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iPhone App Heading to Hollywood, FarmVille Movie Next?

The concept of "Angry Birds," the popular iPhone and iPad game, is simple: Users slingshot evil-eyed avians at unsuspecting pigs to win points. Sound stupid? Not to the 6.5 million people who have downloaded the app and made it one of the most successful games on iTunes. Now Rovio, the Finnish developer behind the app, plans to capitalize on that popularity and move from the iPhone to the big ...
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Nokia: the fight begins now, Symbian^4 N-Series device later

Nokia's newly appointed Mobile Solutions chief , Anssi Vanjoki, has penned an impassioned post over at Nokia Conversations today where he sets out his perspective on the company's current position and future challenges. Describing the Finnish phone maker as "a challenger now," rather than an incumbent, Vanjoki wants to introduce a "laser focus on quality," with his two central aims being to reclaim Nokia's reputation for high-end devices and to re-energize a flagging fan base. He specifically namedrops Ricky Cadden -- who yesterday shut down Symbian-Guru because he'd lost faith with the company -- and clearly considers grassroots support like that an important aspect of how Nokia's success will be judged. As to the actual software front, Anssi confirms that the N8 will be the final Symbian^3 handset in the N-Series, but describes a Symbian^ 4 device in that family as a "strong possibility," a note which he follows up with a wink (seriously). Symbian is apparently still Nokia's smartphone OS of choice -- no Androids shall be found inside Nokia's hardware under Anssi's watch -- though MeeGo also earns a mention as the "awesome" platform for delivering "market-changing mobile computers." Just in case you were wondering, Anssi finishes off by telling us that these wondrous computers will be small enough to fit into your pocket -- though, sadly, he fails to specify exactly what sort of pocket that might be. [Thanks, Peter] Nokia: the fight begins now, Symbian^4 N-Series device later originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nokia N8 meets Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, has a good time (video)

No, we're not revealing some great hidden feature here -- Nokias have been able to pair with Bluetooth devices since pretty much forever -- but throw a complete set of desktop implements together with the Finnish company's greatest new phone , and sparks of interest do fly. In this case, a pair of keen fellas have hooked a portable keyboard and a Logitech mouse up to the N8 and had some fun videotaping their exploits. If you're thinking this would make a pretty killer combination with the N8 plugged into an HDTV, well... you'd be right . Catch the video after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Nokia N8 meets Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, has a good time (video) Nokia N8 meets Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, has a good time (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The smell of marketing success

Jun 14 - Finnish company IDEAIR uses scent marketing to boost sales, placing their scent diffusers in bars to attract the customer to a particular drink. Jill Kitchener reports.
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Virtual Furniture Amounting To Thousands Stolen From Habbo Hotel [Crime]

After 2007's mega-thousand thievery , more thieves have broken into the virtual Habbo Hotel and done away with thousands of dollars worth of furniture belonging to players. Up to 400 cases are being investigated now by Finnish police, would you believe. More
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Nokia Adds iPad to Patent Suit Against Apple

The Finnish cellphone maker had already sued Apple over infringement of its patents involving the iPhone, which led Apple to countersue Nokia.
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Nokia Investors Lose Patience 3 Years After iPhone (Update1)

May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj has had three years to come up with a rival to the iPhone. Investors say thats long enough. As Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo addresses shareholders today at the Finnish companys annual meeting, he needs to convince them that Nokia, the worlds largest mobile- phone maker, will have hit smartphones this year to compete with Apple Inc.
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Desperate Nokia Making a Tablet Too [Rumor]

A Finnish analyst says Nokia's preparing a touchscreen tablet "for fall release." If confirmed, it won't be the first time that Nokia tries a tablet format. I just hope they don't take any notes from their sad previous efforts . [ Reuters ] More
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Nokia and Alpine integrating handsets into cars, bringing Ovi Maps to your dashboard

What's the one biggest hurdle to throwing out your dedicated GPS nav unit and going ahead with the free turn-by-turn navigation offered by your smartphone ? If your answer was that most phones don't have the great big screens or easy installation systems of some satnav devices, look out, because Nokia's about to shake up your world all over again. Alpine has just announced its partnership with the Finnish giant aimed at integrating Nokia handsets -- complete with free Ovi Maps navigation -- into car dashboard systems. Yes, that means you can use your superb six-amp speaker system to boom out music or voice nav instructions from the phone, as well as your in-dash 7-inch LCD for showing you the right way home. There's further interaction with widgets keeping an eye on your fuel levels and engine condition, leading to location-based services such as the phone notifying you of the nearest and cheapest petrol station. Connectivity is done over either USB or Bluetooth, and Nokia promises that this Terminal Mode will be showing up in its phones in the very near future. The sooner the better, we say. Nokia and Alpine integrating handsets into cars, bringing Ovi Maps to your dashboard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLVI: BlueBerry gets upgraded with optical pad

You see, this isn't our first run-in with BlueBerry . Nay -- this is a firm that has shadowed Waterloo's moves for some time, so when it came time for the real thing to make the transition from trackballs to optical pads, the Shenzhen doppelganger naturally had to follow suit. The result is this here BlueBerry 9500, a device that looks more like a Bold 9500 grafted to a Nokia E72 than it does a Bold 9700 -- but hey, for folks torn between their Finnish and Canadian loyalties, this might be the perfect solution. The impressive spec sheet includes a TV tuner (complete with 9-inch retractable antenna), dual SIM support, and WiFi, and -- most importantly -- the optical pad is said to be "decent." Check out the gallery for a couple more shots -- just don't expect any App World access with this one. Gallery: Keepin' it real fake, part CCLVI: BlueBerry gets upgraded with optical pad Keepin' it real fake, part CCLVI: BlueBerry gets upgraded with optical pad originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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