Articoli con tag Symbian^3

Qualche giorno fa, direttamente dalla Finlandia, è stato pubblicato quello che sembra più una chiamata alle armi che un discorso d’insediamento. Il nuovo Capo della divisione Mobile Solutions di Nokia Anssi Vanjoki ha voluto precisare con estrema determinazione quali saranno le linee guida del futuro di questo settore di Nokia. Riportiamo per intero il contenuto della dichiarazione:

The fightback starts now
By Anssi Vanjoki on 02 July 2010

ESPOO, Finland – Yesterday was the first day in my new job. I’m fortunate to say that I must have one of the most exciting jobs in the business. As head of Mobile Solutions, it’s my aim to ensure Nokia stays as the market and intellectual leader in creating the digital world. I’m under no illusions; it’s no small task.

Over the coming months, we’ll be advancing current projects and working to simplify the way we work in order to deliver products and services faster, and with a laser focus on quality.

I am committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices. Achieving this will require performance and efforts over and above the norm. This is a role I’ve personally been preparing for over the last 20 years. We have all the assets – including R&D and product development – at our disposal under one roof  to produce killer smartphones and market-changing mobile computers.

Over the coming months, we’ll be releasing the Nokia N8, the first Symbian^3 phone from Nokia. I have been testing the N8 and I believe it is going to surprise a lot of people with its power and speed. The camera and HD quality video and deep integration with Ovi services will make this an entertainment powerhouse. We also plan to deliver our first MeeGo device this year. And MeeGo has me buzzing.

Symbian and MeeGo are the best software for our smartest devices. As such, we have no plans to use any other software. Despite rumors to the contrary, there are no plans to introduce an Android device from Nokia. There has also been some confusion about Symbian and Nseries. The Nokia N8 will be our only Nseries device on Symbian^3. Of course, we ‘never comment on future products, but a Symbian^4 Nseries device is a strong possibility. A very strong possibility

Symbian is our platform of choice for Nokia smartphones. Symbian has taken a lot of criticism lately some of it fair, some not. But what is consistently overlooked is that Symbian still accounts for more than two-fifths of the global smartphone market. We believe the Nokia N8 will have great appeal. People want a smartphone that is familiar, packed with features, offers great performance. With products like the N8 and others to follow, we have preserved the best and most familiar parts of Symbian, making it effortless for the largest population of smartphone users to upgrade. We are determined to win back supporters, including Ricky, our favourite Symbian Guru.

MeeGo offers us an opportunity to take mobile technology beyond the smartphone, and into a new world of connected devices. As Symbian gears up to compete with the likes of iPhone and Android, MeeGo is taking clear aim at the computing space.

The current phase of MeeGo development is looking awesome. We believe it will power the computers of the future. And the computers of the future will not be tied to a desk or even a lap they will fit in your pocket.

From the ground up, MeeGo is a computer operating system. Working with Intel, we’ve combined our assets to create a software platform that completely integrates mobile elements such as GPS, Bluetooth, NFC and more. This will offer developers a rich environment to create new possibilities for users.

For consumers, it will mean true computing power in your pocket. Something that can deliver everything you want, but be with you all the time.

Together, Symbian and MeeGo will form the backbone of our Mobile Solutions unit. This unit contains all the assets it requires to develop and deliver inspiring and game-changing products.

There is no denying, that as a challenger now, we have a fight on our hands. The first battle is to bring you products and services you will want to own and use, to inspire you to create and do new things in this ever changing digital world.

I’m ready to take this challenge on, and so is the entire Nokia team.

Si evincono alcuni tratti chiave che non sono da sottovalutare: lo sviluppo dei prodotti high-end è strettamente legato a Meego e Symbian^3, i quali a loro volta saranno destinati a due compiti estremamente differenti. Symbian^3 si occuperà della “marcatura a uomo” sui sistemi Android e IPhone, mentre Meego sarà orientato a portare a dimensione taschino quello che ora è possibile solo su netbook, laaptop e Pc.

A chi obietta che Symbian è troppo privo di innovazione per reggere il passo con i suoi rivali viene fatto presente che il miglioramento delle prestazioni a fronte del mantenimento dell’aspetto user-friendly che è sempre stato la chiave di Symbian è in assoluto la strategia migliore per prendere l’utente Symbian e upgradarlo alle nuove feature che Symbian^3 offrirà. E considerando che due quinti del mercato di telefonia attualmente sono Symbian, si parla sicuramente di un grosso parco utenti.

Tutti in Nokia sono consapevoli che la sfida che li aspetta non è assolutamente semplice, ma a quanto traspare dal tono delle dichiarazioni non c’è nemmeno il timore di fallire nell’impresa.

Inutile dire che da appassionati Nokia una tale determinazione non può che farci piacere.