Thursday, June 30, 2011

Nokia N9 not coming to the UK?

By Rich Trenholm on 30 June 2011, 6:04pm The Nokia N9 may not be coming to the UK. The first -- and only -- phone to use doomed operating system MeeGo is heading to Europe but won't cross the channel to Blighty, if one early indication is to be ...

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Nokia: UBS Cuts Handset View; Lost Sales Not Recouped

By Tiernan Ray UBS's Gareth Jenkins this morning cut his estimates for global handset growth, arguing that the stronger players in the smartphone market won't recoup share lost by Nokia (NOK), Research in Motion (RIMM), and LG Electronics. ...

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Struggling Nokia Shutters Stores, Sells Messaging Business To Synchronica

Acquiring the OBM business from Nokia gives it wide-open entry into the US market. Though Nokia's phones haven't fared all that well in the US, its OBM business had deals with more than 10 cell networks, including AT&T and Verizon. ...

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US And UK Latest Victims Of Nokia's Online Store Shutdowns

by Jordan Crook on June 30, 2011 We already know that Nokia has started shutting down some of its online stores, such as those in Spain, France, and Finland, but we didn't expect to see the US and UK web outlets close so soon after. ...

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Nokia brings forth the C5-00 5MP

In a rather quiet and hush-hush move, Nokia revealed yesterday a new version of its C5-00 phone yesterday. The company did not come forth in with an official statement in which they announced the new model. No, they simply added the phone's ...

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Short Film With Split Personality Wins Nokia N8 Contest | Adweek

J.W. Griffiths: Congratulations on winning the Nokia Shorts 2011 Competition for Splitscreen: A Love Story! We were blown away—blown a-way—by your inventive storytelling in which a guy and gal unite in London after we follow their ...
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Nokia 700 Zeta Gets Caught On Camera

erday we reported that Nokia has a few girly-named phones in the works, one of which being the Nokia 700 Zeta. Unfortunately, all ...
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Leaked Photos Of The Nokia 700 “Zeta” | Ubergizmo

uple of days ago we had reported that Nokia was looking to push out four new Symbian handsets, which [...]
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Nokia N9 Camera Photo Samples – They Rock

Nokia N9 Camera Photo Samples. Here are some smaples of pictures taken with the Meego Powered Nokia N9.
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Nokia N9 photos look REALLY good

I am not a Nokia fan at all. The only Nokia device I have ever owned was a free phone a carrier gave me years, and years ago with one of my first wireless plans. I am still seeing little that would talk me out of my iPhone or an Android device for a ...

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

On Call: Lost iPhones, unlimited data plans, and Nokia's device strategy

The ongoing AT&T-T-Mobile merger has produced a lot of reader questions on the status of unlimited data plans and the recent introduction of the Nokia N9 has cause many people, me included, to wonder "What exactly is Nokia doing? ...

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Leaked: Four Nokia Belle Phones With By 1 GHz CPUs

Nokia is in the news yet again, but it's a leak this time and not an official launch. A website has accessed a photo of a leaked document, which seems like Nokia's roadmap for this year or the next. This document reveals four new Nokia handsets, ...

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Nokia N9 camera: sample images and video

By Vlad Savov posted Jun 28th 2011 12:00PM Our first encounter with Nokia's N9 may have been eleven different kinds of awesome, but we knew it was a mere scratch of the high-grade polycarbonate surface. One of the core pieces of functionality we didn't ...

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Windows Phone 7 to Have Button-Less Design with Mango Update?

The leaked images of Nokia's Sea Ray Windows Phone 7 prototype revealed a curious fact–that device lacked the three hardware buttons that were required by Microsoft at the time that Windows Phone 7 debuted–Windows, back, and search. ...

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The (Real) Smartphone Wars Have Only Just Begun

Remember those figures about Nokia's collapsing market in Australia? That's one market where Apple's actually winning--and it's become the nation's biggest phone retailer of any brand, an amazing fact given that there are only two iPhone types on sale ...

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Forget Apple, Buy This Stock Instead

There's an even better chance it's an old Nokia (NYSE: NOK) "brick" phone. This was the popular nickname given to the basic Nokia hand set that was typically thrown in with a two-year wireless plan back in the early part of the century. ...

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Has Stephen Elop doomed Nokia?

the world's largest handset manufacturer needs is someone who will lead -- not pass responsibility to Microsoft -- and to create positive perceptions rather than spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.
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Nokia CEO: Even If The N9 Is A Success, It'll Be Nokia's Only ...

he launch of any new platform tends to do, MeeGo's debut on the Nokia N9 last week sparked a glimmer of hope. ...
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Nokia N5 spotted with Symbian Belle running | Ubergizmo

#39;t you just love the Internet that has its ability to make a leak go global due to man's curious [...]
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Nokia may outsource Windows Phone manufacturing | TG Daily

move would seem to be at odds with Nokia's long heralded tradition of being its own proprietary manufacturer. Part of what made Nokia such a strong company for so long was that it was able to achieve economies of scale by doing all ...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Nokia Sea Ray Windows Phone revealed, more coming according to CEO!

Looks like Nokia is really not into MeeGo, and just killed the anticipation of the fans over the recently launched Nokia N9 with the latest MeeGo build. The MeeGo phone, is in fact, an exciting device, except for the fact that the phone will not be ...

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Nokia E6 with Symbian Anna arrives in Phl

The Nokia E6 brings a host of new features, including reliable and secure business connectivity, faster browsing and enhanced Ovi Maps. Manila, Philippines - Nokia's QWERTY and touch business smartphone, the Nokia E6, has arrived in the Philippines. ...

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Nokia Windows Phone Peek, BPOS Outage Marked Microsoft Week

Microsoft's week included a peek at a Nokia Windows Phone, a cloud-services outage and the beginnings of Skype's absorption into Microsoft. Microsoft's week started off and ended with a promise of big future things to come. The US Department of Justice ...

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Nokia, Siemens Fail to Find Investors for Joint Venture

By DANA CIMILLUCA And GINA CHON Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG have shifted their focus to restructuring their big telecommunications-network equipment joint venture after failing to reach agreement with bidders for a controlling stake in the money-losing ...

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Nokia's Windows Phone Efforts Bode Well for Both Companies

If it sounds as if Mr. Elop is about to plug upcoming devices, you're right: Nokia's CEO, after asking the crowd to turn off recording devices, briefly showcased a phone nearly identical in shape, design and presumably, specifications, running Windows ...

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Nokia Actually Has Two MeeGo Smartphones (2nd MeeGo Phone Leaks)

Early yesterday, the Nokia N9 broke cover as being the first and last Nokia MeeGo smartphone. Sporting a plastic body with a sleek form factor, it was expected to be the only MeeGo device in a line of Windows Phone 7 handsets. ...

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Why Nokia picked Microsoft: Windows Phone 7's 20000 apps and counting

, the Ovi Store offers as many as 200 apps for MeeGo, Nokia's flagship mobile operating system. Wow, that's quite the groundswell of developer interest.
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Is S40 Nokia's Future? | Tabula Crypticum

Nokia's S40 operating system has long been relegated to non-multitasking offerings in its stable of devices. Simple to implement and use, it's the ammunition for Nokia's carpet-bomb-the-developing-world-with-cellphones strategy. ...
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Nokia's Stephen Elop is still over MeeGo, even if the N9 is a hit

... the executive gave an interview with Finnish newpaper Helsingin Sanomat this week, confirming the nearly universal suspicion that it will abandon the Linux-based OS. Elop told the paper that, even if the N9 proves a massive hit, Nokia is going to ...

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Nokia CEO on MeeGo: There's No Turning Back

Kwame Opam —Nokia just gave us a look at their new N9 running MeeGo. It looks great, except that it's dead on arrival. But just in case you were unsure about Nokia's future plans, CEO Stephen Elop basically confirmed it's all over. ...

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Friday, June 24, 2011

What Android on a Nokia Might Have Looked Like

, what do we have here? An image of a Nokia N9 running Android? This image is said to be of a real Nokia prototype actually running Android 2.3, and not just a shoddy port of it. The image comes from the guy who leaked the Nokia ...
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Nokia's N9 is incapable of joining Android's fight against Apple ...

as been exactly one year since Nokia debuted N8, its last high-end smartphone which makes N9 a most welcome offering (at least for those who still believe in MeeGo) in Nokia's effort to compete against much polished rivals. ...
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Report: Nokia CEO Will Kill MeeGo Even if N9 Succeeds

By Sara Yin Not long after "leaking" Nokia's first Windows smartphone, codenamed "Sea Ray," CEO Stephen Elop told a Finnish newspaper that even if the new MeeGo-based N9, launched the day before, succeeds, it will be Nokia's last device on the Meego ...

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Nokia Rolls Off Symbian, Climbs Aboard Microsoft, Rides To $9

Nokia must feel like the floor fell out from under it after it released poor revenue guidance for the full year 2011 in its latest earnings announcement. [1] Then the rating agencies jumped on board. Its stock has since slumped further as investors and ...

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Intel Pushing Subscription Model for Tablet App Store

Earlier this year MeeGo took a big hit when Nokia abandoned the OS to establish a future smartphone strategy around Microsoft's Windows Phone OS. Intel and Nokia last year announced they would work together to develop MeeGo for smartphones and tablets. ...

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Nokia casts off Symbian development, sends 2800 staff to Accenture

Nokia reached a milestone, and finalised a deal with Accenture for the consulting and outsourcing firm to to take full control of the development and support of Symbian, Nokia's one-time flagship smartphone platform. Under the agreement, Accenture take ...

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Mobistealth announces support for Symbian devices including Nokia and Samsung ...

BEVERLY, Mass., Jun 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mobistealth announces that it will now support all Symbian based phones continuing the expansion of its world renowned monitoring products. Devices based on the Symbian platform account for over 29% of ...

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Nokia speakers use NFC tech to tune in, rock out

by Jacob Bolm on June 23, 2011 Earlier this week, Nokia announced a rather unique new product — a wireless portable speaker that is NFC-equipped. We've seen quite a few portable options from different manufacturers, but this tiny speaker is packed ...

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YouTube - Nokia N9 Design Story

In this video, Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia's SVP of Design, talks about the design of the Nokia N9 http://nokia.ly/iGrtvJ It only takes a swipe to ...
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Nokia N9 (video) - CNET News

Verizon moves to drop unlimited data plans, HP's WebOS-based TouchPad tablets are available for preorder, and Nokia unveils its end-of ...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Nokia to Launch Windows Phone in 2011

The Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. revealed its plans for 2011 to release its first mobile phone using the Microsoft Windows 7 platform. Stephen Elop, Chief Executive of Nokia said in a speech Tuesday in Singapore that they will start to deliver the ...

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Nokia Unveils a New Smartphone, but Not a Product of Its Microsoft ...

Nokia introduced on Tuesday the N9, a sleek, touch-screen smartphone that is designed for one-hand use.

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Is Nokia Developing a Phone it Doesn't Fully Support?

Depending on how much stock you put in the words of Eldar Murtazin, you may or may not believe that, in the not-too-distant future, Nokia plans to invest fewer dollars in its newest smartphone. On the surface, this news isn't all that shocking. ...

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Nokia stays on hold as market expands

The director of operations at the Chennai factory of the world's largest cell phone maker Nokia, intensely aware of lean and hungry competitors nipping at its heels, is on a crusade to shave weeks, even days, off his production cycle churning out cell ...

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Wanted: Play 360 Speaker Might Signal Nokia's Return To Relevance

While Nokia's dominance wanes in developed countries, it could be products like the Play 360 speaker that might keep them muddling through what is clearly a major company-wide reinvention. It's not perfect, but this small, portable and omni-directional ...

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Nokia's New N9; RIM's Layoffs Begin

By Olivia Oran 06/21/11 - 09:28 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Nokia(NOK) shares popped 1.8% in pre-market trading Tuesday after the handset maker unveiled its N9 phone on Tuesday. The phone, which runs on Nokia's MeeGo operating system, ...

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Nokia C2-02, C2-03 and C2-06

Three very similar handsets, the Nokia C2-02, C2-03 and C2-06 are all low cost slider phones with a touchscreen in single-SIM or dual-SIM configurations. On the front is a simple 2.6" 240 x 320 pixel touchscreen that can be used with a finger or ...

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Nokia Siemens Networks to provide broadband for Austrian trains

The Austrian railway operator has commissioned Nokia Siemens Networks to equip seven new double-deck trains with broadband access. The broadband connectivity will also enable the monitoring of trains and onboard equipment to improve operational support ...

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Nokia, Walgreen, Susquehanna are big market movers

Nokia Corp., up 21 cents at $6.06 The Finnish handset maker will introduce its first mobile phones using the Microsoft Windows operating system this year. Best Buy Co., up 84 cents at $32.38 The electronics retailer said it will buy back $5 billion of ...

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Nokia launches N9: Hints at Windows Phone 7 approach

Nokia launched its Meego-based N9—one of a handful of devices the company will try to sell you ahead of its Windows Phone 7 smartphones later this year—and provided a few hints about its next-gen efforts. First, Nokia rolled out its N9, ...

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Nokia Working On An S40 Device With 1 GHz CPU

In recent times, Nokia has received heavy criticism for producing underpowered Symbian devices. Even the flagship N8 ran on a 660 MHz ARM CPU coupled with 256 MB of RAM. However, according to a Spanish website, Nokia will soon announce an S40 (Series ...

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Nokia Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (NOK)

By TheStreet Wire 06/20/11 - 11:46 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) hit a new 52-week low Monday as it is currently trading at $5.80, below its previous 52-week low of $5.81 with 13.9 million shares traded as of 11:22 am ET. ...

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Mobile Weekly Updates – Apple, RIMM & Nokia

Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) stock also showed weakness due to a number of downgrades by credit ratings agencies. Sentiment surrounding Apple ( AAPL ) has generally stayed positive, in part supported by the iCloud and new OS announcements at its WWDC even; ...

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Rumor: Nokia to launch N9 with 12 megapixel camera tomorrow

By Gloria Sin | June 20, 2011, 11:08am PDT Nokia is gearing up for to introduce a "new market disrupting device" tomorrow at Nokia Connection in Singapore. Could the Finnish giant be introducing a successor to its underground hit, the N900? ...

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What's inside Nokia's Helsinki HQ?

It seems like almost everyone in Finland has worked for Nokia at one time or another. Printed on highway signs in permanent letters, Nokia House is a permanent fixture within the country, helping to define Finland's past, present, and future. ...

TG Daily

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

RIM, Nokia Strategies: Bleed Now, Bet All on Future Tech

RIM and Nokia may be smartphone competitors, but both are betting their survival on their next big product refresh. Can those bets pay off in time? Research In Motion and Nokia are competitors in the smartphone space. But when it comes to long-term ...

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Opinion: Nokia wins patent war with Apple - Android will be next

Don't put any dirt on Nokia's coffin just yet--the company still has some life in it. A victory in its patent war with Apple means a new revenue stream for Nokia, and a stronger position to enforce its patent portfolio with other mobile device makers. ...

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Will Nokia Make It To 2012?

It has been a bad year for Nokia. Still, the world's largest phonemaker, the company is struggling to keep its supremacy intact. With reports of Samsung in all likelihood to usurp the throne from Nokia by the end of the year, Nokia is in urgent ...

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Nokia's Elop to Outline Plans for 'Forgotten' Asia as Apple, Samsung Gain

By Ketaki Gokhale - Sun Jun 19 16:01:00 GMT 2011 Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop, seeking to stem market-share losses to cheap Android smartphones and unbranded handsets, will get his first opportunity tomorrow to win back Asian ...

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The Next Web at Nokia HQ, Helsinki - TNW Mobile

Next Web was at Nokia's Helsinki HQ this week, and following a short tour of the premises - including a mini Nokia mobile phone museum covering the company's product history - we met with Doug Dawson, Media Relations head at Nokia.
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

First wave of Nokia Windows Phones to launch in six European ...

t wave of Nokia Windows Phones to launch in six European countries, with QWERTY keyboard?
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The 3 Best Ways to Play Nokia Now

By Tim Beyers | More Articles Unless you've Rip Van Winkled your way through the past year, you know it hasn't been a good one for Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) . With lower guidance, increased competition, meaningless lawsuits, and an R&D machine that's gone so ...

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First Nokia Windows Phone to Feature QWERTY Design?

Nokia have a A rep said that Nokia wanted to cater to the business market, that Windows Phone was a natural choice for the business user and that business users wanted QWERTY keyboards. I'm taking that as "yes we are releasing a QWERTY phone in our ...

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In Hindsight: HP, Apple, IBM and our 'computer overlords'

According to The Associated Press, Apple will pay Nokia a one-time amount plus continuing royalties to settle the dispute. "We are very pleased to have Apple join the growing number of Nokia licensees," Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said, according to the ...

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Nokia outs 1GHz Series 40 handset with ClearBlack display

By Zachary Lutz posted Jun 18th 2011 3:47PM According to Nokia's Manager of Marketing Services in Argentina, an S40-based mobile phone with a 1GHz processor and ClearBlack display is coming -- and for our part, we're hoping to see it next week at Nokia ...

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Nokia to Debut Windows Phone Handsets in Europe

By Matthew Calamia | Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:00 pm Nokia today announced its Windows Phone 7 will launch in six European nations this year, a big announcement as both Nokia and Microsoft have a lot riding on the device's success. Nokia Europe vice president ...

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Nokia vs. Research In Motion: Who's in worse shape

But they're not the only handset maker having problems. Nokia NOK, which once dominated mobile phones, has also lost ground in the shift to so-called smart phones dominated by Apple's AAPL iPhones and devices operating on Google's GOOG Android system.

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Radio Update: Sears shares soar

"Which handset maker is in worse shape, Nokia or Research In Motion? Vote early and often http://bit.ly/kIUAlr $NOK $RIMM" "You don't need Pimco's Bill Gross or his bond fund. Do what the manager says and invest elsewhere, writes Chuck Jaffe ...

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Bottom fishing in Motorola Mobility

The maker of wireless handsets, which competes with companies like Nokia and Ericsson, experienced a surge of stock buying about halfway through today's session. MMI fought its way back from an earlier loss and is now up 1.23 percent to $24.69 in ...

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Top tech headlines: Google voice search, Apple pays Nokia, Facebook iPad app

Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending June 17 include new search features from Google, Apple agrees to license patents from Nokia after long-running disputes, Facebook rumored to be working on new apps for iPhone and iPad, LulzSec releases ...

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Nokia To Axe UK Online Shop

Nokia customers will no longer be able to purchase handsets direct from the handset maker, after the announcement that Nokia will close its UK online store. The Nokia online shop allows UK customers to purchase Nokia handsets, monthly contracts, ...

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Nokia, World Bank team to promote mobile apps

The World Bank, in partnership with mobile handset maker, Nokia, the Finish Government and iHub Consortium, Thursday opened a new incubation facility for entrepreneurs and innovators with a bias for mobile technology. Known as m-Lab East Africa, ...

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Auction for Nortel patents delayed amid high interest

The patents cover a broad spectrum of key technologies, however, Microsoft, HP, Nokia, Motorola, AT&T and Verizon have all filed objections in bankruptcy court arguing that the sale would give the winner an unfair competitive advantage over its rivals. ...

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Nokia E6 hits Amazon unlocked, loaded, and available for pre-order

By Brian Heater posted Jun 16th 2011 4:13PM It isn't easy being a US-based Nokia fan in 2011. The Finnish handset manufacturer just doesn't get a lot of love from stateside carriers. Thankfully, however, the company's phones do pop up unlocked through ...

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Nokia Windows Phone Will Apparently “Blow Your Socks Off”

We know that Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 handset will be running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango software. That's for sure. And while we still have no idea what kind of device Nokia is cooking up for Windows Phone 7, at least one person is saying ...

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Nokia Patent Win Over Apple Won't Carry It Far

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) have settled a years-long dispute related to patents for mobile technologies that Apple has used in its iPhone. In 2009, Nokia stated that it had filed a patent a decade before covering "the use of ...

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Nokia to have smaller portfolio for 2011

By Ana Felicia Dulay NOKIA is creating a smaller portfolio for its clients this year but ensures that it will still cater to all the needs of the market. "In the past, we use to come out with several new phones every month, from low-end to mid-range ...

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Nokia Shares Tanking Like It's 1998

Nokia's shares, which are down well over 40 percent this year tumbled 4.8 percent to $5.96 Wednesday, falling below $6 for the first time in more than a decade — 13 years, to be exact. This despite the consensus among analysts that Nokia stands to ...

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Nokia closing its branded online stores

Nokia is currently in the process of closing its Nokia branded online stores in a number of countries. The online stores for France, Spain, and the Netherlands have already closed and the majority of the others, including the UK, will follow in due ...

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Video: Nokia Wins Battle, But What About the Smartphone War?

Nokia gained financial settlement from Apple in a suit over patents. Now, the business media wonders if this will help save the floundering company.. This Business News video "Nokia Wins Battle, But What About the Smartphone War? ...

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Nokia vs. Apple: Google and Microsoft likely Played Roles

By Rob Enderle , President and Principal Analyst, Enderle Group Nokia and Apple settled a patent lawsuit apparently in favor of Nokia which shouldn't have been a surprise given Nokia has been in phones far longer than Apple and has a deeper patent ...

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Nokia: From Predator to Prey

How is it that a company can create an entirely new business community – like Nokia (NOK) in mobile phones years ago– and then lose control and profitability in that same business? In essence, executives must develop new ideas and tools for ...

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Tech wrap: Nokia wins big in patent fight with Apple

Nokia is likely to be paid hundreds of millions of dollars by Apple after victory in a legal wrangle over technology used in its arch-rival's top-selling iPhone. Nokia said the deal would boost second-quarter earnings. Analysts said it was clear the ...

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MARKET COMMENT: ING, Nokia Lead Europe Stocks Higher

Away from London's main index, shares of Avis Europe PLC soared 58% after the firm agreed to a $1 billion buyout bid by Avis Budget Group Inc. Shares of Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. rose 1.6%, after the company said it has reached a deal with ...

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Good News For Nokia, Sort Of; More Bad News For RIM (NOK, AAPL, RIMM, GOOG ...

by Todd Shriber | June 14th | Filed in: Stock Sector News Shares of downtrodden Finnish cellphone giant Nokia (NOK) are soaring 4% today after the company surprisingly trumped rival Apple (AAPL) in a long-running litigation battle over patents. ...

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Nokia May Need a Little Help From Its Friends

By HESTER PLUMRIDGE Can Nokia stay out of junk-bond territory? Standard & Poor's and Fitch downgraded the Finnish mobile manufacturer this month—the latter to its lowest investment grade, with a negative outlook—amid concerns about its cash position. ...

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Nokia: Don't Bottom Fish, Says Wunderlich, Cash's Going Down

By Tiernan Ray Wunderlich Securities's Matthew Robison this morning advises not bottom fishing for Nokia (NOK) shares: He thinks the company's transition to Microsoft's (MSFT) "Windows Phone 7″ software on its handsets will cause greater pressure on ...

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Nokia, LinkedIn: Analysts' New Ratings

Nokia(NOK) was downgraded at Wunderlich from Buy to Hold. Lower profits will hurt the company's balance sheet, Wunderlich said. Praxair(PX) was upgraded at Morgan Stanley from Underweight to Equal-Weight. $112 price target. ...

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Report: Apple Triumphs - Nokia Slides - Google Remains Firm

The report indicates that Google's (News - Alert) Android smartphone operating system, which edged Nokia's Symbian out of its leading position toward the end of 2010, was expected to increase by more than 40 percent of the market in the second half of ...

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Nokia (NOK) Hits New 52 Week Low of 6.15

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) hit a new 52-Week low of $6.15 so far today. Currently the stock is down $0.13 (-2.07%) to $6.16 on 20040836 shares traded. Today's low is down $5.59 from a 52-Week high of $11.75. Nokia stock has been showing support around $6.10 and ...

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Asian rivals raid Nokia's emerging markets turf

New Delhi/Helsinki: From New Delhi to Shanghai to Johannesburg, a flood of cheap handsets from the likes of ZTE and Micromax is destroying Nokia's top position in emerging markets. Compounding the woes for the Finnish phone maker, Asian handset ...

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Windows Phone Will Wallop Apple iOS, BlackBerry by 2015: Report

If its Nokia deal works out, that is. Microsoft's Windows Phone is going to trample Apple's iOS by 2015, according to a new estimate by research firm IDC. However, Google Android will continue to command the lion's share of the smartphone market. ...

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Should You Buy Nokia at These Bargain-Basement Prices?

By Anders Bylund (TMF Zahrim) | More Articles It's not easy being green -- or being Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) . The Finnish cell-phone giant is dodging a veritable bullet storm these days. Where to begin? Oh, let's just dive in headlong. ...

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Amid break-up talk, NSN's PE bidders back off

By CAROLINE GABRIEL Amid mounting speculation that Nokia might break up, its 50% stake in Nokia Siemens would be the simplest unit to separate. Some analysts believe the two partners in the infrastructure company will take the opportunity of Nokia's ...

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Nokia C2-06 Touch and Type Dual SIM Phone Leaks

Nokia launched a couple of dual SIM handsets some time ago to please the mid-ranged customer segment with some success. Companies have realized that people don't just want a brick of a dual SIM phone; they want more. Brands like Micromax, Karbonn, ...

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

My Nokia end is near as I face the final handset

rds the end of the 1990s I was the best despatch-rider that ever lived. I sped around London occasionally breaking a leg or ...
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Nokia CEO: Apple Created Android & Android Devices Are All the Same

again, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has employed the honorable act of trash talking in an attempt to dismiss the success of Android. Most recently, at the Open Mobile Summit held in London today, Nokia's CEO tackled a lot of discussions. ...
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Apple, Google and the Unlucky Three - Barrons.com

Nokia's credit rating was cut by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's, which both warned that while Nokia's in no danger of not meeting debt obligations, its fundamentals are certain to get worse as its phone sales come under pressure ...
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Morning Tech Wrap: Apple, Nokia, MySpace

Nokia's chief technology officer Richard Green has taken a leave of absence and, according to one report, could stay away for good. The Finnish cellphone manufacturer said Tuesday that Green had taken leave and would be replaced by the head of its ...

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Microsoft Windows 8 tablet may be launched in association with Nokia

If all goes well Microsoft Windows 8 tablet may be launched in association with Nokia, bringing the two companies more closer than ever before. Is Microsoft going to roll out a tablet in association with its new business partner Nokia? ...

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Friday, June 10, 2011

Nokia under siege?

Finnish giant Nokia's shares plunged in a single session by 18% last week when it candidly admitted that its key targets will be missed on bad market conditions in China and Europe. Its chief technology officer has gone on long leave i It's Indian ...

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Texas Instruments (TXN) Gets Dragged Down by Nokia (NOK)

This week, Nokia's (NOK: Charts, News, Offers) epic fall from grace has dragged down tech bellwether TI, which changed its second-quarter sales and profit forecast for the worst due to a decline in orders from Nokia, its largest customer for wireless ...

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7 reasons Nokia E7 can outrun your laptop

True enough, Nokia, the world's number one mobile phone brand introduces the Nokia E7, the ultimate business smartphone. The new Nokia E7 is capable of many of the tasks traditionally performed only on laptops, such as actions related to the ...

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Nokia Puts Wireless, Smartphone ETFs in Play

Communication equipment exchange traded funds were in focus Friday as Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the mobile phone maker, said it is talking to "multiple parties" about bidding for its stake in the Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture. ...

ETF Trends

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Nokia's Elop: Apple helped create Android

LONDON--Nokia CEO Stephen Elop dismissed any question that the company is up for sale, and moved to highlight how he plans to turn around the company by building an ecosystem to compete with Apple's iOS and Google's Android. At the same time, ...

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Nokia to launch Mobile Money

Mobile handset maker Nokia will launch 'Mobile Money', a mobile payment service that will enable consumers to pay directly from their Nokia mobile phones. The service, to be launched in the next few months, will help in financial inclusion, ...

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Stocks to Watch: Nokia, Visa and More

Nokia Corp's Chief Executive Stephen Elop was forced into more fire fighting Thursday, denying speculation that the company is a takeover target as it was hit with its third rating downgrade in a month and after it said its chief technology officer ...

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Nokia's wheels continue to fall off along the road

9, 2011, 11:45am PT No Comments Richard Green, Nokia's Chief Technology Officer left the company today in order "to attend to a personal matter," Nokia said. Nokia told The New York Times that Green's return has "no specific timeline" and that the head ...

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Live Review: Video Games Live's E3 Performance at Nokia Theatre

9 2011 at 11:30 AM Video Games Live, which performed its 200th show at Nokia Theatre last night as part of this year's E3 event, might sound like a gimmick. In a way, it is. The premise of the show is to combine video game music with a full orchestra ...

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Analyst: Expect tablet market to commoditize

Apple faces some uncertainty, but Nokia, struggling with a transition away from its own operating systems to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, is in a very tough place. A mid-tier Windows Phone model from Nokia won't emerge for a year, he said. ...

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The "Russian Facebook" comes to Symbian through SPB and Nokia

Nokia and SPB are working together to bring a client for the popular Russian social network, Vkontkte, to Symbian handsets. The network, spookily reminiscent of Facebook, has all the features you would expect, including personal pages, privacy controls ...

All About Symbian

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Pimping the Nokia N86 8MP

The Nokia N86 featured here is one of my all time favourite phones and the ultimate incarnation of the original N95 dual slide concept. Just read the list of unique selling points below and you'll see what I mean. Can the N86 still 'cut it' in 2011? ...

All About Symbian

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US Stock Futures Indicate Sixth Consecutive Drop – (Nokia, IWM, Ford Motor ...

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) jumped 3.98% to $6.28 with the total traded volume of 35.57 million shares less than average volume of 36.75 million. Its market capitalization is $23.86 billion. Its earning per share was $0.73 with the net profit ...

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Does the Samsung-Nokia takeover rumor make sense?

Forget Microsoft: Samsung is the latest speculated to be courting a Nokia acquisition. But is there any reality to this rumor? Nokia is no stranger to acquisition rumors, and the latest has the company being bought out by Samsung. ...

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The Innovation Gap: As Product Cycles Turn, Nokia and RIM Scramble for Market ...

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and cell phone company Nokia are walking a tightrope by touting forthcoming "next big thing" products that may be as much as a year away, even as they try to convince consumers to buy their current generation of ...

Knowledge@Wharton

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Nokia Paper Burned, Ratings Downgrade Feeds Maelstrom

Nokia's recent abandonment of its earnings outlook did it no favors and the ensuing storm looks challenging to navigate. Nokia Corporation (NOK) – Today's Fitch downgrade for Nokia adds to the maelstrom the company faces in terms of competitive ...

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X7 available for pre-order as Nokia's share price plummets

The Nokia X7 will be released at the end of June, running on Symbian Anna, but will it be enough to save the Finnish company? The Nokia X7 is set for release at the end of June, but can it save Nokia form going under? ...

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Nintendo E3 2011 Keynote, Live From The Nokia Theater

Do you know what Nintendo's successor to the Wii will be called? No? Us neither. That's embarrassing too, because we're supposed to have the scoop on stuff like this. But beginning at 9 am PDT/12 pm EDT, we're finally going to know what Mario and Co. ...

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Cost Of Insuring Nokia Debt Skyrockets

By Katy Burne Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring debt issued by Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. (NOK) rose sharply Tuesday to a record high, following a two-notch downgrade of its credit ratings to the brink of ...

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Nokia South Africa: #NokiaWorld 2011 is happening this October. In London again?

By Staska on 07 Jun 11 Nokia World 2011 is happening after all. Just like last year, it will take place most likely London, this October. With all the the strategy shifts, transitions and problems Nokia is facing right now I was beginning to doubt that ...

Unwired View

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Monday, June 6, 2011

Capturing memories with the Nokia N8 | Nokia Conversations - The ...

PORTLAND, OR, United States - Now that Memorial Day has passed in the United States, Summer and the associated trip-taking season is upon us. Students are out.

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Nokia Play To Brings DLNA To Symbian Smartphones (Video) » Geeky ...

Nokia has announced a new feature that it is working on for its Symbian based smartphones called Nokia Play that will let you stream content from your smartphone wirelessley to a DLNA compatible device like your HDTV.

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Nokia wants to know the best beach you have ever seen in 3D maps ...

We will let one lucky person win a Nokia N8. Also, the top 10 images selected will win some swag from Nokia, and will have your screenshots saved in OvibyNokia's online album. The competition starts from Monday June 6th morning 8 :00 GMT ...

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Nokia to rebrand Ovi Store by 2012-end

By Sumit Moitra | Place: Kolkata | Agency: DNA Ovi Store, Finnish mobile phone handset major Nokia's online store of mobile applications, would be rebranded as Nokia Services over the next 18 months. Handsets which are expected to hit stores by ...

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US Stocks Slide; S&P 500 under 1300 – (Nokia, Citigroup, IWM, General Electric)

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) slipped 0.30% to $6.64 with the total traded volume of 41.67 million shares more than average volume of 35.52 million. Its market capitalization is $25.23 billion. Its earning per share was $0.73 with the net profit ...

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Israel's Mirs picks Nokia Siemens for mobile deal

TEL AVIV — Israel's Mirs Communications has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to supply the infrastructure for its new mobile phone network in a deal valued at 200 million shekels ($59 million) over three years. Mirs said on Sunday it chose Nokia Siemens ...

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Add more fun to your mobile lifestyle with these apps from Nokia

WITH a Nokia phone, the possibilities for fun are indeed endless. Whether you're a social networking addict, a games aficionado, or just someone who enjoys whatever is entertaining, you'll never run out of exciting and even amusing boredom-killing apps ...

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Nokia X7 goes on pre-order in the UK, first taste of Symbian Anna

The Nokia X7 has now appeared alongside its QWERTY launch partner the E6, available for pre-order in the UK. Slated for release at the end of June, both devices are running the latest version of Nokia's Symbian OS - Symbian Anna. ...

GSMArena.com

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Windows 8, Tablet and Nokia Rumors Dominated Microsoft's Week

Microsoft's week was dominated by the first official glimpse of Windows 8, along with rumors surrounding Nokia and tablet manufacturers. Microsoft's major news this week was the unveiling of its next-generation Windows. Code-named "Windows 8" for the ...

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Nokia upbeat on Microsoft alliance

By Derek Baldwin, Business Features Reporter Nokia is in for a dramatic makeover as it makes a switch from its popular Symbian operation system to Windows. Apps developers will be able to publish and distribute applications through a single developer ...

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