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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Nokia and Accenture finalize Symbian software development and support services outsourcing agreement
Nokia Corporation
Stock exchange release
June 22, 2011 at 09:00 (CET +1)
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have finalized an agreement for Nokia to outsource Symbian software development and support activities to Accenture. Plans of the agreement were first announced on April 27, 2011.
Under the agreement, Accenture will provide Symbian based software development and support services to Nokia through 2016. Approximately 2,800 Nokia employees located in China, Finland, India, United Kingdom and the United States, are expected to transfer to Accenture at closing, which is expected to take place in the early part of October, 2011.
"We look forward to partnering with Nokia as they continue to support Symbian and transition to the Windows Phone ecosystem," said Marty Cole, chief executive, Accenture Communications and High Tech group. "The highly skilled group of technologists and engineers transferring to Accenture will complement our current mobility skills and enhance the breadth, depth and scale of our capabilities, allowing us to meet the growing global demand for mobility services across many industries."
The agreement calls for Accenture to support and further develop Nokia's Symbian platform and to become the preferred supplier to Nokia on their transition to Windows Phone. Accenture will seek opportunities to leverage transferring employee skills and capabilities to provide mobility software, business and operational services around the Windows Phone platform to Nokia and other ecosystem participants. Accenture will also seek to retrain and redeploy transferred employees.
"Our collaboration with Accenture allows us to meet our ongoing commitment to support our Symbian smartphone customers and continue to leverage the talent that has the deepest experience on the platform," said Jo Harlow, executive vice president for Smart Devices, Nokia. "As we move our primary smartphone platform to Windows Phone, we will look to explore potential opportunities to tap this talent pool as they develop and expand their knowledge and capabilities beyond Symbian."
Accenture will also work with Avanade, a technology service company that is majority-owned by Accenture and focuses on Microsoft technologies, to provide further services to Nokia.
The definitive agreement includes customary closing conditions.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 215,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of USD21.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
Accenture is focused on enabling its clients to achieve breakthrough growth throughout the rapidly changing mobile ecosystem. The Accenture Mobility Services group offers five mobility services including consulting, software services--applications, software services--devices and platforms, managed services, and business integration services. These are designed to help organizations embrace business to employee (B2E), business to consumer (B2C), business to business (B2B) and machine to machine (M2M) business opportunities. Accenture offers mobility and embedded software services across a wide range of industries and platforms, including Symbian, WinMo (Microsoft Windows® Mobile), Windows Phone, Android(TM), Blackberry®, iPhone®, Java(TM), Linux, Meego(TM).
About Nokia
Nokia is committed to connecting people to what matters to them by combining advanced mobile technology with personalized services. More than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia, from our most affordable voice-optimized mobile phones to advanced Internet-connected smartphones sold in virtually every market in the world. Through Ovi (www.ovi.com), people also enjoy access to maps and navigation on mobile, a rapidly expanding applications store, a growing catalog of digital music, free email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, and Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the leading providers of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and professional services globally.
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Stock exchange release
June 22, 2011 at 09:00 (CET +1)
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have finalized an agreement for Nokia to outsource Symbian software development and support activities to Accenture. Plans of the agreement were first announced on April 27, 2011.
Under the agreement, Accenture will provide Symbian based software development and support services to Nokia through 2016. Approximately 2,800 Nokia employees located in China, Finland, India, United Kingdom and the United States, are expected to transfer to Accenture at closing, which is expected to take place in the early part of October, 2011.
"We look forward to partnering with Nokia as they continue to support Symbian and transition to the Windows Phone ecosystem," said Marty Cole, chief executive, Accenture Communications and High Tech group. "The highly skilled group of technologists and engineers transferring to Accenture will complement our current mobility skills and enhance the breadth, depth and scale of our capabilities, allowing us to meet the growing global demand for mobility services across many industries."
The agreement calls for Accenture to support and further develop Nokia's Symbian platform and to become the preferred supplier to Nokia on their transition to Windows Phone. Accenture will seek opportunities to leverage transferring employee skills and capabilities to provide mobility software, business and operational services around the Windows Phone platform to Nokia and other ecosystem participants. Accenture will also seek to retrain and redeploy transferred employees.
"Our collaboration with Accenture allows us to meet our ongoing commitment to support our Symbian smartphone customers and continue to leverage the talent that has the deepest experience on the platform," said Jo Harlow, executive vice president for Smart Devices, Nokia. "As we move our primary smartphone platform to Windows Phone, we will look to explore potential opportunities to tap this talent pool as they develop and expand their knowledge and capabilities beyond Symbian."
Accenture will also work with Avanade, a technology service company that is majority-owned by Accenture and focuses on Microsoft technologies, to provide further services to Nokia.
The definitive agreement includes customary closing conditions.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 215,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of USD21.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
Accenture is focused on enabling its clients to achieve breakthrough growth throughout the rapidly changing mobile ecosystem. The Accenture Mobility Services group offers five mobility services including consulting, software services--applications, software services--devices and platforms, managed services, and business integration services. These are designed to help organizations embrace business to employee (B2E), business to consumer (B2C), business to business (B2B) and machine to machine (M2M) business opportunities. Accenture offers mobility and embedded software services across a wide range of industries and platforms, including Symbian, WinMo (Microsoft Windows® Mobile), Windows Phone, Android(TM), Blackberry®, iPhone®, Java(TM), Linux, Meego(TM).
About Nokia
Nokia is committed to connecting people to what matters to them by combining advanced mobile technology with personalized services. More than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia, from our most affordable voice-optimized mobile phones to advanced Internet-connected smartphones sold in virtually every market in the world. Through Ovi (www.ovi.com), people also enjoy access to maps and navigation on mobile, a rapidly expanding applications store, a growing catalog of digital music, free email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, and Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the leading providers of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and professional services globally.
Nokia and Accenture have signed a definitive agreement for the transfer of outsourcing services Symbian
Nokia has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Accenture to transfer all activities related to developments and support the operating system using Symbin business model - outsourcing.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will transfer his longtime partner - the consulting company Accenture with a staff of over 215 thousand people, about 2,800 of its employees, who are currently working under the Symbian platform in China, Finland, India, Britain and the United States. In the future, development and support Symbian (2016) will deal with this company.
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Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will transfer his longtime partner - the consulting company Accenture with a staff of over 215 thousand people, about 2,800 of its employees, who are currently working under the Symbian platform in China, Finland, India, Britain and the United States. In the future, development and support Symbian (2016) will deal with this company.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Symbian Anna on Nokia X7
Symbian Anna, the new software release for Nokia's Symbian operating system, is renewing Nokia smartphones. Previously known as PR2, Symbian Anna will first be available on Nokia E6 and X7.
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Nokia shows its new strategy in action
- Launches three new Series 40 mobile phones with advanced browser and maps
- Pinpoints July as start date for Symbian Anna delivery
- Plans up to 10 new Symbian smartphones over next 12 months
- Unveils Nokia N9 smartphone
- Announces continued support for Qt as part of 'next billion' strategy
Singapore - Today, at an event webcast around the world, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop demonstrated how the company is making significant progress on the new strategy it laid out earlier this year. From smartphones to mobile phones, from services to user interface design, and from improved device experiences to developer tools, Nokia outlined concrete actions for growth and taking leadership across the board.
"Earlier this year, we outlined a comprehensive strategy to change our course," said Stephen Elop, president and CEO of Nokia. "Innovation is at the heart of our strategy, and today we took important steps to demonstrate a new pace of innovation at Nokia. It's the beginning of a new era for Nokia."
In mobile phones, Nokia introduced three new affordable devices - the Nokia C2-02, Nokia C2-03 and Nokia C2-06. The portfolio includes dual and single SIM options, and all three models offer a new, advanced web and maps experience for Series 40 phone users, as well as the choice of a touch screen or a keypad.
Nokia also restated its commitment to Symbian. This July, Nokia will start shipping Nokia N8s, E7s, C7s and C6-01s with the new Symbian Anna software update, which includes a number of user experience improvements. By the end of August, existing owners of these devices can also download Symbian Anna. And over the next 12 months Nokia plans to bring up to 10 new Symbian-based smartphones to market.
Nokia also revealed its latest smartphone: the Nokia N9, an all-screen device with three home views and a new user interface navigated through a simple swipe of the finger. The Nokia N9 comes in a polycarbonate design that enables superior antenna performance for better reception, better voice quality and fewer dropped calls; and a smarter all-round experience with NFC for sharing and pairing to accessories. The Nokia N9 will drive new innovation in the consumer experience, and inspire developers to build more powerful Qt applications.
The Qt framework is at the core of Nokia's existing smartphone product line, and today there are more than 100 million Nokia Qt devices worldwide. Ovi Store consumers are downloading an increasing number of Qt applications, including in high-growth markets like Asia-Pacific. Tapping into this trend, Nokia will make Qt core to building applications that connect the next billion users to the internet. For Qt developers, this will mean a dramatic increase in reach and opportunity during the coming years.
About Nokia
Nokia is committed to connecting people to what matters to them by combining advanced mobile technology with personalized services. More than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia, from our most affordable voice-optimized mobile phones to advanced Internet-connected smartphones sold in virtually every market in the world. Through Ovi (www.ovi.com), people also enjoy access to maps and navigation on mobile, a rapidly expanding applications store, a growing catalog of digital music, free email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, and Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the leading providers of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and professional services globally.
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- Pinpoints July as start date for Symbian Anna delivery
- Plans up to 10 new Symbian smartphones over next 12 months
- Unveils Nokia N9 smartphone
- Announces continued support for Qt as part of 'next billion' strategy
Singapore - Today, at an event webcast around the world, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop demonstrated how the company is making significant progress on the new strategy it laid out earlier this year. From smartphones to mobile phones, from services to user interface design, and from improved device experiences to developer tools, Nokia outlined concrete actions for growth and taking leadership across the board.
"Earlier this year, we outlined a comprehensive strategy to change our course," said Stephen Elop, president and CEO of Nokia. "Innovation is at the heart of our strategy, and today we took important steps to demonstrate a new pace of innovation at Nokia. It's the beginning of a new era for Nokia."
In mobile phones, Nokia introduced three new affordable devices - the Nokia C2-02, Nokia C2-03 and Nokia C2-06. The portfolio includes dual and single SIM options, and all three models offer a new, advanced web and maps experience for Series 40 phone users, as well as the choice of a touch screen or a keypad.
Nokia also restated its commitment to Symbian. This July, Nokia will start shipping Nokia N8s, E7s, C7s and C6-01s with the new Symbian Anna software update, which includes a number of user experience improvements. By the end of August, existing owners of these devices can also download Symbian Anna. And over the next 12 months Nokia plans to bring up to 10 new Symbian-based smartphones to market.
Nokia also revealed its latest smartphone: the Nokia N9, an all-screen device with three home views and a new user interface navigated through a simple swipe of the finger. The Nokia N9 comes in a polycarbonate design that enables superior antenna performance for better reception, better voice quality and fewer dropped calls; and a smarter all-round experience with NFC for sharing and pairing to accessories. The Nokia N9 will drive new innovation in the consumer experience, and inspire developers to build more powerful Qt applications.
The Qt framework is at the core of Nokia's existing smartphone product line, and today there are more than 100 million Nokia Qt devices worldwide. Ovi Store consumers are downloading an increasing number of Qt applications, including in high-growth markets like Asia-Pacific. Tapping into this trend, Nokia will make Qt core to building applications that connect the next billion users to the internet. For Qt developers, this will mean a dramatic increase in reach and opportunity during the coming years.
About Nokia
Nokia is committed to connecting people to what matters to them by combining advanced mobile technology with personalized services. More than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia, from our most affordable voice-optimized mobile phones to advanced Internet-connected smartphones sold in virtually every market in the world. Through Ovi (www.ovi.com), people also enjoy access to maps and navigation on mobile, a rapidly expanding applications store, a growing catalog of digital music, free email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, and Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the leading providers of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and professional services globally.
Symbian Anna - in the next month
Nokia has announced the availability of updates for its Symbian operating system under the name of Anna for their vehicles such as the Nokia N8s, E7s, C7s and C6-01s in July of this year. Since that time, Nokia will launch these devices with the new operating system. Customers who have already purchased the machines from the old version of the OS will be able to upgrade to the end of August.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Nokia Push N8 - Paint SKATE
Push Skating takes the world of skate games away from the games console and back to the streets by allowing skaters' boards to communicate with their Nokia N8 to score every single little move they make.
We challenged the Push community to showcase the Push Skating prototype in the most creative film treatments possible.
Now watch Paint SKATE team demonstrate the Push Skating prototype with two skaters in NYC battling against each other in a real life game of Tony Hawk's take on HORSE, SKATE.
To find out more about Push N8: http://nokia.ly/kITlci
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We challenged the Push community to showcase the Push Skating prototype in the most creative film treatments possible.
Now watch Paint SKATE team demonstrate the Push Skating prototype with two skaters in NYC battling against each other in a real life game of Tony Hawk's take on HORSE, SKATE.
To find out more about Push N8: http://nokia.ly/kITlci
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Nokia To Close UK Online Store By End Of June
Following from the recent closure of Nokia’s online stores in France, Spain and the Netherlands, it has been revealed to us today via affiliate network Tradedoubler that Nokia will soon be closing their online shop in the United Kingdom.
As stated on Engadget, a representative from Nokia Spain said that “prices are too subsidized by the carriers and sales were low, so they will keep providing support,” equating to the fact that users will still be able to get customer assistance from their local Nokia site, despite not being able to purchase mobile phone deals. We suspect the same fate is due to fall upon the UK site very soon…
This is yet another woe for the Finnish giant that has seen its market share slip significantly in the last few years as they failed to capitalise on the steep growth in the appeal of smartphones, with analysts predicting Korean manufacturer Samsung is poised to overtake them in this lucrative market.
Whilst the deals available from Nokia Direct saw early and exclusive launches for the Nokia N8 32GB, Nokia E6 and Nokia X7, competitive deals from third party retailers and the lure of freebies proved too strong to convince cash-strapped consumers of going straight to source…
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As stated on Engadget, a representative from Nokia Spain said that “prices are too subsidized by the carriers and sales were low, so they will keep providing support,” equating to the fact that users will still be able to get customer assistance from their local Nokia site, despite not being able to purchase mobile phone deals. We suspect the same fate is due to fall upon the UK site very soon…
This is yet another woe for the Finnish giant that has seen its market share slip significantly in the last few years as they failed to capitalise on the steep growth in the appeal of smartphones, with analysts predicting Korean manufacturer Samsung is poised to overtake them in this lucrative market.
Whilst the deals available from Nokia Direct saw early and exclusive launches for the Nokia N8 32GB, Nokia E6 and Nokia X7, competitive deals from third party retailers and the lure of freebies proved too strong to convince cash-strapped consumers of going straight to source…
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Comparaison : Symbian^3 PR 1.2 vs Symbian Anna PR 2.0 sur Nokia N8
Comparison between Symbian^3 PR 1.2 and Symbian Anna PR 2.0 on the Nokia N8. Note that Anna is in R&D version here.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Nokia seen posting quarterly loss as troubles mount
Nokia was expected to report a loss for this quarter and next as it cuts prices to try to prevent more customers defecting to rivals' smartphones, a Reuters poll found.
Analysts also forecast a meager profit in the normally buoyant fourth quarter, as the once-undisputed leader in mobile phones loses the initiative to smartphones like Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android software.
At the low end of the phone market, Nokia has been losing share rapidly to cheaper Asian rivals, and it said last week it would miss sales and profit targets, blaming tough competition in China and Europe.
Analysts now expect the company to report a second-quarter loss of 0.04 euro per share and a loss of 0.05 euro for the third. They have also lowered their core EPS outlook for 2012 and 2013.
"We believe the new guidance ... is a strong indication that our worst-case scenario for the company, of accelerating market share and gross margin decline, is crystallizing," Bernstein analyst Pierre Ferragu said in a research note.
"The announcement confirms our view that the Nokia brand is at risk of losing visibility and that the opportunity to create a third ecosystem based on Windows Phone is rapidly vanishing."
Nokia has thrown in its lot with Microsoft, with whom it will co-develop its next generation of smartphones. It hopes to gain the kind of attention Apple and Google have attracted from software developers who enrich their devices.
Nokia's market value has halved to 17 billion euros ($25 billion) since it unveiled the Microsoft move in February.
DIVIDEND RELIC
In February, Nokia also unveiled a new bonus-package directly linked to its share price for chief executive Stephen Elop, hired last September from Microsoft to turn the company's fortunes.
"To me, that was a gamechanger. He gets paid as I will as a shareholder," said Renny Ponvert, chief executive of top leaders skills research firm Management CV Inc.
Nokia has historically paid out high dividends compared with many technology companies who often prefer to invest the money in further growth. On average, analysts expected Nokia to pay out more than its underlying earnings for 2011.
"High dividend is a bit of the leftover from old management thinking. I do not think anybody thinks it is a yield play. It is a turnaround play," Ponvert said.
The average view of Nokia's dividend for 2011 has dropped to 0.20 euro from the 0.36 euro seen in mid-April, with two analysts now forecasting Nokia would not pay out any dividend this year or next.
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Analysts also forecast a meager profit in the normally buoyant fourth quarter, as the once-undisputed leader in mobile phones loses the initiative to smartphones like Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android software.
At the low end of the phone market, Nokia has been losing share rapidly to cheaper Asian rivals, and it said last week it would miss sales and profit targets, blaming tough competition in China and Europe.
Analysts now expect the company to report a second-quarter loss of 0.04 euro per share and a loss of 0.05 euro for the third. They have also lowered their core EPS outlook for 2012 and 2013.
"We believe the new guidance ... is a strong indication that our worst-case scenario for the company, of accelerating market share and gross margin decline, is crystallizing," Bernstein analyst Pierre Ferragu said in a research note.
"The announcement confirms our view that the Nokia brand is at risk of losing visibility and that the opportunity to create a third ecosystem based on Windows Phone is rapidly vanishing."
Nokia has thrown in its lot with Microsoft, with whom it will co-develop its next generation of smartphones. It hopes to gain the kind of attention Apple and Google have attracted from software developers who enrich their devices.
Nokia's market value has halved to 17 billion euros ($25 billion) since it unveiled the Microsoft move in February.
DIVIDEND RELIC
In February, Nokia also unveiled a new bonus-package directly linked to its share price for chief executive Stephen Elop, hired last September from Microsoft to turn the company's fortunes.
"To me, that was a gamechanger. He gets paid as I will as a shareholder," said Renny Ponvert, chief executive of top leaders skills research firm Management CV Inc.
Nokia has historically paid out high dividends compared with many technology companies who often prefer to invest the money in further growth. On average, analysts expected Nokia to pay out more than its underlying earnings for 2011.
"High dividend is a bit of the leftover from old management thinking. I do not think anybody thinks it is a yield play. It is a turnaround play," Ponvert said.
The average view of Nokia's dividend for 2011 has dropped to 0.20 euro from the 0.36 euro seen in mid-April, with two analysts now forecasting Nokia would not pay out any dividend this year or next.
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Nokia and Carl Zeiss - Creating the Best in Mobile Photography
A video about the mobile photography collaboration between Nokia and Carl Zeiss: http://nokia.ly/l3tJF3 - The 12 megapixel camera on the Nokia N8 is something quite special. Here to discuss its development are Eero Salminen and Juha Ala-Karhu from Nokia, as well as Oliver Schindelbeck, Norbert Wittekindt, Uwe Weber, Dr Hubert Nasse, Dietmar Mondon and Dr Tilman Heil from Carl Zeiss.
To learn more about Nokia N8: http://nokia.ly/clYHI2
Click here to watch Dragonfy Love film (mentioned in the video): http://nokia.ly/iuRBB0
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To learn more about Nokia N8: http://nokia.ly/clYHI2
Click here to watch Dragonfy Love film (mentioned in the video): http://nokia.ly/iuRBB0
IDC: in 2015 Windows Phone takes over Symbian
Research firm IDC has published a long-term forecast of market development of mobile operating systems. Forecast covers the period from 2011 until the end of 2015. According to the agency, a leading market position in all that time will keep the operating system from Google. In this case, a very large share growth in the market for Android will not be - in the four years the proportion will grow 38.9% in 2011 to 43,8% by the end of 2015. In this case, annual growth will be slightly higher than the market in general and has made 23,7%. The greatest progress will demonstrate operating system Windows Phone 7, which according to IDC analysts takes place which now is at Symbian. C the current 3,8% occupied all mobile operating systems from Microsoft, their share will rise to 20.3%, showing an average growth in 82,3%. The market share of Symbian will fall to 0.1% from 20.6% at the end of 2011.
Retain significant market share from Apple OS, BlackBerry, although in percentage terms will be less. First - with 18,2% in 2011 to 16,9% in 2015, and the second with 14,2% to 13,4%. Other manufacturers of smart phones with other operating systems to increase its share from 4.3% to 5.5%. According to IDC's expectations for the coming year the overall market will grow by 55% compared to 2010 and will reach 472 million smartphones. And by 2015, will double the number of smartphones. It is worth noting that such long-term prognosis is very risky because it assumes that for four years, the behavior of producers will not change and none of them will not take any radical steps. An example of the fact that predictions can be strikingly different from reality can serve as a conclusion of a deal between Nokia and Microsoft, which has completely changed all market forecasts.
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Retain significant market share from Apple OS, BlackBerry, although in percentage terms will be less. First - with 18,2% in 2011 to 16,9% in 2015, and the second with 14,2% to 13,4%. Other manufacturers of smart phones with other operating systems to increase its share from 4.3% to 5.5%. According to IDC's expectations for the coming year the overall market will grow by 55% compared to 2010 and will reach 472 million smartphones. And by 2015, will double the number of smartphones. It is worth noting that such long-term prognosis is very risky because it assumes that for four years, the behavior of producers will not change and none of them will not take any radical steps. An example of the fact that predictions can be strikingly different from reality can serve as a conclusion of a deal between Nokia and Microsoft, which has completely changed all market forecasts.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Nokia going IPv6 with the Ovi Browser
GLOBAL - Today is World IPv6 Day, celebrating and spreading knowledge of the new IPv6 standard for identifying locations on the Net and the devices attached to it. If ‘IPv6′ just looks like a string of meaningless letters and numbers to you, then here’s why it matters and what Nokia is doing to help IPv6 succeed.
Until recent years, communications and technology companies have been using IPv4 to address servers and user devices. IPv4 allows for just over four billion possible addresses. But the numbers are running out, with the steady flow of the next billion people connecting to the Net. Already, important Internet organizations such as the IANA and the APNIC that hand out IPv4 addresses to operators have exhausted their allotted pools of IPv4 addresses. Entire regions of the world have no more addresses available. It is now time for important and concerted effort to switch to the new system, IPv6, which has a humongous address space of approximately 3.4*1038 addresses.
Global deployment of IPv6 is crucial for connecting the next billion people to the Internet, and today is indeed a great milestone on that path.
Nokia has been working with IPv6 standardisation and development activities since the birth of IPv6 in the 90s. Nokia has carried IPv6 support on Symbian-based devices since 2004, helping many mobile operators to conduct IPv6 trials and build-up their networks’ IPv6 capabilities. Today, Symbian devices have really good IPv6 support for 3G and GSM access and thus are the ones that operators most often use to set-up their IPv6 cellular networks.
Smartphones aside, there is a large segment of devices which have been traditionally used for voice and SMS services and generally not apt for Internet access. However, these have evolved and now offer many of the basic Internet services such a web browsing, email access and instant messaging capabilities.
That’s one important reason for the development of the Ovi Browser for S40 devices, currently in beta. The browser is designed to work using an intermediary server, or proxy, operated by Nokia. This proxy server cuts out unnecessary data, slimming the pages down for mobile devices. This allows for lower data charges and a smooth experience, even where bandwidth is limited. So that’s good news for users.
It’s also good news for carriers and the Internet. The browser on the phone can conduct all its web transfers using IPv6, even if the sites the users are interacting with only use IPv4. The proxy automatically translates the data between the two protocols as it works.
This means that with the IPv6 enabled Ovi Browser, operators can offer a first-rate Net experience to the next billion users in a way that is both economically attractive as well as technically robust. The operators only need IPv6 resources for this segment of their web users.
In addition to Symbian and the Ovi Browser mentioned above, Nokia has been making steady progress building fully IPv6 capable devices for quite some time now and will continue to do so with our future devices and platforms. The time for IPv6 is very soon.
For further reading, there’s a document about Nokia’s views on IPv6 transition on Forum Nokia.
In the meantime, how will you be celebrating IPv6 day?
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Until recent years, communications and technology companies have been using IPv4 to address servers and user devices. IPv4 allows for just over four billion possible addresses. But the numbers are running out, with the steady flow of the next billion people connecting to the Net. Already, important Internet organizations such as the IANA and the APNIC that hand out IPv4 addresses to operators have exhausted their allotted pools of IPv4 addresses. Entire regions of the world have no more addresses available. It is now time for important and concerted effort to switch to the new system, IPv6, which has a humongous address space of approximately 3.4*1038 addresses.
Global deployment of IPv6 is crucial for connecting the next billion people to the Internet, and today is indeed a great milestone on that path.
Nokia has been working with IPv6 standardisation and development activities since the birth of IPv6 in the 90s. Nokia has carried IPv6 support on Symbian-based devices since 2004, helping many mobile operators to conduct IPv6 trials and build-up their networks’ IPv6 capabilities. Today, Symbian devices have really good IPv6 support for 3G and GSM access and thus are the ones that operators most often use to set-up their IPv6 cellular networks.
Smartphones aside, there is a large segment of devices which have been traditionally used for voice and SMS services and generally not apt for Internet access. However, these have evolved and now offer many of the basic Internet services such a web browsing, email access and instant messaging capabilities.
That’s one important reason for the development of the Ovi Browser for S40 devices, currently in beta. The browser is designed to work using an intermediary server, or proxy, operated by Nokia. This proxy server cuts out unnecessary data, slimming the pages down for mobile devices. This allows for lower data charges and a smooth experience, even where bandwidth is limited. So that’s good news for users.
It’s also good news for carriers and the Internet. The browser on the phone can conduct all its web transfers using IPv6, even if the sites the users are interacting with only use IPv4. The proxy automatically translates the data between the two protocols as it works.
This means that with the IPv6 enabled Ovi Browser, operators can offer a first-rate Net experience to the next billion users in a way that is both economically attractive as well as technically robust. The operators only need IPv6 resources for this segment of their web users.
In addition to Symbian and the Ovi Browser mentioned above, Nokia has been making steady progress building fully IPv6 capable devices for quite some time now and will continue to do so with our future devices and platforms. The time for IPv6 is very soon.
For further reading, there’s a document about Nokia’s views on IPv6 transition on Forum Nokia.
In the meantime, how will you be celebrating IPv6 day?
Monday, June 6, 2011
Nokia Research Center: Nokia Explore and Share
Nokia Explore and Share is a project from Nokia Research Center http://nokia.ly/iZVzC7 enabling wireless transfer speeds between devices of 100 Mbits per second. Combined with a new kind of high-capacity memory tag, powerful new opportunities emerge in retail services, supply chain and sharing content between consumers.
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Malware on the Rise
Malware is the thing to look out for these days. McAfee claims that they tracked more than six million different unique malware samples in the first quarter alone. Those numbers make the first quarter the most active quarter for malware issues ever.
In a statement, Vincent Weafer, the senior vice president of McAfee Labs, said, "It's been a busy start to 2011 for cybercriminals."
McAfee went on to say that February was the most active malware month. In February, 2011 there were 2.75 million samples alone. According to the company, in March, 2011 there were also more than 350,000 fake anti-virus software samples, which was the highest level in over a year; however, partially in part to the demise of the Rustock botnet, spam is at the lowest level since 2007.
"Even though this past quarter once again showed that spam has slowed, it doesn't mean that cybercriminals aren't actively pursuing alternate avenues," Weafer continued. "We're seeing a lot of emerging threats, such as Android malware and new botnets attempting to take over where Rustock left off, that will have a significant impact on the activity we see quarter after quarter."
The most popular OS for mobile malware is still Symbian, but McAfee reported that Android is gaining on Symbian and came in at number two. McAfee thinks that Android isn’t number one because Google allows for the side-loading of Android apps. This means that it does not have a main spot where it checks apps for any possible suspicious behavior.
Just this past week, Google had to remove more than two dozen apps from their Android Market due to malware issues. NetQuin, a mobile security firm, also identified more than 20 malware filled Android apps that went to the extent of auto-dialing phones to pile up high user fees.
When dealing with spam, McAfee tracked more than 1.5 trillion messages each and every day, but thankfully that number is less than half of what it was just a year ago.
Government agencies across the globe have been working hard to crack down on cybercrime. In September dozens of international cyber-gangsters who were responsible for the creation and spread of the Zeus botnet were arrested. Also, thanks to Microsoft, FireEye (an anti-malware company), the University of Washington and Pfizer (a pharmaceutical firm) Rustock was taken down in March.
In their statement McAfee warned that the creators of the Zeus bot are hard at work merging the Zeus code with the SpyEye botnet. This would affect banking and online transactions, so it could cause some major issues if it isn’t handled.
"There was a strong uptick in new botnet infections toward the end of Q1, most likely due to the reseeding process, where cybercriminals slow down activity in order to spend time rebuilding botnets," McAfee said. "The botnet takedowns have resulted in an increase in the price of sending spam on the underground marketplace, showing that the laws of supply and demand also apply to cybercrime."
So why are people even falling for these threats? Well, cyber-criminals are very sophisticated these days. They make their scams look legit, so it’s hard to tell that it’s a threat sometimes until it’s too late. It seems that the spam that is promoting an actual product seemed to lure in the most people. IGNORE the e-mails advertising iPads and HDTVs. McAfee also noted a rise in “banker” Trojans. They lure people in talking about things like UPS, FedEx, USPS and the IRS. Unfortunately, on top of that, scammers are also taking advantage of crisis events like the Japan earthquake and tsunamis.
It’s just important to pay attention to what you are opening up or downloading before you do it. If you’re careful and take the necessary precautions, you should most likely be able to avoid any issues.
In a statement, Vincent Weafer, the senior vice president of McAfee Labs, said, "It's been a busy start to 2011 for cybercriminals."
McAfee went on to say that February was the most active malware month. In February, 2011 there were 2.75 million samples alone. According to the company, in March, 2011 there were also more than 350,000 fake anti-virus software samples, which was the highest level in over a year; however, partially in part to the demise of the Rustock botnet, spam is at the lowest level since 2007.
"Even though this past quarter once again showed that spam has slowed, it doesn't mean that cybercriminals aren't actively pursuing alternate avenues," Weafer continued. "We're seeing a lot of emerging threats, such as Android malware and new botnets attempting to take over where Rustock left off, that will have a significant impact on the activity we see quarter after quarter."
The most popular OS for mobile malware is still Symbian, but McAfee reported that Android is gaining on Symbian and came in at number two. McAfee thinks that Android isn’t number one because Google allows for the side-loading of Android apps. This means that it does not have a main spot where it checks apps for any possible suspicious behavior.
Just this past week, Google had to remove more than two dozen apps from their Android Market due to malware issues. NetQuin, a mobile security firm, also identified more than 20 malware filled Android apps that went to the extent of auto-dialing phones to pile up high user fees.
When dealing with spam, McAfee tracked more than 1.5 trillion messages each and every day, but thankfully that number is less than half of what it was just a year ago.
Government agencies across the globe have been working hard to crack down on cybercrime. In September dozens of international cyber-gangsters who were responsible for the creation and spread of the Zeus botnet were arrested. Also, thanks to Microsoft, FireEye (an anti-malware company), the University of Washington and Pfizer (a pharmaceutical firm) Rustock was taken down in March.
In their statement McAfee warned that the creators of the Zeus bot are hard at work merging the Zeus code with the SpyEye botnet. This would affect banking and online transactions, so it could cause some major issues if it isn’t handled.
"There was a strong uptick in new botnet infections toward the end of Q1, most likely due to the reseeding process, where cybercriminals slow down activity in order to spend time rebuilding botnets," McAfee said. "The botnet takedowns have resulted in an increase in the price of sending spam on the underground marketplace, showing that the laws of supply and demand also apply to cybercrime."
So why are people even falling for these threats? Well, cyber-criminals are very sophisticated these days. They make their scams look legit, so it’s hard to tell that it’s a threat sometimes until it’s too late. It seems that the spam that is promoting an actual product seemed to lure in the most people. IGNORE the e-mails advertising iPads and HDTVs. McAfee also noted a rise in “banker” Trojans. They lure people in talking about things like UPS, FedEx, USPS and the IRS. Unfortunately, on top of that, scammers are also taking advantage of crisis events like the Japan earthquake and tsunamis.
It’s just important to pay attention to what you are opening up or downloading before you do it. If you’re careful and take the necessary precautions, you should most likely be able to avoid any issues.
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Get paid $15 for installing an App on your Windows/Symbian mobile
Who won't like cash ($15 for installation,$5 thereafter paid once every 6 months) for doing something as simple as installing a very small application which tracks your mobile usage - applications, call timers but not personal data!!Well,it might seem weird to install an application which we never really use but for a techie like me - who loves experimenting,it should not bother much! The better part is that you can uninstall it anytime you wish!The best part : I received a cheque for $15 within 45-60 days of installing it. I installed the application,tried different WM6 ROMs on my HTC Wizard,don't remember when the application was removed but was surprised/thrilled to see the cheque in my mailbox!! This program is open only to people residing in the U.S who use selected Windows/Symbian devices.
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