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Apparently, it’s not all good news for Nokia today. Maybe the shareholders haven’t seen the recent IDC release? Or, if they have, they must be really frustrated, because there’s a few grumblings today coming out of the depths of Finland that the company’s Chief Executive is facing some very, very hard-to-please individuals soon. And, unfortunately, it may not turn out too well for him in the end.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has spent more than half of his life with the same company, and now he resides at its top spot. But, if this recent report from Reuters is to be believed, then it sounds like he may not be in the seat for too much longer. The report says that, due to stock prices and the fact that Nokia will be one of the only companies to miss 2010’s economic growth, the shareholders have reached an all-time high with their frustration. Ultimately, that could mean Kallasvuo is on the way out soon.
However, it should be noted that with the launch of Nokia’s last “hit” smartphone, back in 2006, that was the year Kallasvuo took the seat of CEO, so maybe he has one last-hit wonder up his sleeve. Because it looks like not only his company, but he needs it as well. As soon as we hear more, we’ll pass it along.
[via Reuters]
It’s been a long time since the Motorola Shadow came onto anyone’s radar. Well, at least a few months, but now it seems to be back, better than ever. If a recent report coming out of the WiFi Alliance is to be read correctly, then it looks like the Motorola MB810 might be the codenamed Shadow, which might mean it’ll see another name change before it hits shelves some time in the near future.
The Motorola Shadow was one of the devices named to be the Google Nexus Two, and for good reason. It’s supposedly rocking a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, 8MP camera on the back, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and now Android 2.2 (Froyo). Additionally, it’ll support MicroSD up to 32GB and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n.
While some think this bad boy will show up on Verizon when it supposedly launches some time during the second quarter of 2010, others think it’s a GSM-based device. Well, that’s a 50/50 shot there, so we’ll hold our breath. But, considering the Google Nexus One isn’t doing too hot in the whole CDMA realm of things, we’re going to put our hats in the GSM pot for now. We’ll pass on more as soon as it develops.
[via PhoneDog]