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Articles tagged with: Helsinki
GSMA Applauds Actions to Establish a Harmonised Approach to Spectrum Allocation
The GSM Association says that it has welcomed an initiative driven by the Finnish Ministry of Communications to develop a unified approach to the allocation of 'Digital Dividend' spectrum - the spectrum that will be freed up by the switchover from analogue to digital TV - in the Baltic Sea region. The Ministry recently hosted a Baltic Sea Summit on the digital dividend in helsinki attended by government delegations from all the Baltic Sea states, namely Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. more
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Mobile Indoor Positioning trial launched at Helsinki Shopping Center
Nokia has announced the launch of a mobile indoor positioning trial at Kamppi Shopping Center in helsinki Finland. The roll out of the new indoor location service marks the second phase of an ongoing research project which began in March 2009 in partnership with Kamppi Center Investments Oy (EFM Suomi Oy). more
Related Tags: location-based-services, lbs, nokia, Finland
Communicating with more than words
ICT is all about communication but it has never provided the semantic richness offered by the non-verbal cues that typically pepper face-to-face conversation. Thanks to European researchers, that is about to change. more
Related Tags: sms, eu, twitter, rsa, privacy, ict, edge, tim, ovi, iden, vas, telecom-italia, instant-messaging, partner
Mobile Internet, multimedia and mapping capture 40% of smartphone face time
Hannu Verkasalo, who has the public examination of his doctoral dissertation at helsinki University of Technology on April 17th, says that "the usage of new smartphone applications, including the mobile Internet, games, multimedia and map applications, has been increasing among smartphone users and reaches already 40% of total face time". However, most of the usage is still based on voice and text messaging. more
Related Tags: mms, mobile-email, smartphone, text-messaging, ict, smartphones, tim, mobile-internet, instant-messaging, Finland
Nokia to Close R&D Site - Cut Handset Production at Factory
Nokia has announced plans to close the Jyväskylä site and concentrate mobile devices R&D in Finland at Tampere, Oulu, Salo and the helsinki metropolitan area. Nokia also plans to scale down Salo production with staggered temporary lay-offs, aligning production with market demand while continuing operations without interruption. more
Related Tags: nokia, itu, salo, Finland
Nokia Opens an Office in Hollywood
Nokia's newest research laboratory has been established - in the Hollywood area of California, US. The new NRC Hollywood laboratory will research on many technologies surrounding the media industry: film, music, games, web and TV. With a strong emphasis on entertainment and associated experiences, research topics will include mixed reality, content creation and user interface experiences, among others. more
Related Tags: university-of-southern-california, nokia, massachusetts, nokia-research-center, california, USA
UPDATE: Sony Ericsson Warns Slowing Demand to Hit 2Q Profit
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said Friday its second-quarter sales and net income would be hit by slowing demand for mid-to-high end mobile phones and a delay of new products shipped during the quarter. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, samsung, gartner, lg, reliance, sony, samsung-electronics, stockholm
Nokia Says Single-chip Plan Not Hit by Infineon Delay
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia said Thursday its plan to use one chip for radio technology in its mobile handsets is still on track, despite news from supplier Infineon Technologies of delays. more
Related Tags: broadcom, texas-instruments, infineon-technologies, texas, edge, stmicroelectronics, infineon, chipset
Nokia Says US Economy Not Yet Affecting W. Europe Demand
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia Thursday said weakening consumer spending in the U.S. has yet to affect Western European sales. more
Related Tags: chief-financial-officer, USA
Nokia Research Center opens 'lablet' in Helsinki University of Technology
Nokia has announced the expansion of its research activities with the opening of a research lablet on the Otaniemi campus of helsinki University of Technology. At the same time Nokia Research Center and helsinki University of Technology announced a joint strategic research program in the area of mobile communications technologies. more
Related Tags: stanford, massachusetts, nokia-research-center, Finland