Tag: nokia
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Nokia’s iOS HERE Map: cool or crap?
Nokia’s “Here Maps” for iOS has arrived, but with lower res graphics for maps and satellite imagery than was expected, and a lack of detail like house numbers, some think Nokia’s Here Map is crap, while others think it’s better than Apple’s Maps app. If you’ve been waiting for an official Google Maps app to…
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Hey, Nokia: Time to give your phones real names
Twice now, Nokia has announced new generations of visually interesting, standout “Lumia” Windows Phone smartphones, and then twice dampened the spark by referring to them as numbers rather than names. I am speaking, of course, about the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 revealed today. Now, I know that not all of you will…
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Microsoft and Nokia vow to challenge Apple and Google
Microsoft and Nokia have vowed to take on Apple and Google in the fast-growing smartphone market by being the “most friendly” to mobile operators. The chief executives of the world’s largest software company and the world’s largest mobile phone maker said operators were “very excited” about Microsoft and Nokia’s new “alliance” to create a third…
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Nokia cans 1800, shakes up Symbian development
UP TO 1,800 Nokia staff are losing their jobs as the Finnish phone maker shakes up its Symbian OS operation after the departure of the head of the Symbian Foundation. In a nutshell, Nokia thinks it needs to deliver an OS that people want, do it quickly and provide improvements on a frequent basis or,…