Archive for the 'Nokia' Category

Gadget Maker or Service Provider? Firms Start to Overlap (New York Times)

Sunday 2 September 2007 @ 8:41 pm

Nokia wants to be an Internet company and Google, according to speculation among bloggers and technology analysts, may be about to enter the mobile phone fray.

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Phone makers and Internet companies competing more on each other’s turf (International Herald Tribune)

Sunday 2 September 2007 @ 9:38 am

Nokia used to be just a cellphone maker. Google used to be just an Internet company. Now Nokia wants to be an Internet company and Google, according to rampant speculation among bloggers and technology analysts, may be about to enter the mobile phone fray.

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Posted in Zune, Nokia

iPodObserver - Nokia’s Zune-Like Marketing Unlike Apple’s (The Mac Observer)

Thursday 30 August 2007 @ 4:39 pm

Nokia is already taking aim at Apple's iPhone in Europe, but they've taken the wrong marketing approach, according to Blackfriars' Marketing on Thursday

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Posted in Zune, Nokia

Nokia announces 5 new devices and a new music store (Geek.com)

Wednesday 29 August 2007 @ 12:10 pm

Nokia announced 5 new devices at the Nokia Go:Play event today in London, including the N81, N81 8GB, N95 8GB, 5310 XpressMusic and 5610 XpressMusic devices. The N81/N81 8GB are optimized for mobile gaming and support the new N-Gage Experience along with buttons designed for landscape gaming on this slider S60 3rd Edition device. The [...]

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Microsoft Adds Nokia As PlayReady DRM Partner (InformationWeek)

Monday 6 August 2007 @ 3:44 pm

Nokia is the first mobile operator to publicly announce it will use Microsoft's multi-format DRM technology.

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Posted in Zune, Cell Phones, Nokia

MS and Nokia sitting in a tree… (T3)

Monday 6 August 2007 @ 11:21 am

Nokia’s jumped into bed with Microsoft. Is this the start of something beautiful.

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Posted in Zune, Cell Phones, Nokia

iPod Competition Heats Up: Microsoft to Release MP3 Software, Player While Cell Phone-Makers Join Music Market (RedNova)

Saturday 9 September 2006 @ 2:17 pm

By Eric Benderoff, Chicago Tribune Sep. 9--As another summer of catchy pop songs comes to an end, prepare for a fall that brings an array of new digital options for music fans. That's because it was a summer of music deals, starting in July when Microsoft Corp.

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Posted in Zune, Cell Phones, Nokia

Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod (USA Today)

Wednesday 6 September 2006 @ 10:49 am

The phenomenal success of the iPod has not only inspired an army of imitators, most notably SanDisk's Sansa, but has now goaded the mighty Microsoft into action. Another threat to the iPod comes from mobile phone makers like Nokia who are furiously integrating MP3 players into their handsets.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Cell Phones, Nokia, Sandisk Sansa

Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 6 September 2006 @ 9:58 am

Almost any iPod owner will tell the same story: they wouldn't swap the iconic device for any alternative. But the battle is wide open for the hearts -- and pockets -- of the vast majority who still have no MP3 player.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Cell Phones, Nokia

Trial devices (telecomasia.net)

Wednesday 16 August 2006 @ 11:00 pm

Nokia’s not the only one challenging Apple. Microsoft is promising a music player and online store called Zune.

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Posted in Zune, Apple iPod, Cell Phones, Nokia