27 August 2013

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The Sunday Times: What if Nokia’s Stephen Elop were to Replace Ballmer as MS CEO? What could it mean for Nokia?

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 01:37 PM PDT

Stephen Elop

This shouldn’t be too far fetched to believe. It was already postulated by some the moment Stephen Elop became Nokia CEO that somehow he would return and take over from Ballmer. Now, The Sunday Times has a short list for the next few possible CEOs to replace Ballmer. The Times article is under a paywall but other names mentioned  which included:

  • Tony Bates, former Skype manager
  • Paul Maritz, former CEO of VMWare

I don’t know if there were other names. Bill Gates is mentioned by WPC but they note the Times did not back that claim.

What if Sinofsky returns? Any other candidates? OPK? Mr Vanjoki :p

  • What does this mean for Nokia if Stephen Elop leaves and becomes chief of Nokia? [Android...could Nokia exit the exclusivity deal? They're too far into WP now and are making small but visible gains and recognition]
  • Even stronger emphasis on speeding up WP development perhaps after having strong affinities at Nokia?
  • Who will replace Elop? BALLMER? :P
  • Some comments mentioned a MS-Nokia merger (as opposed to a buy out). MS is really keen on becoming a devices and services company. So far, Nokia is producing the best hardware on WP, and arguably compared to the competition (if WP permitted top end specs to tick those boxes). The rumoured Nokia tablet seems to bring some excitement into the otherwise seemingly shunned RT. Talks of MS buying Nokia failed due to Nokia supposedly costing too much. I wonder how the NSN purchase will affect things?

Stephen Elop, based on the interviews we’ve seen and having met him in person, seems to be the type that loves a challenge. Is Nokia a bigger challenge at the moment and so will he stay until he turns it around completely? We’re seeing small signs of improvement but there’s still a big way to go in this long-term strategy.

Maybe MS is the bigger challenge and Nokia CEO was like CEO-work experience.

 

Source: The Sunday Times

Via: WPC

Sorry for the ramble, in the middle of Uni work :/.

Cheers Alvester for the tip

Nokia India Offering Free Data Bundles With New Lumia and Asha Purchases

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:07 AM PDT

nokia_lumia_india_dataNokia India have an awesome deal going on with the local carriers, basically any new purchase of a Nokia Lumia or Asha device entitles you to some free data bundles provided by the countries largest carriers, including Vodaphone, Airtel and Aircel. The plan differs depending on the type of phone you purchase, you can check out the details of your free data at the site below:

http://www.getnokia.in/DataOffer/form.aspx

Source

Thanks to everyone who linked this to us!

 

Nokia Sirius: 10.1″ 1080p tablet, slimmer/lighter than current iPad, Quadcore S800, LTE, microSD and more

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 07:13 AM PDT

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Some info from TheVerge’s Tom Warren on the supposed Nokia tablet. It sounds pretty decent to me except the RT bit (and that’s my own skewed bias of RT which is based off zero experience) confirming some previous recently rumoured specs.

  • 10.1″ tablet
  • 2mp front camera
  • 6mp rear camera
  • Thinner than current iPad
  • lighter than current iPad
  • Similar priced to current iPad
  • 1080p display
  • QuadCore Snapdragon S800
  • 2GB RAM
  • 10 Hours of SOLID battery life with LTE
  • 32GB
  • MicroSD expansion
  • MicroHDMI out
  • MicroUSB port
  • Accessory for additional charging
  • Expected launch in New York
  • Reiteration of xpected 6″ Phablet

Source: TheVerge

Cheers  Alvester  for the tip!

Video: Entertainment Star Rocsi Diaz with Nokia Lumia 1020 (filmed on the 1020)

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:36 AM PDT

 

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Here’s a video from Nokia US showing  Entertainment Star Rocsi Diaz with a Nokia Lumia 1020. The whole promo itself is also filmed on the 1020.

Diaz says that people she sees are wowed by the pictures the 1020 takes and that she no longer needs to take her professional camera around for blogging.

 

Video: @PianoBusker and Manchester Drummer filmed on Nokia Lumia 925; OIS test, Stereo Rich Recording, ProCam Zoom

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 02:14 AM PDT

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Here are a couple of street musicians from Manchester filmed on the Nokia Lumia 925 with ProCam. Listen out for that quality audio, stable handheld video and zooming.

In the Drummer video you can see that there’s no clipping exhibited (that harsh tone when it’s too loud. N8 suffered this unfortunately despite sounding awesome in all other respects).

With the Piano Busker you can hear all the more delicate notes of the two pianos simultaneously played picked up by the 925. I was listening to both videos through headphones and I had to keep taking them off as I thought I kept hearing my housemates at the door but it was just the microphones picking up the audio very clearly.

For musicians, it’s important to get your music out there and in the best quality possible. The high amplitude audio capture stereo microphones on the likes of the Nokia Lumia 925/920/928/1020 (other Lumias also have HAAC mics, just not stereo, no?) capture the best quality sound possible and all in the camera of the smartphone that’s always with you.

Social links: @PianoBusker (twitter) and ManchesterDrummer (Facebook)

Zooming needs to stutter less. Even add a delay perhaps from swiping or pinch and zooming to deliver a smooth transition? (Sometimes it’s smooth, other times it’s not. Just needs some consistency).

YouTube offers the usual digital stabilisation which also helps stabilise it further but I’ve left that off do demonstrate OIS. With video capture for a long time, software has been able to improve stability of videos, but I’m not sure how they could go about capturing great audio if the mics weren’t up to it in the first place.
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