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Another data point on the eternal quest to not use smartphones (BONUS: data points from 2008, 2013, and 2017)

Posted on 13 August 2025 by charlie

Back in 2008, I was the Editor-in-Chief for Nokia Conversations, the main Nokia blog. Like a good tech blog back then, in addition to industry news, product rev...

Strategy/The Narrative

Project: Spotify “like” Shortcut

Posted on 05 June 2025 by charlie

I built a silent, tap-based Apple Shortcut that lets me like the currently playing song on Spotify. Y’see, often my phone is in my pocket when I listen to...

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Just a thought: AI agents are mobile coupons all over again

Posted on 22 November 2024 by charlie

A new phrase is bubbling up: ‘agentic AI’. That’s the AI as agent that goes out and does your bidding. The concept keeps coming up all the tim...

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Instructions on how to use a phone one-handed bring back memories of the same idea years ago

Posted on 02 August 2024 by charlie

This triggered an old funny memory (tho I might have the timing wrong). As phones got bigger, they got harder to handle with one hand. But there are some ways t...

The Narrative

The connection between the T-Mobile Sidekick and Nokia Cloud 

Posted on 09 April 2024 by charlie

This article got me all nostalgic for the mid-2000s. Back then, I was at Nokia, deep into the Nokia smartphone world, fusing mobile and the internet. And by 200...

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OMG, what’s with stocks apps on mobile phones?

Posted on 20 November 2023 by charlie

My memories of the days when mobiles were starting to become a thing and everyone was snapping up some sort of PalmPilot or PDA, one prominent app that was offe...

Strategy

What do you think of Humane’s AI-powered wearable?

Posted on 12 November 2023 by charlie

It’s a gadget designed for interacting with large language models, not apps, and for talking instead of typing. But it’s not yet entirely clear what you’re supp...

Strategy/The Narrative

Jammin’ to the venture beat. And my first patent thrown in for good measure.

Posted on 07 July 2022 by charlie

Back at the end of 2002, if I recall correctly, Nokia set up an internal Venture Challenge – a challenge to have folks submit ideas, find some promising o...

Strategy/The Narrative

My greatest story, never much told: Nokia Cloud

Posted on 09 May 2022 by charlie

In early 2004, I joined the small Nokia Lifeblog team to lead sales and marketing. Over the roughly 18 months I was with the team, I learned so much about the f...

Strategy/The Narrative

Smartwatches: definitions, lifestyle, what works, and haptic afterimages

Posted on 05 July 2017 by charlie

Despite what many write, smartwatches have been around for a long time. I know this because I got my first smartwatch back in 2005 (or was it even earlier when ...

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