Ecosystems

Things happen. And when they’re less than favourable, you either work hard and fast to ensure you’re competitive, or you fall back, exhibiting your inability to prevent the fact that you’re the market leader has got to your head. Every leader is susceptible to the latter, but good leaders work hard and maintain their lead. It’s one thing to become a leader, another to retain your leadership.

Smartphones excite me….

Damian Dinning To Leave Nokia At The End Of November

Shocker, but not really. Damian Dinning, or @PhoneDaz, is leaving Nokia at the end of this month. If you still don’t know who he is, then he’s the vision behind the PureView technology which wowed the world when Nokia launched the 808 PureView. Or Nokia’s Imaging lead, in other words. For a company proud of its Imaging…

Viber Celebrates 100 Million users, Adds Support For S40, Symbian and Bada

Viber is an app that lets you make free calls and send free texts… amazing eh? Viber was already available for all major platforms – iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Their multi-platform approach bundled with great features surely helped them cross 100 million users. As if this wasn’t enough Viber announced support for S40, Symbian and Bada too. The surprising thing is that even older S60 Symbian devices will be supported.

Nokia 808 PureView Shows Up On Nokia USA Product Page, Launch Imminent

Well, Nokia USA is on the verge of making the 808 PureView official, in the US, of course. A product page has just gone live, hinting that the launch may happen soon. Of course, today.

Nokia USA on Facebook had been hinting about it for the past couple of days,…

Nokia 808 PureView To Be Sold In 81 Countries ’round The Globe, North America And UK Missing From The List

Nokia’s ‘Product Availability’ page is really cool. They show us a Map of the world, and you can check if it’s available in your country or not by click on that area of the map.

Cool stuff aside, Nokia is going to sell this pièce de résistance in 81 countries…

[Updatedx2] It’s Official – Nokia 808 PureView is ready for grabs, costs Rs. 29,999

It’s official! Nokia India’s online store has just made it official that 808 PureView will be priced at INR 29999 only. Remember, we told you first!

Okay, well, I’m totally excited about it. We had reported about this price even when Nokia hid the price on its online store in India, by going through the source code of the…

Nokia 808 PureView Up For Pre-order For $666 At Negri Electronics

By now, there must be enough fans of the PureView, all over the world. Sure enough, online retailers are not missing this opportunity, and many of them already are accepting pre-orders for this spectacular device. The latest to join this growing list is, Negri Electronics. And as far as my memory serves, they’re the first retailers from the US to take pre-orders for the PureView.

Samsung’s Share In Global Android Shipments In Q1 2012 – 45.1%

Samsung has been on a roll for the past 8 quarters. The Korean conglomerate has released more smartphones running Android than you can keep a count of, and although I hate the company’s strategy of flooding the market with bazillion devices, it is paying off. It’s nothing new, however.

Samsung’s Android devices accounted for 45.1% of the total Android smartphones…

There’s No Carla After Belle, Says Nokia Italy Official

If you were expecting your latest Symbian device would be getting the rumored ‘Carla’ update, here’s the bad news – a Nokia Italy official, Mathias Forin. Forin is the Product Marketing Manager for Nokia South Europe, and according to his statement, Belle is the last major upgrade to the Symbian platform. The OS is…

808 PureView Is Coming To The US, Says Nokia US Prez, Chris Weber

The entire North American wasn’t included in the list of countries where the Nokia 808 PureView would be launched. Then as time passed, it was confirmed that the device would come to Mexico, and now, Nokia’s US President, Chris Weber, has confirmed that it will…

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Nokia In The US

Robins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP announced that a Class Action lawsuit has been filed against Nokia in the US District Court on behalf of Nokia’s shareholders.

The Partnership firm’s complaint charges that Nokia has violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. According to the charge, Nokia told its…

‘Summer Apps’ For Your Nokia Phones

Summer’s here. At least in this part of the world (Indian subcontinent). And you’d feel the need for some assistance from your smartphone, eh? Sure enough. Here are some apps for your Nokia phones (and the last three are available for all the Windows Phones). Let’s start!

Find all inclusive world destinations…