Nokia Noodling Notebooks?

Both Digital Daily and Reuters have picked up on a YLE interview with Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in which he suggests that Nokia (NOK) might make a move into the laptop space. Kallasuvo suggests that it would be a logical extension of their business as the capabilities of smartphones and laptops converge (mostly in the form of netbooks). More likely this is a competitive reaction to computer makers like Dell (DELL) and Acer (2353) pushing into the mobile phone business where Nokia is currently the market leader. There is little doubt that Nokia could pull it off...the big question raised in the Reuters story is whether it makes sense for Nokia to compete in a much more commoditized product category, with much lower margins.

Not @MWC & Apparently Not Missing Much

OK I'm a little bitter that I'm not in Barcelona...but until my Adsense revenues turn into Adollar$ I am just not going to be flying, hoteling, conventioning and wine/dining/dancing like fool in Spain on my own dime...CTIA in Vegas, maybe. That being said the news out of the show has been pretty unspectacular donchathink?:

• Nokia (NOK) announced it's widely anticipated Ovi Store for applications and announced that it would preload Skype on to upcoming N-Series devices (a move sure to piss off carriers)
• Microsoft (MSFT) announced it's new Windows Marketplace for Mobile available with its new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS (does anyone aspire to have a Windows Mobile device?)
• Besides a new HTC handset for Vodafone, Google's Android has been a total bust.
• RealNetworks (RNWK) took over the backend of Verizon Wireless's V Cast streaming video service from thePlatform
• Qualcomm's (QCOM) MediaFlo is sucking wind in the US and they vow to do things differently in Europe
• Acer and maybe Dell are entering the smartphone fray
• And the biggest story of all...the GSMA announced that 17 carriers and handset manufacturers were going to create a universal phone charger by 2012 (cue Kool & the Gang)
• btw -- where hell has RIM/BlackBerry (RIMM) been hiding?...did they purposely keep a low profile at MWC because of their SEC issues?

Anything else I'm missing?