The prime minister is believed to have conducted a 15-minute phone call with Motorola president Chris Galvin on Tuesday.

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Nokia needs exactly what Motorola did years ago when Chris Galvin recruited Chief Marketing Officer Geoffrey Frost to create an edgy face for the brand.

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"People have criticized us in every decade since the 1930s, " retorts Chris Galvin, 48, a 25-year Motorola veteran and grandson of company founder Paul Galvin.

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