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Nokia dismisses Google Android threat at its peril

`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' Sometimes, you have to laugh.(Picture from Juan Cole, who was writing about someone else at the time.) Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, "Olli-mandias" and CEO of Nokia, sneeringly dismisses Google's Android effort with a figurative...

Tags: Google Inc., Nokia Corp., Handset, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Olli-mandias, Open Handset Alliance, Linux, Cellular Phones, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-11

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Nokia posts third quarter loss; Mobile device demand improving

Nokia saw weak mobile phone sales in the third quarter, but said the mobile device industry won't fall as much as it had feared in 2009. Overall, Nokia reported a surprise loss of 559 million euro, or $836 million. The company on Thursday said it wrote down...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Firefox 3.0.9 fixes 67 bugs, 23 critical

The latest update to Firefox addresses 67 bugs and enhancements, according to Mozilla. 23 bugs were marked as "critical" or higher. These numbers are slightly inflated because they contain the ones already fixed in the 3.0.8 emergency update on March 27th. Nine potential security vulnerabilities were patched...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Why Nokia needs the U.S. more than ever

Nokia's first quarter left a lot to be desired, but there is good news: The company sees a bottom in handset demand. However, if it really wants to come out of the downturn swinging it needs to make a splash in the U.S. Just a respectable showing in the U.S....

Tags: Nokia Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Wireless And Mobility, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Nokia may enter laptop industry, CEO says

Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone manufactuer, is considering entering the laptop business, CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in an interview to Finnish national broadcaster YLE today. "We are looking very actively also at this opportunity," Kallasvuo said, when asked whether Nokia plans to make laptops. ...

Tags: Andrew Nusca, Hardware, Laptop Computer, Nokia Corp., Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Churchill Club podcast: From Cell Phones to Software & Services: One-on-One with Nokia's CEO

Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes, sat down with Nokia President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo to discuss the mobile market. Kallasvuo has led the company for the past two years, but has held a variety of positions in his 28-year Nokia career, including heading its North American unit in the late...

Tags: Software, Phone, Nokia Corp., Cell Phone, Kallasvuo, Smart Phones, Podcasts, Cellular Phones, Professional Development, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Career, masaokad

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws

Mozilla has released another point update for its flagship Firefox browser to provide fixes for at least 12 documented security vulnerabilities.  Some of the flaws put millions of Web surfers at risk of remote code execution attacks. The Firefox 3.0.2 update addresses two issues rated by Mozilla...

Tags: Developer, Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-24

CES: convergence talk is everywhere

Note: Ive had horrible connectivity issues with my computer since yesterday so apologies for the late post.Day one at CES s drawing to a close with mucha more to come this evening and its been a whirlwind of colors, lights, and sound. If youve never been to a big show...

Tags: Productivity, Hardware, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Software, CES, Ive

Blog posts 2007-01-09

Trudi Matches Global Expansion With Global Business Processes Supported by Advanced Technology

Established in 1953 in response to proprietor Trudi Muller Patriarca's love of teddy bears, soft-toy company Trudi also manufactures and markets wooden toys and baby products through its subsidiary companies Sevi and Olli Olbot. The company wanted to support business expansion and globalization by introducing an integrated, multi-company, multicurrency, multilingual...

Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., Operational Planning, Globalization, Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, Business Operations, Strategy, Management

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