Most people who hear the word "Nokia" associate it with mobile phones, but there's a convoluted history to tell since the company's humble beginnings over 150 years...

A deep dive in Nokia’s history, especially their phones and sometimes corporate structures

    • kirk781@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      My first smartphone was their cheap Lumia 520. Yes, it had its limitations (it couldn’t natively playback mkv files and no VLC support was there yet; only one paid app offered this basic thing) but the polycarbonate back was good, the battery lived decent enough despite being small and the OS was very smooth.

  • obbeelEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    It was a long read, but it is interesting.

  • mesa@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I wish 2g was still a thing in the US. I have a dumb phone that still works that I can’t use.

  • asbestos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    Such a great long read that cleared up a lot of lingering questions I had, thanks for sharing this.