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Published by Ian Delaney on December 19, 2012

Today, we introduce new social sharing functionality to Cinemagraph, one of the coolest imaging features on our Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones.

As we’ve explained previously, Cinemagraph allows you to create partially moving pictures by combining animations and still images. You can create magical Cinemagraph pictures easily by marking out the animated area with your finger, which can yield dramatic results.

 

[click through for the animated version]

As part of our commitment to continue to improve and refine our apps and products, we’re now introducing an update which allows you to more easily share the Cinemagraphs you’ve created with your friends.

In the updated Cinemagraph, you’ll find a new ‘Share’ menu option within the app which allows you to select between Facebook and Twitter, email or messaging. In the case of Facebook, you can also choose how publicly you want to share your image.

 

The app uploads your Cinemagraph pictures to our servers and sends a link to the site or people you’ve chosen. The Cinemagraphs aren’t  uploaded directly to social networks, because they don’t support the animated format used for the files.

 

So how do you get this new update? If you already have Cinemagraph installed, look out for an update notice in the Windows Phone Store. If you haven’t, then you can get it from the Store by following this link with your Lumia.

Once you have the update, let us know how you get on in the comments.

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We had a feeling we were on to something rather special when the Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Stereo Headset by Monster was unveiled at IFA in Berlin last September.

The very first comment on our original blog post gushed:

“Who do I have to bribe, kill or sleep with to get a pair??? Take my money NOW!!!!”

Now, that excitement has been given an official stamp of approval with the news that the headset has been made an honoree of the prestigious Innovations Awards at CES 2013. 

Monster + Nokia = Purity Pro

The Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Headset by Monster connects to your phone with ‘one-touch’ NFC pairing (standard Bluetooth pairing is also available) and music from your library is streamed using advanced Bluetooth capabilities.

The sound quality is pretty stellar too as they feature Monster’s active noise cancelling. This includes feed forward and feedback technology for ambient and percussive noise cancellation. 

 

In addition to all this audio wizardry, it’s impossible to miss the Purity Pro’s striking looks and its choice of bold colours: Red, Yellow, Black, and White. They’ll go perfectly with your Nokia Lumia 920.

“We are extremely proud of the selection of Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Headset by Monster as an honoree in the Headphones category of the 2013 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards,” said Tomi Penttila, head of Nokia Gear. “This is an acknowledgement of the innovation, excellent sound quality and superior craftsmanship that the product and the two brands stand for.”

 

All told, this wireless headset represents a perfect marriage between Monster’s advanced audio expertise and Nokia’s mobile technology know-how and design flair. 

The Purity Pro isn’t just cutting edge; it’s a delight to use as well. The noise cancellation and Bluetooth activates automatically when the headset is unfolded, and switches off again when you fold them up after use.

CES 2013 Award

In its citation for the CES 2013 Innovations award the judges said of the wireless headset:

“Nokia Purity Pro is a high definition over the ear wireless headset with active noise cancellation that gives you the freedom of movement and true sound reproduction that’s rich, powerful and dynamic.”

 The Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Headset by Monster is expected to hit retail shelves at the end of this month.

Editor’s note:

The award received is honoree in the headphones category of the 2013 CES Innovations Awards. This is the first level of awards. The second level, Best of Innovations, is a more exclusive award that is given to the highest-rated product in each category.

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Companies that embrace diversity tend to be more successful than those that don’t. They are able to recruit and retain the best talent from a variety of backgrounds and create products and services that appeal to more people. 

It is with these thoughts in mind, that Nokia is able to celebrate – for the first time ever – a 100% rating in the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2013 Corporate Equality Index, which rates workplaces on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.

The Corporate Equality Index is a national benchmarking tool in the USA that looks at corporate policies and practices that affect LGBT employees. Every company that scores 100% on the Index, such as Nokia, is recognised on HRC’s ‘Best Places to Work’ list.

 

Diversity at Nokia, or indeed any company, is beneficial for all sorts of reasons, but there is also a compelling business case. 

Consider this approach:

The best way to understand customers around the world is to have a truly diverse workforce with people of different cultural or ethnic backgrounds, skills and abilities, lifestyles, generations and perspectives.

Jonathan Silverman, HR Manager, Berlin; Susan Macfarlane, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Americas, and Nokia’s Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Adam Travis, have been working towards securing the 100% Corporate Equality Index rating for several years. One step was the launch of the LGBT@Nokia employee network.

“One of the objectives was doing things with the LGBT community and going out to recruitment fairs and getting involved in product development, for example in Grindr. Also with HRC, achieving 100% was one of the things we wanted to do,” says Adam.

With the 100% rating now successfully attained (Stephen Elop will be particularly pleased as this target was officially sponsored by Nokia’s CEO), Conversations spoke to Neil Wilks, Nokia’s HR director in North America to discuss the significance of the award.

 

I think it is easy to say that this achievement is really important to us; although I think it is also important to say that performance in surveys is not the driver for us to make changes in our employment policies.

The real driver is that we are able to attract and maintain the highest quality of employees, no matter their background and we are always looking at ways to continuously improve our offering – both to the external employee market and to the internal staff who are already part of our community.

The main thing that was done was to change the scope and provision of the healthcare benefits in the US. For some context, of the major benefits that any employee gets in the US, healthcare is the most important.

We recognised that the LGBT health and welfare requirements have a unique set of costs outside of the standard welfare policy and we took a deep look at this.

In terms of being sure that we were offering a fair and widely covered policy for our entire employee base we wanted to include transgender-inclusive benefits into our offering. 

With the support of Tina Kremenezky, Nokia’s Director, Employment Law, a number of amendments were also made to Nokia’s spousal and partner benefits.

It can only help. One of the things that I hear regularly from consumers and operator customers is that Nokia is a well-loved company all over the world and despite our recent financial struggles; many, people want us to come back and to come back strong. Every little bit of recognition helps us with that. So I think this is a very good thing. 

People in general have a very high emotional IQ and we make products that people are emotionally connected to. To know that there is a much-loved company out there that supports unique issues adds an additional bond to that.

 

The leadership in any company shapes the culture in a really positive way.

My take on the Nokia culture after six years here is that it’s an incredibly open environment. I like that having your opinion and questioning of the management is really highly valued here. In that respect I think the leadership at Nokia have created something quite unique in a corporation of this size.

If you think about our business environment, we’re always at risk of people leaving our company and joining our competitors. However, they stay because of our culture, the relationships that they hold with other people and all the things that bind ‘Nokians’ together. 

That can only be based on trust and respect for everybody. The diversity that we’ve achieved is good and is really powerful for our business because we get a different level of thinking.

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We’re very pleased to announce that Nokia has today launched its full range of Lumia WP8 smartphones in India, one of the largest and fastest-growing mobile phone markets in the world.

The Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 will be available from tomorrow in select retail stores across major cities. The Nokia Lumia 620 will begin sales in early February.

The world’s most innovative smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 920, has wowed reviewers and customers alike with its high-end PureView imaging technology, a screen that’s unmatched for brightness and speed, and its wireless charging capabilities.

The Nokia Lumia 820, our mid-range offering, delivers the same user experience. There are also exchangeable shells, not just to change the colour (though why not?) but also to offer rugged and wireless charging options.

Our latest addition to the line-up, the Nokia Lumia 620 offers all the functionality of Windows Phone 8 at a more accessible price point.

 

Across the range, owners have access to the best maps and location experience, with Nokia Maps, Drive, Transport and City Lens. There’s our exclusive free streaming music service, Nokia Mix Radio. Meanwhile, exclusive camera lenses and apps – Cinemagraph, PhotoBeamer and Smart Shoot transform the creative potential of the phones.

Bright and varied colour options are also a big part of the Lumia appeal. The Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in yellow, red, white and black. The Nokia Lumia 820 will come in red, yellow, cyan, white and black, while the Nokia Lumia 620 will come in magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black.

Speaking at the launch, Vipul Mehrotra, Director & Head of Smart Devices, Nokia India said:

 “We are working with partners across the board to take the Lumia experience to more and more consumers faster. The roll out of not two, but three devices marks not just our intent and agility, but also reflects our commitment to our consumers in India. With a range of accessories and partnerships to bring wireless charging outside the home, we are also kickstarting wireless charging into the mainstream. All this innovation adds up to one thing – it’s Time to Switch!”

The Nokia Lumia 920 will cost around INR 38199, while the Lumia 820 will retail at around INR 27559. The price of the Lumia 620 will be announced when it goes on sale.

image credit: Nokia India, Nicola since 1972

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Good news for owners of Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones. The enormously popular instant messaging client WhatsApp has been updated for the latest version of the operating system, joining Facebook Chat, MSN messaging, Skype, Viber and a host of other alternatives.

The developers were working with Nokia to produce a version that is properly optimised for the latest Windows Phone platform experience.

In case WhatsApp is new to you, it’s for instant messaging using text, of course, but also allows you to send pictures, audio and video files. It’s also great for group chats, which can be tricky to manage using some of the alternatives.

Unlike SMS, WhatsApp uses your data connection, whether that’s 3G, LTE or WiFi, to send and receive messages. This can mean cost-savings for users, of course, which is another factor that has undoubtedly contributed to the popularity of the service.

Setting up WhatsApp is a two-step process. You download and install the app. Then you need to verify your phone number using the code from an SMS sent from the company’s servers. Once installed, it will automatically find the other WhatsApp users in your phonebook and add them its built-in phone book.

WhatsApp is free for the first 12 months, then costs $0.99 for the years thereafter.

Available across almost every smartphone platform, including Series 40 and Symbian, as well as Windows Phone, the app has a huge following – and there’s no problem messaging other users on a completely different type of phone. Like every other social network, if your friends are using WhatsApp, it’s a must-have app.

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Published by Tiina Jaatinen on January 1, 2013

 

It has been a lot of fun over the last few days looking back on some of the highlights of 2012. The year went so quickly that it’s easy to forget how busy it has been!

We’ve been reviewing all the Asha phones that were launched, all the smartphones and we didn’t forget all those great accessories either.

Just as important has been our round up of the most popular and talked about stories of the last 12 months here on Nokia Conversations.

It’s a great reminder that it is you, our readers, who make this blog what it is.

With that in mind, I would like to personally wish you all a very happy, fulfilling and prosperous new year.

We look forward to continuing the Conversations with you in 2013…

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