Nokia: MWC 2015 Live blog

by Brandon Chester on 3/1/2015 12:29 PM EST
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  • rahulgarg - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - link

    Don't you mean Microsoft live blog?
  • Kristian Vättö - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - link

    While Nokia sold its mobile device unit to Microsoft, the company is still making a variety of mobile-related products.
  • xdrol - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - link

    Nokia Networks and Solutions. Manufacturing base stations and stuff.
  • jjj - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - link

    Interesting that they mentioned graphene soon after those job listings hinted that they are working on a graphene image sensor.
  • Vinny DePaul - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - link

    So there is no picture of an actual new phone? Nokia was the king and now.... We need a sexy phone which is not too small or big and we can take it anywhere, and powerful enough to replace a tablet.
  • SunLord - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - link

    I do believe Nokia is forbidden from making any phones for at least 5 years via the terms with Microsoft
  • Sttm - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    So SunLord if you read up above they mention the phone Nokia is currently selling.
  • backbydemand - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    Sttm, the N1 is a tablet, not a phone
  • close - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    They do sell feature phones though. I'm guessing they are not allowed to sell Windows/Android phones.
  • shadowjk - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    Nokia no longer manufactures:

    - Rubber
    - Paper board
    - Telegraph cables
    - Phone cables
    - Electrical cables
    - Television sets
    - personal computers
    - monitors
    - capacitors
    - military communication gear
    - gas masks
    - robots
    - beer
    - phones

    New Nokia does:
    + Equipment and services for mobile operators (base station equipment, infrastructure, etc)
    + Here Maps
    + R&D and patents licensing
    + Brand licensing (Nokia N1 is designed, manufactured, and sold by Lenovo)
  • SirKneeland - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    @shadowjk, couple of corrections on the N1.

    Lenovo isn't the manufacturing partner. Foxconn is.

    As for the design (N1 hardware and Z Launcher software) that was done by us here at Nokia. I should know, I worked on it.
  • melgross - Thursday, March 5, 2015 - link

    The timing isn't correct. I don't have the official no ber, but it's closer to two years from the time the sales closed.
  • backbydemand - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    Sttm, the N1 is a tablet, not a phone
  • LemmingOverlord - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    I see a lot of "ignorance" right now about Nokia. So here are a few factoids:

    - Nokia sold its mobile handset business to Microsoft in 2013
    - Nokia was already in dire straits when Elop came on board, although he certainly came on board just to sell it to MS
    - Nokia sold its *brands* - Asha, Lumia & Nokia to Microsoft (but only for the handsets)
    - Nokia launched the N1 Tablet, only its availability, for some reason, is limited to China
    - The N1 is basically a nice looking version of many, many iPad clones out there
    - The "new" Nokia is just part of Nokia Networks
    - Nokia has a non-compete with Microsoft, it won't be able to manufacture phones of any sort under the Nokia brand until the end of 2015.
    - The "new" Nokia is actually called "Nokia Technologies", it is mostly an R&D company
    - Old Lumias = Nokia
    - Newer Lumias = Microsoft
    - Latest phones from Microsoft no longer carry the Nokia Lumia
  • SirKneeland - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    @LemmingOverlord, are you saying that every Android tablet with a 7" screen is an iPad clone?
  • nikon133 - Monday, March 2, 2015 - link

    In all the honesty, N1 does look more similar to iPad Air than your average Samsung, Sony, Asus...
    Just to make it clear, I don't think Apple (or any other company) should have rights to basic shapes and materials... so I am happy that N1 does look as it does, because I prefer this design to Samsung's, and if I were on market for Android tablet, N1 would top my list.

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