Kenney Ho, a staff reporter from Korean newspaper The Chosunilbo (The Chosun Daily) sent me a set of delightful questions. According to Kenney, The Chosunilbo “has a history of 90 years, has been the most dominant, and influential paper of all time in Korea.
Nokia sells New York headquarters
May 18, 2012 Updated at 11:30 pm
Nokia has sold its New York headquarters, located north of Manhattan in the industrial town of White Plains. Purchased six years ago for $30 million, the struggling Finnish vendor sold the building to biotechnology firm Histogenetics for $12 million. ”It’s a great deal for 12 million bucks,” Michael Rao, president of the realtor representing Histogenetics, told LoHud.com .
What Happens When You Hammer A Nail Into A Nokia Lumia? (NOK)
May 18, 2012 Updated at 8:05 pm
A YouTuber called the Nokia Lumia 900 the “toughest phone in the world.” Tech Craver wanted to test that. So they took it into the lab and tried to hammer a nail directly into the screen .
Nokia Lumia 900 gets hammer and nails stress tested
May 18, 2012 Updated at 7:29 pm
This week a couple of engineers from Tech Craver busted out a hammer, some nails, and their own Nokia Lumia 900 review unit to do some stress tests. While what you’re about to see isn’t technically as scientifically viable as we’d normally like to see in a hammer-to-smartphone test, we’ll accept it – if only because they added what appears to be Stephen Elop calling them on the phone at the end of the video before the video stoppers up.
Motorola, RIM offer Apple compromise in nano-SIM design spat
May 18, 2012 Updated at 4:09 pm
A back room battle has been raging in recent months over the future of something very small: the nano-SIM, a smaller SIM card design that would allow phone makers to fit more hardware in their increasingly thin devices. For the vast majority of smartphone users, the shape of their phone’s SIM cards is not something of any real, pressing importance.
Nokia losing cash reserves at worrying pace
May 18, 2012 Updated at 2:13 pm
Nokia may be trying to make a comeback in the smartphone world by pairing with Microsoft and leveraging Windows Phone, but analysts are concerned that the company may be burning through its cash reserves too fast. Last quarter the Finnish smartphone manufacturer reported a $1.7 billion loss, and analysts fear the company may not be able to stop hemorrhaging money.
Analysts: Nokia On Track To Burn Through Its Whole $6B Cash Pile In Next 2 Years
May 18, 2012 Updated at 1:17 pm
The Facebook IPO is expected to usher in a day of massive trading volumes on the markets, and some believe that might translate to a lift for some tech stocks . But one that could really use some help has just been served another course of bad press: Nokia is apparently burning through its cash reserves — fast.
Distro Issue 41: a visit to the Lowcountry’s Twelve South, TiVo Premiere XL4 and HTC EVO 4G LTE
May 18, 2012 Updated at 1:15 pm
It’s the most wonderful time of the week once again, pals. Like most seven-day periods, this one comes to a close with the latest issue of our e-magazine for your gadget reading pleasure.
Samsung Galaxy S III hits 9m pre-orders worldwide
May 18, 2012 Updated at 8:56 am
Say what you will about the Galaxy S III , but Samsung is going to sell mountains of phones. The Korea Economic Daily is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy S III has already amassed around 9 million pre-orders with over 100 global carriers.
RIM and Motorola modify nano-SIM proposal, hope to meet Apple halfway
May 18, 2012 Updated at 4:13 am
It’s been a battle of epic proportions over a microscopic piece of plastic, but the warring sides appear to be working together to find a compromise. We’re referring to the fight between Apple and a coalition formed by RIM, Motorola and Nokia as each group attempts to make their own nano-SIM design the ETSI standard.