Nokia Facebook page teases event for June 18
Nokia appears to be preparing an announcement for Monday involving its 808 Pureview smartphone. Images and posts on Nokia's Facebook page have been hinting since yesterday that some event was scheduled for Monday, and it appears to concern the 41MP 808 Pureview. The company has yet to reveal any further details and is instead continuing to tease images related to the event.
Since yesterday, Nokia has posted three images to its Facebook page featuring "06.18.12." The most recent is a cropped shot of the artwork from 808 State's album ex:el. Other shots include a satellite image of Hawaii, which is home to the 808 area code. The cover photo for Nokia's Facebook page has also been changed to read "PureView. Like." The most recent post simply states "808 reasons to be excited about Monday."
The 41MP camera has been a major point of emphasis for Nokia in marketing the 808. Two months ago, the company showed off a stylish promotional video, shot entirely with the PureView's camera, that showed off the capabilities of the smartphone. The 808 was released internationally running the soon to be defunct Symbian OS, but Nokia so far has only hinted at the possibility of a North American launch. Earlier this year, job posting suggested that the PureView could show up running Windows Phone. Notably, the 808 event shares a date with a Microsoft event scheduled somewhere in Los Angeles.
James Murdoch should disclose contents of second mobile phone to Leveson inquiry, says Tom Watson - Daily Telegraph
“I’d like to know whether he used the secret phones to discuss the parliamentary inquiry with the other senior executives who were issued phones.”
News International and News Corporation declined to comment on the iPhone. A company source said: "Mr Murdoch fully cooperated with the Leveson inquiry." The source added: "It's ridiculous that James Murdoch keeps, or kept, a 'secret phone'."
The news came as it emerged that Lord Justice Leveson had complained to the Government over comments made about his inquiry by a Cabinet minister.
The judge complained to Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, after Education secretary Michael Gove told a press lunch that the inquiry had created a “chilling atmosphere” towards journalistic freedom.
Lord Justice Leveson made the call last month to enquire whether Mr Gove was speaking on behalf of the Government with his comments.
If Mr Gove’s comments did reflect the views of the Cabinet, Lord Justice Leveson said, then it questioned whether his enquiry was a waste of public money. Sources insisted that these remarks did not amount to Lord Justice Leveson threatening to resign, however.
Sir Jeremy is reported to have told Prime Minister David Cameron about the conversation.
The judge’s intervention apparently resulted in stopping ministers making public remarks about the inquiry, which will report in September.
Former Times journalist Mr Gove warned a Parliamentary Press Gallery lunch on Feb 21 of “a chilling atmosphere towards freedom of expression which emanates from the debate around Leveson”.
Mr Gove was called to give evidence to the inquiry and warned that recommendations from inquiries were often “applied in a way that the cure is worse than the disease”.
Mr Gove also concerns about restraints on the “precious liberty” of freedom of speech, prompting Lord Justice Leveson to reply: “I do not need to be told about the importance of freedom of speech, I really don’t.”
A Leveson Inquiry spokesman said: “Lord Justice Leveson is conducting a judicial inquiry and, in that capacity, will not comment on press stories outside the formal proceedings of the inquiry.”
A Cabinet Office spokesman said: “We are not commenting on this.”
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