During the Nokia World event, Nokia has launched new smartphones running the latest Symbian^3 mobile operating system.
The company, still the world’s largest phone maker, says each of the devices will be integrated with Ovi services and apps.
“Today our fight back to smartphone leadership shifts into high gear,” says Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia. “Despite new competition, Symbian remains the most widely used smartphone platform in the world. Our new family of smartphones introduced today feature the all-new Symbian OS, rewritten to be faster, easier to use, more efficient and more developer friendly.”
The flagship business device is the Nokia E7:
Touted as a business smartphone, the device adds Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and secure access to corporate email boxes, alongside a number of business apps.
Additionally, the phone has a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen, full slide-out keyboard and Nokia ClearBlack technology for improved outdoor visibility. Included are an 8MP camera with dual-LED flash, Dolby Digital Plus surround sound via an HDMI video output, the ability to connect to a USB stick, Flash 10 video support, and a built-in FM radio tuner.
Retail price? EUR 495
Result for: new business
Samsung has said they plan to invest $21 billion USD into new businesses such as solar cells, LED tech and even bio-pharmaceuticals.
The statement adds that the investment will help develop five new businesses for the company, add 45,000 jobs, and add $40 billion in additional revenue by 2020.
“Governments around the world are now investing in green industries to address the issues of depleting energy resources and the protection of our planet’s environment, which present pressing challenges to the global community,” Samsung added in their prepared statement.
About 25 percent of the investment will be for solar cells “using crystalline silicon technology and thin film technology.” Another 20 percent will be invested in rechargeable batteries for hybrid vehicles. An even larger chunk, around 35 percent, will be invested in LED technology ranging from TV back-lights to outdoor lighting.
The rest will be split between bio-pharmaceuticals and electronic healthcare equipment, says Samsung, which is currently a leader in the HDTV, mobile phone and chip markets.
Result for: new business
eMusic has announced that it will be adding artists from Warner Music Group, the third largest record label on the planet.
The new deal will make 10,000 catalog albums available for downloading, but will not include new popular hits.
eMusic says it hopes to expand to 400,000 subscribers by the end of the year.
CEO Danny Stein added that the company is looking to make licensing deals as well, which will allow its catalog titles to be streamed to paying subscribers.
“We have a bunch of things in store for 2010 that will allow us to grow again and that includes streaming,” Stein added. “The biggest issue comes with the rights holders being able to take on new business models.“
