Analyst firm Gartner today released their latest worldwide handset sales figures, including numbers for the first quarter of 2011 from all the big manufacturers. The headlines are that total handset sales have risen 19% year-on-year, with smartphones continuing to accelerate, …
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A video of Nokia Corp.’s upcoming N9 smartphone has found its way onto YouTube. The leaked video shows glimpses of a thin, stylish looking device complete with a nice looking camera, though the few peeks at the screen seem to …
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The leaked video shows glimpses of a thin, stylish looking device complete with a nice looking camera, though the few peeks at the screen seem to show Symbian Anna rather than MeeGo or Windows phone 7.
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Most Nokia news stories as of late have been doom, gloom and everything in between. The Finnish handset maker has been shedding staff left and right, outsourcing development of its largest operating system, Symbian, and abandoning its new project, Meego, …
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1 in 5 smartphone owners 'check-in' on their phone: 70% of 'check-in' from an Android or Apple phone
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak16.7 million U.S. mobile subscribers (7.1% of the U.S. population) used location-based “check-in” services in March according to market research firm ComScore Inc., with 12.7 million checking in from a smartphone, representing some 17.6% of the entire smartphone population. Unsurprisingly, …
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Global smartphone market sees yet another quarter of astounding growth
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakThe worldwide smartphone market saw resounding growth year over year in the first quarter of 2011 with market research firm IDC reporting 79.7% growth, which it credits to lower prices, release of highly anticipated models, wide availability of older models …
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Birds of a feather stick together and so it should come as no surprise that Finnish phone maker Nokia has recruited compatriots Rovio – makers of the infamous Angry Birds – to help it out when it comes to enabling …
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Nokia Announces Plans to Transfer Symbian Software Activities to Accenture; Accenture to Provide Future Smartphone Ecosystem Services to Nokia
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaAccenture | April 27, 2011 | Press Release ESPOO, Finland and NEW YORK; April 27, 2011 – Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced plans for a strategic collaboration in which Nokia would outsource its Symbian software activities …
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It would seem now the war of words between Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) over which company is activating the most devices daily has come to an end with Android the victor, Google and its hardware partners are …
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Nokia has been losing two things at alarming rates recently – market share and employees. In what is the third round of redundancies in recent memory, Nokia has announced it will be cutting loose 4,000 employees from its operations in …
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Nokia Corp. (NOK) posted a profit of $502 million on sales of nearly $15.2 billion for the first quarter, but the device manufacturer said this quarter could be more challenging. The world’s largest handset manufacturer has been under consistent pressure …
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Nokia Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a “definitive agreement” to partner and build devices running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system, after first announcing the move on Feb. 11, just before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In a YouTube …
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Nokia has not only left Symbian out in the cold, it has also closed the door to its once beloved operating system, officially ending its days as an open-source platform and taking down online distributions of it.
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There’s no need for Symbian developers to go nok, nok nokia-ing on heaven’s door just yet, because Samsung plans to lure them over to a Bada life.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.What a week for revolutions: Egypt has changed from a dictatorship …
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BARCELONA, Spain – Last night, Nokia Corp. CEO Stephen Elop took the stage at Mobile World Congress to discuss Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft Corp. and what it means for the future of both companies in the smart phone space. Elop, …
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Elop to make Nokia third competitor in “three horse game” smart phone market
by sylvie barakby sylvie barakBARCELONA, Spain – Last night, Nokia Corp. CEO Stephen Elop took the stage at Mobile World Congress to discuss Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft Corp. and what it means for the future of both companies in the smart phone space. Elop, who was appointed …
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Nokia Corp. has done the unexpected. Never mind, the news already leaked. The world’s largest handset manufacturer has taken its search for a modern smart phone operating system outside its ranks and inked a wide-ranging deal with Microsoft Corp. to …
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At today’s big Nokia / Microsoft announcement, Nokia’s ballsy new CEO Stephen Elop dished some details about the Finnish phone maker’s plans with regard to the OS future handsets will be running. Obviously, Window Phone 7 featured heavily, however more …
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After a scathingly blunt memo from Nokia Corp. CEO Stephen Elop to his troops yesterday, Nokia has abandoned plans to launch its new N900 MeeGo smart phone next week. It’s believed Nokia may launch a Windows Phone 7 device instead. …
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Nokia Corp.’s still-fairly-new CEO, Stephen Elop, yesterday sent an internal memo to Nokia staff laying out his views on the company’s current market position. To say it probably didn’t make easy reading for Nokia employees could be something of an …
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Digital security firm McAfee says the number of malicious software attacks rose by 46% last year and that hackers have started zoning in on mobile phones – specifically the popular Android and iOS platforms.
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Ahh, the humble smart phone. For the first part of the last decade a mere curiosity reserved for the hardcore nerds and obsessive businessman of this world, subsequently thrust into the limelight by the iPhone, then Android, and most recently …
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It looks as though an unlikely partnership may be in the offing – Nokia Corp., whose smart phone efforts have been flagging in recent years due to the weakness of their Symbian operating system, may be looking to introduce Microsoft …
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We all knew this moment was going to come sooner or later. Symbian, Nokia’s floundering mobile OS, has ruled the roost essentially forever in terms of sales (although it has been fairly absent in the mindshare stakes as of late), …