ESPOO, Finland - Now that the year-end holidays are over, we here at Nokia Conversations are back in full force. We have a thing or two cooking in the kitchen, and we're thinking of our plans for the year. More of that as it develops. Right now, I'd like to empty out some open tabs in my browser. I can't say I caught everything since the last time we shared links. And I'm a bit silent on other thi...

ESPOO, Finland - In the past year, I've been watching how netbooks, small hardcover book-sized computers, have been slowly gaining traction. These highly mobile net-connected devices are encroaching on the smartphone space. Indeed, with mobile network operators such as Vodafone offering netbooks with 3G dongles, the line between mobile computing and mobile phones is rapidly blurring. Furthermore, ...

ESPOO, Finland - I used to be one of those people who would say "you get what you pay for," and tell folks to quit complaining when one of their "free" online services was having some service issues. Think about it: you are using a service for free and it breaks down. Why should you get mad? You don't pay anything for it. That makes you a free-loader of some sort, right? Beggars can't be choosy. W...

ESPOO, Finland - The Nokia 5800 had at least two interesting things going for it this year, 1) it was leaked long before launch (when it was known as "Tube"), and 2) it was Nokia's latest touchscreen device and there were some expectations that it would go head-to-head with the Apple iPhone. Despite this, the Nokia 5800 hit the world on its own terms. It was clear to the public that it was not goi...

ESPOO, Finland - OK. Leaks have dominated our device launches this year, stealing, with different lead times, the thunder from the Nokia E71, Nokia E63, and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. But, it's been interesting to watch, as well, how folks have been misled by fake-fakes, real-fakes, and what ever else the nasty cunning crafty Chinese counterfeiters can throw our way. But will anything change for 2009...

ESPOO, Finland ??? Yup. It???s the end of the year and everyone here at Nokia Conversations is preparing for our Christmas holidays. But, before we head out, we worked up a list of what each of us thought were the best stories of the year in each of our categories ??? Products, Services, Design, Environment, Future Technologies, and Our Business. So, each day over the two weeks, James, Mike, and I...

ESPOO, Finland - This was the year that Nokia really engaged with their most passionate users over new and future products and services. Two of the best examples of this are the Nokia Beta Labs and Nokia Pilots. Fascinated by their progress, we visited the respective teams repeatedly over the past year. Both are driven by the growing understanding at Nokia that the company can't do all the innovat...

ESPOO, Finland - This was the year that Nokia really engaged with their most passionate users over new and future products and services. Two of the best examples of this are the Nokia Beta Labs and Nokia Pilots. Fascinated by their progress, we visited the respective teams repeatedly over the past year. Both are driven by the growing understanding at Nokia that the company can't do all the innovat...

ESPOO, Finland - We were looking back at the activity across our streams. Comments, views, hits, and stuff all pretty much point to the same top stories that generated the most debate and comments (listed below). I want to point out that we are rapidly approaching that tipping point where the great comments are starting to overwhelm us. That's the bad side of abundance and we are working hard to k...

ESPOO, Finland – Yup. It’s the end of the year and everyone here at Nokia Conversations is preparing for our Christmas holidays. But, before we head out, we worked up a list of what each of us thought were the best stories of the year in each of our categories – Products, Services, Design, Environment, Future Technologies, and Our Business. So, each day over the two weeks, James, Mike, and I...