Nokia's Stephen Elop Talks About Windows Phone Plans In United States

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says the company plans to re-enter the smartphone in the U.S. in early 2012 with a variety of Windows Phone devices from less to more than two phones Lumia company unveiled last week.

"Our plans are to be competitive and go head on with the right equipment for the right price points," Elop said in an interview with Bloomberg. "We know we have to get the volume in motion, and that we must start to develop economies of scale. And so, as we differentiate more, we are expanding gross margin. "

The devices must be available through a number of U.S. companies, also said Elop.

Interview, he also hinted at possibly writing a Web tablet market Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8, which Elop described as a version of "supercharged" the tablets.

"There is a new film for opportunities," he said. "We see a great opportunity. Without a doubt, that changes the dynamics," and the tablet on the market.

Last week, Nokia introduced its first smartphone running Windows Phone 7.5: 585 000 000 800 and 376 of Lumia Lumia 710th million (Prices do not include taxes or subsidies, as in many parts of the world - but not United States -. phones sold subsidized by carriers and unlocked with the user to choose the carrier for the purchase in the United States, phones are generally supported by the carriers, however, often require a two- years of service.)

Snow blades 800 to launch in six countries in Europe (including France, where apparently the charts in advance, at least in the House Phone dealer, according WPCentral.). After that hit Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan - countries where the budget-minded brother, Snow 710, for launch later this year.

Neither phone is scheduled for release this year and the U.S. Elop did not say he would be in the range of Nokia smartphones is planned for the United States in 2012.

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Nokia N900 Mobile Phone And Computer Peripherals

Combine your calendar, contacts and other Skype contacts on a laptop all-in-one direction. Share your status, location and state of mind with your friends. Maintain multiple IM conversations and text messages in progress and move easily between them. Email on the go with rich HTML and a full QWERTY keyboard, pre-installed Nokia Messaging which mobilizes up to 10 personal email accounts.

This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT & T and T-Mobile. Phone that combines a laptop, mobile phone, high quality camera and a portable media player device, the Nokia N900 unlocked phone offers fast 3G connectivity, global roaming capabilities, and a host of messaging features for you to keep in touch with family, friends and business partners wherever you are.

It runs the new Linux-based Maemo operating system that brings the benefits of your PC to your mobile world. Get a speedy processing and multitasking on the dashboard N900 living - a home screen panorama that can be fully personalized with favorite shortcuts, widgets and applications - and experience the full web browser and Maemo fast wireless broadband connections.

That's all accessible via N900 3.5-inch high resolution touch screen and sliding QWERTY keyboard unit.

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Nokia Brings A Compression Technology For Mobile Browser

Latest additions to the portfolio of Nokia, C2-05-05 and X2, is equipped with a new browser, which uses its own compression technology to deliver content faster than Nokia, the company said a blog post Tuesday.

Opera has been promoting the benefits of using compression technology for years, but lately it has become fashionable. Recently, Amazon introduced the silk, for its shelf Four, and the browser uses compression - and the computing power and caching Amazon cloud - sites making.

The browser is part of Nokia's strategy to expand the audience for mobile Internet access, go after the "next billion" users, many of which are supposed to developing countries. The browser uses a cloud computing service for a web page, and then converts the contents of a version optimized for viewing on the mobile device, according to Nokia.

"There is a true center to try to activate data services to high-level smartphone as low as you can go ... We're talking about smart phones at all times, but there are many countries where smartphones are only a fraction of the market "said Pete Cunningham, an analyst at Canalys.

However, what browsers are more efficient is not only something that can be useful for users in developing countries.

Subscribers who have limited data plans or users who will have their limits and that lower speeds can also take advantage of compression technology. Users access the Internet when the mobile network is overloaded, it must also see faster performance.

Currently, there are two major trends in mobile browsing, according to Cunningham. In addition to making mobile navigation available to the general public, providers are also a priority to support HTML5 and Web applications, said

The C2-05-05 and X2 are cheap GSM phones have, and will be marketed in the fourth quarter. Including applications for Facebook and Twitter and will cost € 50 and € 46 respectively, before taxes and operator subsidies.

Nokia slips, Samsung catches up fast in market share in India

Korean mobile handset maker Samsung is catching up fast with its Finnish competitor Nokia on the back of a strong growth in smartphones and feature phones in India.

According to the latest figures made available by the Voice & Data study, Samsung posted a growth of 21.7 per cent to register revenues of Rs 5,720 crore in 2010-11 from India, from Rs 4,700 crore in the previous fiscal.

Nokia on the other hand had a flat growth, with revenues of Rs 12,929 crore in 2010-11 from India compared to Rs 12,900 in the previous fiscal, according to the Voice & Data study.

Though Nokia remains the market leader in India with a 39 per cent share, its dominance is under pressure, say experts.

According to industry sources, Nokia's market share has is 37.5 per cent in January-July this year. Its market share stood at 49.3 per cent in 2010.

Its competitor Samsung's market share has increased to 28 per cent in first seven months. In 2010, Samasung's had a market share of 20.1 per cent, sources said.

In terms of monthly shipment also, Samsung has grown its base at a much faster pace than others.

"In 2007-08, Samsung sale was 0.2 million units approximately in a month, while Nokia sold 4 million lakh units. At present, Samsung is selling is selling close to 3 million units per month but Nokia has marginally increased to 4.6 million," said an industry expert who did not wished to be named.

Smartphones like the Galaxy and Wave series have helped Samsung increase its share in the smartphone category.

Samsung has already said it expects smartphones to contribute 15 per cent to the sales volume by the end of 2011 from about 10 per cent earlier this year.

Nokia, however, is geared up for the challenge. "In the smartphones segment, Nokia continues to lead in this market, and according to Canalys, the smartphone market in India stood at 6.32million units in FY 2010-11 and Nokia's share in this (segment) was 62.6 per cent," Nokia spokesperson said.

Nokia has recently tied up with Microsoft for adopting Windows phone as primary platform for smart phones.

"While Windows will be our primary smartphone platform, we will continue to leverage the value of Symbian to compete and address consumer demands as we build our Windows Phone business," the spokesperson added.

Nokia is also betting big on the dual-SIM category. "In the (Indian) mobile phones segment, we had some challenges in our portfolio because of lack of dual sim devices. As per various industry estimates, dual sim is 50-60 per cent of market size and we had no play in it till the launch of X1-01 and C2-00 in June 2011," the spokesperson said.

According to experts, home grown companies like Micromax, Karbonn, Lava, Spice and other mobile handset firms importing from China have eaten into market share of multi-national firms on the back of low-cost dual-SIM feature phones.

"We continue to strengthen our portfolio and by year-end we will introduce new form factors like Qwerty and touch-and-type and phones at cheaper price points," Nokia spokesperson said.

Future Nokia Symbian phones to all support NFC

Nokia is jumping even further onto the NFC bandwagon with plans to support the mobile payments technology in its latest Symbian phones and all future phones.

The Finish phone maker's current C7 handset and its new 700, 701, and 600 phones already include the NFC hardware and will fully support it by the first half of 2012, according to NFC World and other sources.

The company also plans to outfit all upcoming Symbian phones with the NFC chips as part of its aggressive move into the mobile payments market.

"From now on, all of our products will have an NFC chip inside," Ilari Nurmi, a vice-president of Nokia, said, according to the Bangkok Post. "All other NFC-equipped devices can also link to our products."

NFC, or near-field communications, lets consumers pay wirelessly for products on the go through an NFC-equipped smartphone. The industry is touting NFC as a wallet-less technology since people could conceivably leave their money and credit cards at home and pay for items at stores, restaurants, and other retail outlets through just a wave of their phone.

The technology has gotten off to a slow start as rolling out the various pieces to the puzzle has proven time-consuming. For NFC to work, all the major players--from mobile device makers to mobile carriers to financial companies to retailers--need to be on board. The industry also faces a challenge trying to convince consumers to trust their mobile phones to dole out the payments for goods and services.

A variety of companies have already been forming partnerships to try to drive NFC forward. Among handset makers, Google has jumped into the NFC pool by including the technology on some of its Android-based smartphones and reportedly teaming up with MasterCard and Citigroup to deliver a mobile-payment service.

Rumors have swirled as to whether Apple would add NFC to its iPhone, with some analysts doubtful that the technology would show up on the next iPhone.

Consolidated Gulf Co introduces two new Nokia dual SIM phones to Qatar

Consolidated Gulf Co. (CGC) has introduced Nokia C2-00 and C2-03 dual SIMs phones with dual standby capabilities, which mean that both SIM cards in the two phones are active at the same time, thus enabling its user to receive calls and text messages on either number while the phone is on.

Making the announcement, Anil Mahajan, COO, CGC, said, "There are consumers who need dual SIMs for various reasons including economizing time and costs, improving efficiency and for increased convenience. If you have two numbers of your own, both equally important, or one that you don't want people to know about, then dual sim phones are the perfect option for you. Addressing these consumer requirements, Nokia has come out with the two great devices that offer multiple SIM capabilities with user friendly features at affordable prices. Nokia C2-00 and C2-03 are also ideal for business professionals who have a large clientele and got two numbers most of the time and hence need to attend to business. Moreover, the two devices offer great web experience."

Web, Maps and more
With affordable Nokia C2-03, consumers can enjoy a great web and maps experience, use a keypad or a touchscreen, and get the best out of mobile networks. The device offers a web, maps and messaging experience second to none in the market. And with the choice of a touch screen or a keypad, this phone carries many wonderful and easy to use features.

The Nokia C2-03 comes with Nokia's unique Dual SIM capabilities. These include features that allow the user to personalize up to five SIM cards with a dedicated look and feel, and an Easy Swap option that lets users change SIM cards in seconds without having to turn off the phone or remove the battery.

The phone is equipped with new Nokia Maps for Series 40, where local maps and places of interest are pre-installed on the phone. This means users can view maps and plan routes when the phone is in offline mode, thus saving on the costs of downloading maps over the mobile network.

Nokia C2-03 also delivers a great internet browsing experience through the data compression technology of the Nokia Browser, which keeps the costs of surfing low and speeds up page downloads - benefiting both consumers and operators. The browser loads with a localized start page, giving the user instant access to the most relevant content, and is tabbed to give easy access to favorite or previously viewed information. Nokia C2-03 also packs a stereo FM radio and media player.

Browsing made easier
At an introductory rate, C2-00 carries some great features such as GPRS, OVI Chat, OVI Mail and 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing for a smooth internet connection portal and you can now browse through your favourite websites whenever the mood strikes you.

Nokia C2-00 comes in a sleek model, weighing hardly 74 grams with a soft keypad, allowing for comfortable typing of messages and buttons that don't put stress on the thumb and fingers, even after repeated text messages. VGA camera, Bluetooth, Stereo FM radio with recording, music player, Nokia Music Store support and much more allows room for entertainment for the user.

With memory support that can be expanded to a whopping 32 GB, both Nokia C2-00 and C2-03 let users store thousands of photos, videos and music files.

The latest Nokia devices are available at all CGC Nokia outlets and dealer stores across Qatar.