Enterprise Mobility: Nokia World 2010: Smartphones, Software, Developers and New Faces
Nokia World 2010: Smartphones, Software, Developers and New Faces
by Darryl K. Taft
Welcome
Here, Nokia welcome participants to the Nokia World 2010 show.
Venue
Nokia World 2010 was held at the ExCel London exhibition center.
Nokia Is Back
Niklas Savander, executive vice president of markets at Nokia, opened the conference proclaiming, "Nokia is back!"
Stepping Out
Nokia World 2010 served as an introduction party for some, as the companys recently named CTO Rich Green marks time as a spokesperson at a major Nokia event. Formerly an executive at Sun Microsystems, Green joined Nokia as CTO in May.
Goodbye
While some like Green were ushered in, others such as Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president of mobile solutions at Nokia, announced plans to leave the company. During a keynote address, Vanjoki said this will be his last Nokia World, at least from the Nokia side of things.
Stepping Up
Meanwhile, Purnima Kochikar, vice president of Forum Nokia, stepped up her game in announcing enhancements to the Nokia Qt software development kit (SDK), improvements in the Ovi Store, and lowering the barrier to entry and increased monetization opportunities for developers during a keynote address.
Early Risers
Early risers are among the 3,000-strong Nokia users, developers, partners and others milling around the cavernous ExCel facility prior to the start of Nokia World.
Developer Summit
The 2010 Nokia Developer Summit was held in conjunction with Nokia World.
Meet the Experts
In the developer lounge, Nokia enables you to meet the experts.
Dominant Platform
These sales and usage stats tell the story.
Nokia N8 Smartphone
A new Nokia N8 smartphone is on display.
Another Look
Heres another look at the N8.
Nokia C7
The Nokia C7 is another one of the new smartphones Nokia announced at the show.
Nokia C6 and Info
Nokia also introduced the C6 smartphone at Nokia World 2010.
Nokia C7 Info
Here are some statistics on the Nokia C7 phone.
More C7
Heres another view of the Nokia C7.
White
Nokia is also offering the C6 in white.
Nokia N97
Heres a look at a Nokia N97 mini.
Entry
A Nokia display booth greets visitors as they enter the venue.
Ready for the Holidays
As these new smartphones and other devices are slated for release this fall, Nokia is pushing them as gift ideas for the holiday shopping season. The on-site Nokia store offers gift suggestions.
Are You Experienced?
The Nokia World Experience Lounge provides users with an opportunity to experience all the new Nokia phones, as well as older ones along with a variety of services.
Lounge
The Experience Lounge is quite the experience. Note the entrance.
Nokia E7 for Business
The new Nokia E7 is positioned as the companys top business phone.
Hackathon
Nokia World also featured a "hackathon" for developer teams to compete in building the most innovative apps for the smartphones.
Try an N8 On for Size
Heres a view of the Nokia N8 to give some perspective of its size.
Back
The back view of a silver N8 is pictured here.
Up Close
Heres a view of a Nokia E7 smartphone up close.
Open
A view of the Nokia E7, which is up close and open for business.
Unwind
After a round in the lounge getting "experienced," you can unwind with a coffee beverage or smoothie from the bar.
Stepping Down
Nokia Chairman Jorma Ollila announced he is stepping down from his post in 2012.
New Feature Phone
Mary McDowell, Nokias executive vice president of mobile phones, announces the new Nokia C3 feature phone.
Nokia C3
The new Nokia C3 Touch and Type phone was introduced at Nokia World 2010 on Sept. 15.
Cell Phone Bench
At Nokia World there were several benches made totally of recycled cell phones.
Memory Phone
The plaque on the bench of recycled phones reads, "In memory of your old phones."
TBL
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is credited with creating the World Wide Web, spoke at the Nokia World show and later met with eWEEK.
