Tarmo Virki

Position: EMEA Technology Correspondent
I cover technology sector based in Helsinki, Finland. I have followed the mobile industry and Nokia closely since 2002.

Articles

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Mobile Web surge continues in October: Opera November 25, 07:45am EST 

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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What did you say? Fujitsu slows down speech on phones

Fujitsu promises to go to the heart of the matter, the spoken word, by using a new software in phones that slows down the speed of speech.  Full Article 

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Is WiMax the Betamax of mobile space?

Is WiMax wireless technology headed for the same fate as Betamax, which lost the battle against VHS as the video cassette standard in 1980s? A senior Verizon executive thinks so. Recall that WiMax and ...  Full Article | Comments [12] 

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Nokia to give away 100 ideas for others to make money

News from Helsinki: In a spurt of generosity, the world's top cellphone maker Nokia plans to pass on to smaller Finland-based firms some 100 ideas for which it has not found any use in its core business, ...  Full Article | Comments [3]