Nokia Chronicles

The founder of the famous Navi-Key is on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles, Christian Lindholm. A gripping listen as Christian shares the process behind the formation of what would ultimately be used by millions and millions of people across the world, through the Series 30 and Series 60 user interface. Christian also shares with us his other life passions, and what he's up to now - helping pioneer the next generation of wearables through Google's WearOS.

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This week we are joined by mobile industry veteran, Ben Wood. We reminisce on the times of Nokia's heydays, and bring up some venerable Nokia devices that ruled the world for the time. Ben also shares his experiences and love for curating older mobile devices through his Mobile Phone Museum initiative, and Justin springs puts some quirky bonus questions to our guest on this episode.

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Season 3 continues this week with Andy Hagon, one of the OG's when coming up with the advent of mobile phones and in particular, Nokia. Andy takes us through his journey with Nokia in both the UK and USA, and expresses his fond admiration for the Nokia N9. Some interesting stories are told by Andy, many of which were shared over beers at the pub, the way it should be!

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Season 3 of the Nokia Chronicles is back with none other than the camera legend, Juha Alakarhu!

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Nirave Gondhia joins us on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles. We dive deep into his favourite personal memories of Nokia - the devices, the events, the comradery, and the career springboard that has resulted from these special formative times in his life. A truly special episode as all three of us reminisce deeply about the Nokia of old, and the people that connected us (and still do) all together.

There's no better way to finish off Season 2 than with Nirave Gondhia.

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This week we are joined by David Wood, the co-founder of Symbian. A man with quite the history when it comes to mobile computing, and the heart and soul behind the operating system that found it's way into the hands of over 500 million people across the globe. David takes us on a journey from the early days of Psion through to the heyday of Symbian, and it's eventual demise at the hands of Windows Phone. A truly insightful chat - we are pleased to bring you this conversation on the Nokia Chronicles.

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Shane of SMOOREZ fame on YouTube joins us this week on the Nokia Chronicles. Shane has made a name for himself acquiring and repairing a lot of old phones that would have otherwise been condemned to a life of e-waste, and Nokia devices feature heavily as a part of his personal collection. Listen in to our chat as we geek out with a fellow Aussie on the glory days and devices of Nokia - one of our best chats yet.

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Juan Carlos Bagnell of SomeGadgetGuy fame on YouTube, is our guest on a sunny Californian Friday afternoon. We take a trip down memory lane as Juan shares his favourite innovations and hallmarks of Lumia and Symbian devices, and we wax lyrical about the importance of utilising the features of the phone that you paid your hard-earned money for. A highly enjoyable chat with a highly intelligent fellow - all on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles.

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Michael Fisher of MrMobile fame on YouTube, is our guest on a blustery Friday night. We speak candidly with Michael regarding Nokia's famed Lumia hardware and software accomplishments, and a rare Nokia that Michael has in his possession that fits snugly into his top 5 Nokia's of all time. Coffee, carrier devices and community comradery - all on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles.

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Marton Barcza, of TechAltar and The Friday Checkout fame on YouTube, is on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles. We delve into Marton's favourite Nokia devices, and waxes lyrical about the current predicament HMD's Nokia is in. Marton offers up some passionate advice on how HMD could potentially improve their situation, and shares the fact that he has a Nokia 3310 tattoo and how his first Nokia phone came to be.

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Wayne Spillett joins us this week on the Nokia Chronicles. The man otherwise known as Captain Care bares all in this week's episode, sharing anecdotes of his time working at Nokia on the behemoth that was Nokia Support Discussions. Wayne was also responsible for liaising and developing social media teams across the globe, and has fond memories of the core members of NSD and also reveals for the first time publicly, the Round Table.

A truly special episode that resonates with the co-host of the Nokia Chronicles, Adrian Hughes, as the Nokia Support Discussions were a truly special part of his life.

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Marc Dillon joins us this week on the Nokia Chronicles. A name that requires no introduction - a true heavyweight and the face that comes to mind when the N9, MeeGo and Jolla are mentioned. Marc gives us great insight this week into the processes and technical development behind some of the most iconic devices to come out of the Nokia stable, along with the trials and tribulations behind the software powering these phones and tablets.

A master of the storytelling craft, we trust you enjoy tonight's chat with Marc as much as we did.

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Season 2 continues this week with Michael Hell, of Symbian-Freak & FoneArena fame. Michael details how he got started in the Nokia space, along with recounting some of his favourite Nokia events around the world. Listen in to also discover the one bad memory he had out of all his time in the Nokia 'sphere, along with the one app he would have if he was stuck on a desert island. 

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Season 2 of the Nokia Chronicles starts off with a bang this week, with the delightful Phil Schwarzmann joining us. Phil reflects on his time at Nokia, initiating some clever social media and digital marketing projects for Nokia products, and sharing some fun and interesting anecdotes regarding the Nokia user community.

A fun chat with Phil also discussing his viral fame on YouTube of how Americans speak Baltimorese, and also his best-selling book, "How To Marry A Finnish Girl" (links to these below). We hope you enjoy this week's chat as much as we did.

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Our inaugural and special Christmas 2021 episode. We ramble on about some Nokia-related matters, and give thanks to our guests and listeners.

Have a safe and merry festive season, enjoy the time off with your families and we will see you back in early 2022!

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Season 1 of the Nokia Chronicles finishes this week with the delightful Rita El-Khoury of Symbian-Guru and Android Police fame. Rita shares her favourite memories of attending Nokia events, making lifelong connections with other Nokia bloggers and employees, and writing from the deep-down passion of her own heart about Nokia. Lots of deep and thought-provoking conversation, interspersed with fond memories (and that slipper) along with many laughs. 

It's been an absolute pleasure having Rita on, and stay tuned as even though that's a wrap for the Nokia Chronicles for now, we have a lot more coming soon.

Ever wondered the origins of the Nokia Pure font that debuted in 2011? Well tonight we have on Bruno Maag (of Dalton Maag), who with his team have worked relentlessly on the Nokia Pure font that has graced web, print media and of course Nokia devices. Bruno shares his story of coming up through the typography industry, and the specifics that went into designing the Nokia font that is iconic even to this day. A fascinating insight into fonts, scripts and how it all ties together to have an emotional and lasting effect on the end-user. Bruno is a true genius and driven to fulfil his craft to the highest level of detail. We have learned a lot on this week's episode, and enjoyed every second of it - we hope you will too.

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We have Nokia and HERE Maps legend Pino Bonetti, on for this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles. A fascinating journey into growing up with personal navigation devices, and sharing this exciting journey with fellow employees and customers. GPS/A-GPS and the advent of downloadable offline maps is also covered this week. Pino also delves into where he believes social media is headed next, and lists his favourite Nokia devices of all time - along with his love for T9 predictive texting. For the third week running, we have our guests professing their love for T9. An awesome chat, so listen in.

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Carol Chen is on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles. Her work has had an impact on some facet of our lives, as I'm sure most if not all of our listeners have used an old Nokia with RealPlayer installed. Carol takes us on a journey of her early days with Nokia, what made her fall in love with Finland, and the heady days of working in MeeGo and Jolla. A fascinating trip down memory lane with a well-regarded member of the Nokia community, with some awesome insights into some iconic Nokia devices. We can't wait to have her back on.

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A true original stalwart and pioneer of the original Nokia blogging days, we are excited to have Darla Mack on this week. Darla shares her experiences getting into Nokia tech, and meeting her own Nokia staff and blogging heroes. The story of the treasured pink N95 is also revealed, and how she met Spike Lee.

This is a chat we enjoyed very much, with some very thoughtful insights on the state of Nokia/mobile devices, and also setting examples for your own children.

Ricky Cadden, a name that needs no introduction, is on this week's instalment of the Nokia Chronicles. You may know him from sites back in the day such as Symbian-Guru and MobileBurn. Waxing lyrical about the heady old days of Nokia phones, his origins with blogger relations in the Symbian world, and what finally tipped him over the edge to make the jump over to Android.

We also score the exclusive that he live-streamed his wedding with four Nokia N82's. Is Ricky the pioneer of live-streaming? We think so too. Just one of many exciting tidbits shared in tonight's episode.

Tune in for more.

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This week we catch up with one of the nicest YouTubers around, Grant from Grant Likes Tech. We delve into the older histories of Nokia devices in the USA, and what got Grant excited enough to acquire a Lumia 1520 straight out of college.

Grant also shares his iconic Top 5 Nokia devices of all time - and shares his true feelings about HMD Global and the Nokia 9 PureView.

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This week we catch up with Dan Carter, an OG of the Nokia blogging world harkening back to the days of the Nokia N95. We cover his beginnings in the mobile review scene, his experiences at events such as MWC, CES and Nokia World's, and wax lyrical about his love of older Nokia devices. And for some reason, we discover that Lumia's aren't exactly the most favourite era of Nokia for Dan.

An engaging chat with a knowledgeable fellow, you don't want to miss listening to this.

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A little detour this week on the Nokia Chronicles, as we take a look at the sometimes little-known offshoot of Nokia called Vertu. This was the luxury brand of Nokia, and catered to the rich and wealthy where the sky was the limit in terms of opulence. The phones reflected this, decidedly so.

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One of our idols, John Velasco, is on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles. You might know him from websites such as Phone Arena and Android Authority. We discuss John's origins with the first Nokia phone he owned, his love for the quirky Nokia models released back in the day and his favourite memories of Nokia.

We also discover that John Velasco shares Filipino heritage with Justin and Adrian! Tune in this week to find out more.

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Two big guests on this week's episode of the Nokia Chronicles. We have Tom Messett and John Kneeland,, responsible for digital marketing, social media and product management.

Join them as they recount their experiences working at Nokia, along with some interesting tidbits on tech-related events during their tenure at Nokia. The Z Launcher and N1 tablets also are discussed on tonight's episode.

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The first of our deep dives this week, as we are joined by our old friends Abdulla and Marin from TheMrNokia and NokiaMob. We speak about the good and bad sides regarding HMD, and what they can do with the brand name of Nokia to make in-roads with their phones.

A very insightful and thoughtful round table discussion, with some deep perspectives on the current state of Nokia.

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This week - Daniel Rubino, a name that needs no introduction, in the world of mobile computing.

We discuss the storied history of Nokia in the USA, along with Daniel's thoughts on Microsoft's operation of Nokia both pre and post-acquisition. Dan also shares his favourite tech innovations made possible by Nokia, and 3D Touch on the cancelled McLaren device. 

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We are back with a bang this week, with mobile industry heavyweight Steve Litchfield joining us this week.

In today's episode, we hear Steve's detailed thoughts on the current state of mobile phone imaging, from a man with a finger on the pulse for the last three decades. Steve also shares how he was affected by the demise of the 'old' Nokia in the Stephen Elop days, and explains why a particular Lumia device is his all-time favourite Nokia device for photography. We also discover his Top 5 Nokia devices of all time, with some surprise picks on that list.

A big thank you to both Steve Litchfield and previous guest Rafe Blandford for their listenership and support for our little podcast, it means the world to us. Pay it forward and support these two on their various social media endeavours at the links below:

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A little detour this week on the Nokia Chronicles, as we take a look at the prices of some old Nokia devices on marketplace sites such as Facebook and Gumtree. Ridiculous prices, ridiculous item descriptions and some warnings for those of you out there looking to buy second-hand Nokia devices. 

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We are absolutely stoked to have Rafe Blandford on the podcast this week.

From his early days covering pre-Symbian products to the heady Nokia days, Rafe has been a staple of the tech world, reporting on the latest Nokia mobile news and reviews. In today's episode we cover his blogging origins, his passion and love for what Nokia has done through their devices & services, and his immense love for the community Nokia has fostered. Rafe also shares his thoughts on where mobile technology is heading in the future, and we get an answer to the lingering question: will we ever see Rafe in front of a camera anytime soon?

A thoroughly enjoyable episode - do check Rafe and his 361 Degrees podcast out on the socials below:

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We have reached Episode 10! Myriam Joire of Engadget, Pebble and MobileTechPodcast fame joins us this week.

On today's episode, we discuss Myriam's origins in the blogging and podcasting world, time in the media with Nokia and Stephen Elop, and other fond memories of the old Nokia/Lumia days. We also cover Myriam's Top 5 Nokia devices, Nokia's greatest hits when it came to mobile phone innovations, and where HMD Global is going wrong these days with their mobile strategy.

An informative and engaging chat with one of the juggernauts of the tech journalism industry. Do check Myriam out on the socials below:

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Blogging alumni of MyNokiaBlog and UnleashThePhones, Michael Faro-Tusino, joins us on the podcast this week.

From reaching out to one of the gods of Nokia news, Jay Montano, Michael's passion for Nokia/Maemo/Meego devices grew to the point of being able to meet Stephen Elop in India and attend Nokia World in Abu Dhabi.

A nuanced chat with an articulate Nokia fan first and foremost, do enjoy this week's chat with Michael.

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Tomi Adebayo joins us on the pod this week. Host and presenter of GadgetsBoy and Electrifying on YouTube.

From one of his first mobile phones with the Nokia 3210, Tomi has many fond memories of Nokia devices and has worked his way up to be one of UK's premier tech reviewers and YouTubers. A man of many talents, that has some exciting snippets regarding the old Nokia days - interacting and coming up together with fellow tech influencers. An engaging and candid chat, and one that we hope you enjoy.

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This week on the Nokia Chronicles, we chronicle a few old Nokia blogging and review websites. A trip down memory lane, not only into the writers and bloggers of the time, but trends in mobile phone tech during that period. 

We're sure that a lot of you can relate to visiting these websites back in the day.

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Dean Pattrick (Nokia networks, Nokia Music/Ovi Music/MixRadio) joins us on the pod this week.

From the military to working behind the scenes with the early incarnations of 2G/3G networks, and mixing with the world's biggest pop and rock stars in his evangelical role at Nokia MixRadio, Dean truly has seen and conquered all.

Also an avid fitness man, listen in to find out the fascinating story behind "Deano" and what keeps him inspired and passionate in his journeys through life. We hope you enjoy listening to Dean as much as we did in this episode.

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Marin Ordulj (founder and editor-in-chief of NokiaMob) joins us on this week's episode of Nokia Chronicles.

An engaging chat with one of the most passionate Nokia bloggers out there. Some hard-hitting questions, for a feel-good episode that won't soon be forgotten.

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Adrian and Justin sit down with Abdulla Zaki (TheMrNokia) and get to know the brains and brawn behind one of the fastest-growing Nokia-focussed channels on YouTube. 

Wearing make-up in YouTube videos, buying iconic Nokia models on launch day, and the story behind that Camaro hat --- all on this week's episode of Nokia Chronicles.

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