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Technology to Watch for in 2013
What’s coming to technology next year? Despite what consultants tell, predicting the future is all about educated guessing as opposed to science. Still, guessing can be fun. So let’s see… Apple Just before the end of this year, Tim Cook decided to speak — a lot. As the new CEO, it was probably a very tough year for him. In an interview with Business Week, he said that “Apple has changed every day since I have been here” and that… continue…
Nokia’s ‘HERE’ Location Service Puts You ‘There’
Nokia’s edging toward Google Maps with HERE, a new location and mapping service. With HERE, 20 years of mapping experience and services into one service that can work on some of the most used platforms—Android, iOS, Mozilla Firefox OS— and beyond. I tested the Nokia HERE service homepage on my Desktop and it worked great on all four major browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. By using a Nokia account, you can access your personalized maps data from any device. You… continue…
Oracle-Nokia Deal Puts Pressure on Google, Apple Maps Apps
Nokia’s deal to give Oracle users access to its mapping and location services puts a cap on what I can only call Maps Month. Apple, Google, Microsoft and now Nokia are all demonstrating their commitment to helping us find our way around. The partnership was announced October 1 at OracleWorld in San Francisco. The value of the deal wasn’t disclosed. Oracle has already built a link between its Fusion Middleware MapViewer and Nokia’s Location Platform. Oracle clients should soon see results… continue…
Nokia to Cut Another 10,000 Jobs
Nokia continues to slash its workforce, announcing Thursday that it will cut 10,000 jobs by the end of 2013. The latest round of cuts is in addition to its previously announced plan to eliminate nearly 14,000 positions. Nokia says EVP of Mobile Phones Mary McDowell will step down at the end of the month, along with its executive vice president of markets, Niklas Savander, and Chief Marketing Officer Jerri DeVard. Timo Toikkanen — the company’s vice president for business development, programs… continue…
Mobile Phone Sales Show Signs of Stagnation
Worldwide sales of mobile phones are dropping, and even though the decline is slight — about 2 percent — it seems the smartphone sector isn’t feeling particularly well. This was the first sales decline since 2009. Analysts from Gartner think it may be due to a slowdown in demand in the Asia/Pacific region, which ironically could be driven by the lack of new devices. For those of you keeping track, Samsung is the largest of the smartphone manufacturers, with 20.7… continue…
Layoff Rumors Surround IBM, Verizon, AOL Among Others
Layoff talk is rumbling at a number of tech companies as they seek to streamline operations and reduce costs. Are you hearing about possible layoffs anywhere? Tell us about them in the comments below Besides Hewlett-Packard, where the merger of its PC and printing divisions is causing a lot of speculation around job cuts, here’s where talk is centering: IBM’s job cuts in North America are estimated to have reached 1,790 workers, according to the union-organizing group Alliance@IBM. The company does… continue…
Nokia’s Stats For 2011 Released
Nokia published their 2011 annual stats and they reveal a phone giant still looking to catch up in the smartphone market. Last year, Nokia delved more deeply into the smartphone business by signing a deal with Microsoft, which now allows them to use the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. Besides signing this important deal, Microsoft was not able to recover what they lost in the last years. Everyone knows that after Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, Nokia wasn’t able… continue…
Nokia Eyes Developers; Microsoft Previews Windows 8
DICETV UPDATE: Nokia gets friendly with developers… Windows 8 looks like it mixes business with everything… and IT is voted a top career–again. All on this week’s Update.
Nokia Pushes New Tools for App Developers
Nokia’s pushing to get more developers working on apps for its phones. At this week’s Mobile World Congress, Stephen Elop, Nokia’s president and CEO, told a keynote audience that the company’s “creating a platform to attract third party developers that’s far friendlier and far more aligned with the interests of operators all over the world.” Making life easier for developers has been part of Nokia’s strategy lately. New tools for Series 40 and Qt, for example, allow them to leverage… continue…
Amazon and Microsoft-Nokia Wanted to Buy RIM
RIM is in the bull’s eye. Two reports indicate the Canadian maker of BlackBerry was nearly acquired, first by Amazon and then by a partnership of Microsoft and Nokia. The first report, by Reuters, indicated that Amazon hired an investment bank this summer to review a potential offer for RIM, but a formal offer never materialized. Said one investment banking chief: “They have had approaches from folks who have wanted to have discussions. The issue is it is hard to… continue…
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