Nokia just announced its quarterly results and one of the highlights was Stephen Elop’s statement that indicated that Nokia may be considering “multiple ecosystem patterns” to bring the company on track. WSJ reported that this indicates a switch to Android. The recent report by Canalys suggesting that Android eclipsed Symbian to become the leading smart...

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If you have been on the Internet, chances that you would have heard the recent comments of Nokia’s outgoing EVP Anssi Vanjoki that embracing Android would be like Finnish boys “peeing in their pants” for warmth during cold winter months. This comment was Vanjoki’s response to growing pressure on Nokia to adopt Android for it’s...

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In a very passionate post, Nokia’s new mobile-solutions chief Anssi Vanjoki outlined that the strategy to boost Nokia’s position in the smart phone market will be centered around MeeGo, a platform Nokia developed with Intel. I was stirred by the passion in the Vanjoki’s commentary, but I am far from convinced that Nokia should be...

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A while back, we discussed how to add custom SIP accounts and configure Skype in Fring. Although the instructions were applicable to other platforms (at least in spirit), there was some confusion about how to do that on the Symbian platform. I was just browsing the comments and it stuck me the number of users...

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The ubiquity of the mobile phone makes it the perfect device to access VoIP services. You can make low rate VoIP calls without being restricted to a place (e.g., computer or landline). It is not surprising to see the growing adoption of mobile VoIP (mVoIP) among users. Although lot of VoIP providers provide their own...

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Apple reportedly sold over 700,000 iPads (including pre-orders) on day 1. iPad were also sold out at Best Buy nationwide. Considering that the iPad is not the first tablet device, it struck me as a huge feat by Apple to succeed in a domain where the veterans like Microsoft have failed. This got me thinking...

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Holiday season is here and to make this Thanksgiving special, here’s a great deal. Truphone is offering unlimited free calls to all the US landlines and mobiles on Thanksgiving!!! Yes, you heard it right – FREE CALL to US on Thanksgiving. Truphone is offering free calls to US landlines and mobiles for 12 full hours...

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Having cornered vast majority of PC based VoIP communication market, Skype is getting ready to extend this domination in the mobile sphere. Skype is trying to liberate its users from the PC and enable them to make calls from mobile devices. Skype already had a mobile version which allows users to make call to their...

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