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Nokia to cut 4,000 more jobs and move manufacturing to Asia
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Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia has announced plans to cut a further 4,000 jobs at its plants in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as the struggling firm tries to reduce manufacturing costs by re-locating production assembly work of its smartphones to Asia.
The move is eerily reminiscent of Nokia’s announcement the same time last year that it would cut nearly 20,000 jobs across its company, as the firm battled dropping sales in Europe and the US amid pressure from more innovative rivals like Apple and the flurry of manufacturers offering Android OS smartphones.
Nokia also reported (PDF) a 74 percent fall in fourth quarter earnings towards the end of January, with sales of its Windows Phones faili...
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Nokia 803 detailed, last of the Symbian Belles
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What may very well be the final Symbian device on the market has been tipped and detailed, it having what sources are saying is the largest camera sensor on a mobile phone yet. This information comes from BGR who have an exclusive source speaking on what this device will hold: a full 4-inch AMOLED display, for starters, instead of the 3.5-inch display that’d been rumored before. Next there’s an HDMI-out port, a bit of the ol’ microSIM, and NFC built in. This could be the Symbian to bring back the OS or it could be one final fabulous blast before it’s all over forever.
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Nokia Moving Smartphone Production to Asia Amid Re-Org
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Nokia today announced that it is making changes to its production facilities located in Komarom, Hungary; Reynosa, Mexico; and Salo, Finland. Nokia has used these plants to manufacture smartphones, but will now push its manufacturing from these facilities to its Asian factories, which are closer to its component suppliers. The three facilities will remain open, but will focus on smartphone product customization, serving customers mainly in Europe and the Americas. As a result, Nokia intends to eliminate about 4,000 jobs between the three plants. Personnel reductions are planned to be phased through the end of 2012.
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Nokia Lumia Tablet concept looks pretty cool
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There is something to be said for having a consistent design language, and this concept Windows 8 Nokia tablet certainly takes its cues very well from the much lauded Nokia Lumia 800 design.
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Mobile devices now responsible for 8.5% of all web traffic
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One could argue that you don’t need a personal computer to function in today’s world. You can do pretty much everything anyone would ever want to do on the internet with just a mobile phone. That was Nokia’s message back in 2007 when they launched the N95 and told people to refer to it as a “multimedia computer” instead of a smartphone. Now back in 2007 that message was a little hard to swallow, even with the release of the iPhone during the summer. Technology being what it is though, things have progressed exponentially over the past five years. One look at the 5.3 inch Samsung Galaxy Note is all you need to see that! The folks at StatCounter have been keeping track of the rise of mobile de...
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Nokia to unveil a new high-end smartphone during MWC
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Nokia will unveil at least one new high-end smartphone during the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona later this month, Forbes said Tuesday. The Finnish company announced the Lumia 900, a Windows Phone device destined for AT&T, during the Consumer Electronics Show in early January but consumers are still waiting to hear what the company will launch as a follow-up to the Lumia 800 in Europe. Early rumors suggested that Nokia was planning to announce a Lumia 910 device with HSPA+ connectivity and a 12-megapixel camera, but Nokia recently shot down rumors of the camera upgrade. BGR will be reporting live from Mobile World Congress later this month so be we’ll be sure to bring you all ...
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Nokia unveils the white Lumia 800
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Nokia used its Conversations blog to unveil the new white Lumia 800. Under the hood, the handset is identical to the cyan, magenta and black version which launched late last year. On the surface, you will get a snowy white casing that nicely accents the curved black display. According to Nokia, this isn’t some cheap spray-on job either. Instead, the phone’s unibody polycarbonate shell is dyed all the way through. Judging from the images release by Nokia, those who prefer blanc to black will be wowed by this handset.
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Nokia Lumia 800 sells out in Ireland
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After going on sale on the 1st February 2012 exclusive on Vodafone Ireland, the Nokia Lumia 800 is now officially out of stock on the network.
While the event is not as indicative of strong demand as if it sold out in the first few days, it does mean that there is not a huge inventory of Nokia Lumia 800s hanging around, and should be good news for Nokia’s Q1 2012 numbers.
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Skype for Nokia Belle phones is out
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Skype has updated its app for Symbian Belle devices (version 2.1.23) like the Nokia 700, 701, 603 and many others that will get the new OS via a firmware update. The popular VoIP application now comes with Belle-like look and feel, while the overall performance has been significantly improved.
You know that Skype is a must-have app on your smartphone, right? So if you have a compatible device, get it now. Sure there are other VoIP solutions out there, some of which are even cheaper to use. However, with most folks running Skype on their mobile phones, tablets and computer – you’ll need it to be able to talk to them for free (as in Skype-to-Skype calls).
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Nokia Lumia 900 up for pre-order at Microsoft Store, $25 down puts you in line
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By now, you're well aware of the Lumia 900, the LTE-wielding Windows Phone that's set to do battle with the Titan II on AT&T. While we're still looking to a March arrival, if you happen to live close to a Microsoft retail store, you can pre-order one of these fine handsets for yourself today. We reached out to the folks in Redmond to confirm the news, who tell us that a Lumia 900 -- which has yet to be blessed with an official price -- can be secured for just $25. Of course, if you're nowhere within reach of a Microsoft outlet, well, it appears you've got a long drive ahead of you. Anyone road tripping it for this one?
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Microsoft Brick & Mortar Retail Stores Taking Pre-orders For Nokia Lumia 900
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Microsoft Brick & Mortar retail stores in US is now taking pre-order for Nokia Lumia 900 device. The Nokia Lumia 900 4G LTE device was announced at CES last month and is expected to launch on March-18th from AT&T. Even the price of the device was rumored to be $99 from AT&T under 2 year contract.
By paying $25, you can now pre-order the device in Microsoft’s physical stores and you have to choose between Cyan & Black colors upfront. No other details regarding the price and date of availability was told to customers who pre-ordered the device. If you are near any of these Microsoft Store locations, consider a visit to the store to make the pre-order.
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Test shows Nokia’s included USB power adaptor charges Lumia 800 twice as fast as generic ones
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WeLoveWP.hk have been running some battery charging tests on the Nokia Lumia 800, which post firmware fix should have a battery that is charging at full capacity, unlike earlier, trying to find the best way to optimally charge the device.
Their results were as follows:
Source Current
Computer USB 2.0 port 3.85V; ~110mA
Nokia DC-11K Mobile Charging Unit 3.9V; 330mA
iPhone Charger 3.88V; 300mA
Lumia 800 AC-16 Charger 3.95V; 600mA
From the test it is clear charging from the USB port is slowest, with only 110 mA being delivered, while generic and iPhone charges will deliver 3 times as much. Using the included and official Nokia Lumia charger will however result in charging 6 times as fast, givi...
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Marko Ahtisaari, Head of Nokia Design, talks about future products
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When Nokia reported their Q4 2011 financial results last month there was one bit of news in there that we glossed over. Marko Ahtisaari, son of Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland, had his title upgraded from Head of Nokia Design to Executive Vice President of Nokia Design. His responsibilities will stay the same, he’ll just bring home more bacon. Anyway, Marko recently sat down with The Guardian and let out some details about the future of Nokia’s devices. Let’s start with the obvious: Near Field Communication (NFC) will be huge. We’ve been saying that forever now, but because the Head of Design at a huge multinational corporation said it in an interview we have to stand up and pa...
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Telstra puts up a page to allow users to register interest in the Nokia Lumia 800
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If you are Australian and have been waiting breathlessly for the Nokia Lumia 800 to arrive there, you can now register with Telstra to be informed as soon as official news of its release becomes available.
Telstra has said on their facebook page that they will be one of the first countries to get the 850 Mhz band Lumia 800 handsets, but had nothing to say “yet” about the Nokia Lumia 900, hopefully meaning that a future release is not ruled out.
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T-Mobile shaves $10 off the Lumia 710, Microsoft sells it for $0
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T-Mobile launched the Lumia 710 for $50 on the 11th of January for $49.99 with a two year contract. Three weeks later, that price is now down to $39.99. Microsoft, who apparently has an online store that this author had no idea even existed, is also now selling the Lumia 710 … for free. That’s right, they’re giving it away with a two year contract. Earlier today we also saw a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, Editor in Chief of Mobile-Review, saying that the Lumia 710 is on sale in Russia for 9890 rubles ($325). That’s down nearly 27% compared to the 13,490 ruble price tag the device had when it launched in Russia on December 15th. Notice a trend? It’s bad enough Nokia wasn’t forthcoming about how ...
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