Nokia marketing head: Customers' 'biggest complaint' is missing apps

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Nokia marketing head 'The biggest complaint is that customers are missing the apps they want'" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/apps.jpg" /></div>We managed to grab a quick chat with Nokia's Global Head of Smartphone Marketing, Vesa Jutila, following the global launch of the Lumia 925. When asked about the still-notable absence of some mainstream apps within Windows Phone 8, Jutila was surprisingly frank. With reference to the company's Lumia series, he said that "the biggest complaint is that customers are missing the apps they want."<br /> Nokia has been on a recent charm offensive towards Instagram, not least with a mini Twitter campaign, but it announced earlier today that a new Hipstamatic Oggl app will be headed to Microsoft's mobile OS, capable of sharing through Twitter, Facebook and, yes, Instagram. However, for users coming from other platforms, they may find some first-party favorites missing -- with things like Google+ and Amazon Cloud Player being just a couple of examples. Jutila acknowledged that there were "some gaps" but said Nokia is "addressing this very strongly" with the help of Microsoft. He added:<br /> <blockquote>"[Developer attention] is very much driven by the absolute volume of Windows Phones in the market. That's why we're so pleased when other manufacturers also make Windows Phones."<br /> </blockquote>When asked if Nokia has a strategy for a scenario in which it becomes the <em>only</em> manufacturer of Windows Phones, Jutila replied "No, we don't have a strategy for that."<br /> <em>Sharif Sakr contributed to this report.</em><br /> </div></div>

Nokia marketing head: Customers' 'biggest complaint' is missing apps

We managed to grab a quick chat with Nokia's Global Head of Smartphone Marketing, Vesa Jutila, following the global launch of the Lum...

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Hands-on with Nokia JobLens on the Lumia 925: what a way to make a living

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="p1 image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hands-on with Nokia JobLens on the Lumia 925: what a way to make a living (video)" data-src-height="427" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/job-lens-lead.jpg" /></div><div class="p1" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We're hoping we won't need to use Nokia's JobLens app for real any time soon, but at the Lumia 925 launch event, we thought we'd at least explore our options. It's essentially a proximity-based job searching tool that, in the lens mode, is much like the CityLens AR app for Lumias, and points you in the direction of your next potential employer using icons on top of the realtime camera view. In another mode, JobLens uses the Here Maps platform to show you a top-down view of openings in your vicinity, and can subsequently direct you to your interview on time. From either views, you can poke at vacancies to see more about the job and share it, email it to yourself, or respond directly with a CV -- various sites populate the in-app listings. The software also integrates with Facebook and LinkedIn so you can hit up your contacts for the inside track. No word on a release date yet, but we imagine it'll coincide with the Lumia 925 launch. As they say, it's who you know that counts, and now we know Matt from Nokia, who treated us to a quick tour of the app in the video after the break.</div><div class="p1" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b>Update:</b> we've been having trouble with the video -- it works on some devices and not others. It may work for you right now, but if not -- we're working on a fix.</div><div class="p1" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b>Update #2:</b> This should now be working for everybody. Apologies for the delay!</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-cb55d052" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/cb55d052/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=14759457&disablebranding=0&view_secret=14759457" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Hands-on with Nokia JobLens on the Lumia 925: what a way to make a living

We're hoping we won't need to use Nokia's JobLens app for real any time soon, but at the Lumia 925 launch event, we thought we&...

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Nokia Lumia 925 leaked in low-res press shot

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Nokia Lumia 925 leaked in lowres press shot" data-src-height="331" data-src-width="536" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/bkkag9jciaadlqe.jpg" /></div>If you're looking for details, you might be disappointed. We don't know much about the alleged Nokia Lumia 925 pictured above, other than its rumored codename: Catwalk. We probably don't have too much longer to wait for a full spec list, however, with the company hosting a launch event in London tomorrow. The relatively low-resolution press shot posted by @evleaks on Twitter shows a Windows phone with styling typical of the Lumia series. There does seem to be a slight taper toward the face of the device and we can report the headphone jack appears to be on the top edge. And that edge does have a slightly metallic look to it, not unlike the integrated antenna on another high-profile device. Otherwise, we're as in the dark as you are. But just stay patient -- all will be revealed tomorrow.<br /> </div></div>

Nokia Lumia 925 leaked in low-res press shot

If you're looking for details, you might be disappointed. We don't know much about the alleged Nokia Lumia 925 pictured above, ot...

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