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A job ad posted by Nokia on employment network LinkedIn sees the company looking to hire a senior engineer to work on new mobile devices and software, but they’re not Windows Phones. It’s for Linux. Which is the core of Android.
The ad is consistent with Nokia making a tentative, exploratory move into Android territory. It says the new employee would be working in a “start-up environment” and developing “exciting new products” for future “mobile phone technology” the phone maker is planning.
If not Android, what else could it be? Nokia was believed to be working on its own Linux-based OS, codenamed Meltemi, but that’s thought to have been chopped as part of the company’s most recent round of cost-cutting. There’s also the emerging Tizen OS, another Linux offshoot, but that’s more of a Samsung/Intel party right now and it’d be very weird for Nokia to jump in there. And MeeGo is well dead as far as Nokia is concerned.
Which would leave Nokia’s new Linux expert working on what? Something as boring as a Nokia Maps app for Android? [LinkedIn via Twitter]
Update: Nokia’s VP of Media Relations, Doug Dawson, contacted us to say “the job post is linked to our previously announced opportunity to develop HERE Maps support for other platforms, including iOS and Android.”
Where do I send my CV?
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=4282361&trk=jobs_share_fb
Nokia – Sunnyvale (San Francisco Bay Area)
Good Luck!
I was joking. If I was moving to San Francisco area there’s another company I’d prefer to go for. No way am I qualified for this job, which frankly doesn’t look like it has anything to do with Android anyway. Most Likely Nokia Set top boxes.
It does quite clearly say beyond smart phone and also says “(Location & Commerce)”
A quick Google shows this
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/22/nokia-integrates-navteq-with-new-location-commerce-business-closes-accenture-outsourcing-deal/
So its to do with maps.
Can i have a job gizmodo?
Always knew you were a closet Apple fan! :p Cupertino is a stones throw from there.
I knew some smartarse would post this. Glad to see you didn’t disappoint.
I was also joking
– But you should do it! see what happens.
Gary, there’s always the answer that you ignored: One engineer probably isn’t enough for Nokia to do anything serious involving a whole OS, but it might be enough if all they are looking to do is customize existing apps (or perhaps apps that are currently under development since the ad says “new”) to work on Linux / Android.
its most likely nokia maps for android, nokia lenses for android etc
but it could be boot to gecko, that would be sweet. im not sure nokia is allowed to make android phones with their agreement with MS
There is ‘Here’ maps for iOS what did people think when Nokia advertised that job position? talk about making a stupid flame bating conclusion for 1 job advert.
sorry wasn’t supposed to be a reply more direct
Ubuntu?
meego isnt quite dead, its being ressurected in the form of jolla’s sailfish os which actually looks quite good and apparently will run android apps, so maybe thats the why of it
lol. Dumb asses.