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Author Archive: Andre

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As you already know, my name is Andre and I'm currently a student based in Atlanta. Much like Jay, I pretty much blog here in my free time.

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Nokia Siemens Networks acquires contract for maintenance of Shanghai Unicom networks.

Nokia Siemens Networks acquires contract for maintenance of Shanghai Unicom networks.

| May 10, 2011 | 1 Reply

Advertisements As the title suggest, Nokia-Siemens Networks seems to be making some headway into acquiring network build-out/maintenance contracts across the world. Not only are they significantly involved in the LTE build out being performed by LightSquared but they’ve just announced their involvement in maintaining the second-largest mobile operator in China. Hopefully they’ll become profitable in […]

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Microsoft buys Skype, what does it mean for your upcoming Nokia WP7 device

Microsoft buys Skype, what does it mean for your upcoming Nokia WP7 device

| May 10, 2011 | 59 Replies

Wow!! whomever it was that stated you couldn’t bully your way into relevance with enough money was clearly wrong. Kara Swisher from AllThingsD has confirmed that Microsoft is on the brink of completing what would be nigh-on the most significant coup in recent history (Just above RIM’s ascquisition of TAT). It seems that tomorrow is […]

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Qt 5.0 in the pipeline- Symbian not mentioned anywhere

Qt 5.0 in the pipeline- Symbian not mentioned anywhere

| May 9, 2011 | 79 Replies

Lars Knoll over at Qt labs has just put up a post discussing the upcoming developments surrounding Qt. Seems that there’s a new, massive version of Qt on the way! While the technical information will probably be lost on many of us anyway, the most important takeaway is that there will be no legacy support […]

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What services does Nokia really offer and how they compare to their rivals.

What services does Nokia really offer and how they compare to their rivals.

| May 6, 2011 | 110 Replies

A lot of negativity has been made of Nokia’s decision to adopt the Windows Phone software ecosystem as their primary smartphone platform going forward. A decision seen as frivolous and ignorant to some while seen as a last ditch move by what’s seen as an utterly failing company ( a sentiment I disagree with). The […]

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Ovi Maps 3D – a whole lotta wow

Ovi Maps 3D – a whole lotta wow

| April 19, 2011 | 47 Replies

You remember that 3D mapping stuff we saw examples of WAY, back showing off some pretty cool implications for the future of maps under Nokia and Navteq’s tutelage??  Well Nokia have made good on that promise,  announcing their Ovi Maps 3D beta for browsers everywhere. Imagine Google maps 3D on steroids and you should have […]

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Nokia’s Push email service threatened in India?

Nokia’s Push email service threatened in India?

| April 18, 2011 | 10 Replies

On the back of the Indian government (and a few others), threatening to ban RIM’s Blackberry email service on the grounds that the emails could not be adequately screened, the Indian government is leveling a similar accusation at Nokia. While it’s easy to understand the Indian governments concern with protecting the populace but the level […]

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Angry Birds updated again – Easter Version

Angry Birds updated again – Easter Version

| April 15, 2011 | 12 Replies

The folks at Rovio keep on going, with another updated version of their hit game, Angry Birds. The new update comes with an Easter/Spring theme and a few new levels, get to downloading people! Follow the following link or hit the search button in your respective Ovi Store clients.

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Symbian was ditched – for good reason

Symbian was ditched – for good reason

| April 13, 2011 | 128 Replies

I know this post is going to lead to a lot of derision from readers but to be perfectly honest, brutal honesty is necessary from time to time. Yesterday, Nokia announced their update to Symbian, named Anna which brought to the platform a number of key improvements including a new browser, updated homescreen animations, the […]

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The E6- Does it represent Symbian’s niche?

The E6- Does it represent Symbian’s niche?

| April 13, 2011 | 27 Replies

The first thing I thought when I saw the announcements made at Nokia’s Symbian event was “wow, that E6 sure is a looker; Wish the X7 was as exciting as this is.” Strange that I’d think that, especially given the larger screen and more expansive, touch-based interface on the X7 as opposed to the E6 […]

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