App-focused VC fund Vision+ reveals first investments
The fund, backed by Microsoft and Nokia, invests in products rather than startups. Early takeup is promising, with Vision+ putting money into three new top-level domains and a fistful of games.
Key exec Ojanperä leaves Nokia, starts VC fund
Tero Ojanperä, who has been with Nokia for 21 years, is leaving the company and is going to be working for a new investment fund, Vision+, that will fund apps and services. In Ojanperä, Nokia has lost a big champion of mapping-based services.
For Nokia’s Ovi, the World (Minus the U.S.) Is Enough
Despite a slow and troubling start, Nokia is finding some success for its Ovi Store and Services, especially in its traditional strongholds: Europe, Asia and Latin America. Nokia wants to chart a new course by focusing on messaging, music and mapping. An Ovi Update.
Tero Ojanpera: Nokia’s Accidental Media Mogul
In the last few years, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has been steadily repositioning itself from hardware manufacturer to
David Stewart Vows To Drop ‘Neutron Bomb’ On Current Entertainment Distribution Model
A week after British musician Billy Bragg let rip on Bebo and other social networks for exploiting musicians and their songs for their own m…