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At London’s Nokia World, the embattled phone giant  unveiled three new smartphones – E7, C7, and an updated C6 – amongst a slew of other developer announcements. The new lineup was introduced by Anssi Vanjoki, head of Nokia’s mobile business who resigned yesterday. He kept the focus on the products and did not discuss his resignation other than noting this was his last Nokia event. Even so, his departure was foremost in everyone’s… Read More

One day before Nokia World, the Finnish phone maker announced the departure of its Mobile Solutions leader and 19-year Nokia veteran, Anssi Vanjoki. According to Nokia, he has given six months notice and will continue in his present role until then. “I felt the time has come to seek new opportunities in my life. At the same time, I am one hundred percent committed to doing my best for Nokia until my very last working day,” said Vanjoki in a… Read More

In interview published in today's edition of the Financial Times (signup required), Anssi Vanjoki, the head of Nokia's multimedia unit, predicted the mobile phone will kill markets for standalone media devices such as music players and video camcorders. Vanjoki pointed out that in 2000, Nokia predicted the traditional photo industry was on its last legs, and, sure enough, Konica Minolta has shut down its camera business, and… Read More