In some North American journalists' eyes, Suomi, (the Finnish name for Finland) is a godforsaken backwater, a place famous only for saunas, ice swimming and a president who looks like Conan O’Brien. But, there’s some very good reasons why Stephen Elop recently said Nokia’s headquarters would stay in Espoo. And they've got nothing to do with his love of ice hockey. The world’s biggest boffins Innovation takes brains. [...]

.... Imagine answering a mobile phone and winning an amazing day full of self-indulgence and fun. Well for the launch of the Lumia 800 in France people had the opportunity to do just that. You literally had to pick up a call from a Lumia to win a mystery amazing day out! 'If a simple phone call could change your everyday life..how far would you go to pick it up?' The competition The Nokia France community were told to visit a website where there was a virtual Lumia floating on the screen. [...]

Q1. Most exciting Nokia phone of 2011 As voted by you, the most exciting Nokia phone of last year is the Nokia N9. Announced in June 2011, it's not so much of a wonder that it beat its main rival, the Lumia 800, which was announced at Nokia World in October. Running Meego, the swipe interface supported by no homescreen button excited and intrigued tech enthusiasts everywhere with its new and unique approach. [...]

So much so that when we’re not using them, we’re often talking about them. Whether it’s wading in to the never-ending online debate or advising your (no doubt less informed) friends and family in the real world about their next phone, there’s always fat to chew in the mobile world. This chatter is generally a wonderful thing, but inevitably it sees certain myths arise and spread like a crazed wildfire. [...]

via All About Symbian (more about them later) A brief personal history I grew up at just the right time to embrace mobile technology. Moving to London town for my 1st job straight out of University, I had to have a mobile. So I got one - and haven't looked back. With time, as phones developed and technology moved on, each new iteration of my Nokia (yes folks, I was a Nokia boy even before I joined Nokia Connects [formerly WOMWorld/Nokia]) had more advanced features, and eventually a camera. [...]

This time we're looking at the Lumia 800, more specifically from Timo and Lee's point of view. via techprolonged First up have MeeGo and N9 enthusiast Timo who really wants to see what all the fuss is about with the N9's cousin (can I say that?), so let's have a little look at his first impressions and see how it compares. In the looks department it compares very well, as it looks so much like the N9 which he already says is 'one of the most beautiful devices out there'. [...]