Huawei mimics Nokia Siemens Networks marketing
Plagiarism or total coincidence?
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Nokia Siemens Networks has pointed out close similarities between its marketing material and Huawei's.
“Rarely does a competitor turn out to be your biggest fan. But that’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from the ringing endorsement of how we market our consulting by Chinese company Huawei,” says a Nokia Siemens Networks blog post.
Nokia Siemens Networks thinks it has caught Huawei out.
“Of course it’s not the first time our enthusiastic competitors have paid us the ultimate compliment," the post says. "It was November 2011 that a rather familiar slide popped up in a Huawei presentation, (we think it’s been seen a few times) using copyrighted content generated in our Smart Labs in Finland,” the blog adds, referring to a slide featuring signalling traffic generated by Angry Birds.
A Huawei spokesman told The Register the company was "aware of the matter and it was being looked into internally." ®
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Nokia downgraded by S&P after Samsung pushes past - Yahoo Finance
HELSINKI (AP) -- Standard and Poor's on Friday downgraded Nokia's credit rating by one notch and warned that it may reduce it again unless the company's performance improves.
The rating agency said it was lowering the Finnish company's long-term corporate credit rating to BB+ from BBB- and its short-term corporate credit rating to B from A-3.
The downgrade came after Nokia Corp. posted huge first-quarter losses and a 30 percent drop in sales and a report earlier Friday estimated Samsung Electronics Co. had overtaken it as the world's largest maker of mobile phones.
"We now expect Nokia to report significantly lower margins and cash flows in 2012 than we had previously expected," S&P said. "The outlook is negative, reflecting the possibility of a further downgrade if Nokia fails to stabilize revenues and margins and significantly cut its cash losses."
Nokia CFO Timo Ihamuotila said the company was in transition, a year after it teamed up with Microsoft Corp. to incorporate Windows software in its new handsets.
"Nokia is in the middle of a transformation program which encompasses every aspect of our business," Ihamuotila said, adding that the company was "implementing a decisive action plan" to improve growth.
"The main focus of these actions is on lowering the company's costs, improving cash flow and maintaining a strong financial position, while bringing attractive new products to market," he said, but gave no details.
Nokia's share price closed down slightly at €2.74 ($3.62) in Helsinki.
Last week, Nokia announced one of its worst quarterly results ever, blaming tough competition for a €929 million ($1.2 billion) net loss as sales plunged, especially in the smartphone market. It said it expects no improvement in the second quarter.
The cell phone maker is fighting fierce competition in the top-end from Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other makers using Google Inc.'s popular Android software, including Samsung and HTC of Taiwan. It is also being squeezed in the low-end by Asian manufacturers making cheaper phones, such as China's ZTE.
Boston-based Strategy Analytics said Friday that Samsung surpassed Nokia as the world's largest seller of cell phones by volume, grabbing a 25 percent global market share against Nokia's 22 percent.
The agency's report also said that Samsung had overtaken Apple as the largest maker of smartphones selling 44.5 million units against Apple's 35 million. Nokia dropped to third place with under 12 million sold in the quarter, Strategy Analytics said.
Fitch ratings agency recently downgraded Nokia to junk status, while Moody's has cut it to near junk status.
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Microsoft Integrates More Nokia “Infrastructure” (Traffic, Geocoding) Into Bing Maps - Searchengineland.com
Yesterday Microsoft announced that in 24 countries, including the US and UK, Nokia (Navteq) will be delivering traffic data to Bing Maps. The company also said that it would start using Nokia’s geocoding services in several (unnamed) countries to improve directions.
In May last year I wrote Bing Maps To Be Powered (Replaced) By Nokia? A source argued to me that over time Nokia would gradually replace most of the infrastructure behind Bing Maps. I was very surprised at the time but it appears to be happening.
This mapping integration was allegedly, according to my source, one of the sticking points that caused Nokia to pass on Android as a platform. Google wouldn’t similarly agree to a commingling of Google Maps with Nokia on the back end. However if Windows Phone fails to deliver for Nokia — so far results have been modest — the company may be compelled to embrace Android as a survival move.
Nokia is also behind the new Yahoo Maps. My suspicion is that Nokia hopes to eventually make these third party mapping services part of its local ad network.
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The Nokia 610 is a useful asset - News Broadcast
The Nokia 610 is a recent addition to the Nokia range which provides the consumer with a smart phone, at a price which most can afford. The unit itself utilises an 800 MHz processor combined with the Microsoft Windows phone 7.5 operating system, all of which is contained within a unit which measures 119 mm x 60 mm wide whilst being 12 mm thick and weighing 131 g in weight.
The handset comes with an internal memory capacity of 8 GB, which is more than sufficient for most requirements, whilst also offering Internet access through its own 3G connection with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps in addition to Wi Fi connectivity, providing the means to access available hotspots with these. In addition the unit comes with a class 10 versions of GPRS and EDGE, as well as Bluetooth and Micro USB connectivity.
The handsets display screen is 3.7 inches in size and is a TFT capacitive display screen which offers touch screen functionality and which operates and a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Within this the unit is able to display up to 56,000 colours. In terms of durability the unit comes with gorilla glass to ensure durability whilst also providing multi-touch touch screen capability. Accelerometer and compass services are also provided a standard.
The unit comes with a 5.0 megapixel camera that comes with autofocus, face detection of geo-tagging as well as an LED flash whilst also providing a VGA quality video recording capability, which records at 30 frames per second. In addition the unit comes with satellite navigation which benefits from A-GPS support, a stereo FM radio with RDS capability, an MP 4/MP3 multimedia player as well as a document viewer, predictive text input functionality and a video/photo editor in conjunction with voice memo functionality.
The Nokia 610, which is similar in many ways to the Nokia 710, offers the consumer an impressive level of technology combined with the style of an affordable price tag.
The author writes on a variety of subjects including the Nokia 610 and the Nokia 710
Nokia and Symbian still number one in China - The Register
Android may have an insurmountable lead in the Chinese smartphone market, but when it comes to internet-connected mobiles Symbian and Nokia are still number one according to new stats from search giant Baidu.
The company’s latest quarterly Mobile Internet Development Trends Report for Q1 2012 measured only internet-connected phones which have browsed the web through Baidu.
Discarding the category of ‘other’ which came out tops on both counts, the breakdown by brand shows Nokia in the lead with 22 per cent, counterfeit or shanzhai products with 16.1 per cent and Samsung third with a share of 10.4 per cent.
Apple is fourth with 5.9 per cent, which tallies with Analysys International’s estimates that iOS had a smartphone market share of 5.7 per cent by the end of 2011.
The times they are a-changing, however, with Nokia at risk of losing that impressive lead if it doesn’t innovate and produce more smartphones that appeal to users, said Baidu.
It may need more than the recently launched Lumia 800C and the planned 610C to do this, especially given the fierce competition in the smartphone market.
One strategy would be to target the entry-level, which is set to provide great growth opportunities for handset makers in China. In fact, with domestic giants such as Huawei, ZTE and Lenovo all set to launch in that area, the days of shanzhai manufacturers could also be numbered.
“Nokia’s mobile market share continues to drop, with 5.8 [per cent] decrease month-by-month and 18.4 per cent drop year-on-year. Shanzhai phones’ market share is also steadily decreasing, with 4.3 per cent decrease month-by-month and 10.3 per cent drop year-on-year,” said Baidu.
Over on the platform side, Baidu hasn’t broken the results down in English but TechInAsia has a handy translation.
Android is surprisingly down in fourth place with a share of 14.4 per cent, despite an overwhelming lead in the pure-play smartphone market of around 70 per cent, according to Analysys International stats.
Discounting ‘other’ again, number one spot goes to that old classic Symbian S60, with 17.2 per cent of the Baidu-surfing market, followed by MTK – an OS favoured by shanzhai handset makers – with 16.7 per cent, and then the nondescript ‘feature phone’ with 16.1 per cent.
Apple’s iOS is fifth with 5.8 per cent, just a percentage point higher than Symbian on the S40.
All of which proves that while the smartphone market is where most Chinese users are headed, the majority are still on much more basic handsets, according to IDC research manager Ian Song.
“The biggest thing to consider here is that China is still predominately a feature phone market. Based on our sell-in numbers, feature phones made up 75 per cent and smartphones made up 15 per cent of the total PRC mobile phone market in 2011,” he told The Reg.
“Going forward, IDC believes that feature phone brands and OSes will speed up in decline as smartphones becomes cheaper and more useable in China.” ®
The Nokia Asha 300 combines functionality and performance - News Broadcast
The Nokia Asha 300 is a unit which provides the consumer with an impressive array of technology backed up by the Nokia brand. The unit utilises a 1 GHz processor to provide smart phone technology all of which are contained within a lightweight unit which weighs just 85 g.
The handset comes with a 2.4 inch TFT resistive display screen which apart from offering impressive imagery by virtue of the fact it displays 256,000 colours within a 240 x 320 pixels green resolution, also offers touch screen functionality. The unit also comes with a proximity sensor which operates to conserve battery power. Of ring and vibration alert options are offered as is the ability to utilise WAV and MP3 ringtones. In addition the unit comes with a loudspeaker and 3.5 mm Jack as well as a phone book and call records.
The unit comes with high-speed Internet access which is provided through its own 3G connection with speeds up to 10.2 Mbps available, whilst also offering Micro USB, Bluetooth as well as GPRS and EDGE connectivity. In addition the handset comes with an internal memory capacity of 140 MB which can be supplemented by making use of the available Micro SD card slot which provides the opportunity to utilise relevant cards to increase the memory capacity of the 32 GB.
In terms of functionality the unit comes with a wide range of functions and features which include a stereo FM radio with RDS capability for live broadcast access, a selection of games with downloadable options, an MP 4/MP3 multimedia player as well as an organiser, voice memo facility and predictive text input capability. In addition the unit comes with a 5.0 megapixel camera that offers fixed focus functionality and which also offers the opportunity to record VGA quality video at 15 frames per second.
The Nokia Asha 300, like the Nokia 201 offers affordable technology combined with a brand that is renowned and respected.
The author writes on a variety of subjects including the Nokia Asha 300 and the Nokia 201
Next-gen iPhone concept rendering looks like it could be the real thing - UberGizmo (blog)
M-Edge's SuperShell case will "bounce" your iPhone when dropped
Military-grade optics and apps add geotagging and night vision to the iPhone and iPad
Gizmon introduces three clip-on lenses for the iPhone
Seen at: itproportal 
iPhone, iPad optics add night vision for covert missions - Macdaily News
Special Operations Apps/System for Optical Attachments – also known as [SOA]2 – can allow geo-tagging in the standard Military Grid Reference System in frame-stamped high-definition video, geo-located and accurate within seven (7) meters. The integrated smart device can be attached permanently or temporarily to optics, weapons, or equipment, according to K. Dominic Cincotti, founder of SOA and its affiliated company, MW Research and Development, Inc.
Generation III night vision devices, long-range day optics, infra-red imaging systems, and laser range finders, among others, can now be configured with commercially available smart devices – including the iPhone 4S and the New iPad – from the [SOA]2 cluster of newly patented and patent-pending hardware and software.
To produce [SOA]2, Cincotti’s companies led the program development with proprietary solutions, including an intellectual property cluster for attaching mobile smart devices onto weapons. Cincotti established a Joint Teaming Alliance (JTA) with US Night Vision, Hoodman USA, and Jonathan Springer, the US Army captain who created the critically acclaimed Tactical Nav App that has been soldier-deployed in the fiercest combat zones.
“This is the Dream Team for optics, US Night Vision hardware, and software, and a chance for us all to help customize the future,” Cincotti said, “and with the US Army’s announced intention to issue smart devices to soldiers, [SOA]2 is the best use of the newest technology and the army technology already in hand.”
US Night Vision’s vice president of sales and marketing, Chris Byrd, said “With [SOA]2 and USNV Hardware, warfighters can use their smart devices as a calibrated, heads-up display for optics to improve situational awareness. No longer will they have to squint through a scope and close one eye – or be locked into goggles.”
“We are taking military-grade optics and turning them into mobile high definition data-recording navigational and analysis systems,” Byrd said, “while still maintaining the integrity of the original optics that have already been purchased in previous acquisition cycles.”
Tactical Nav’s developer, CPT Springer, said in the release, “Bottom line up front, this joint teaming alliance is about integrating the best uses of technology we have right now and putting this technology into the hands of our combat soldiers downrange.”
“The soldier already knows these mobile smart devices,” CPT Springer said, “it’s already in his pocket, and he’s already an expert at using it.”
[SOA]2 completed testing earlier this month in North Carolina, Cincotti said, and at SOFIC the Special Operations community, law enforcement, government security agencies, and major defense contractors will have the opportunity to schedule meetings for field demonstrations and to discuss inclusion in the [SOA]2 program.
“We do our best to answer and anticipate the needs of special operations,” Cincotti said, “and we are looking forward to continued input from the operators and SF soldiers as [SOA]2 progresses to adoption and deployment.”
[SOA]2 comprises a cluster of interlocking intellectual property, including issued patents, patents pending, and proprietary IP. SOA and MW R&D have been issued two patents already this year, executed three patent filings addressing mobile devices on weapons, and filed more than a dozen US and international patents in the last five years. US Night Vision has a patent pending, and Hoodman USA has a patent on their products.
Special Operations Apps/System for Optical Attachments [SOA]2 includes:
• Multi-use Optics Case Integrator
• Adapter Rings machined from Ultem 2300, which is virtually unbreakable and super-lightweight
• Hoodman System Accessories, now modified for mobile devices for [SOA]2, including Day/Night Solutions to reduce glare and light bleed
• A proprietary software platform that includes a range of Special Operations-specific tactical navigation apps, integrating various optics hardware and mobile-device capabilities
Future iterations of [SOA]2 now being developed by Cincotti’s companies are expected to deliver Facial and Object recognition and advanced targeting, on smart phone platforms, as well as on iPads and tablets. The Tactical Nav App will feature tracking of a unit, or an individual within a unit, and a “John Madden-style” tool that allows for mark-up.
US Night Vision, founded in 2001 and located in Roseville, CA, has been providing federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the US Military, with advanced night vision, thermal imaging, infrared and lasers. The company handles the exportation of night vision systems following U.S. Department of State, ITAR guidelines. In addition to the exclusive line of US Night Vision products, manufactured and assembled at the Roseville facility, the company is also a national distributor for L3 ETO (Electron Tube Operations), FLIR GS (Government Systems), FLIR CVS (Commercial Vision Systems), Laser Technologies, Inc., and a point of sale for L3 Warrior Systems, Laser Devices Lasers and other related optics and accessories.
Hoodman USA, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Torrance, CA, manufactures digital camera tools, including Glare Fighting LCD Loupes, Ratcheting variable angle viewers, the fastest, longest lasting CompactFlash memory cards and the world’s first steel-plated, ruggedized SDHC memory card line. Hoodman has more than 500 dealers in the US and around the world.
CPT Springer, while a Battalion Fire Support Officer in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne, began developing what would become the Tactical Nav App. He spent more than $30,000 of his own money to create the app, now available for download on the iTunes App Store.
For MW R&D/SOA, Dave Mullins, a veteran operator with experience on four continents, leads in-house subject matter experts, along with Mark Tocci, a veteran Ranger and a patent-pending inventor.
The Special Operations Apps/System for Optical Attachments in-house team included Sam Thompson, physicist, veteran of NASA’s Mars Rover project, and a patent-pending inventor; and Ronnie Medina, veteran special forces operator and project consultant.
The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) is an annual event, bringing together more than 7,000 attendees from government and industry and featuring more than 350 exhibiting companies.
Special Operations Apps is a privately held company based in Wilmington, NC, strategically situated between Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune and convenient to Virginia Beach, VA.
More info via Special Operations Apps’ website here.
[Attribution: TUAW. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Lynn Weiler" for the heads up.]
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