1st EVER NOKIA DUAL-SIM PHONES UNVEILED

         Consistent with its reputation for churning out innovative products and services for its respective customer segments, Nokia World’s leading manufacturer of mobile devices has unveiled a set of dual sim phones. Known as the Nokia C2-00 and the X1-01, the devices are the most affordable amongst its competitive peers across brands.

    

                                                               (Nokia c2-00)  

         Managing Director of Nokia West Africa, Mr. James Rutherfoord said the move validates the fact that Nokia is a listening brand that will continually seek ways to surpass the expectations of its customers. Speaking further about the products, Mr. Rutherfoord explained that in spite of being quite affordable for its prize band, the C1-00 was imbued with features that will certainly delight Nokia faithfuls. The phone according to Rutherfoord has an external sim slot for multiple SIMs. Other features include microSD support up to 32GB, media player, 3.5mm AV connector, GPRS, VGA camera as well as web browser and micro USB connector slot. The C1-00 is also a messaging device which means users can stay in touch with their loved ones real with the chat applications of yahoo, facebook and other social media platforms.

         The X1-01 on its part is an affordable dual-sim music phone. It allows users to give each SIM card a name ans a dedicated logo as well as MP3 dedicated ring tone. Other features include an MP3 music player, built-in flashlight, extra long battery life and pre-loaded games.


                                                  
                                                                (the sleek X1-01)
                                                
         The Nokia boss in West Africa also noted that both phones come with Nokia’s proprietary personalised service, the Nokia Life Tools (NLT). The NLT enables users to benefit from personalised information on health, agriculture, sports and entertainment. Subcribers can also learn English as well also enjoy jokes. Mr Rutherfoord explained that these features and benefits are only available in genuine Nokia devices and advised Nigerians to avoid being conned into buying counterfeit devices under any guise.

Nokia is the world’s number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share. Beyond its leadership status as a manufacturer of devices, Nokia is fast becoming a leading solutions provider in the converging Internet and communications industries providing internet services that enable users to experience media, messaging, maps and games.

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CNN and Nokia - International Partners!

         CNN and Nokia have announced a multi-level international collaboration where Nokia becomes a key part of CNN's roster of mapping providers, delivering its rich mapping services to the international news network. The collaboration harnesses the companies’ strengths in global news-gathering, user-generated content, mapping technologies, and location-based services. The collaboration debuted with the use of Nokia’s 3D Maps across CNN’s platforms in its recent coverage of the British royal wedding.

 "This collaboration is a great fit for us as both companies share a similar philosophy on connecting people beyond borders through the combination of compelling news content and highly sophisticated technology,” said Tony Maddox, Managing Director, CNN International. “The international scale of each of our businesses makes the scope of the collaboration particularly exciting.”

 “Nokia and CNN share the belief that news is now mobile, powerfully democratic, and can immediately be shared by people around the world,” said Jerri DeVard, Chief Marketing Officer Nokia. “We are pleased that CNN wants to use Nokia’s innovative mapping services for its international news platforms, and we are excited to work with CNN to deliver a compelling news service to users of Nokia phones.”
 

         The collaboration also includes the CNN App for Nokia which provides mobile access to CNN's world, business, sport, entertainment and technology reporting, as well as live streaming video.  The app also allows users to share CNN’s news via their own social channels, and participate in the reporting process with direct access to CNN's participatory news community, iReport. The CNN App for Nokia is available in Ovi Store.

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NOKIA AND MTN GROUP SIGN A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

            Dubai & Johannesburg, 10 May, 2011- Nokia and MTN Group are pleased to announce signing of an agreement that will expand their strategic relationship to new key markets within Middle East and Africa MTN affiliates. The Framework agreement will permit the large community of MTN customers to benefit from the integration of Nokia devices and solutions. Joint marketing and sales campaigns will be designed on a regional level and will bring consumers the latest Nokia mobile phones and smartphones, combined with value added services such as orientation and navigation tools, for seamless mobile communications while at work, home or on the go.


            Building on previous success stories such as the joint launch of the Nokia C3 with MTN data and value add package in Nigeria, and the launch of the Nokia E7 and business tools for corporate clients in South Africa, the intention is to drive similar bundles, services and experiences in other MTN markets to add value to consumers.  The two companies will also collaborate to create hyper-local applications, such as Ovi Life Tools, which will soon be officially launched in Nigeria, bringing value to consumers through the provision of locally relevant data for farming, education and entertainment.

            Mr Christian De Faria, Senior Vice President Commercial and Innovation MTN group said, “Going to the market with a strategic partner like Nokia is of prime importance for our operations. We are convinced that our MTN customers will obtain immediate advantages for their cost effective and reliable communications thanks to a strong brand such as Nokia.”

           Mr Chris Braam, Vice President for Nokia Middle East and Africa, added: “A strategic partnership agreement with MTN Group brings us an additional opportunity to strengthen our existing relationships and bring a strong consumer proposition to other markets. We are committed to delivering outstanding communications technologies to the growing community of 141 million MTN subscribers in the whole of Middle East and Africa.”     

ABOUT NOKIA
Nokia is committed to connecting people to what matters to them by combining advanced mobile technology with personalized services. More than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia, from our most affordable voice-optimized mobile phones to advanced Internet-connected smartphones sold in virtually every market in the world. 

                                 
Through Ovi, people also enjoy access to maps and navigation on mobile, a rapidly expanding applications store, a growing catalogue of digital music, free email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, and Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the leading providers of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and professional services globally.

ABOUT MTN GROUP

Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. 

                                                              

The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: “MTN.” As of 31 December 2010, MTN recorded 141, 6 million subscribers across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. Visit us at www.mtn.com and www.mtnfootball.com

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Ma Nokia C3-01 Review

   

               One of the first things that caught and will surely catch your eye is the 2.4inch touch screen most definitely, its sensitive- so alive and ready to work on touch as you wish. The Nokia C3-01 is robust in nature. 

                                              

                                        2.4 inch screen

                    Aside the 2.4 inch touch screen it comes with a micro-USB port, Bluetooth 2.1, plus a mini Nokia charging port- you'll love it!

                                          

                                                     view from top

                   It has also got standard keypad, stainless steel, yes it is. It also has a brushed metal finish with real metal used on the battery covered while the rest of the handset is plastic with a metallic paint job. Nevertheless, the phone feels remarkably solid to hold and looks quite classy for this type of phone.

Nokia C3-01 keypad

                       Like the saying goes, “He who feels it- knows it best”- I sure won’t forget to tell you, the battery lasts long.

classy Nokia C3-01

(view from behind)

                             The masterpiece comes with a 5-mega pixel camera- you heard me- 5-mp, it snaps like magic… most people commend I’ve got good pix esp. on ma social media platforms thanks to Nokia,  check this picture out! You can now capture and share your moments with friends and family esp. loved ones– feel me? …lol!

 Performance? No doubt it runs and is smart.

       Nokia C3-01 in full view

Nokia is Investing In the Future!

Norwegian Students Visit Ghana to Sign Partnership Deal with Ghanaian Counterparts

An initiative by a not-for-profit organization JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT and Nokia to encourage youths in Ghanaian secondary schools develop interest in entrepreneurship seems to be yielding fruits. Known as the Enterprise without Borders (EwB), the initiative aims at helping to build entrepreneurial partnership between schools in Africa, Middle East, Europe and the United States of America. Under the initiative, student enterprises are set up, and they engage in cross-border businesses via the internet.

 Half and Half Trade at Lambertseter Secondary School in Oslo, Norway are in Ghana to among other things, sign a joint venture agreement with a Ghanaian student enterprise GIANT LINK. They will also participate in diverse cultural activities.

Giving further detail about the EwB initiative, the Executive Director of JA, Jefferson Agbai explained that the cross border international partnerships are facilitated through the Enterprise without Borders (EwB) portal. Teachers and students register for participation and students upload their company profiles and enter an entrepreneurial dating game. Mr. Agbai said the EwB is about students sharing good ideas, selling each other’s products in each others’ markets and visiting their markets. The portal operates as a web-shop. The products and services of the companies registered can all be viewed there.

On his part, the Head of Communications for Nokia West Africa, Osagie Ogunbor said Nokia is proud to be associated with the EwB initiative, which essentially promotes innovation and creativity among youths. He said the values being promoted among the youths through the Enterprise without Borders are in sync with Nokia values.

The EwB, which began in Ghana in 2009, has reached over 200 students across the five regions of Ghana. The coordinator of EwB in Ghana Kwabena Kugblenu disclosed that 14 student enterprises were created in the 2009/2010 academic session. He said Junior Achievement has concluded plans to get more students involved in the Enterprise without Borders initiative. He thanked NOKIA for the sponsorship, which he said has helped a great deal in sustaining the programme.

 "Wouldn't you rather grab a Nokia handset,they are just Great and giving back to Society by investing in the Future" - ghanabakwamena.

About Junior Achievement® (JA)

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs for students which focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Today, 137 individual area operations reach more than four million students in the United States, with an additional five million students served by operations in 123 other countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org. 

For More Information, Contact:

Kwabena Gameli Kugblenu

Programme Communications

Junior Achievement Ghana

+233-24-3019322

Kwabena.kugblenu@yahoo.com

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more.  Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

Nokia
Communications
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Email: osagie.ogunbor@nokia.com
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Child Rights- A Foreign Culture?

I have grown into a fine young man because my basic rights were made available for me to access. Furthermore, my Mum and the rest of my family and society ensured I enjoyed it with responsibility. I must state that I have gone through a lot though- corporal punishment at home and in school, not being able to speak my mind and my views left unconsidered at most times. It made me feel sad.

Traditionally, every parent wants the best for their ward, this is indeed the truth, but how that is ensured- the means, is what must be questioned.

Rights simply ensure individuals proper development. If you have a right to do or to have something, you are morally or legally entitled to do it or to have it. Your rights are the things you are entitled to do or have. Basically, there are four pillars of Rights of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; Survival, Protection, Participation and Development. Understanding these may help live in peace with rights in our society and not see it as western influence or foreign culture as people may think.

Survival: is the fact of continuing to live or exist in spite of great danger or difficulty. Every parent yearns to see their ward survive, right from day 1 of their birth, usually post and ante-natal care coupled with parental love makes a child’s survival possible at a tender stage.

Protection: from diseases, harm and other social evils keeps the child safe, still ensuring better living of the child. Note, to protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged.

Participation, if you participate in an activity, you are involved in it with other people. It is the right if every child to be part of making decisions at the home, school and community in which they live in especially issues that directly concern or affect them. Gone are days when children were seen and not heard, when given the chance to express themselves, they listen to the contribution of others.

Now, on Development- When someone or something develops, or when someone develops something, the person or thing grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced or complete. Children develop best when Educated, and brought up in morally and socially upright environment- this automatically develops them spiritually.

Interesting- huh? Like a balanced meal, when a child’s life is well balanced with the pillars of rights above they grow stronger, smarter and better for their homes, communities and the nation at large in the near future. May I be quick to add that many children who lack these may become a burden or liabilities to society, Agree?

I believe in partnering and sharing best practices, I see nothing wrong with replicating values to ensure proper development.

Rights are so Right!

UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided in doing this by the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations. These basic standards—also called human rights—set minimum entitlements and freedoms that should be respected by governments. They are founded on respect for the dignity and worth of each individual, regardless of race, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, origins, wealth, birth status or ability and therefore apply to every human being everywhere. With these rights comes the obligation on both governments and individuals not to infringe on the parallel rights of others. These standards are both interdependent and indivisible; we cannot ensure some rights without—or at the expense of—other rights.

A legally binding instrument

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights—civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years old often need special care and protection that adults do not. The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognized that children have human rights too.

The Convention sets out these rights in 54 articles and two Optional Protocols. It spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation; and to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. The four core principles of the Convention are non-discrimination; devotion to the best interests of the child; the right to life, survival and development; and respect for the views of the child. Every right spelled out in the Convention is inherent to the human dignity and harmonious development of every child. The Convention protects children's rights by setting standards in health care; education; and legal, civil and social services.

By agreeing to undertake the obligations of the Convention (by ratifying or acceding to it), national governments have committed themselves to protecting and ensuring children's rights and they have agreed to hold themselves accountable for this commitment before the international community. States parties to the Convention are obliged to develop and undertake all actions and policies in the light of the best interests of the child.