Archive for July 21st, 2012

Forbes: “Finland’s Jolla Will Be The Ferrari Of The Smartphone World”

Forbes: “Finland’s Jolla Will Be The Ferrari Of The Smartphone World”

| July 21, 2012 | 103 Replies

AAS’ Ewan Spence, and also of Forbes writes  ”Finland’s Jolla Will Be The Ferrari Of The Smartphone World” http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2012/07/21/finlands-jolla-will-be-the-ferrari-of-the-smartphone-world/ Precisely in what context will it be Ferarri? A highly desirable aspirational brand? Maybe. Ewan writes that the smartphone market is focused on volume. Ferrari ‘only’ sell about 10,000 cars (though very expensive) and is still [...]

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Lumiappaday #249: Airbus demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

Lumiappaday #249: Airbus demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

| July 21, 2012 | 5 Replies

This app is all about Airbus planes. As a kid I absolutely adored planes (Boeing 747!) and still somewhat deeply fascinated by them when I’m travelling by air. This app, Airbus, presents the Airbus fleet quite nicely, providing a wide range of information on each Airbus model. #249) Airbus  Price:  Free Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/1d204a39-bd3d-428c-bd53-336b763f1c52 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb59G2SRkrw Developer Blurb: [...]

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What the Hell Nokia! Kicking Out Symbian Developers?

What the Hell Nokia! Kicking Out Symbian Developers?

| July 21, 2012 | 279 Replies

It’s quite possible I’m jumping to conclusions without knowing the full story right now, but so far this is sounding pretty crazy; my twitter feed is abuzz lamenting the loss of probably Symbians greatest developer “@janole” the creator of Gravity- the best twitter client ever.  Apparently Nokia have “kicked him out of their dev program” for as far as [...]

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Nokia Drive 3.0 Update Live Now

Nokia Drive 3.0 Update Live Now

| July 21, 2012 | 27 Replies

The latest update to the already feature filled Nokia service for WP “Nokia Drive” just hit version 3.0 bringing some pretty cool features such as: My Commute learns your driving preferences and uses information about the latest traffic conditions to get you there faster. According to Nokia “This revolutionary feature is so new that we are [...]

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Weekend Read: Nokia’s Bridge Programme

Weekend Read: Nokia’s Bridge Programme

| July 21, 2012 | 15 Replies

  We heard about Nokia’s Bridge programme a lot when Jolla was announced. What exactly is it? AAS has an insightful article below that shows Nokia taking responsibilities for employees who have lost their job due to Nokia’s strategy changes. It’s interesting to learn that over 300 companies are being supported through this programme, Jolla [...]

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BGR: “Lumias outshipped iPhone, Samsung Android phones through first three quarters”

BGR: “Lumias outshipped iPhone, Samsung Android phones through first three quarters”

| July 21, 2012 | 138 Replies

Don’t think too much into the significance of this report currently going around the web, as nice as it looks and all. It shows that comparisons of first three quarters of Nokia lumia, iPhone and Samsung Androids. Interestingly (and more worryingly if it didn’t happen) there are more Lumias in the first three quarters than [...]

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