Tag Archive: Nokia
Why Does Apple Announce iPhone Pricing And Availability But Other Phone Makers Don’t?
Sep. 13, ‘12: One of the nice things Apple does when announcing a new product — which its competitors only sometimes do, especially in the phone industry — is tell you how much it will cost and when it will go on sale. … Continue reading →
Apple And Samsung Have Nothing To Worry About After Today’s Nokia And Motorola Events
Sep. 5, ‘12: Nokia’s new Lumia 920 and 820 look nice, as the previous ones did, but that’s not enough. Nokia and Microsoft need to give consumers and/or operators some really compelling reasons to gamble with Windows phones, and they still haven’t. I’ve … Continue reading →
Meet Nokia’s Jony Ive
Sep. 5, ‘12: Neat profile of Nokia design guy Marko Ahtisaari by Steven Levy for Wired. “Finland is a manic-depressive nation both by weather, and by its relationship to Nokia,” says Ahtisaari. “The noise level is high, but my work is to lead the … Continue reading →
820 & 920
Sep. 5, ‘12: Nokia’s new Windows 8 phones, announced this morning in NYC, look good. Whether they’ll be enough to save the company is another story. But meanwhile, is there a less inspiring naming scheme than adding “20” to last generation’s Lumia 800 … Continue reading →
The big problem with buying RIM is that there isn’t only one big problem
Dec. 21, ‘11: As RIM’s sales sputter and its market value falls, potential buyers are starting to sniff around. Reuters reports that Amazon took a look this past summer. The WSJ reports that Microsoft and Nokia have considered a joint bid for RIM. … Continue reading →
Nokia’s first Windows phone looks good: Now for the hard part
Oct. 26, ‘11: It’s called the Lumia 800 — wasn’t that an early-90s minivan? — and it looks good, as far as these things go. Now Nokia and Microsoft need to figure out how to sell it to people who already have plenty … Continue reading →
Nokia is finally in touch with reality
Aug. 9, ‘11: Nokia president Chris Weber, speaking to All Things D’s Ina Fried: “The reality is if we are not successful with Windows Phone, it doesn’t matter what we do (elsewhere).” Yes. Also interesting: Nokia is leading Windows Phone development out of … Continue reading →
Just to reiterate, Apple sold more year-old iPhones last quarter than any other company sold brand-new smartphones
Aug. 4, ‘11: IDC confirms that Apple was the no. 1 smartphone maker in Q2. Via Marketwatch, Apple captured 19.1% of the market, while Samsung was no. 2 with 17.3%, and Nokia fell to no. 3 with 16.7%. (Meanwhile, Apple also ran away … Continue reading →
Nokia’s new phone naming convention: Not a confidence-builder
Aug. 1, ‘11: Nokia will name its phones using a three-digit number system, starting now. Here’s Nokia’s Phil Schwarzmann: So the new system is like this: The first number is the relative price/feature point. So a Nokia 900* would be top dog and a Nokia … Continue reading →
Chart: Apple shoots past Nokia in smartphone shipments
Jul. 21, ‘11: For the first time ever, Apple shipped more smartphones than Nokia in Q2. This is equally illustrative of Apple’s rise as it is of Nokia’s fall. Here’s what it looks like visually: Note that there is a small discrepancy in Nokia’s … Continue reading →
