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Breaking: Finnish mobile accessory maker Golla sues Jolla over similar name!
Finnish mobile accessory manufacturer Golla sues Jolla over similar name. Golla justifies suing Jolla over similar name because company has used Golla name for 12 years now, and have used over 2 million euros at registration the brand. Golla have not closed the possibility of making smartphones in the future, and it would be awkward to have two smartphone manufacturers with almost the same name.
“We can not stand next to the track, but we have to defend the rights of Gollan. We have built our brand for 12 years and spent two million euros to various registrations. Then appears the company, whose name is very similar to ours” -Petri Kähkönen, CEO of Golla.
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Jolla shows it’s upcoming Sailfish OS in video tour!
It must be one of the most anticipated OS launches in year 2013. Jolla told that they are going to launch first Sailfish OS operated smartphones in coming months. In this video (after the break), Jolla shows it’s Sailfish OS to Engadget. It’s already know that Sailfish builds on MeeGo quite effectively, and this video shows that there will be a lot appeal. As you know Sailfish will be gesture centric, and many native apps will respond to gesture commands even when those apps are presented as “cards” on the home screen. All the apps seems to be very responsive, and those apps you’ll see in this video are fairly representative in the final build of the Sailfish OS. Jolla won’t show us much in the video except contacts app, music app, photos and home screens.
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Our interview with Jolla’s advisor and consultant Jukka Eklund!
Tonistechblog got the change to interview, Jukka Eklund, multi-talent in Finnish technology area. Jukka Eklund, humble man from Tampere, Finland, have had his fare share in Nokia boom as he worked in the company for years, and after Nokia figured out it’s new business strategy it was time for Jukka to look something else. He stayed in the field of technology and being more specific in the area of consulting and advising one of the most anticipated startup in Finland, Jolla. Read the full interview after the break.
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Jolla Sailfish SDK will be available in Q1 2013!
Jolla Sailfish OS SDK will be available for download in early Q1 2013, Jolla wrote to SailfishOS.org.
We are improving based on the feedback we have got from the community and the SDK will be available for download in early Q1 2013. Stay tuned on these shores.
Jolla announced Sailfish in Slush event in Helsinki, Finland, last month and since that there’s been lot of speculation about the Sailfish SDK. Sailfish OS is based on Nokia’s MeeGo operating system, and multitasking will play huge role.
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Jolla’s Sailfish OS supports Android Apps but not Google Play!
Jolla’s Sailfish OS supports Android apps, but won’t allow you to download them from Google Play, according to report from 3T.
- We are currently figuring out options to share applications, and we will also discuss with current service providers, Marc Dillon CEO of Jolla told in interview with 3T.
At least first there’s not going to be Google Play included, but there’s also many other app providing services, which shares Android apps, including Opera Mobile Store, Amazon AppStore, Handango and GetJar. It’s still unclear, which app sharing providers Jolla will use or even which ones they are now in discussions.
It’s very important for Jolla to make a deal with Android App providers as there’s now more than 700,000 Android apps.
Android is open source, unlike Apple, which keeps strict control on what apps are accepted in App Store. This fact also makes Android vulnerable for malicious apps.
Jolla is also launching it’s first smartphone in next year.
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Jolla won’t officially support Sailfish OS on the Nokia N9, but wants you to try it anyway!
There must be many Nokia N9 users who wants to put Jolla’s Sailfish OS into their N9′s. Jolla now said in their Twitter account that Sailfish OS won’t be officially supporting the device, and adds that there’s also nothing else than voided warranty to stopping you to port Sailfish OS to your device. Jolla won’t be responsible for updates or they won’t provide any technical help. If you want to install Sailfish to your N9, you can, but not without putting effort to it.
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@lonely_cent We cannot support Nokia’s product officially. Technically there is nothing preventing for porting to eg. N9.
— Jolla (@JollaMobile) marraskuu 22, 2012
.@asifyousafzai01 @olle_jolle @meegocentral Sailfish OS can be technically ported to N9, but experience is not same than Jolla devices
— Jolla (@JollaMobile) marraskuu 22, 2012
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Jolla unveils Sailfish OS, promises better performance and truly open source!
Jolla unveiled Sailfish OS today at Slush event in Helsinki. Jolla isn’t only targeting smartphones, but also tablets and smart TV’s. Jolla said that Sailfish OS will first truly open source OS. Jolla’s Sailfish OS SDK will be released today and company is going to demo it tomorrow at Slush event in Helsinki.
Main feature is of course multitasking, Sailfish OS will be deeply personalized and “fast and effortless interaction”. Many Android apps will also run on Jolla’s Sailfish OS without modification, only simple port is required to get the best operation.
Jolla will start campaign and partnership with Finnish carrier DNA, to promote and sell Sailfish OS products. I must say that Sailfish OS is like MeeGo, but ten times better.
It’s always nice to see new OS in the market, as Jolla’s CEO Marc Dillon said: “Smartphone OS market is dominated by two OS’s”. It’s amazing to see Jolla’s OS finally unveiled and it’s going to be great add to the smartphone OS market.
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Jolla Mobile opens new office in Hong Kong!
Jolla informed in it’s Twitter account that they have opened new office in Asia, actually in ‘Cyberport’ Hong Kong. Jolla’s CEO confirmed this in a tweet, which you can check from below. It’s been said that this is right place for Jolla to thrive as in Hong Kong there is many tech professionals and the place is dubbed as tech heart of Asia. Having office in Hong Kong will allow Jolla to have direct link to the their hardware manufacturers and to those who are planning to license Sailfish OS. There’s only 16 days left to Jolla’s big OS announcement in Slush event, TonisTechBlog will be there and will give you the latest news.
Just opened the #Jolla Asia office, bringing a new chapter of Finnish design and engineering to the east. Onward sails!
— Marc Dillon (@MarcDillonDotFi) lokakuu 29, 2012
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Jolla changes CEO, Jussi Hurmola steps down as Marc Dillon becomes new CEO!
Jolla has confirmed on it’s Twitter account that Marc Dillon is their new CEO. Jussi Hurmola is now concentrating on Sailfish strategy. Company’s Tweet also reveals that, now it’s the right time to change the CEO as the company concentrates to product delivery. Jolla is introducing it’s first OS called Sailfish in Slush event on November 21st. Jolla’s Sailfish OS is based on Nokia’s MeeGo OS and it has gained huge amount of momentum and interest from outside of Finland. Check out the Tweet which Jolla Tweeted today, from down below.
Jolla watch changes as we focus on product delivery. @marcdillondotfi is new CEO, @jussihurmola focuses to Sailfish strategy. Onwards sails!
— Jolla (@JollaMobile) lokakuu 15, 2012
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Jolla Mobile’s smartphone understands touch gestures!
Jolla Mobile‘s first smartphone understands touch gestures, Finnish tech magazine T3 reports in today’s magazine. Jolla Mobile CEO Jussi Hurmola revealed in T3 magazine that they are going to use touch gestures in their OS and relay on movement sensors. Jolla is launching it’s first OS in November at Slush event in Helsinki(tonistechblog will be at the launch event), their OS is called SailFish. Hurmola also says that “It’s the evolution of smartphone OS, similar when physical qwerty keyboard changed to touch keyboards“. For me this means that Jolla is bringing something innovative to it’s first OS and surely there’s not going to be so many physical buttons.
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