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Nokia Chases Blogger To Recover N8 Prototype

Posted by samzenpus on from the history-repeating dept.

boris writes "Nokia has approached Russian authorities to retrieve its N8 prototype from blogger Eldar Murtazin, in a case similar to Apple iPhone 4/Gizmodo fiasco. In its official blog, Nokia said, 'we formally requested the return of all unauthorized Nokia property from Mr. Murtazin and he declined to respond. As a result, we have contacted the Russian authorities to assist us in the return of all unauthorized Nokia property.'"

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  1. Did they pay off the Russian authorities? by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Did they pay off the Russian authorities?

    As that how things get done in Russia.

  2. Epic Blockbuster by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, in 30 years from now, when the world looks back on current events and news stories as inspiration for movies - is this what they're going to be about?

    If so...

    COUNT ME IN.

    Think Jason Bourne meets Verizon guy.

  3. Nokia just want its property back by kangsterizer · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually in it's blog I believe Nokia wrote "please return our babies" or something like that. No lawsuit etc. They just want the phones back and avoid bad press.

    And yes, the phone is an early N8 prototype (from march). The reviewers named it N9 and started a lot of false rumors on it, despite (at least my) posts indicating it was a N8 and early Symbian ^3 on it.

    The N8 that will ship soon is slightly different hardware wise, and vastly improved software wise.

    1. Re:Nokia just want its property back by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      My 2 cents:
      Nokia probably doesn't give a rat's ass about the device itself. They want it returned so they can check its serial number/IMEI and track down the person who is continuously leaking their prototypes to Eldar Murtazin.
      They have publicly stated that they are trying to find his mole.

      Yes, we have to take a look at ourselves, and we are diligently hunting down the source of these leaks.

      http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/04/27/one-of-our-children-is-missing/

    2. Re:Nokia just want its property back by kangsterizer · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Yes, that's what I'm thinking. They want to shut down the leaks, not to punish the bloggers or whichever tech site end up getting the devices. That's why there's no lawsuit, they don't care going after the tech fans, they know it's a bad move. Eventually they'd rather not make noise about it.

      The guy who leaks stuff at Nokia will prolly get fired and stuff however.

    3. Re:Nokia just want its property back by CRCulver · · Score: 4, Informative

      Color me skeptical; what are the chances this is not another overpriced "flagship" POS from Nokia?

      That it is running Symbian indicates that it is midrange, even if at the higher end of midrange. The coming MeeGo device will be their next flagship after the N900.

  4. Re:You're too drunkski! by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 4, Informative

    On an unrelated note, the proper way to say Vodka ("Wodka") sounds awesome when a Russian says it.

    "Wodka" is not a proper way to say "vodka" in standard Russian, unless you're talking about some regional dialect, or you're a German. IPA for it is ['vodka].

    Indeed, there is no sound directly corresponding to /w/ in Russian at all, and in loanwords it's approximated by either /v/ (as for "Washington") or, more commonly, by /u/ (as for "Watergate")