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Nokia passes Lumias to MVPs, ignores past promises to own developers

Tam Hanna — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:42:30 +0000

When Nokia first announced intent to switch over to Windows Phone 7, they offered their Symbian developers a free Nokia E7 and promised to follow it up with a free Lumia when WP7 would be “on the road”. Sadly, it looks like the Symbian developers have done their due, and are now no longer useful [...] Related posts:

Bridgestone to give up on e-paper production

Tam Hanna — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:51 +0000

The (usually monochrome) e-paper technology is used commonly in all kinds of e-readers due to the ultra-low power usage. Bridgestone, one of the largest makers of these screens, now gives up on them: Tokyo (May, 15 2012) — Bridgestone Corporation today announced plans to withdraw from electronic paper business. The company has made this decision [...] Related posts:

Kantar: light growth of WP7 marketshare in Europe

Tam Hanna — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:16:54 +0000

Traditionally, one expects a new version of a product to achieve a larger market share than its predecessor. Sadly, this was not at all the case in the area of Windows Mobile – Windows Phone had a significantly lower share. Reuters now brings us the following bit of info from a market research company named [...] Related posts:

Telefonica: 2 € = 25MB, EU-wide

Tam Hanna — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:44:14 +0000

Roaming in the EU is quite a topic – given that Hutchison has used the communality across its network for great advantage, I have frequently predicted that it would be but a question of time when other carriers react. According to Mobile Business Briefing, Telefonica has just done so: Telefonica has launched a pan-European data [...] Related posts:

EU reduces roaming fees further

Tam Hanna — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:57:05 +0000

The EU intends to be a “super state” – in a super state, however, citizens can expect to pay no roaming fees when traveling from one substate to another (similar to the USA). Sadly, the EU currently has not yet achieved this state. However, it remains work in progress. The Independent now repors the following: [...] Related posts:

Anssi Vanjoki: N9 is best!

Tam Hanna — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:51:18 +0000

Long-term followers of this blog will likely remember Anssi Vanjoki – he is a charismatic former employee who has done a lot for the firm, but did not get the CEO post because of our common friend Elop. MyNokiaBlog paraphrases the interview as following: he’s still extremely happy with the N9, calling it the best [...] Related posts:

Nokia brings N9 and N808 PureView to the USA

Tam Hanna — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:34:39 +0000

Nokia and the USA are a bad combination – so far, the company has largely failed when it comes to penetrating the market. It thus was unsurprising to see Nokia refuse to ship the N800 and N9 to the USA. However, it now looks like they have changed their planning. PhoneNews reports the following re [...] Related posts:

Lumia 900 might get Tango – ROM pops up

Tam Hanna — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:11:27 +0000

Very few topics are as sensitive as the question of Windows Phone 7 OS upgrades – Microsoft’s initial announcement of a standardized platform seems to do them more bad than good. WPCentral.com now reports the following: Having said all of that the Finish Tango ROM (8773 with firmware 12140) popped up on Navifirm this morning [...] Related posts:

Krusell: top-sellers for April 2012

Tam Hanna — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:38:07 +0000

When it comes to data, Krusell’s once-monthly sales report are the staple food of our Metrics Maid section. In fact, we even have some explanation on our coverage as to why we are not breaking data down at OS levels anymore. Krusell has now sent us the latest update: 1. (1) Apple iPhone 4/4S 2. [...] Related posts:

Nokia-”exclusive” apps for Windows Phone 7

Tam Hanna — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:07:13 +0000

We have frequently reported that Microsoft can not favor Nokia too much lest its other licensees get angry – due to that, it never ceases to amuse when Nokia tries to push out “exclusive” stuff for the Lumia line. Their latest blurb takes the form of a three-page press release, which announces a bunch of [...] Related posts: