Tag Archives: EmergingMarkets

BlackBerry Q5: a QWERTY handset built for emerging markets

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This morning at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Thorsten Heins kicked off the company’s major annual event with a brief mention of the latest BB10 device, the Q5. It’s a handset Heins is convinced will be a “big hit” for its target audience. The portr…


Nokia begins construction on Vietnamese production facility

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In keeping with Elop’s focus on Asia-based production, Nokia’s just broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Vietnam. The site, located in the country’s Bac Ninh province, spans over 17 hectacres and is slated to begin production of mobile de…


Nokia’s extreme dieting continues as it kills off Nokia Money

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If you thought Nokia had finished its program of slimming down, think again. The axe is being wielded on Nokia Money as the company seeks to reinvent itself as a lean’n'mean mobile player. The mobile payments and cash management service was launched …


Nokia Lumia 610 hands-on (video)

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Nokia’s stand at Mobile World Congress is more of a city than a dingy old booth — it’s absolutely massive, and full of Lumias and PureViews and Ashas (oh my!). As we continue to dissect the entire thing, our adventure has taken us to the Lumia 610. T…


Nokia Lumia 610 hands-on (video)

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Nokia’s stand at Mobile World Congress is more of a city than a dingy old booth — it’s absolutely massive, and full of Lumias and PureViews and Ashas (oh my!). As we continue to dissect the entire thing, our adventure has taken us to the Lumia 610. T…


Microsoft lowers hardware requirements, opens Marketplace to 23 more countries

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If there was a theme for today’s Nokia keynote, and, by extension, Microsoft’s plans for Windows Phone, it’s that the OS is being targeted toward lower-spec phones worldwide. The SDK update that’ll soon roll out to developers will include an emulator…