Nokia-Microsoft Strategic Alliance: Win-Win or Lose-Lose?

A lot has been written about Microsoft and Nokia in the past few days – some of it good, most of it bad. We at Techwench have taken a long look at the Nokia-Microsoft Alliance and we thought we’d pitch in with our own two cents. History was re-written on February 11, 2011 when Nokia… Continue reading Nokia-Microsoft Strategic Alliance: Win-Win or Lose-Lose?

Nokia SmartPhone – A Balance of Symbian and MeeGo

Nokia’s Chief Technical Officer Rich Green commented on the importance of mobile applications at the Qt Developer Days event in San Francisco. He also stressed the Qt toolkit’s role in the mobile platforms. Qt will speed up the development of mobile applications by Nokia. It will also provide a unique solution to the developers to… Continue reading Nokia SmartPhone – A Balance of Symbian and MeeGo

Nokia: There will be no Symbian^4

Nokia is looking to set right quite a few wrongs. There will be no Symbian^4! No, this does not mean it is the end of the road for Symbian. It simply means that it is the end of the road for the weird naming system that the Symbian Foundation started using with the latest iteration… Continue reading Nokia: There will be no Symbian^4

Nokia’s Sorry Story: Resurgence? (Part 2)

In part 1 of this series, we saw where Nokia’s current troubles are rooted. Poor Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo had to pay with his job just so that Nokia could get a non-Finnish CEO on board. And OPK wasn’t the only one that left. After being given the cold shoulder for the second time, Anssi Vanjoki quit… Continue reading Nokia’s Sorry Story: Resurgence? (Part 2)

Why Nokia Refuses to Pee in its Pants

A debate that had been brewing for years was suddenly brought to international fame when none lesser than Anssi Vanjoki himself commented that using Android as a mobile software solution is like “peeing in your pants” for short term warmth. His words could not have been less explicit, and the flame wars it started on… Continue reading Why Nokia Refuses to Pee in its Pants