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Archive for September 3rd, 2013

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Kiitos, Nokia, and Nokia fans. Love, MyNokiaBlog.com

Kiitos, Nokia, and Nokia fans. Love, MyNokiaBlog.com

| September 3, 2013 | 151 Replies

Advertisements This morning, half asleep wishing I could stay in bed for a few more minutes, I checked my emails as usual to see if there were any interesting tips that I could write about before heading off to hospital to see more babies being delivered. Ali’s post caught my eye as I thought he […]

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Editorial: Where Does Nokia (and a Nokia Fan) Go From Here?

Editorial: Where Does Nokia (and a Nokia Fan) Go From Here?

| September 3, 2013 | 198 Replies

The last place I ever wanted to be was sitting in front of my laptop writing this article, yet here I am. It’s done, there’s no point wondering if Elop was a trojan or if it was just the play of the cards that Nokia was dealt so what now? First of all Nokia as […]

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Ballmer Announces “Shorter” Naming Scheme for Nokia Lumias

Ballmer Announces “Shorter” Naming Scheme for Nokia Lumias

| September 3, 2013 | 84 Replies

There’s still a lot of confusion regarding the future naming scheme for Nokia devices under Microsoft management, seeing how Nokia retained their own name; but gave Microsoft “Asha” and “Lumia”. Well Ballmer has just announced that he plans on shortening the naming scheme: “We can probably do better for a consumer name than the “Nokia […]

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Bandit/1520 Screenshot Leaks, Shows 1080p, More Tiles and “Story Teller”

Bandit/1520 Screenshot Leaks, Shows 1080p, More Tiles and “Story Teller”

| September 3, 2013 | 55 Replies

Here’s something to take our minds off today’s news, a reminder that there are still some Nokia devices in the pipeline. @evleaks just posted a screenshot of the the Bandit/Noka phablet screen, which should come with GDR3. The image shows a new tile size (3/4th) as well as the ability to fit 6 mini tiles […]

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Was the Nokia 515 More Than it Seemed? A Tribute to the Nokia of Old?

Was the Nokia 515 More Than it Seemed? A Tribute to the Nokia of Old?

| September 3, 2013 | 129 Replies

  Last week Nokia announced a seemingly “normal” feature phone, the Nokia 515; with a price-tag of 115 Euros it was effectively more expensive than the entry level smartphone, the Lumia 520. At the time we chalked it up to a phone dedicated to those not interested in the fancy smartphone features, but want something […]

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Video: Emotional Rant on the Nokia Microsoft Deal

Video: Emotional Rant on the Nokia Microsoft Deal

| September 3, 2013 | 172 Replies

Today has been an emotional roller coaster so far, and it’s not even 9AM yet. I thought the very best way to work through the whole emotional dance I decided to share some of my thoughts on the whole process, check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5343jHB0v0k What do you guys think? am I wrong to believe that […]

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Microsoft’s Acquisition Began Back in February at MWC, With over 50 Meetings Later

Microsoft’s Acquisition Began Back in February at MWC, With over 50 Meetings Later

| September 3, 2013 | 75 Replies

More details are beginning to appear about how the Nokia buy out went down, according to Allthingsd the talks started last february at MWC when the chairman of the board met up with Elop. the recent deal can be traced to a meeting in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona between then Chairman […]

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Nokia and Microsoft; What Now?

Nokia and Microsoft; What Now?

| September 3, 2013 | 107 Replies

  While I’m trying to get a handle on all that has happened (in the middle of the fricken night! why now?), some pretty important questions needs to be addressed. For me most importantly will “Nokia” phone still exist as a brand? Or will they be Microsoft Lumias etc? First of all the Nokia name […]

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Document: Strategic Rationale Behind the Microsoft Acquisition

Document: Strategic Rationale Behind the Microsoft Acquisition

| September 3, 2013 | 59 Replies

I jut woke up and I have no idea how I’m supposed to feel right now, but until all that clears up here’s a document by Microsoft detailing the acquisition deal, and the rationale behind it: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/download/press/2013/StrategicRationale.pdf The deal in broad strokes:

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