Nokia was once the most dominant cellphone manufacturer and sold phones at a rate of knots. A combination of bad decisions and a lack of innovation has lead to their current status.  Currently, they are behind Apple, Samsung and other Android based manufacturers in terms of sales and device activations. So it is not a pretty sight if you are a Nokia employee. I have had the privilege of having a Nokia Lumia 800 the last few days.  Initially I had huge reservations on the Microsoft Mobile operating system. Call it the scars of having had a device that had Microsoft mobile 6.5 on it as an operating...

Yesterday was a very significant day for Nokia. The Finnish cellphone manufacturer unveiled their latest smartphone challengers to the world. It was the third major event for their CEO Stephen Elop but the ramifications of yesterday are wide ranging. Will it be third time lucky for Nokia or another nail in their coffin for Elop? The Lumia 800 & 600 feature Microsoft Windows Phone 7 “Mango” as their operating system and according to Nokia it is the first proper implementation of the Redmond based Company’s software. Microsoft I believe need the partnership with Nokia to be successful as Steve...

At the moment it is nothing more than an unconfirmed rumour but it seems that Intel is to stop development on MeeGo. MeeGo was a partnership between Intel and Nokia. The main reason for the partnership was to help Intel with the adoption of their mobile processors (Intel Atom) as ARM has been the dominant CPU for device manufacturers. ARM, a little company from Britain has given the big corporate (Intel) a few headaches. Intel I believe thought that Nokia would choose the MeeGo platform for their top of the line smart phones. In all honesty the concept was a good idea but it was doomed from the...

Remember a few months ago when Stephen Elop wrote that masterful letter to his fellow Nokia staff members in which he speaks of them as being a burning platform? I do and at the time I thought it was a brilliant piece of leadership used by Elop to motivate his staff. However as time goes on I am beginning to think that this might go down as one of the greatest pieces of Astroturfing ever. For those not familiar with astroturfing it is “the artificial creation of a grassroots buzz for a product, service or political viewpoint.” Let me explain.. Regular readers will be aware of my...

Nokia has launched the successor to the somewhat successful N8. Nokia has had a tough 2011. It has seen a lot of bad press, rumours of an acquisition by Microsoft of their mobile unit and the termination of their flagship software Symbian. The N9 has launched with a bit of controversy as well. The Initial specifications had an element of secrecy to it as the operating system was barely mentioned by Nokia. I believe the reason for this is that opinion leaders in the cellphone industry thought this could be the first Nokia phone featuring Windows Phone 7 as the primary operating system. Since the...