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Chris Ziegler of Engadget managed to take a few minutes of Nokia CEO Stephen Elop’s time at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. They discuss everything from his time at Microsoft to the announcement of a potentially lucrative deal with his former employer to make Windows Phone Nokia’s primary smartphone strategy. Check out the interview after the break.

During Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Nokia EVP of Services Tero Ojanpera sat down with Marco Argenti, VP of Content and Consumer Engagement, to discuss the potential for content, apps, navigation and scale of the partnership with Microsoft can have for consumers, operators and partners. Hit the jump for the full video.

During Nokia Developer day at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2011, Nokia Beta Labs announced a major release of Mobile Documents by Visiarc (v0.9.20) since the beta launch. It includes some of the most requested features including Symbian^1 and S60 support, Hotmail support and a homescreen widget to make it complete. Hit the jump to find out more.

Finally here’s one extremely exciting preview for the future. With no estimated release date, Microsoft also announced that Windows Phone 7 will eventually receive Xbox Kinect support, allowing users to play interactive games using their Windows Phone powered handset. Check out the preview video after the break.

UnwiredView managed to get an interview with Nokia’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Dr. Kai Oistamo, during Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. Dr. Kai Oistamo was asked questions regarding the NokMsft deal, Ovi services and Nokia’s WP codebase, to which he responded, “There is plenty of things Nokia can do to build on top of Windows Phone without fragmenting the Windows Phone code,” allowing Nokia to differentiate themselves and stand out within the Windows Phone ecosystem. Check out the full interview after the break.