Wondering how long it will take for Nokia to fully execute on its new strategy? Here’s a clue in a press release targeting investors and financial analysts: “Nokia expects 2011 and 2012 to be transition years, as the company invests to build the planned winning ecosystem with Microsoft. After the transition, Nokia targets longer-term: (1) Devices & Services net sales to grow faster than the market. (2) Devices & Services non-IFRS operating margin to be 10% or more.” There are many ways to interpret this, naturally. But the one we can’t get our minds around is that the Symbian and MeeGo houses were such a mess that they couldn’t be repaired by 2012, even after years of effort and huge investments directed towards that goal. And here we thought that MeeGo ” inspired both confidence and excitement ” while Symbian’s only issue was UI related . Continue reading Nokia tells investors that 2011 and 2012 will be ‘transition years’ Nokia tells investors that 2011 and 2012 will be ‘transition years’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Arizona is taking the federal government to court for poor border security, alleging that it hasn’t done enough to control the border, enforce immigration law, and protect the state from “invasion.” The suit was filed as a countersuit to the federal government’s legal challenge to its controversial immigration law, reports…
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Highlights of this day in history: South Africa frees Nelson Mandela; Allied leaders in the last months of World War II sign the Yalta accords; Ayatollah Khomeini’s followers seize power in Iran; inventor Thomas Edison born. (Feb. 11)
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Scuffles erupted in Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday. It’s the second time since newly elected opposition lawmakers took their seats in a legislature that had been controlled almost exclusively by President Hugo Chavez allies. (Feb. 11)
Continue reading …Nokia and Microsoft enter strategic alliance on Windows Phone, Bing, Xbox Live and Office
February 11, 2011 1 Comment
It’s happened. Former Microsoft exec and current Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has married his future and his past in the holy matrimony of a “strategic alliance.” Windows Phone is becoming Nokia’s “principal smartphone strategy,” but there’s a lot more to this hookup — scope out the official press release just after the break. Microsoft’s Bing and adCenter will provide search and ad services across Nokia devices, while Nokia will look to innovate “on top of the platform” with things like its traditional strength in imaging. Ovi Maps will be a core part of Microsoft’s mapping services and will be integrated with Bing, while Nokia’s content store will be integrated into (read: assimilated by) Microsoft’s Marketplace. Xbox Live and Office will also, as is to be expected, feature on these brave new Microkia handsets. An open letter on Nokia’s Conversations site, penned jointly by Stephen Elop and Steve Ballmer, sets out the foregoing details along with the following statement of intent: “There are other mobile ecosystems. We will disrupt them. There will be challenges. We will overcome them. Success requires speed. We will be swift. Together, we see the opportunity, and we have the will, the resources and the drive to succeed.” Continue reading Nokia and Microsoft enter strategic alliance on Windows Phone, Bing, Xbox Live and Office Nokia and Microsoft enter strategic alliance on Windows Phone, Bing, Xbox Live and Office originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By Peter Biles BBC world affairs correspondent Continue reading the main story Charles Taylor Preacher, warlord, president Q&A: Trying Charles Taylor ‘Why I am defending Taylor’ Evidence: Campbell v Farrow…
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The Ottawa Senators have traded NHL player Mike Fisher to the Nashville Predators hockey team where he’ll be able to live full-time with his wife, multi-platinum country star Carrie Underwood. (Feb. 11)
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US President Barack Obama says the Egyptian government has yet to put forward a “credible, concrete and unequivocal” path to democracy. He said Egyptians “remain unconvinced that the government is serious about a genuine transition to democracy”. Egypt’s President Mubarak has said he plans to stay in office until September’s polls, but pledged to hand over some powers. Anti-government protesters have reacted angrily to Mr Mubarak’s address. “The Egyptian people have been told that there was a transition of authority, but it is not yet clear that this transition is…
Continue reading …Bloomberg: RIM working to let BlackBerry PlayBook run Android apps, but Dalvik’s not the way
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We’d heard sweet, sweet rumors that RIM would include a Java virtual machine in the BlackBerry PlayBook and even bring Android apps on board — and lo and behold, Bloomber g ‘s corroborating those claims with no fewer than three anonymous sources. Where the new rumor diverges is that the Dalvik virtual machine used in Google’s OS reportedly won’t be part of the formula; RIM considered it, these sources say, but decided it didn’t want to get involved in the Oracle / Google legal fracas . Apparently, the company’s working on this secret project in-house and targeting a possible release in the second half of the year. We have to say, the ready availability of 200,000+ Android programs could be quite the shot in the arm if WebWorks and AIR don’t produce killer apps right away. Bloomberg: RIM working to let BlackBerry PlayBook run Android apps, but Dalvik’s not the way originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Ask Engadget: best electric bicycle under $1000 for college campus cruising?
February 11, 2011 No CommentWe know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Jonathan, who can’t be bothered to burn off calories on a normal bike once he heads of to university next year. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com . “My college of choice has a big, hilly campus, and driving is pretty heavily discouraged, so I’ve been looking at getting an electric bike. I have to keep it under $900 (I may be able to up to around $1100, but that would be a tough sell). I’d like it to look somewhat low-key, not unlike a typical street / mountain bike. It doesn’t have to be crazy powerful, but it does need to be strong enough to tackle hills on a regular basis, and it needs batteries to match that usage pattern. I prefer the flexibility of a mid-drive mounted motor, since that would let the motor take advantage of the gears, and it would let me easily switch between power-assisted and all-electric pedaling, but I wouldn’t mind a different setup. Finally, the university has a lot of fog and rain, so weather-resistance is probably important. I already own a street-bike with 26-inch wheels and a diamond-frame body, so if a conversion kit would be a strong option, I’m also open to modifying my current bike. Finally, if the bike most suitable for my needs falls outside of my price range, what would the price-range for that bike be, and what alternatives could I pursue? (I don’t really want a motorbike or a scooter / moped.) Thanks!” Phew, looks like this guy’s going to be quite the wordsmith! For those of you currently cruising around campus on a power-assisted bike, which did you use? And how’d you secure it while in class? Throw this fellow a bone — he’s obviously more interested in nabbing a 4.0 than cranking on a set of pedals, and that’s a-okay with us. Ask Engadget: best electric bicycle under $1000 for college campus cruising? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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