveil Windows 8 phones during its joint event with Microsoft this September, sources stating the bleedin’ obvious revealed.
The two handsets – codenamed Arrow and Phi – will form part of the firm’s Lumia range, with the former joining the mid-range party and the latter succeeding the Lumia 800 and 900 as its flagship handset, the Verge reports.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Digitimes Research has estimated that the Windows Phone platform enabled phones will increase this year in its most intense pace.
Digitimes believes Windows phones deliveries this year to reach 21 million units, which would mean 107.8 percent increase from last year.
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/digitimes+windows+phone+kasvaa+ylivoimaisesti+nopeinta+tahtia/a831683?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-27082012&
Tomi Engdahl says:
Helsinki Stock Exchange trading leads a hard take-off mobile phone company Nokia. Its position is expected to improve due the competitor Samsung conviction in the United States.
Samsung’s patent dispute with Apple in the United States received the judgment refers to the difficulties. Samsung was ordered to pay the amount to Apple over one billion dollars (about 800 million Euros).
The market is estimated that the ruling could benefit Nokia and Microsoft.
Source: http://www.taloussanomat.fi/katsaukset/2012/08/27/nokia-ponkaisi-samsungin-haviosta-hurjaan-nousuun/201236463/170
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Nokia rejected the touch screens so early?
Two-three years ago, Nokia’s slide explained the lack of touch screen models. How Nokia did not realize that they need to?
It was a question of timing, a lack of willingness to take risks at a critical time – and perhaps even bad luck.
The company developed the touch screens in the first half of the last decade, but the technology just buried the wrong time.
Nokia introduced a touch-screen 7710 model in 2004.
Striving for safe choices helped to reject developing touch screens
The money was used to prefer the familiar success filing products.
Riskier, or more difficult, and larger changes did not reach an offense, because they have not found approver.
Sources:
http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/miksi+nokia+hylkasi+kosketusnaytot+niin+aikaisessa+vaiheessa/a832310?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-28082012&
http://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/nokia/nokia+hylkasi+kosketusnaytot+liian+aikaisin/a831625
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia wanted to Symbian operating system to rule mobile
Nokia’s smartphone success with the Symbian operating system, Symbian was a separate company, which was owned by Nokia and the number of operators in the sector.
This arrangement made progress too politicized and slow.
Nokia tried to buy Symbian Ltd. in the year 2004, but was not able to purchase Symbian until 2008 .
Jorma Ollila admitted in the spring of Helsingin Sanomat, that would have had to acquire Symbian for Nokia somehow earlier in the past.
Making Linux-based MeeGo and Maemon ready for production took an amazingly long time.
Nokia’s first Linux device (770 Internet Tablet) was published in May 2005. First Linux phone was N900 model published in autumn of 2009.
Rumor has it that the phone functions were ready in the package way earlier, but the management had been afraid of operators (that wanted to block Skype from mobile phones).
Nokia has not been the only mobile phone manufacturer that has struggled with mobile Linux.
The company’s electronics dna
“Nokia’s corporate culture was not software company like”
Software development was subordinated to the development of telephone orders.
Nokia built the electronics company’s management organization, which was able to develop, produce and market a large number of phone models.
At 2005 Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo had no experience with the software.
In 2011-2012, President and CEO Stephen Elop Nokia’s cutting R & D on what the company was able to: a single phone model or series making. Symbian, in addition to cutting the list were Linux-based operating systems MeeGo and Meltemi
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/nokia+halusi+symbianista+hallitsevan+kayttojarjestelman/a832296?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-28082012&
Tomi Engdahl says:
Samsung announced Windows 8 phone before Nokia:
Samsung Ativ S officially announced: Windows Phone 8 with a 4.8-inch 720p display
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/29/3277005/samsung-ativ-s-windows-phone-8
Samsung is the first manufacturer to officially announce a Windows Phone 8 device: the Ativ S. As we revealed just a short time ago, it has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and an 8-megapixel rear camera paired with a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. Microsoft announced the device on its Windows Phone blog just ahead of Samsung’s unpacked event
we don’t yet have new details on what Windows Phone 8 itself will bring beyond what we already know
Tomi Engdahl says:
Mark your Microsoft calendars: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 launch dates revealed
http://www.zdnet.com/mark-your-microsoft-calendars-windows-8-windows-phone-8-launch-dates-revealed-7000003450/
Expect September to be a month of Windows Phone 8 handset reveals, and late October to be the official launch of the coming devices.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone 8 to include Kid’s Corner, a separate Start screen for parental control
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/30/3280274/windows-phone-8-kids-corner-details-screenshots
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system will include a Kid’s Corner option that provides a unique parental control feature to the company’s mobile handsets. Kid’s Corner, previously known as Kid’s Zone, will be a separate Start screen environment designed for children to access apps, videos, games, and music that is shared by a parent.
Thanks to a tipster, we’ve learned that Windows Phone owners will be able to setup a Start screen with the specially controlled apps on, and a child will access the feature by swiping from the left on the lock screen.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia was used to being the market leader, which will bring new successes in the field, and that others copy.
Nokia was difficult to react to changing markets, because the new situation, the loss of Nokia’s old recipe, or a huge collection different models did not work.
To run a large collection such management structure was made that it made the swift change impossible.
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/markkinantekijanokia+kopioi+liian+hitaasti/a833556?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-31082012&
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia was able to customized precision products for different markets and audiences. The game changed completely when people wanted to customize the phone to your liking applications.
Apple attracted immense popularity of the iPhone with one phone model
With great mobile phone model selection Nokia estimated that the iPhone threat only a small part of the palette.
Nokia was used to being the market leader, which will bring new successes in the field, and that others copy. Continued success for a long time, and the Nokia dominate the market for long time developed the company in a typical over-confidence.
Why take a risk and change a formula that has worked for a decade?
Nokia wanted to keep mobile phone companies happy, and this made it difficult for new services imports mobile phones.
Source: http://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/nokia/nain+nokia+aliarvioi+applen/a832994
Tomi Engdahl says:
The change of values in Nokia and the undermining of the change affected the Nokia’s collapse.
Values paved Nokia Way, way to act in the company.
You had to maintain humility and avoid arrogance.
Jorma Ollila’s old values were based on Finnish and more Ostrobothnian background.
The key was to respect, and in 2003, the other values were customer satisfaction, productivity and innovation. Values remained almost the same form since 1992.
Risk-taking was encouraged and the spirit of the game was that the failure is not fined. People were confident and brave.
Mørk moved to Nokia’s personnel management in the American style.
It is clear that the fear of stigma reduced the desire to take risks. This was particularly difficult to research and development.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo revised values with the staff in 2007 .
Values came: Achieving together, Engaging you, passion for innovation and very human.
Kallasvuo brough new leaders to the company, especially from the United States.
“Olli-Pekka did not have the charisma and the net asset value of a large ship to determine the direction, each unit was able to set your own direction on their own terms”
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/nokian+alamaki+alkoi+kun+pohjalainen+johtaminen+muuttui+amerikkalaiseksi/a834260?s=r&wtm=tietoviikko/-03092012&
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView revealed, includes 4.5-inch display
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/31/3281985/nokia-lumia-920-specs-pictures-leak
Nokia’s new flagship Windows Phone 8 device has been leaked today, revealed as the Lumia 920. Posted to Twitter by @evleaks, the Lumia 920 appears to include a PureView camera that the company has been hinting at in recent weeks. Codenamed the Phi, Nokia’s Lumia 920 is said to include a 4.5-inch display
leaked images of the Lumia 820 also surfaced today — previously known as the Arrow.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia, Microsoft head for “Last Chance Saloon”
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/31/us-nokia-microsoft-idINBRE87U0OI20120831
Reuters) – Microsoft Corp and Nokia Oyj are loading up for their best — and possibly last — shot at denting a smartphone market dominated by Apple Inc’s iPhone and Google Inc’s Android mobile software.
If the new Lumia phones do not appeal to consumers when they are unveiled next Wednesday, it could mean the end for Nokia, and a serious blow to Microsoft’s attempts to regain its footing in the mobile market, analysts and investors said.
“This is very high stakes,”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Exclusive: Nokia Lumia 920 to include wireless charging, 32GB storage, and 8-megapixel camera
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/3/3286656/nokia-lumia-920-wireless-charging-specs-camera-pureview
The Lumia 920 will be Nokia’s new flagship Windows Phone and will include some impressive hardware specifications to match.
Lumia 920 wireless charging support will be provided via an inductive method — lining the device up to the contacts on a charging pad. We’re told it will support the Qi wireless power standard — making it compatible with other wireless charging products.
Nokia’s Lumia 920 will also include 32GB of device storage, 1GB of RAM, and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. We have also been able to confirm that it will include a 4.5-inch HD display.
One rumored aspect of the Lumia 920 is a PureView camera. We can confirm that Nokia will indeed brand its Lumia 920 camera as PureView, but that the camera will be an 8-megapixel one — not the 41-megapixel one found on the company’s 808 PureView handset.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Lumia 820 to include wireless charging, exchangeable covers, and microSD slot
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/3/3288547/nokia-lumia-820-specs-wireless-charging-microsd-exchangeable-covers
Nokia will introduce its latest Lumia 820 handset at a special event with Microsoft on Wednesday September 5th, we have learned.
Like the 920, wireless charging on the Lumia 820 will be available too
However, we undertand that owners will need to purchase an additional cover to enable the functionality
Nokia’s Lumia 820 will also include 8GB of storage, but the company is including support for a microSD slot to expand this further. A 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM will help power the Lumia 820 — identical to that of the Lumia 920.
Tomi Engdahl says:
This is Microsoft’s new Windows 8 companion app for Windows Phones
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/3/3287518/windows-8-companion-app-windows-phone-8
The application, a Metro style one that will be available from the Windows Store, is designed to replace the Zune client for Windows 8 users. We understand that the app will be automatically installed for Windows Phone 8 users on a Windows 8 PC when a device is connected. Windows 7 users will be directed to an equivalent desktop app to manage devices.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Windows Phone 8 backup includes SMS sync to Hotmail and Outlook.com
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/3/3287430/windows-phone-8-backup-settings-sms-options
When you first launch a Windows Phone 8 device, a splash screen will encourage users to use a Microsoft account (as it does in Windows Phone 7) to keep data in sync. However, the new slash screen also hints at the ability to keep “photos, contacts, music, documents, and more in sync with your PC or Xbox.” A
We understand that the backup options in Windows Phone 8 include the ability to automatically upload photos and video to SkyDrive, sync SMS and MMS messages to Hotmail or Outlook.com, and sync settings such as themes, accounts, and Internet Explorer favorites.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Lots of pretty colours!
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/lots-of-pretty-colours/33960/
The leaked Windows Phone 8 developer tool-kit informed me
What I found was a folder called “AccentColors”, which as you may know is what they call the bright colours used on Windows Phone devices.
If you think you are too lazy to go install the developer tool-kit & find this folder yourself you’re in luck, as I decided to quickly throw an image together to show you them.
Tomi says:
Nokia seems to be trying to push to market really hard:
Published September 4, 2012 | By Nokia – Press Release
Nokia debuts free music streaming service in the USA
http://press.nokia.com/2012/09/04/nokia-debuts-free-music-streaming-service-in-the-usa/
NEW YORK, NY – Nokia today announced the launch of its free music streaming service Nokia Music in the USA. Nokia Music is a free mobile experience exclusive to Nokia Lumia handsets, providing consumers with a simple and delightful way to discover and enjoy music.
Consumers can stream music from a suite of over 150 exclusive playlists that are curated and kept up to date by an expert team of US based musicologists.
Beyond the curated playlists, music fans can create their own personal soundtrack
Completely advertisement-free, and requiring no registration or subscription
Consumers who already own a Nokia Lumia 900 or Nokia Lumia 710 can download the Nokia Music app for free from Marketplace.
Tomi Engdahl says:
A Key Test for Nokia’s CEO
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443571904577631961444490258.html?mod=WSJEurope_hpp_LEFTTopStories
Elop Dismisses Samsung Threat as Handset Maker Prepares to Launch New Windows Phones
When Nokia Corp. launches a new series of devices running Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows 8 software, Chief Executive Stephen Elop wants to send a clear message: “We have clearly put our best efforts, our best engineering, best innovation and intellectual property into these products.”
With the claim, Mr. Elop is betting the Finnish company can again put out products that once made it the dominant handset maker in the world.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Exclusive: Nokia planning Zune-like 4.3-inch ‘Zeal’ Windows Phone 8 device, due early 2013
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/4/3288488/nokia-zeal-windows-phone-8-details-specs
Nokia will unveil its Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 devices at a special event on Wednesday, but the company is also working on additional mid- and low-range devices.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Android Smartphone Sales, Led By Big Screens, Are Growing Everywhere Except In The U.S.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/03/android-smartphone-sales-led-by-big-screens-are-growing-everywhere-except-in-the-u-s-kantar/
Across the eight most important markets, Kantar notes that Android has a share of 61%; while iOS is at 24%; and the rest all have 5% or less, led by Windows.
Tomi says:
Nokia Introduces Lumia 920, 820 Windows Phone 8 Smartphones
http://slashdot.org/topic/cloud/nokia-introduces-lumia-920-windows-phone-8-smartphone/
Nokia unveiled the Lumia 920 and 820, its first Windows Phone 8 smartphones, at a New York City event.
Lumia 920, detailing its features: a camera with PureView technology, built-in wireless charging, and “City Lens,” an augmented-reality app that overlays information on images of the environment.
Nokia’s PureMotion HD+ is the company’s name for its tweaks to the display, including blur-free scrolling.
the battery is 2000 mAh; the processor is a dual-core Snapdragon S4
“Qi” wireless charging
Windows Phone 8 shares a kernel, file system, graphics support, and other elements with Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8. That linkage will allow developers to port apps from Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8, which could encourage growth of the latter’s ecosystem (and raise its profile in general). Windows Phone 8 will also support a broader range of hardware than Windows Phone 7, including 1280 x 760 screen resolution.
Nokia also introduced the Lumia 820, a midrange Windows Phone 8 smartphone
There’s nothing less at stake than the future of Nokia, as well as Microsoft’s ability to compete in mobile against Apple and Google.
Tomi says:
Whether it’s a disappointment – Nokia lost its grip in ten minutes
New York’s press conference was a disappointment. Nokia announced the Lumia 920 phone that does not have anything genuinely new.
Stephen Elopkin had previously been half promised that the event would be something worth Wow. It was not.
Lumia 920 has according to Nokia better display, better battery, better navigation and Above all better camera. It is not enough.
Unfortunately, the release event has not been a success, but it was a flop.
look at Nokia’s share price.
Source: http://www.talouselama.fi/nokialandia/olipa+pettymys++nokia+menetti+otteen+kymmenessa+minuutissa/a2142436
Tomi says:
Nokia crashed to 1.99 euros – but is there an explanation other than the new products?
Nokia revealed in New York that in the July-August Lumia phones were sold less than less than lame reviews expected.
Source: http://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/nokia+rysahti+199+euroon++mutta+onko+selitys+muualla+kuin+uutuuksissa/a2142431
Tomi says:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted that within a year 400 million Windows 8 operating system based phones and other devices are sold.
Ballmer popped up on the stage of Nokia press conference towards the end. He praised the Nokia “phenomenally good work.”
Source: http://www.talouselama.fi/nokialandia/microsoftin+ballmer+uskoo+vuoden+sisalla+myydaan+400+miljoonaa+windows+8+puhelinta+ja+laitetta/a2142433
Tomi says:
What went wrong with Nokia?
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=fi&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.fi&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/mika%2Bmeni%2Bpieleen%2Bnokia/a2141549&usg=ALkJrhhf8voBv5INz8sDU8tJg1nWz_XX2w
Original text in Finnish at http://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/mika+meni+pieleen+nokia/a2141549
Tomi Engdahl says:
WinPhone 8 preview SDK limited to established developers
Want to join Microsoft’s new phone OS dev crew? Cool your jets
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/05/windows_phone_8_sdk_preview/
Developers who expect to get cracking on apps for Windows Phone 8 this summer may be in for a disappointment: not only will the final WP8 SDK not arrive until later this year, but the Preview edition due next week will be available to only a select few.
Only current Windows Phone developers who already have published apps will be eligible to apply for access, Brix wrote
Redmond’s decision to launch its WP8 developer program with such a closely guarded preview adds to mounting evidence that the final versions of the WP8 developer tools won’t be available until October – or even later – and quite possibly not until after the first WP8 handsets go on sale.
If developers won’t be able to get their hands on finished tools for Windows Phone 8 until after the first devices hit shelves, it could mean new Windows Phone buyers will be greeted with an empty app store – a mistake not even Research in Motion is willing to make.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia Faked Its PureView Demo and Then Claimed They Never Said It Was Real
http://gizmodo.com/5940784/nokia-faked-its-pureview-demo-and-then-claimed-they-never-said-it-was-real
When we watched the latest ad from Nokia showing off its PureView technology in the Lumia and ridiculously fluid optical image stabilization, we were stunned. Excited. Happy. If the camera on the Lumia was that good, we wanted it. Badly. Immediately. But sadly, it was faked. Nokia isn’t showing off what the Lumia 920 can do—that video was shot with a big DSLR.
Nokia posted the video above on its official YouTube channel as an explicit demo of PureView technology—the same tech in the new Lumia 920.
And oh my god that optical image stabilization is so good. Unbelievably so! That’s what Nokia wanted us to see.
But as Pocketnow discovered, this wasn’t actually recorded with PureView technology—it was capped from a pro DSLR. If you look closely, as the girl rides by a reflection, you can see a van complete with a man holding what looks like the biggest phone on the planet or a RED camera. It’s a camera crew faking technology to trick its consumers. It’s cheating. Look at it.
a clear attempt to impress us with PureView by using something that isn’t PureView. That’s not dubious marketing, it’s just downright deceiving.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia’s Ship is Sinking. What Can They Do?
http://pocketnow.com/2012/07/16/nokias-ship-is-sinking-what-can-they-do/
For a long time, Nokia was running a giant ship at the top of it’s class. Nobody could beat them in mobile phone market share for a very long time.
When a ship starts leaking, often it will be a small leak that doesn’t really affect it much. Nokia’s small leak started around 2008 when the iPhone 3G and Android started becoming popular.
Building something around Android could have helped, but there are already way too many Android boats floating around and many of them aren’t doing as well as they hoped.
Microsoft and Nokia partnership made a lot of sense since both companies could see that they were sinking quickly due to Nokia’s poor software experience and Microsoft’s mediocre hardware partners who tend to lack Nokia’s innovation
When Microsoft and Nokia announced their partnership, everyone realized that the Nokia ship was sinking, so consumers and investors jumped ship even faster. I personally think announcing the abandonment of the old platform so soon and saying that Nokia’s going to start building something new was a mistake.
They should have started building something new first so that everyone would have something good to swim to right away. Instead, everyone is going to Android because all the little Android boats combine to make a pretty big floating city and who wants to wait for Nokia to rebuild?
tomi says:
Nokia Lumia 900 drops out of AT&T top 3 in August
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-900-drops-out-of-att-top-3-in-august/
Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley notes: “Our checks indicated weaker sales for the Nokia Lumia 900 at AT&T and ongoing minimal BlackBerry sales at all four U.S carriers,” noting that the Galaxy S III also gained share from RIM and Nokia in Europe.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Digitimes predict Nokia will ship 8.5 million smartphones in Q3, but how many will be Lumias?
http://wmpoweruser.com/digitimes-predict-nokia-will-ship-8-5-million-smartphones-in-q3-but-how-many-will-be-lumias/
We are in the last month of Q3 2012, and Digitimes reports that Nokia suppliers are noting a reduction in shipments as the company responds to competitive pressure from Samsung and Apple.
They therefore predict that Nokia’s Q3 2012 shipments will only reach 8.5 million handsets, down from 10 million in Q2 2012.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Sales of Nokia’s Lumia lineups are expected to get bumpier in the third quarter of 2012, since Microsoft’s newly released Windows Phone 8 is not backward compatible with Windows Phone 7.5-based Lumia models, indicated the sources. – Digitimes
Source: http://nokiagadgets.com/2012/07/11/compal-sees-big-drop-in-revenues-in-june-drop-in-lumia-sales-to-blame/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia’s Lumia bind: Volume, pricing equals downward spiral
http://www.zdnet.com/nokias-lumia-bind-volume-pricing-equals-downward-spiral-7000000979/
Nokia’s Lumia 900 is headed for the bargain bin. Good luck positioning the next-gen device as a premium model.