Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Momentum continues to build across Nokia developer ecosystem

   

Momentum continues to build across Nokia developer ecosystem


Nokia expands developer opportunities with revenue tools; announces new strategic partnerships with leading brands

Barcelona, Spain - Nokia underlined momentum within its developer ecosystem this week at Mobile World Congress, continuing its rapid growth into 2012.

"We're delighted to announce new, breakthrough partnerships with leading brands including Kraft, Red Bull and Voddler. Our partners are recognizing the opportunities with Nokia to reach all consumers in all markets, and are creating great, differentiated mobile experiences with us. Nokia is working rapidly to provide developers, carriers and partners with a powerful business platform to generate incremental revenue opportunities," said Marco Argenti, Senior Vice President, Nokia Developer Experience & Marketplace.

Revenue tools
Nokia has an expanding range of revenue tools available to help developers be successful.

In-app purchase revenue tools for Series 40 and Qt enable developers to generate new, incremental revenues by leveraging Nokia's expanded operator billing integrations, where consumers can add purchases to their phone bill rather than pay with a credit card. Nokia now has operator billing integrations with 150 operators across 40 markets around the world.

Additionally, across Series 40 and Qt, In-app advertising brings further monetization opportunities, while tools including In-app advertising, Try & Buy or 'Freemium', and In App Advertising enable developers to more easily monetize apps created for Windows Phone.

Ecosystem momentum
Nokia Store continues to increase its popularity amongst consumers, this month reaching a new milestone of 13 million daily downloads. The percentage of downloads made by consumers using Series 40-based feature phones has grown by 250% in a year, with the platform now accounting for more than 30% of the total daily Nokia Store downloads.

A year after Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership, a number of Windows Phone Marketplace milestones have also been reached. The number of apps published daily in Marketplace has grown by 300% in the past 12 months, with Marketplace now home to 65,000 apps and counting.

Driving further momentum in the Windows Phone Marketplace, Nokia this week announced a number of new partnerships which will bring new mobile experiences from the world's biggest brands exclusively to Nokia consumers before they are made more widely available to all Windows Phone consumers through Marketplace.

New partnerships:
Food: Kraft Foods
and Nokia join forces to create the Kraft Foods Nokia Mobile Innovation Lab.

Kraft Foods, the world's second largest food company, is partnering with Nokia to accelerate the development of mobile experiences across its brands. Featuring global power brands including Oreo, Tang, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Philadelphia Cream Cheese, the Kraft Foods Nokia Mobile Innovation Lab will focus on reinventing mobile experiences. Both Nokia and Kraft Foods will work to leverage Nokia and Microsoft's cross-platform ecosystem to include mobile devices, PCs, TVs, Xbox and other networked connected devices, such as cars. More details on the partnership will be released over the coming months.

Bonin Bough, Vice President Global Digital and Consumer Engagement, Kraft Foods, said: "From apps to facial recognition, Kraft Foods has become a recognized leader in mobile innovation. So we're very proud to be the very first food company to partner with Nokia and expand our efforts at a global level. As a food company, our goal is to leverage technology to make consumers' lives easier and more delicious. That's exactly what the Kraft Foods & Nokia Mobile Innovation Lab is about: we will push the envelope of technology to connect with consumers in new ways, beyond just apps."

Entertainment: Red Bull Media House and Nokia announced a Signature Partnership focused on bringing the World of Red Bull to customers via Nokia handsets globally.

The partnership will create propositions that leverage the technological possibilities available with Nokia Lumia. Consumers will be able to access the world's best sporting and culture content in a truly unique way. The partnership will extend through global and local marketing activities to connect with customers, and engage with them 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Entertainment: Voddler and Nokia launch European-wide partnership, starting with unique Lumia-app.

Voddler, the leading next-generation video-on-demand (VOD) service, and Nokia announced a Europe-wide partnership, where Voddler will bring its market leading service to Nokia Lumia smartphones, as an exclusive entertainment partner in Europe. The partnership also introduces a unique 'Voddler Lumia' streaming-app, which brings social back to online movie watching. The app will be available on all Nokia Lumia smartphones in Europe. The partnership will enable Voddler to continue its rapid international expansion.

"With our new Nokia Lumia app, watching movies just got social again, also on your mobile! Our app combines the inherent communication strength of a mobile device with online video's flexibility to let you and your friends decide when and where to watch," said Marcus Bäcklund, CEO of Voddler.

Travel: Michelin Travel Partner designs, develops and markets digital, and print, products and services to support the mobility of road users in Europe. In partnership with Nokia, Michelin will launch a new NFC-enabled Symbian app to give users location-based information on any of Michelin's 40,000 rated restaurants. In addition, Michelin will launch multi-language travels apps for both Nokia Lumia and Series 40 devices.

"We're delighted to take our partnership with Nokia to the next level. Together, we are driving the Michelin brand into new markets, and innovating the way our content is enjoyed by consumers, across a range of devices. We're focused on leveraging technology in new ways to deliver the highest quality, most locally relevant information based on our customers' locations," said Michelin Travel Partner CEO, Alain Cuq.

News & Information: The new app from The Weather Channel will take the mobile weather experience to the next level. New features, exclusive to Nokia Lumia users, include full-screen interactive maps, Facebook & email sharing, Live Tiles, local video and more, the apps will provide hourly, 36-hour and 10-day forecasts.

During the second quarter of 2012, the exclusive Nokia Lumia experience will deliver lifestyle alerts to make it easy to help users do the things they love, based on the weather forecast. Other new innovations will enable users to capture, share and relive those amazing weather moments with The Weather Channel's iWitness service, and see forecasts in a whole new way with exclusive forecasting features.

"Partnering with Nokia will allow us to develop cutting edge, state of the art applications across all Nokia platforms, and will enable us to quickly reach a massive global audience on Nokia devices," said Mike Zarrilli, VP, International, The Weather Channel Companies.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Nokia 808 PureView ushers in a revolution in smartphone imaging

   

Nokia 808 PureView ushers in a revolution in smartphone imaging


Nokia sets a new industry standard with the first in a range of high end experiences based on exclusive Nokia PureView imaging technologies.

Barcelona, Spain - Nokia today ushered in a new era in high-end smartphone imaging with the Nokia 808 PureView.  This is the first smartphone to feature Nokia PureView imaging technologies, bringing together high resolution sensors, exclusive Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia developed algorithms, which will support new high-end imaging experiences for future Nokia products.  

The Nokia 808 PureView features a large, high-resolution 41 megapixel sensor with high-performance Carl Zeiss optics and new pixel oversampling technology.  At standard resolutions (2/3, 5 and 8 megapixels) this means the ability to zoom without loss of clarity and capture seven pixels of information, condensing into one pixel for the sharpest images imaginable.  At high-resolution (38 megapixel maximum) it means the ability to capture an image, then zoom, reframe, crop and resize afterwards to expose previously unseen levels of details. With superior low-light performance and the ability to save in compact file sizes for sharing in email, MMS, and on social networks, the Nokia 808 PureView makes it possible for anyone to capture professional looking images in any conditions.

In addition to superior still imaging technology, the Nokia 808 PureView, also includes full HD 1080p video recording and playback with 4X lossless zoom and the world's first use of Nokia Rich Recording.  Rich Recording enables audio recording at CD-like levels of quality, previously only possible with external microphones.

The Nokia 808 PureView also features exclusive Dolby Headphone technology, transforming stereo content into a personal surround sound experience over any headphones and Dolby Digital Plus for 5.1 channel surround sound playback.

                  Image: Nokia 808 PureView


"Nokia PureView imaging technology sets a new industry standard by whatever measure you use," said Jo Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia Smart Devices.  "People will inevitably focus on the 41 megapixel sensor, but the real quantum leap is how the pixels are used to deliver breath-taking image quality at any resolution and the freedom it provides to choose the story you want to tell."

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the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.  

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Nokia expands Lumia experience to new price points and geographies

   

Nokia expands Lumia experience to new price points and geographies


- New Nokia Lumia 610 provides a younger audience with the perfect introduction to the rich social, Web and entertainment experience of Windows Phone.
- The Nokia Lumia 900 brings high speed connectivity and a superior content experience to more countries around the world

Barcelona, Spain and Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the next stage in its plans to introduce unique Lumia experiences to more people around the world.

The new Nokia Lumia 610 is Nokia's fourth and most affordable Lumia smartphone, designed as the perfect introduction to Windows Phone for a younger audience.  The Nokia Lumia 610 makes it easy to keep in touch with friends, providing instant access to social networks and bringing all mobile, email, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn contacts into one place.  It also makes it easier to browse the Web with Internet Explorer and to access games through Xbox Live. Available with Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and Nokia Music, people can also choose from thousands of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace to further personalize the experience.

With a distinctive profile and finely beveled metallic edges, the Nokia Lumia 610 is built to convey both quality and aspiration.  It comes in white, cyan, magenta and black, is priced at EUR189 and is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2012.


                                Image: Nokia Lumia 610


The Nokia Lumia 610 was made possible thanks to a new software release from Microsoft delivering enhanced capabilities to the Windows Phone 7.5 platform.  The software release, available from April optimizes Windows Phone to support lower memory and processor requirements, while still delivering the same great experience for more affordable products.  In addition, Windows Phone will now include the network and language requirements for China. As a result, Nokia announced plans to make a range of Lumia smartphones available in China, covering both CDMA and WCDMA technologies, in the coming months.



                   Image: Nokia Lumia 900

After launching the Nokia Lumia 900 as its first LTE smartphone, Nokia is also making the phone available around the world in a DC-HSPA variant, for high speed data connection (42Mbits download) in countries where LTE is not available.  The Nokia Lumia 900 features a 4.3 inch ClearBlack AMOLED display for a superior touch and viewing experience.  It also features Nokia's highest capacity battery making it the perfect Lumia phone for enjoying media and entertainment on the move.  The primary camera on the Nokia Lumia 900 has exclusive Carl Zeiss optics, a large aperture for improved performance in low light conditions and wide angle focal length for capturing full 16:9 images.  It is also the first Lumia phone to feature a front-facing camera, with large aperture and wide-angle lens for sharp, bright images and video calling out of the box.

The Nokia Lumia 900 will be available in white, cyan and black, is priced at EUR 480 and also expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2012.


The Lumia range will also benefit from the launch of new signature Nokia experiences on the Windows Phone platform:
- Nokia Reading is the next milestone in Nokia's strategy to offer a comprehensive entertainment experience on Lumia. Nokia Reading provides a single, integrated hub experience, leveraging a panorama design to make it easier and faster to enjoy news, ebooks and audio books, including the ability to access content offline and pin dynamic content to the start screen as a Live Tile.  With an emphasis on local language materials wherever it becomes available, Nokia Reading delivers a highly personalized and locally relevant service. Future updates will include the ability to build dynamic magazines from feeds for a single integrated view of favourite online content. With no sign-in or subscriptions, Nokia Reading will be available from April.
- Nokia Transport, coming to Lumia for the first time, provides convenient door-to-door, underground, tram, suburban train, and bus directions for over 500 cities across 46 countries.  With step-by-step directions to the nearest station as well as timetable information on when the next bus or train is arriving for more than
80 cities, Nokia Transport will be available to download from the Windows Phone Marketplace in March.
- A new update to
Nokia Drive, the free voice-guided, turn by turn navigation app that turns any Lumia smartphone into a personal navigation device will provide full offline use and features speed limit alerts. The update will also be available to download from the Windows Phone Marketplace in March.

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Nokia expands its Asha range with smarter feature phones that improve ways to work, learn and play

   

Nokia expands its Asha range with smarter feature phones that improve ways to work, learn and play


- Work - first Series 40 Asha phone to support Mail for Exchange
- Learn - new Nokia Life services provide key information to young, urban consumers, coupled with Nokia's cloud-based browser for faster discovery of the online world while paying less
- Play - 40 free games available from EA worth EUR 75; plus preloaded Nokia
Social application that  enables a single sign-in to multiple communities

Barcelona, Spain - Accelerating its capability to connect the next billion people to the internet, Nokia today unveiled additional services and three more Asha feature phone models -- the Nokia Asha 202, Asha 203 and Asha 302 -- at Mobile World Congress.

Designed to deliver a variety of affordable mobile experiences, the new offerings target three dimensions: Work, with Mail for Exchange support for the Nokia Asha 302; Learn, bringing new information services for young, urban consumers, and a fast, cloud-based browser that reduces internet access costs; and Play, with free EA games available on the Nokia Asha 202 and Asha 203.

"Since outlining a new strategy a year ago, we've taken significant actions to deliver against it," said Mary T. McDowell, Nokia's executive vice president for Mobile Phones.  "We've been connecting the next billion people to the mobile world and its benefits through contemporary feature phones and internet services. Today, we are taking another step in that direction, with a compelling combination of smarter mobile devices packed with innovative services."

Nokia Life benefits 50 million users
Nokia also announced an evolution of Nokia Life Tools, Nokia Life, which provides life-enhancing information across the range of Nokia Series 30 and Series 40 products. Now with additional relevant services, social elements and fresher look, it's available first on the Nokia Asha 202 and 203 phones. Since its 2009 launch in India, the SMS-based service has expanded to China, Indonesia and Nigeria. To date, more than 50 million people have experienced its benefits.

Nokia Life delivers content in the areas of parenting, life skills, education, health, entertainment and agriculture. For example, Nokia Life can help parents focus on children's physical, emotional and social growth needs, from birth to adolescence. People can also learn English using basic SMS communications, and enjoy ringtones, sport news and trivia.

"Nokia Life services provide an entry to the world of digital content and an internet-like experience for many people who don't yet have access to data plans" said Dieter May, Nokia's senior vice president of Mobile Phone Services. "With today's news, we're enhancing our services to bring consumers an even more enjoyable experience on the new Asha phones, with content that matters to them in their daily lives, is fun and helps them progress."

Nokia Asha family expands
The Nokia Asha family has expanded rapidly since its debut, just four months ago, with four devices
presented at Nokia World 2011. It's now available in more than 100 markets globally and will be complemented by three devices announced today.

Nokia's Asha 202 and 203 phones stand out with the combination of a traditional keypad with a 2.4- inch touch screen, ideal for browsing, scrolling and opening applications. The Asha 202 features Dual SIM Easy Swap technology with dedicated SIM manager to personalize the phone and save up to five SIM cards with unique information. Both devices come with a 2-megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, Nokia Browser, and Bluetooth connectivity, and can handle memory cards up to 32GB.

Estimated retail price for each is about EUR 60, excluding taxes and subsidies, and both are expected to start shipping in the second quarter of 2012.

       

             Image: Nokia Asha 202


Nokia and EA have teamed on innovative ways to bring games to the next billion. The Nokia Asha 202 and 203 will be the first Series 40 devices to offer EA games. As a 60-day promotion at Nokia Store, the EUR 75 separate cost of an EA 40-game pack - including popular titles such as Tetris, Need for Speed, The Run and Bejeweled - will be automatically waived for buyers of either new model.

     

Image:
Nokia Asha 302


The Nokia Asha 302 is Nokia's first Series 40 phone to support Mail for Exchange, giving people access to their emails, contacts and calendar on an exchange server. That and a stylish QWERTY keyboard make it ideal for young entrepreneurs and professionals seeking a beautifully designed phone. Additionally, the Nokia Asha connects to popular social networks and enables chatting through Whatsapp and other IM services. The Nokia Asha 302 is powered by a 1-GHz processor and supports 3.5G data speeds. It is available now for about EUR 95.

"With today's announcement, Nokia has accelerated the truly global opportunity for enterprise mobility," according to Nicholas McQuire, research director enterprise mobility strategies EMEA for IDC.

"By making Mail For Exchange available for the sub 100 euros mobile device market, Nokia has taken a significant step in helping businesses across the globe, including those from high growth economies, achieve the productivity and employee satisfaction benefits that greater mobility affords them."


Nokia Browser helps consumers and operators to significantly cut costs
All three new devices provide a fast and affordable internet experience via Nokia's cloud-accelerated
Nokia Browser, which makes internet content easy to discover with its localized and personalized home page design and portal to thousands of web apps.  In addition to its speed, the browser compresses data traffic up to 90 percent, meaning cost reductions for consumers and operators, who can have better network utilization. Nokia Browser has been rapidly adopted, with almost four new users around the world activating it every second. It is available today in more than 200 markets.

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Nokia advances on its new strategic direction, rolls out range of new mobile devices and services

   

Nokia advances on its new strategic direction, rolls out range of new mobile devices and services


- New Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable Lumia, an ideal introduction to Windows Phone
- Award-winning
Nokia Lumia 900 being made available in various markets outside the U.S.
-
Nokia PureView elevates industry standard in smartphone imaging
-
New Asha feature phones and services grow increasingly 'smarter'

Barcelona, Spain - Nokia today introduced a range of new products, services and partnerships at Mobile World Congress, setting the pace for 2012 and demonstrating rapid execution of its new strategic direction. The new strategy already has resulted in the adoption of Windows Phone as Nokia's primary smartphone platform, major changes to its feature phones, and additional emphasis on location-based services with the launch of its Location & Commerce business.

"One year ago, we shared that Nokia was embarking on a new journey to build great mobile devices," said Stephen Elop, president and CEO of Nokia. "Today, with our fourth Lumia device, smarter mobile phones and an array of new services, we are demonstrating that we can change the clock speed of Nokia."

Lumia portfolio extends, availability expands
Nokia has extended the range of products with Windows Phone by introducing the Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable Lumia yet, as well as targeting availability of the widely acclaimed Lumia 900 to additional markets beyond the U.S.

Aimed at young people who want an affordable introduction to Lumia and Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 610 provides easy access to social networks, web browsing, music, games, navigation and tens of thousands of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace. It comes in four vibrant colors and will cost just €189, before taxes or subsidies, and is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2012.

The Nokia Lumia 900, which launched in January as Nokia's first LTE-enabled smartphone, will now be available in Dual Carrier HSPA for up 42.2 Mbps. The superior content experience of the phone's 4.3 inch ClearBlack AMOLED display and large capacity battery will be available to more countries around the world.

Nokia announced Nokia Reading providing a single, integrated reading hub experience. Nokia Reading makes it easier and faster to enjoy news, books, and audio books including an extensive catalogue of local language reading material and the ability to access content offline.

The announcements cap a year in which Nokia introduced the Lumia 710, Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 to critical acclaim and ahead of schedule.

New era in smartphone imaging starts with Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia also today ushered in a new era in high end smartphone imaging. The Nokia 808 PureView is the first smartphone to feature exclusive Nokia PureView imaging technologies that will enable a range of high-end imaging experiences into Nokia products over the coming years. The Nokia 808 PureView combines a large, high-resolution 41-megapixel sensor, Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia-developed pixel over-sampling technology. This means incredibly sharp, detailed images, superior low light performance and the capability to save images in compact file sizes for sharing in email, MMS and on social networks.

The Nokia 808 PureView also includes Nokia Rich Recording for CD-like quality audio recording, full HD 1080p video recording and playback, and exclusive Dolby Headphone technology to transform any stereo content into a personal surround sound experience over any headphones.

Asha ignites smarter feature phones
Nokia is further blurring the line between feature phones and smartphones, launching three new Asha devices for people who want to work, learn and play. Developed for urban consumers and entrepreneurs, the Nokia Asha 302 is a premium QWERTY device. It delivers a mobile office experience with push email and calendar, and contacts synchronization under the Mail for Exchange support - a first for Nokia Series 40 devices.

Designed for easy access to social networks, the Nokia Asha 202 and 203 bring touchscreens to volume-priced products and a pack of 40 free Electronic Arts games. The Asha 202 also features Nokia's Easy Swap Dual SIM technology, allowing people to simply swap between tariffs and get the best value from carriers.

Nokia is also differentiating itself by updating its popular Life Tools service, now called Nokia Life, that provides life-enhancing information across the range of Nokia Series 30 and Series 40 products, including the new Asha 202 and Asha 203. People in India, China, Indonesia and Nigeria will benefit from life skills, parenting, education, agriculture and entertainment services, delivered via SMS.

The new Asha devices complement the Nokia Asha range that is available now in more than 100 markets globally.

Going further, faster
In location-based services, Nokia and Groupon plan to offer market-leading location-sensitive discounts and deals. Nokia is also announcing a new version of Nokia Drive for Windows Phone that will come with full offline support for turn-by-turn navigation. Moving forward, Nokia Drive will also remember a personal commute, give advance traffic notice and automatically re-route to avoid jams.

Additionally, Nokia plans to release the Windows Phone version of Nokia Transport for door-to-door, underground, tram, suburban train, and bus directions in more than 500 cities and 45 countries.

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"The Nokia Lumia 610 launched today delivers a remarkable Windows Phone experience and a similar performance to the high-end Lumia 800, but at a significantly lower price point. Last year the analyst community advocated how important it was for the operating system and Nokia to deliver mid-price-tier Windows Phone smartphones to address the mass market, although no one was expecting to see a device at this price point before 2013. The Nokia Lumia 610 is a great example of how Nokia's strengths and expertise will help the company to differentiate by delivering faster than its competitors. This will give Nokia a lead in the market, as I don't expect to see any other competitor deliver a Windows Phone in this price tier any time soon. It's also a great achievement for the Windows Phone ecosystem overall, as it will help it become a fierce competitor to other platforms."

Francisco Jeronimo, IDC, Research Manager European Mobile Devices

"eReaders spurred the initial demand for electronic books and since then, tablets and smartphones have dramatically accelerated the demand for eBooks. The increased footprint of devices with reader apps and the expanding number of participating publishers and titles are the critical elements which can dramatically expand the ecosystem. Given Nokia's global reach, Nokia Reading should expand the eBook market across more countries, reaching more consumers."

Danielle Levitas, IDC, Group Vice President, Consumer, PCs, Broadband, & New Media

"With the PureView Pro Nokia has redefined the camera phone experience, leapfrogging compact cameras to deliver an image quality more akin to professional SLRs. It's great to see Nokia innovating in imaging again and hopefully will see this technology appear across its portfolio in the near future."

Nick Dillon, Ovum, Analyst, Platforms & Devices

"With the Nokia 808 PureView and PureView Pro technology behind it, Nokia is showing the industry that mobile camera technology is about more than just a megapixel race." said Carrie Sylvester, Senior Research Analyst, Consumer & Professional Imaging Trends. "PureView Pro technology is about using pixels in new ways, combining them with high precision optics, a sensor with excellent light gathering properties, and advanced Nokia image processing algorithms. The Nokia 808 PureView is a breakthrough in mobile imaging technology and sets an entirely new standard for the camera phone industry."

Carrie Sylvester, InfoTrends, Senior Research Analyst, Consumer and Professional Imaging Group

"Nokia's new imaging platform, PureView Pro represents the robust innovation needed for the company to maintain a long-term competitive advantage in the fiercely competitive mobile market. The clarity and low-light capture capability enabled by PureView Pro, coupled with robust HD video capture, will enable current and future Nokia products to appeal to not just photo enthusiasts, but enable new initiatives outside traditional consumer mobility, such as news-gathering, content authoring, and e-publishing."

Chris Chute, IDC, Research Manager, Worldwide Digital Imaging Practice, IDC

"The Asha portfolio brings a strong proposition of value, quality, productivity and entertainment. It resonates particularly well in high growth markets and the expanded range will set Nokia apart in the value-conscious segment from the plethora of me-too devices".

Rachel Lashford, Canalys, Managing Director, Mobile and APAC

"Nokia is taking important steps to further develop their Lumia portfolio by expanding into both a value-tier segment with the Nokia Lumia 610 and broadening the availability of the high-end Nokia Lumia 900 to the rest of the world. However, Nokia is also continuing to innovate for the future with breakthrough technology like PureView Pro on the Nokia 808 PureView - which shows that Nokia remains committed to staking its claim to technology leadership in the wireless industry."

Roger Entner, Recon Analytics, Analyst & Founder

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manner; 6) our ability to produce mobile phones in a timely and cost efficient manner with differentiated hardware, localized services and applications; 7) our ability to increase our speed of innovation, product development and execution to bring new competitive smartphones and mobile phones to the market in a timely manner; 8) our ability to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled employees; 9) our ability to implement our strategies, particularly our new mobile product strategy; 10) the intensity of competition in the various markets where we do business and our ability to maintain or improve our market position or respond successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 11) our ability to maintain and leverage our traditional strengths in the mobile product market if we are unable to retain the loyalty of our mobile operator and distributor customers and consumers as a result of the implementation of our new strategy or other factors; 12) our success in collaboration and partnering arrangements with third parties, including Microsoft; 13) the success, financial condition and performance of our suppliers, collaboration partners and customers; 14) our ability to source sufficient quantities of fully functional quality components, subassemblies and software on a timely basis without interruption and on favorable terms, including the disruption of production and/or deliveries from any of our suppliers as a result of adverse conditions in the geographic areas where they are located; 15) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing, service creation, delivery and logistics without interruption; 16) our ability to ensure the timely delivery of sufficient volumes of products that meet our and our customers' and consumers' requirements and manage our inventory and timely adapt our supply to meet changing demands for our products; 17) any actual or even alleged defects or other quality, safety and security issues in our products; 18) any actual or alleged loss, improper disclosure or leakage of any personal or consumer data collected or made available to us or stored in or through our products; 19) our ability to successfully manage costs, including our ability to achieve targeted costs reductions and to effectively and timely execute related restructuring measures, including personnel reductions; 20) our ability to effectively and smoothly implement the new operational structure for our businesses; 21) the development of the mobile and fixed communications industry and general economic conditions globally and regionally; 22) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan, as well as certain other currencies; 23) our ability to protect the technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products and services; 24) our ability to protect numerous patented standardized or proprietary technologies from third-party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 25) the impact of changes in government policies, trade policies, laws or regulations and economic or political turmoil in countries where our assets are located and we do business; 26) any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 27) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 28) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile products and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 29) our ability to achieve targeted costs reductions and increase profitability in Nokia Siemens Networks and to effectively and timely execute related restructuring measures; 30) Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to maintain or improve its market position or respond successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 31) Nokia Siemens Networks' liquidity and its ability to meet its working capital requirements; 32) whether Nokia Siemens Networks is able to successfully integrate the acquired assets of Motorola Solutions' networks business, retain existing customers of the acquired business, cross-sell Nokia Siemens Networks' products and services to customers of the acquired business and otherwise realize the expected synergies and benefits of the acquisition; 33) Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to timely introduce new products, services, upgrades and technologies; 34) Nokia Siemens Networks' success in the telecommunications infrastructure services market and Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to effectively and profitably adapt its business and operations in a timely manner to the increasingly diverse service needs of its customers; 35) developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers in the networks infrastructure and related services business; 36) the management of our customer financing exposure, particularly in the networks infrastructure and related services business; 37) whether ongoing or any additional governmental investigations into alleged violations of law by some former employees of Siemens AG may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens AG to Nokia Siemens Networks; 38) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from ongoing or any additional governmental investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-39 of Nokia's annual report Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 under Item 3D. "Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Media alert: Nokia press conference at Mobile World Congress - doors open at 8:00 a.m. CET; Live webcast planned

   

Media alert: Nokia press conference at Mobile World Congress - doors open at 8:00 a.m. CET; Live webcast planned


On Monday, February 27, the first day of Mobile World Congress, Nokia will host a press conference, where it will announce significant industry news. The press conference will be hosted by Stephen Elop, Nokia's president and CEO. Due to the pending public transportation disruption, doors will be opened, and accredited media admitted starting at 08:00 a.m. CET.

All attendees to the Nokia Press Conference must have an official Mobile World Congress pass identifying them as accredited media. Unfortunately, admittance to the press conference without accreditation is not possible.

We strongly encourage all attendees to register and collect their badge over the weekend. Please note, badges can only be collected in person and cannot be collected for other attendees. On Monday, February 27, MWC registration at the Fira opens at 07:00 a.m. CET.

Due to space limitations, admittance to the Nokia press conference will be on a first-come, first served basis.

For those unable to attend, we will offer a live webcast of the press conference at: www.nokia.com/mwc

Further details on registration for MWC can be found here:

http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/press-registration.html

- Mobile World Congress: Nokia Press Conference
- Monday 27 February, 08:30 a.m. to 09:30 a.m. CET.; Doors open at 08:00 a.m.
- Fira Hall 7, Nokia hospitality area: http://www.nokia.com/global/about-nokia/mwc/venue/venue/

About Nokia
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

   

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares


Nokia Corporation
Stock exchange release
February 22, 2012 at 16.30 (CET +1)

Espoo, Finland - Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 658 856 Nokia shares (NOK1V) held by the Company were today transferred to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans as settlement in accordance with the plan rules. 

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Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.  

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Nokia plans changes to its manufacturing operations to increase efficiency in smartphone production

   

Nokia plans changes to its manufacturing operations to increase efficiency in smartphone production


Nokia Corporation
Stock exchange release
February 8, 2012 at 10:00 (CET +1)

Espoo, Finland - Nokia has today announced planned changes at its factories in Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico and Salo, Finland. The measures follow a review of smartphone manufacturing operations that Nokia announced last September and aim to increase the company's competitiveness in the diverse global mobile device market.

These three factories are planned to focus on smartphone product customization, serving customers mainly in Europe and the Americas. Device assembly is expected to be transferred to Nokia factories in Asia, where the majority of component suppliers are based.

"With the planned changes, our factories at Komarom, Reynosa and Salo will continue to play an important role serving our smartphone customers. They give us a unique ability to both provide customization and be more responsive to customer needs," said Niklas Savander, Nokia executive vice president, Markets.

"Shifting device assembly to Asia is targeted at improving our time to market. By working more closely with our suppliers, we believe that we will be able to introduce innovations into the market more quickly and ultimately be more competitive," said Savander. "We recognize the planned changes are difficult for our employees and we are committed to supporting our personnel and their local communities during the transition."

As a consequence of the plans, the number of steps in manufacturing and the amount of work carried out at the sites in Komarom, Reynosa and Salo are expected to decrease substantially. The changes are anticipated to impact approximately 4,000 employees in total.

Personnel reductions are planned to be phased through the end of 2012. Nokia will offer a comprehensive locally-tailored support program, including financial support and assistance with local re-employment.

About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the expected plans and benefits of our strategic partnership with Microsoft to combine complementary assets and expertise to form a global mobile ecosystem and to adopt Windows Phone as our primary smartphone platform; B) the timing and expected benefits of our new strategy, including expected operational and financial benefits and targets as well as changes in leadership and operational structure; C) the timing of the deliveries of our products and services; D) our ability to innovate, develop, execute and commercialize new technologies, products and services; E) expectations regarding market developments and structural changes; F) expectations and targets regarding our industry volumes, market share, prices, net sales and margins of products and services; G) expectations and targets regarding our operational priorities and results of operations; H) expectations and targets regarding collaboration and partnering arrangements; I) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation; J) expectations regarding the successful completion of acquisitions or restructurings on a timely basis and our ability to achieve the financial and operational targets set in connection with any such acquisition or restructuring; and K) statements preceded by "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "plans," "will" or similar expressions. These statements are based on management's best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) our ability to succeed in creating a competitive smartphone platform for high-quality differentiated winning smartphones or in creating new sources of revenue through our partnership with Microsoft; 2) the expected timing of the planned transition to Windows Phone as our primary smartphone platform and the introduction of mobile products based on that platform; 3) our ability to maintain the viability of our current Symbian smartphone platform during the transition to Windows Phone as our primary smartphone platform; 4) our ability to realize a return on our investment in MeeGo and next generation devices, platforms and user experiences; 5) our ability to build a competitive and profitable global ecosystem of sufficient scale, attractiveness and value to all participants and to bring winning smartphones to the market in a timely manner; 6) our ability to produce mobile phones in a timely and cost efficient manner with differentiated hardware, localized services and applications; 7) our ability to increase our speed of innovation, product development and execution to bring new competitive smartphones and mobile phones to the market in a timely manner; 8) our ability to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled employees; 9) our ability to implement our strategies, particularly our new mobile product strategy; 10) the intensity of competition in the various markets where we do business and our ability to maintain or improve our market position or respond successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 11) our ability to maintain and leverage our traditional strengths in the mobile product market if we are unable to retain the loyalty of our mobile operator and distributor customers and consumers as a result of the implementation of our new strategy or other factors; 12) our success in collaboration and partnering arrangements with third parties, including Microsoft; 13) the success, financial condition and performance of our suppliers, collaboration partners and customers; 14) our ability to source sufficient quantities of fully functional quality components, subassemblies and software on a timely basis without interruption and on favorable terms, including the disruption of production and/or deliveries from any of our suppliers as a result of adverse conditions in the geographic areas where they are located; 15) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing, service creation, delivery and logistics without interruption; 16) our ability to ensure the timely delivery of sufficient volumes of products that meet our and our customers' and consumers' requirements and manage our inventory and timely adapt our supply to meet changing demands for our products; 17) any actual or even alleged defects or other quality, safety and security issues in our products; 18) any actual or alleged loss, improper disclosure or leakage of any personal or consumer data collected or made available to us or stored in or through our products; 19) our ability to successfully manage costs, including our ability to achieve targeted costs reductions and to effectively and timely execute related restructuring measures, including personnel reductions; 20) our ability to effectively and smoothly implement the new operational structure for our businesses; 21) the development of the mobile and fixed communications industry and general economic conditions globally and regionally; 22) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan, as well as certain other currencies; 23) our ability to protect the technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products and services; 24) our ability to protect numerous patented standardized or proprietary technologies from third-party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 25) the impact of changes in government policies, trade policies, laws or regulations and economic or political turmoil in countries where our assets are located and we do business; 26) any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 27) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 28) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile products and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 29) our ability to achieve targeted costs reductions and increase profitability in Nokia Siemens Networks and to effectively and timely execute related restructuring measures; 30) Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to maintain or improve its market position or respond successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 31) Nokia Siemens Networks' liquidity and its ability to meet its working capital requirements; 32) whether Nokia Siemens Networks is able to successfully integrate the acquired assets of Motorola Solutions' networks business, retain existing customers of the acquired business, cross-sell Nokia Siemens Networks' products and services to customers of the acquired business and otherwise realize the expected synergies and benefits of the acquisition; 33) Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to timely introduce new products, services, upgrades and technologies; 34) Nokia Siemens Networks' success in the telecommunications infrastructure services market and Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to effectively and profitably adapt its business and operations in a timely manner to the increasingly diverse service needs of its customers; 35) developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers in the networks infrastructure and related services business; 36) the management of our customer financing exposure, particularly in the networks infrastructure and related services business; 37) whether ongoing or any additional governmental investigations into alleged violations of law by some former employees of Siemens AG may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens AG to Nokia Siemens Networks; 38) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from ongoing or any additional governmental investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-39 of Nokia's annual report Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 under Item 3D. "Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

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