“Partnership” Articles

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop talks with Geoff Cutmore of CNBC in this lengthy video at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit 2011. Check out the video after the break.

Nokia’s EVP of Mobile Phones, Mary McDowell, spoke at MWC 2011about her role to drive the strategy put in place to get the ‘Next Billion’ connected. The aim is to make mobile phones and Internet services affordable and accessible to more people across the globe, especially to growing economies. Check out the interview after the break.

Nokia has announced that Sebastian Nystrom will succeed Alberto Torres as new Head of the Meego team at Nokia. Alberto left the company when Nokia announced the partnership with Microsoft at MWC in February and so Sebastian has now been appointed to take over. Nokia has also announced that a Meego Developer Edition will become available for the Nokia N900. More details after the break.

Bloomberg has today revealed that two people with knowledge of the terms regarding the Nokia/Microsoft Partnership announced in Mobile World Congress 2011 earlier last month, have stated that Microsoft will pay Nokia around $1 billion to promote and develop Windows Phone-based handsets as part of their smartphone software agreement. Hit the jump to find out more.

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.