Tag archive for ‘Nokia’
By Charlie Fripp On Monday, May 21st, 2012
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Nokia’s future hangs in the balance

Although Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia just released a new line of mobile phones, analysts are concerned about Nokia financials and the rate at which they are using their reserve funds. Stephen Elop, President More...

By Staff Writer On Thursday, May 17th, 2012
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Nokia host developer training camp in Tanzania

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia, in collaboration with the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and Dar Teknohama Business Incubator, has organised a developer training camp aimed at equipping More...

By Staff Writer On Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Mobile advertising on the rise in Kenya

Mobile advertising is picking up as a key marketing channel within the Kenyan consumer market claims a study conducted by InMobi. Isis Nyong’o, Vice President and Managing Director of InMobi Africa (image: More...

By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
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NFC-enabled Nokia Lumia 610 launched

Nokia today announced an NFC version of the recently-launched Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable smartphone in the Lumia range. The NFC version of the recently-launched Nokia Lumia 610 (image: geeky-gadgets.com) Orange More...

By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
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Nashua Mobile launches BIS rival

Nashua Mobile and Nokia today launched their Xtreme Data package, a direct rival Blackberry’s very successful BlackBerry Internet Solution (BIS). Tim Walter, executive head of marketing for Nashua (image: Charlie More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, December 8th, 2011
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No immediate plans for Nokia Lumia release in South Africa

Although mobile handset manufacturer Nokia unveiled their latest Lumia smartphones at this year’s Nokia World, the company has no immediate plans to roll out the models in South Africa. The Nokia Lumia 800 (image: More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, October 31st, 2011
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2012: Windows Phone 7 to shake up SA’s mobile market

While 2011 was the year when Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS slugged it out for smartphone marketshare, 2012 is the year that Windows Phone 7 is going to rock the boat, especially in South Africa, and primarily More...

By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
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Nokia unveils new smartphones

At Nokia’s Nokia World conference, where the company is due to make some huge announcements, they have already revealed a new line-up of smartphones, dubbed Asha (which is hope in Hindi). The Nokia Lumia 800 (image: More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, October 21st, 2011
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Q&A: Microsoft’s Business Development Manager

During Microsoft’s annual Tech-Ed and Partner Summit in Durban this week, we got to sit down with John Press, Business Development Manager at Microsoft. With the big news being the local update of the Windows More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, September 23rd, 2011
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Nokia N9 available in SA soon

At an event hosted by global head of Nokia design, Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia heralded the imminent arrival of the Nokia N9 in South Africa. Nokia's N9 (image: Nokia) The Nokia N9, a device built for those who appreciate More...