Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rich Green, Nokia CTO, takes leave of absence for 'personal reasons']]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/rich-green-nokia-cto-takes-leave-of-absence-for-personal-reas/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/rich-green-nokia-cto-takes-leave-of-absence-for-personal-reas/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/rich-green-nokia-cto-takes-leave-of-absence-for-personal-reas/#commentsRich Green's only been with Nokia since 2010, making his way onto the leadership team in February when the Elopcalypse rolled through Espoo. As CTO, the former VP of Sun Microsystems is charged with defining Nokia's technology vision; be it hardware, software, user experience, cloud services, or developer programs. So yeah, he's the guy looking at what's next, what's beyond Windows Phone and S40. Well, we just got official word from Nokia that he's taking a leave of absence for an unspecified duration for "personal reasons." Of course, that could mean anything -- business is always personal, regardless of those empty bromides tossed around whenever something distasteful happens between corporate personalities. The story first broke in the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, citing two independent sources claiming that Green likely won't be returning to the company because of disagreements over strategy. Interesting, don't you think?

Update: Reuters says that Henry Tirri, head of Nokia Research Center, will be acting CTO

Rich Green, Nokia CTO, takes leave of absence for 'personal reasons' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ctoHenry TirriHenryTirrileave of absenceLeaveOfAbsencenokianokia research centerNokiaResearchCenterNRCrich greenRichGreenThu, 09 Jun 2011 03:19:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia toys with context-aware smartphone settings switch, Jigsaw provides better context for apps like this]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/nokia-toys-with-context-aware-smartphone-settings-switch-jigsaw/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/nokia-toys-with-context-aware-smartphone-settings-switch-jigsaw/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/27/nokia-toys-with-context-aware-smartphone-settings-switch-jigsaw/#comments If Intel prognosticated correctly, context is the future of apps -- your device's array of sensors will determine where you are and what you're doing, and clever programs will guess from there. Problems arise, however, when one tries to run those accelerometers, microphones, radio antennas and GPS tracking devices constantly on the battery life of an average smartphone and determine what the raw data means, and that's where a group of Dartmouth researchers (and one Nokia scholar) are trying to stake their claim. They've got a bundle of algorithms called Jigsaw for iPhone and Symbian that claims to be able to continually report what you're up to (whether walking, running, cycling or driving) no matter where you place your device, and only pings the sensors as needed based on how active you are. (For better or for worse, Jigsaw also dodges the privacy concerns Intel's cloud-based API might raise by storing all personal data on the phone.)

Of course, we've had a very basic version of context-aware functionality for years in apps like Locale for Android and GPS-Action for Symbian -- which modifies your smartphone settings under very specific conditions you specify. Now, Espoo's doing much the same with an app called Nokia Situations. Presently in the experimental stage, Situations is a long ways away from the potential of frameworks like Jigsaw, but here you won't have to wait -- you can download a beta for Symbian^3, S60 5th Edition and S60 3.2 at our source links without further delay.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>contextcontext enginecontext-awareContext-aware computingContext-awareComputingContextEngineDartmouthinferenceJigsawNokianokia research centerNokia SituationsNokiaResearchCenterNokiaSituationsS60s60 3rd editions60 5th editionS603rdEditionS605thEditionSituationsSymbianSymbian 3Symbian S60Symbian3SymbianS60Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[A grand tour of nanotechnology at Nokia Research Center, Cambridge]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/a-grand-tour-of-nanotechnology-at-nokia-research-center-cambrid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/a-grand-tour-of-nanotechnology-at-nokia-research-center-cambrid/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/a-grand-tour-of-nanotechnology-at-nokia-research-center-cambrid/#comments We've all seen what a bumpy ride Nokia's had over the last few months -- disappointing profits, the departure of a couple of old friends, and the slight delay of the forthcoming N8. Despite all that, Espoo seems to have at least one stronghold that remained unshaken throughout the storm: its research center in Cambridge, UK. Yep, we're talking about the magical place where Nokia and University of Cambridge co-develop the core technologies for the futuristic Morph concept. Actually, "futuristic" might be too strong a word here, as we were fortunate enough to see some of Nokia's latest research at the heart of Morph -- namely flexible circuitry and nanowire sensing -- demonstrated live yesterday. Curious as to how well the demos went? Then read on -- you know you want to.

Gallery: A grand tour of nanotechnology at Nokia Research Center, Cambridge

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A grand tour of nanotechnology at Nokia Research Center, Cambridge originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cambridgeCambridge UniversityCambridgeUniversityconceptdemoElectronic SkinElectronicSkinelectrotactile stimulationElectrotactileStimulationfeaturedfeaturesFlexible Printed Supercapflexible supercapacitorFlexiblePrintedSupercapFlexibleSupercapacitorlablaboratorymorphnanotechnologyNanowireNanowire sensingNanowireSensingnokianokia researchnokia research centerNokiaResearchNokiaResearchCenternrcresearchStretchable Electronic SkinStretchableElectronicSkinsupercapacitorTapani RyhanenTapaniRyhanentourukuniversity of cambridgeUniversityOfCambridgevideoTue, 28 Sep 2010 08:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia's Instant Community lets you socialize with those around you without actually meeting them (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/nokias-instant-community-lets-you-socialize-with-those-around-y/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/nokias-instant-community-lets-you-socialize-with-those-around-y/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/nokias-instant-community-lets-you-socialize-with-those-around-y/#commentsNokia's Instant Community lets you socialize with those around you without actually meeting them (video) Talking to people is hard, and talking to strangers? That's, like, really hard. Nokia has a better way: the Nokia Instant Community. It relies on ad-hoc WiFi connections from (Finnish) smartphones to create dynamic communities into which people can join. Once connected, trendy but introverted festival-goers can chat, exchange photos, and even download each other's bootlegs of the very show they're attending! It's the work of the Nokia Research Center along with Tampere University of Technology, and while it's just a prototype at this point, you can get the full walkthrough after the break -- the full, monotone walkthrough.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>instant communityInstantCommunitynokianokia instant communitynokia researchnokia research centerNokiaInstantCommunityNokiaResearchNokiaResearchCenterTampere University of TechnologyTampereUniversityOfTechnologyvideowifiTue, 25 May 2010 08:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia's Explore and Share concept uses super fast, mystery wireless]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nokias-explore-and-share-tech-concept-uses-super-fast-mystery-w/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nokias-explore-and-share-tech-concept-uses-super-fast-mystery-w/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nokias-explore-and-share-tech-concept-uses-super-fast-mystery-w/#comments The Nokia Research Center has another tech tease that gives us a glimpse into one of our many possible mobile computing futures. The so-called, Explore and Share concept starts by placing an N900 onto a "writer" that's tethered to a PC at a retail store. At that point, the PC recognizes the handset and serves up a number of options to the purchaser. For the purposes of the demo, an unnamed Finn selects an album that downloads to the handset in less than 10 seconds. Less than 10 seconds, wirelessly! If we assume that the 18 track Bruce Springsteen album is somewhere between 100MB and 200MB then we're looking at a 10MBps to 20MBps transfer rate. Nokia doesn't admit to what tech it's using, referring to it only as "a new radio technology." It's certainly not NFC which tops out at 424kbps, or Bluetooth 3.0 + HS which tops out at 3MBps. It also negotiates much faster than WiFi (though that could just be editing trickery). It's closer to Wireless USB's real-world data rates of around 15MBps or TransferJet's 375Mbps effective throughput. Or as a long shot, maybe Bluetooth 4.0 which targets 60Mbps (theoretical) transfer rates. Regardless, it's fast so we have to agree with Nokia when it deadpans: "Sounds great. Doesn't. It." Check out the action after the break.

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Nokia's mobile radar handset responds to movement, not emotion (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>conceptnokianokia research centerNokiaResearchCenternrcprototyperadarWed, 27 Jan 2010 04:42:00 EST<![CDATA[Wibree, Nokia's new standard, to replace Bluetooth]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/wibree-nokias-new-standard-to-replace-bluetooth/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/wibree-nokias-new-standard-to-replace-bluetooth/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/wibree-nokias-new-standard-to-replace-bluetooth/#commentsWe all love Bluetooth, given that, among other things, it powers our lovely cordless headsets and nicely syncs our Treos with our laptops. But just as we were snuggling into a long-term relationship with this fantastic short-range technology, Nokia has to come out with a new wireless connectivity standard called Wibree (no, not WiBro). Nokia claims that Wibree maintains a data rate of 1Mbps (not as good as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, which tops out at 2.1Mbps) at a range of up to 30 feet (yes, Class 1 Bluetooth can go up to 100 meters), operates in the 2.4 GHz band, but says that it's "10 times more energy efficient than Bluetooth," according to Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia Research Center. Nokia also said that it's working with Broadcom, CSR, Epson, Nordic Semicondutor and other companies to further develop the standard so that Wibree products can be released by the second quarter of 2007. It seems like Nokia is gambling pretty hard on this Wibree standard, given that the industry and consumers have invested tons of cash in Bluetooth-friendly products already and will no doubt be reluctant to get a whole new set of Wibree-friendly devices. That said, Reuters reports that "Nokia expects devices currently connected by Bluetooth will get a dual Bluetooth-Wibree chip, while devices that are currently not connected will use a Wibree-only chip." That smells like a huckster's gambit to us -- for all this hoopla about efficient power usage, that extra radio will no doubt draw additional power, which will certainly undermine some of Nokia's claims.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bluetoothbob iannucciBobIannuccimobilenokianokia research centerNokiaResearchCenterwibreeTue, 03 Oct 2006 15:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Wibree, Nokia's new standard, to replace Bluetooth]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/wibree-nokias-new-standard-to-replace-bluetooth/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/wibree-nokias-new-standard-to-replace-bluetooth/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/wibree-nokias-new-standard-to-replace-bluetooth/#commentsWe all love Bluetooth, given that, among other things, it powers our lovely cordless headsets and nicely syncs our Treos with our laptops. But just as we were snuggling into a long-term relationship with this fantastic short-range technology, Nokia has to come out with a new wireless connectivity standard called Wibree (no, not WiBro). Nokia claims that Wibree maintains a data rate of 1Mbps (not as good as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, which tops out at 2.1Mbps) at a range of up to 30 feet (yes, Class 1 Bluetooth can go up to 100 meters), operates in the 2.4 GHz band, but says that it's "10 times more energy efficient than Bluetooth," according to Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia Research Center. Nokia also said that it's working with Broadcom, CSR, Epson, Nordic Semicondutor and other companies to further develop the standard so that Wibree products can be released by the second quarter of 2007. It seems like Nokia is gambling pretty hard on this Wibree standard, given that the industry and consumers have invested tons of cash in Bluetooth-friendly products already and will no doubt be reluctant to get a whole new set of Wibree-friendly devices. That said, Reuters reports that "Nokia expects devices currently connected by Bluetooth will get a dual Bluetooth-Wibree chip, while devices that are currently not connected will use a Wibree-only chip." That smells like a huckster's gambit to us -- for all this hoopla about efficient power usage, that extra radio will no doubt draw additional power, which will certainly undermine some of Nokia's claims.

Read - Nokia press release
Read - Reuters

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