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Nokia Lumia gets exclusive apps; is Windows Phone fragmentation next?

Posted May 10, 2012 - 7:30 am

Nokia continues to push its Lumia line of Windows Phone smartphones hard, announcing several deals with app developers on Tuesday, including some that would be exclusive to the Lumia platform initially.
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AT&T achieves Zen state of unintentional irony

Posted April 26, 2012 - 11:37 am

The company that fought last year to reduce the number of U.S. carriers from four to three says more competition in the smartphone market is a good thing.
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What abject failure in the smartphone market looks like

Posted April 20, 2012 - 3:49 pm

This week's news involving Research in Motion and Nokia are sad, predictable and -- in one case -- unintentionally comical.
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Lumia 900 materials cost $209, point to low-cost approach by Nokia, Microsoft

Posted April 14, 2012 - 7:04 am

The materials used to build the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone cost $209, according to IHS iSuppli, which did a physical teardown of one of the new smartphones.
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Seriously, Nokia, this is painful to watch

Posted April 11, 2012 - 2:32 pm

Nokia on Wednesday lowered its financial outlook for the first half of this year, just a day after the Finnish device maker revealed a software glitch in its marquee smartphone.
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Nokia offers 3D tours of Berlin, San Francisco

Posted April 3, 2012 - 11:05 am

Fly around Berlin and San Francisco via this virtual video.
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Apple's nano-SIM push for more smart phone dominance

Posted March 26, 2012 - 10:08 am

As vendors argue about the new nano-SIM specs, Apple offers theirs free – with a catch.
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Nokia-Microsoft: 'A certain road to death'

Posted March 21, 2012 - 10:26 am

A prominent mobile consultant blasts the Nokia-Microsoft partnership as doomed to fail. The one ray of hope? Bring back MeeGo devices.
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Nokia's tasty tattoo patent-troll bait

Posted March 20, 2012 - 3:56 pm

Nokia has applied for a patent that would allow tattoos to vibrate when the wearer's cell phone receives a message.
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Nokia Windows 8 tablet chatter resurfaces

Posted March 17, 2012 - 7:56 am

A new report claims to have details on a Nokia Windows 8 tablet, including some specs and release timing.
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Nokia's PureView camera bound for Windows phones

Posted March 10, 2012 - 8:22 am

The 41-megapixel camera in Nokia's 808 PureView smartphone stunned the tech world last week, but not the phone itself, which is saddled with an aging Symbian operating system. Fortunately, Nokia says it's bringing the same camera technology to Windows Phones.
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Nokia unveils new 38-megapixel camera

Posted February 28, 2012 - 1:23 pm

Nokia unveiled it’s new photo-centric phone, called the “Pure View,” as a Symbian phone with a Carl Zeiss lens that can take up to 38-megapixel photos, then crop them to find a lot more detail. Nokia says the phone has been in development for some time.
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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop in Kenya, says country a strategic hub

Posted February 9, 2012 - 4:04 pm

Stephen Elop, Nokia Chief Executive Officer was in Kenya Thursday for a high profile visit, which only takes him to two out of the 57 African countries, Kenya and South Africa.
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Got bling? Nokia Lumia 800, the $900 Windows phone

Posted February 8, 2012 - 1:29 pm

Unlocked Nokia phone bundle pitched for Valentine's Day, but roses much cheaper.
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Are investors crazy to bet on Nokia now? Probably

Posted January 26, 2012 - 5:05 pm

Shares of Finnish mobile device maker Nokia were up Thursday despite a huge fourth-quarter loss as some investors are encouraged by Lumia smartphone sales.
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Soon we'll know if Nokia can 'Ace' U.S. smartphone market with Windows phone

Posted January 6, 2012 - 8:11 pm

Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia reportedly will unveil the Nokia Ace Windows phone for AT&T at next weeks Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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''Bye Nokia,'' Microsoft's gonna buy Nokia

Posted January 6, 2012 - 5:04 pm

We're told by those in the know that Microsoft is in talks to buy Nokia, or at least buy its smartphone division.
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Microsoft is ready for its Droid moment

Posted January 4, 2012 - 6:34 pm

Microsoft thinks Windows Phone really needs is its own version of a Droid--a heavily marketed, easily recognizable version of its operating system that nobody in the U.S. can avoid hearing about.
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Nokia: Phone charging using solar power comes with many challenges

Posted January 3, 2012 - 10:11 am

Charging a mobile phone by simply using a solar charging panel on the back cover is possible but challenging, Nokia has concluded after ending a research project on the subject.
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No. 3 tech story of 2011: Seismic smartphone shift

Posted December 29, 2011 - 9:00 am

The smartphone market in 2011 witnessed a Hail Mary pass and a possible implosion.
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This week in pictures: SOPA stalls

Posted December 16, 2011 - 5:42 pm

Also: NTSB wants ban on use of electronic devices while driving; Nokia thinks Android is too confusing for young people; RIM delivers disastrous Q3 results; and Zynga stumbles in Wall Street debut.
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Old people, quit making fatigued, confused 'youth' buy iPhones and Androids! This must stop!

Posted December 14, 2011 - 4:09 pm

A Nokia executive musters a bizarre explanation for why the Windows Phone 7 will be so popular -- and just may save a generation!
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Young people baffled by Android, fed up with iPhone says Nokia

Posted December 14, 2011 - 11:56 am

According to Nokia director of product marketing Niels Munksgaard, young people are "pretty much fed up with iPhones" and frustrated by Android.
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Analyst: Despite only 4% market share, iPhone grabs 52% of mobile profits

Posted November 4, 2011 - 3:04 pm

Apple's iPhone may have only 4% of global handset market share, but it has more than half of mobile profits, according to an analyst.
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Nokia unveils first Windows phones

Posted October 26, 2011 - 2:02 pm

The Lumia devices are Nokia's first big push for phones running the Windows Phone operating system after the company announced a partnership with Microsoft in February.
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