Feb 17

Swann DVR4-2600 kit is 4 cameras and 500GB worth of remotely-accessible home security overkill

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Swann DVR4-2600 kit is four cameras worth of remotely-accessible home security overkill

We’ve seen IP cams before, inexpensive ones like the DCS-930L from D-Link that get the job done with no frills, rather fancier ones like the Logitech Alert system that offer a premium feel — at a premium cost. But nothing quite like this. It’s the Swann DVR4-2600, a system that comes with four separate cameras, each offering a “high resolution” VGA that are about 10 years past a time when VGA could reasonably be called “high resolution.” They do, at least, offer 65 feet worth of night vision and all-weather functionality. There’s also a 500GB DVR included that can be connected directly to a TV or accessed remotely from a plethora of mobile apps covering everything from Android and iOS to Windows Mobile 6 and Symbian. You can get e-mails whenever your prisoners guests move and, the pièce de résistance, the kit includes four theft deterrent stickers. If those don’t keep the crooks away, maybe the rottweiler* will. Full details in the PR below.

Gallery: Swann DVR4-2600 kit

*Rottweiler not included.

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Feb 16

Nokia shareholders and unions fight back against Microkia

Posted in: meego, Microsoft, nokia, symbian, Today's Chili, windows phone, WindowsPhone

Nokia shareholders are not very happy right now with NOK taking a 25 percent hit since the announcement of the Microsoft marriage. Stephen Elop, Nokia’s first foreign-born CEO, is taking heat on multiple fronts even as he prostrates himself to the media in hopes of getting his message out. Already, we’ve heard numerous conspiracies calling Elop a “trojan horse,” sent by Steve Ballmer to sabotage Nokia from within. Conspiraloons are quick to point to records showing Elop holding a significant number of Microsoft shares — a situation that Elop says is temporary (and outdated) having already sold a majority of his Microsoft position with plans to sell off the rest in favor of Nokia stock just as soon as he’s free to do so under regulatory moratoriums meant to prevent insider trading. Nevertheless, Nokia will be facing at least two very real showdowns on its near-term horizon.

First, will be a battle with the Finnish trade union Pro which is demanding €100,000 (in addition to severance payments) for every Nokia employee that loses their job under Elop’s new strategy — money the unions says will be used for reeducation. The union estimates that Nokia could cut as many as 25% (5,000 people) of Nokia’s 20,000 workers located in Finland. The second major hurdle facing Elop, and the board of directors that appointed him, will come at Nokia’s Annual General Meeting for shareholders. Already, a cabal of nine frustrated shareholders have been grabbing attention with its “Nokia Plan B” proposal to oust Stephen Elop and return Nokia to a MeeGo focus giving Symbian a five-year minimum reprieve. The group has since disbanded after its plan was rejected by institutional investors. Nevertheless, we don’t expect Symbian / MeeGo fans and developers to give up without a fight, and we expect Helsinki Fair Centre’s Amfi Hall to be center-ring when the event kicks off on May 3rd in Helsinki.

Nokia shareholders and unions fight back against Microkia originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 15

Nokia C5-04 with T-Mobile branding gets Bluetooth certified: is the Nuron 2 still on?

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Does that shot up there look just a little bit like T-Mobile’s allegedly shelved Nuron 2? Why yes, it does — so it would seem that the phone has a model code of C5-04, according to the Bluetooth SIG’s certification database. That would make a lot of sense since the rumored Nuron replacement was looking like a rebranded C5-03 already, and Nokia would need to bust out a new model code since T-Mobile’s version would require support for AWS 3G. Question is, does this mean that the phone is back on T-Mobile’s roadmap? It wouldn’t be out of the question for a canned device to continue its zombie-esque stroll through the world’s certification bodies — but this could also mean the carrier still wants to get this done; Nokia doesn’t have Windows Phone gear ready quite yet, after all.

Nokia C5-04 with T-Mobile branding gets Bluetooth certified: is the Nuron 2 still on? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 13

Engadget Podcast 232 – 02.13.2011

Posted in: meego, Microsoft, Mwc2011, nokia, podcast, podcasts, symbian, Today's Chili, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone7

Who’s ready for the special Grammys edition of the Engadget Podcast? When we said “Grammys,” we meant “consumer electronics,” and when we said “special,” we meant “just like every other week, but still pretty special.”

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Guest: Chris Ziegler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: March of the Pigs

00:02:45 – Nokia CEO Stephen Elop rallies troops in brutally honest ‘burning platform’ memo? (update: it’s real!)
00:05:15 – Nokia and Microsoft enter strategic alliance on Windows Phone, Bing, Xbox Live and more
00:09:13 – RIP: Symbian
00:11:15 – Nokia: Symbian and MeeGo not dead yet, still shipping this year (updated)
00:18:41 – Nokia tells investors that 2011 and 2012 will be ‘transition years’
00:32:50 – Exclusive: Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 concept revealed!
00:39:34 – Live from HP / Palm’s ‘Think Beyond’ webOS event!
00:41:15 – RIP, Palm: 1992 – 2011
00:42:07 – The Engadget Interview: Jon Rubinstein and Steven McArthur talk webOS on PCs, ‘Music Synergy,’ competition, and more
00:43:20 – HP’s 9.7-inch TouchPad: webOS 3.0 tablet with 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon, coming this summer
00:45:07 – HP TouchPad first hands-on! (updated with video!)
00:48:00 – webOS Enyo framework free to developers today, brings pixel density agnostic apps to phones, tablets and PC (video)
00:48:22 – HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, coming this summer (video)
00:49:00 – HP Pre 3 first hands-on! (updated with video)
00:49:27 – HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable, 2.6-inch display, coming this spring
00:50:45 – HP Veer, first hands-on! (updated with video!)
00:52:40 – HP’s Touch to Share eyes-on, starring the TouchPad and HP Pre 3 (video)
01:11:52 – Palm Pre 2 vs. HP Pre 3: what’s changed?
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Feb 13

Switched On: Iconic trends meet ironic ends

Posted in: column, HP, Microsoft, nokia, palm, switched on, SwitchedOn, symbian, Today's Chili

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

This week saw significant and contrasting twists for the legacies of two operating systems that had their roots in the heyday of the PDA. HP revealed that it is killing off the Palm brand, and Nokia announced that — while it would continue to “harvest” less capable versions of the Symbian operating system on its basic handsets — it would shift away from the operating system in its smartphones in favor of Windows Phone 7. In some ways, the demise of the Palm brand and the loss of Symbian’s last major supporter at Microsoft’s hands represent the end of an era.

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Switched On: Iconic trends meet ironic ends originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 11

Over a Thousand Nokia Employees Reportedly Walk Out in Protest [Nokia]

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While Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft will undoubtedly present some attractive prospects for phone-buyers, there’s one cohort that’s not too happy about the news: the employees in Nokia’s Finnish offices. According to a Finnish newspaper, over a thousand employees left the Nokia offices in Tampere and Oulu this afternoon in protest. More »

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Feb 11

Nokia workers mourn death of Symbian, thousands walk out

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Nokia workers mourn death of Symbian, thousands walk out

We know how you feel about the apparent death of Symbian, and you had to figure that those most affected by it wouldn’t be feeling too good either. Those people are, of course, the 1,500-odd workers at Nokia‘s Tampere office who have crafted the OS through the years, over a thousand of whom apparently walked away from their jobs today as a sort of non-violent protest — or maybe just to get a preview of what their Friday afternoons will look like once Elop starts dropping the axe. It should be noted that they used their flexible work schedules to enable this, so this is one orderly bit of social dissonance that shouldn’t result in any accelerations of whatever layoffs are to come.

Nokia workers mourn death of Symbian, thousands walk out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 11

RIP: Symbian

Posted in: meego, Microsoft, nokia, symbian, Today's Chili, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

This slide was just presented by Stephen Elop and Nokia CFO, Timo Ihamuotila, at Nokia’s Capital Markets Day. Although there’s no date listed, it’s clear that Symbian — a “franchise” OS that Nokia will “harvest” — will be wholly consumed by Windows Phone on Nokia devices just as soon as Nokia and Microsoft can complete the transition. It won’t be immediate, but it seems like 2012 will be the year that Nokia pulls the cord on life support. Regardless of the actual date, who in their right minds would invest their development time or consumer dollars in a smartphone OS that has no future within the company? One more slide showing the post-Symbian reductions in R&D spending after the break.

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RIP: Symbian originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 11

Nokia: Symbian and MeeGo not dead yet, still shipping this year (updated)

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Amazing day, eh? Something many of us thought would never happen just hit the smartphone industry like a sweaty madman screaming at developers. But rest easy, even though Windows Phone 7 is being billed as Nokia’s “primary smartphone platform,” your OS hasn’t suffered an untimely death, MeeGo and Symbian fans. Understandably, we’re seeing that Alberto Torres, the former head of MeeGo, quit as of yesterday. Here’s what Nokia has in store for MeeGo:

“Under the new strategy, MeeGo becomes an open-source, mobile operating system project. MeeGo will place increased emphasis on longer-term market exploration of next-generation devices, platforms and user experiences. Nokia still plans to ship a MeeGo-related product later this year.”

Likewise, Symbian isn’t going away either:

“With Nokia’s planned move to Windows Phone as its primary smartphone platform, Symbian becomes a franchise platform, leveraging previous investments to harvest additional value. This strategy recognizes the opportunity to retain and transition the installed base of 200 million Symbian owners. Nokia expects to sell approximately 150 million more Symbian devices in the years to come”

Jo Harlow, Nokia exec now in charge of Smart Devices, will grab the MeeGo reins in addition to responsibility for Symbian Smartphones and Strategic Business Operations.

Update: After listening to the Q&A and further presentations, it’s clear that Symbian is on its last legs and will be replaced by Windows Phone just as soon as Nokia and Microsoft can make it happen. Commitment to MeeGo has also softened with Elop calling it “an opportunity for learning.“

Nokia: Symbian and MeeGo not dead yet, still shipping this year (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 11

Nokia execs reshuffled in Microsoft-centered Elopcalypse

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Pardon us while we catch our breath… Nokia’s bombshell of an announcement’s going to require some serious internal tinkering to execute upon the new strategy. As such, there’s a big-time reorganization effort being kicked off today in order to accelerate the company towards its new goals. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Nokia’s “applications and content store” (Ovi) will be integrated into Microsoft Marketplace
  • Nokia Maps will be at the heart of Microsoft’s Bing and AdCenter
  • Microsoft will provide developer tools to Nokia (So no Qt?)
  • Symbian is now described as a “franchise platform” with Nokia planning to sell 150 million Symbian devices into the future
  • MeeGo emphasis will be on longer-term exploration with plans to ship “a MeeGo-related product” later this year (not products)

The new team that will leadership team that will drive the effort consists of Stephen Elop, Esko Aho, Juha Akras, Jerri DeVard, Colin Giles, Rich Green, Jo Harlow, Timo Ihamuotila, Mary McDowell, Kai Oistamo, Tero Ojanpera, Louise Pentland and Niklas Savander. Unsurprisingly, Alberto Torres, former head of MeeGo, has quit. Here are some of the key execs:

  • Jo Harlow becomes the gal at the center of the Nokia’s Elopcalypse with Smart Devices responsibility for Symbian smartphones, “MeeGo Computers,” and Strategic Business Operations.
  • Mary McDowell will drive the Mobile Phones division focusing on growth markets.
  • Marko Ahtisaari will lead up design efforts
  • Tero Ojanpera will lead Services and Developer Experience
  • Niklas Savendar owns Markets
  • Rich Green will head the CTO Office responsible for Nokia’s technology strategy and related forward-looking activities

So really, Nokia is maintaining most of its executive staff, unlike the rumors coming into today.

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Nokia execs reshuffled in Microsoft-centered Elopcalypse originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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