These new Lumia's look absolutely amazing. I hope Nokia will be able to crawl out of the hole they are in with these handsets and become a worthy competitor to Apple and Samsung et al. It is great to see a company introducing a new design that actually looks fresh.

The problem is that Android devices are far from standardized. While most would have micro USB connectors, the positioning and the shape of the device would make a plethora of included adapters necessary. Think whatever you want about Apple, but they succeeded in introducing a standard that has stuck for more than 10…

None that I know of. I only know of deaths by IED's in Afghanistan but none here in The Netherlands due to undetonated bombs from WWII.

They find undetonated bombs here on a daily basis. Today on Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam) they were digging and found another one, which could be moved and is currently being defused. They had to close down a large part of the airport for a few hours, causing widespread delays and cancellations. I work as an external…

When will this be available and can we get a nice leather case for it?

There is no rational reason why all address book and Phone icons should have the same design.

No, it isn't. It's a really large supermarket. One of the biggest in the world, but nevertheless a large supermarket. They do not produce cars, tablets, cellphones, bicycles or anything else. They sell orange juice, meat, TV's, pasta, bbq sauce and cheap t-shirts. It's a supermarket, similar to Wall Mart. Please…

The drawback is that patenting something costs a lot of money in the first place..

I know, what is your point?

Ridiculous. The German company is a supermarket... On the other hand, one would think Microsoft would at least have done a trademark scan before naming their game-changing software product.

I did write in my comment that the mentioned organisations are new.

I work for the Dutch military as an external consultant. Most badges are literally hundreds of years old and have a lot of tradition (and achievements) behind them. Although that's not an excuse, there is such tremendous resistance from veterans and currently enlisted personnel that these badges will not be changed,…

Apple does not specify anywhere that the component prepayments are for iPhone components. Theoretically these prepayments could all be for a new Apple TV Set or whatever other product we know nothing about. It could even be a new iMac line. Besides the start of the rumors and the start of the buildup in prepayments…

Most people hop over one iPhone iteration. 3G people went for the 4 and 3GS people went for the 4S. This is because most contracts are two-year contracts and you are only eligible for a new subsidized phone when the contract expires.

It's not relevant when it was made public. It is relevant when it was patented. Not defending Apple here, but if they patented whatever technology or design first, it is within their rights to defend it. Just as other companies do.

Interesting and I agree. I think though that RIM needs to do much more to become successful again. With the current business they are a few years behind and without any new innovative technology or service they will be running a "me-too" game running a few years behind competitors with greater speed and momentum. The…

What he is doing in his statements is reiterating the company vision over and over again. But he neglects to mention how he will achieve that vision with a clear setting of objectives, strategy and tactics. I want to know how and what he will do to change the way people communicate. What will be the defining…

Well I actually meant most electronics and not only the Nexus Q. Of course there is a certain percentage of people that like to repair their electronics themselves, but that's only a tiny percentage. A few months ago a brand new camera died while on my honeymoon (last day, thank god...), but there was no way I would…

Sorry, but being able to or having the desire to take something apart doesn't make you an engineer and understand the workings. Even an accomplished engineer won't be able to read the complete functioning of a piece of electronics just by looking at the components (which are mostly circuit boards).

The "made in the USA" only means that they imported most of the stuff and just screwed the thing together somewhere in the USA. It's a marketing ploy.