Nokia Lowers Quarter 1 Outlook Amid 2 Million Lumia Sales – Elop Pledges Counterstrike

There’s lots of Nokia in the news today. The company launched the Lumia 610 NFC, and yesterday, they launched a $21 mobile phone.

Not everything is positive, though. The company announced its outlook for the Quarter 1 of 2012. And boy does it look bad. The company says it has sold $5.5…

Just In: Nokia Q3 Results – YoY non-IFRS Operating Profit Down 70%, QoQ Sales Up By 20%

Nokia’s Quarter 3 earnings report is out. The results are not very encouraging, but there are signs of recovery.

Average Selling Price, however, remains a cause of concern. The overall ASP (smartphones + feature phones) fell by 22% YoY, and about 18% QoQ. YoY fall in ASP was about 2% and 20%, for smartphones and feature phones, respectively. QoQ fall in ASP was about 8% and 11%, for smartphones and feature…

[Video] Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Talking About Meltemi And Some Clipper Programme

Umm, I just happened to come across this video on YouTube, a while back, where Nokia CEO Stephen Elop talks about Nokia’s strategy henceforth. For starters, I’m not really sure, but it looks like it’s after the N9 launch in Singapore.

Do note that Elop mentions -

S40 Clipper programme …and the underlying Meltemi software effort Delivery and Launch Services – Location and Commerce Deliver differentiation…

Nokia To Replace S40 With Linux Based Meltemi To Connect The Next Billion?

Meltemi, or MeeGo Lite, that is what could replace Symbian S40 (woohoo!), according to a report by WSJ. Course, Meltemi is still a code name, and sounds weird for a mobile (smart or not, I don’t know) OS. But Harmattan sounded weird too, so quite a possibility the name remains.

Moving…

Nokia Will Not Come Back To MeeGo Even If N9 Becomes A Huge Hit, Says Elop

One would have expected that Elop would change his mind after the reception the N9 has received the world over, including those who have had a love-hate relationship in the past with the Finnish giant. Turns out to be otherwise, and this soon.

Although the N9 doesn’t run a pure form of MeeGo, it’s still a MeeGo device, nonetheless….

The Curious Case of Nokia, Android and WP7 – A Take From A Symbian Lover

It is frustrating when a fanboy tries to opine on why a certain OS wasn’t used. It is. Very much. Here, I try to make things clear, with any bias. Read on to find out how!

A lot has been said about…

Nokia gets a New President and CEO for itself.

Nokia’s Board of Directors has appointed Stephen Elop President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia as of September 21. Elop currently heads Microsoft’s Business Division.

Before joining Microsoft, Elop held senior executive positions in anumber of US-based public companies, including Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems Inc. and Macromedia Inc. He holds a degree in computer engineering and management from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, which is his homecountry.

Jorma Ollila, Chairman of…