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Nokia R&D Workers Researching and Developing New Job Leads, Redux

John Paczkowski in News on November 24, 2009 at 8:12 am PT

Nokia is taking the ax to its research and development group. Again. This morning the company said it would cut around 220 R&D jobs in Japan. This, just four days after announcing plans to eliminate 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark.

This is Nokia's Answer to the App Store?

John Paczkowski in News on May 26, 2009 at 7:11 am PT

The Ovi Store, Nokia’s much anticipated response to the wildly popular Apple App Store, debuted this morning–ignominiously by most accounts. Early criticisms point out the store’s paltry selection of apps, slow performance and sign-in errors, disappearing apps and a less-than-intuitive UI. Not the sort of grand opening you hope for when your smartphone market share has been tumbling, largely thanks to the growth of the iPhone and BlackBerry and their respective app stores.

This is Nokia’s Answer to the App Store?

John Paczkowski in News on May 26, 2009 at 7:11 am PT

The Ovi Store, Nokia’s much anticipated response to the wildly popular Apple App Store, debuted this morning–ignominiously by most accounts. Early criticisms point out the store’s paltry selection of apps, slow performance and sign-in errors, disappearing apps and a less-than-intuitive UI. Not the sort of grand opening you hope for when your smartphone market share has been tumbling, largely thanks to the growth of the iPhone and BlackBerry and their respective app stores.

NOK, NOK. Who's There? Not You Any More…

John Paczkowski in News on April 28, 2009 at 7:09 am PT

Nokia, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, will soon be just a tad smaller. This morning the company said it will sack a further 450 employees in its mobile services business, a division charged with developing and delivering the Ovi-branded Internet services tied to Nokia devices. Seems the still souring economy has undermined Nokia’s ambitions in that area, and Apple’s success with the iPhone App Store has inspired it to look to third-party developers to bring new applications to its devices.

NOK, NOK. Who’s There? Not You Any More…

John Paczkowski in News on April 28, 2009 at 7:09 am PT

Nokia, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, will soon be just a tad smaller. This morning the company said it will sack a further 450 employees in its mobile services business, a division charged with developing and delivering the Ovi-branded Internet services tied to Nokia devices. Seems the still souring economy has undermined Nokia’s ambitions in that area, and Apple’s success with the iPhone App Store has inspired it to look to third-party developers to bring new applications to its devices.