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Nokia's phone business units now under one umbrella
Nokia wants to get all its mobileheads into one hierarchy or org chart, so the Finnish mobile phone giant is consolidating all of if mobile development into a brand new business unit. This new department within corporate Nokia will be curiously called the "Device" unit, which we see as a direct but unflattering name nonetheless. This new business unit will handle all of Nokia's mobile devices from normal cellphones to Symbian smartphones to N800-esque tablet devices, as the three separate divisions that handle these devices will now be combined. Nokia is also creating two new divisions in this reorganization -- Software & Services and Markets -- to replace existing structure in those areas as well.
Nokia's N95 gets FCC approval
The lovingly gracious FCC has yet again spoiled the secret party on another handset, as we spied the Nokia N95 with all its technical and RF detail at the FCC website. This means, umm, the N95 will probably be here in the U.S. by maybe June (or not). With the average delays we see from FCC approval to hitting carrier shelves being months (many months sometimes), the N95 should wash ashore by early summer -- and maybe late Spring. With the N95 being such a high-end handset, though, maybe Nokia is planning to sell it directly from its new retail storefront(s) instead of going straight to a carrier. Both T-Mobile and Cingular (err, at&t) are not that known for carrying manufacturer flagships (and the N95 may be that in some form), so will Nokia shun the carriers this time around with this UMTS / HSDPA unit? Most likely, yes.
