Nokia changes date and scale of Nokia World - ZDNet

Nokia changes date and scale of Nokia World - ZDNet

You may be getting tired of reading Windows Phone related posts here on my blog and I’ll try to get some Android and iOS coverage up soon too, but had to post a couple more quick thoughts on Nokia. Nokia just announced they are changing up the focus and scale of Nokia World this year while adding other smaller events and my Nokia Lumia 900 home screen article was posted on Nokia Conversations.

Change in Nokia World

I attended Nokia World in London last year and would love to cover the event again, especially with Windows Phone being their main smartphone OS. Heidi just posted that Nokia changed the format and date for Nokia World this year. Instead of a large scale event with thousands of attendees, Nokia is making Nokia World a bit more focused with attention on operator and retail partners for this first event. It has been moved up to 5-6 September instead of the previously announced 25-26 September, still being held in Helsinki, Finland.

They also plan to hold smaller, more intimate events this year (no announcements yet). Nokia stated rather than having Nokia World be a CES-like event it will be more like a SXSW event. I look forward to hearing more about the agenda and what is planned for this event. It seems like having a focused event is better for Nokia, but then again Nokia World generated quite a bit of excitement across the broad scale so I am not sure if this is an indication of tough times at Nokia or a way to be more efficient.

My Lumia 900 home screen

I enjoy reading articles where people tell us about what they use on a daily basis and how they use the technology. I usually find a new app, utility, or functionality that I can apply to my usage and hope that you find something interesting from my experiences. I was happy to provide Jason Harris with thoughts on what I have on my first two Windows Phone home screens. I listed the first 16 tiles on my Start screen along with some quick thoughts on how I use these tiles. What do you have on your Start screen?

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Nokia shakes up Nokia World: 'Less CES, more SXSW' - CNET News

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop at Nokia World last year.

(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)

Nokia World is getting a makeover.

The mobile company announced on its blog today that Nokia World will no longer be "a single, large-scale event." Instead, the company has decided that it might be a better idea to hold several "smaller, more intimate events" designed around topics catering to specific audiences.

"Think less CES, more SXSW," Nokia's Heidi Lemmetyinen wrote in the blog post, comparing her company's events to competing shows.

Nokia World has historically been home to the company's major announcements. Last year, CEO Stephen Elop took to the stage at Nokia World to show off Windows Phone 7-based Lumia handsets.

In recent years, though, as Nokia's market share and appeal to consumers has slipped, the company's event has become less of a must-see. Multiple events spread across the year might make it easier for Nokia to catch more headlines.

The first Nokia World event this year will take place in Helsinki on September 5 and September 6. The event will be invitation-only, and "cater primarily to our operator and retail partners." Nokia plans to announce more events in the coming weeks and months.

Nokia Dumps Skype From Lumia 610 - Itproportal

Budget Windows Phone handset didn’t run the app satisfactorily

Nokia has decided that the Skype client doesn't run well enough on its lower end Lumia 610, after all.

The mobile manufacturer made the Skype app available for download on the Lumia 610, even though Skype made it clear that 512MB of RAM was required to run the client properly, and the Nokia handset only sports 256MB.

However, Nokia has now re-evaluated the situation and found that the Skype experience wasn't up to par on the smartphone, so the company has pulled the app from the Marketplace on the 610.

The Finnish firm said that while the application worked on the phone, it found that the "user experience" didn't match up to either Nokia or Skype's "expected level". In other words, it ran like an asthmatic ant through a puddle of jam.

While no future downloads will be available, Lumia 610 users who have already downloaded the Skype app will still be able to use it. Or attempt to put up with it chugging along, anyway.

The Lumia 610 is one of the cheapest Windows Phone handsets on the market, and you can bag one for just £165. It has an 800MHz processor, 3.7inch 800 x 480 resolution display, and a five megapixel camera with LED flash and auto-focus.

Source: Engadget