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Nokia brings $99 Asha smartphone

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English: Nokia N9 mobile phone running Harmatt...
English: Nokia N9 mobile phone running Harmattan software (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Nokia prior to two years went through a big modification, saying goodbye to its traditional Symbian routes and shifting to MS’ Windows Phone OS. In that time where it moved towards top-notch segment, the Finnish firm also revealed a straightforward reserve OS that is named Asha, which created different types of low-ranged phones. Build to cater developing markets in needy nations, the Asha phones till time has shown a retail win. However, it was assumed that Asha would serve as emergency solution –Nokia’s mentioned aim is to trim down the price of Windows phone devices, and majorly cost-competitive phones like Lumia 520 and 610.
Asha may still be intervened by Windows Phone for some period, but still it showed a great hit with its Asha platform. The older software is changed and improved so that it commits “faster and more responsive” user experience in combination of improved development tools for app development, publishing and monetization.
Nokia Asha 501 - © theverge.com
Still that model of goals may be typical for any mobile OS, the reality Nokia is putting heavy resources into developing Asha ecosphere is speaking. The mobile maker doesn’t look like trusting its potential of shifting Windows Phone down the pricing level rapidly enough, and so it’s doing tricky jobs against expected competition by aligning Asha ranges.
The fresh UI in Asha owns many well-recognized features from the MeeGo-enabled Harmattan interface on the Nokia N9. Initial one is the capability to tap dually on the locked screen to wake the phone up, but components of the Swipe UI and the appealing style and the status of the N9 are also there.

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Nokia Looking for a New Reportedly Seeking a CEO

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Nokia is looking for a new CEO, the WSJ reports. Although the rumor hasn’t been officially confirmed, sources say that the mobile giant is unhappy with the way current CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo is leading the company — particularly when it comes to smartphones.

Nokia hasn’t yet released a smartphone that can compete with Apple’s iPhoneiPhoneiPhone or any of the top AndroidAndroidAndroid devices, and it’s been frighteningly slow when it comes to adapting to new conditions in the smartphone market. It took Nokia years to realize that Symbian is not a great fit for a top-notch smartphone, and MeeGo, Nokia and Intel’s new smartphone platform, is still in its infancy.

Three weeks ago, Nokia’s new Head of Mobile Solutions Anssi Vanjoki wrote enthusiastically that he’s “committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices.”

His note, however, would hardly convince an astute observer that Nokia knows where it’s going when it comes to high-end smartphones. Vanjoki praises N8, Nokia’s first Symbian 3 device, but admits right away that it is also the last Nokia’s N-series smartphone based on Symbian 3. He praises MeeGo, but also declares that a Symbian 4 N-series device is a “very strong possibility.” Nokia seems to be ready to alter its approach, but does it have a clear vision of where to go next?

Nokia is “serious about making a change” and its board members are “supposed to make a decision by the end of the month,” WSJ’s source said. From what we’ve seen lately, maybe a new CEO is exactly what Nokia needs.

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