Friday, August 31, 2012

Hello Beautiful! Nokia's Windows Phone 8 820/920 PureView ...

her day, another leak -- this time, a set of new images that purportedly depict Nokia's next set of Lumia smartphones have begun to make the rounds. Coming from a random Twitter source (planned corporate or PR leaker?), these images ...
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Are These the New Nokia Lumia 920 and 820?

ed images of two new Nokia smartphones, the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, have shown up on a nondescript Twitter account.
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Purported Nokia Lumia 820, 920 Pureview pics arrive on Twitter ...

old friend, the @evleaks Twitter account is back, claiming that it's gotten the first official shots of Nokia's Lumia 820 and 920 with Pureview. The.
Engadget
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Nokia Lumia 820 prototype breaks cover in photos, confirms little ...

ers, shmenders. According to Coolxap.com what you see above is a real-world prototype of the Nokia Lumia 820 -- aka Nokia Arrow. As well as some.
Engadget Mobile
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Nokia's Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 Leak, PureView Coming to ...

Lumia 920 is said to feature a 4.5-inch screen, launching as Nokia's biggest smartphone to date. However, the big news is that the company will include PureView optics in this handset, delivering high-resolution photos similar to the Nokia ...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Nokia Corporation (NOK) Focusing on Replacement Market?

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), while struggling in major markets like the U.S., has been making legitimate headway in mobile handsets among emerging markets like India, where Nokia and Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) have been at or ...

Insider Monkey (blog)

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Nokia Asha 306 review: First Look

Nokia's Windows Phone gamble has yet to pay off, much to the dismay of the company's CEO Stephen Elop, despite a trio of strong Lumia-brand releases, meaning the company's solvency, for the most part, rests on its feature phone business – at least for ...

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Nokia Unveils World's First 'Universal' Typeface

Seeing an ambitious opportunity to bring the world's tongues and letters closer together, multinational communications company Nokia, in partnership with design firm Dalton Maag, has released a font specifically designed to work in any language, simply ...

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Vringo Details Recently Acquired Nokia Patents

Vringo today issued a note to investors that details the wireless infrastructure portfolio it recently acquired from Nokia. The portfolio of 500 patents was purchased as Nokia's moves to cut costs and streamline its operations around its struggling ...

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Nokia Closing In On Business Support Unit Sell (NOK)

Nokia Siemens Networks (NYSE:NOK) is in elevated talks to sell a unit that assists phone operators in managing their billing systems as the network-equipment venture of Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) and Siemens AG (SIE) will focus on mobile broadband, sources ...

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Smartphones and Tablets: Racing Toward Commoditization

This happened to Nokia and Research in Motion. Both had a dominant market share in various product cycles and both offered many similar product choices to its customers. On the other hand, Apple limited its offering to one, initially, and was able to ...

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Nokia Posts Underwhelming Event Promo, World Waits for More

Nokia posted a video Aug. 29 of a coy and lovely woman riding a bicycle in dusky evening light, footage oddly more notable for the ominous tension it builds—find me the person who doesn't uneasily fear that she's pedaling toward an unfortunate fate ...

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Nokia and HARMAN partner on development of innovative wireless consumer ...

Exclusive product line debuts with JBL PlayUp Portable Wireless Speaker for Nokia. Espoo, Finland and Connecticut, USA - Nokia and HARMAN, the global leading supplier of premium audio and infotainment systems (NYSE:HAR), today announced a new ...

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Reality Sets In for Nokia and RIM After Patent-Boost Fades

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) won a decisive patent case victory over Samsung, and it is no surprise that Apple is asking that at least eight Samsung products not be allowed to be sold in the United States. While the news was good for Apple, the news ...

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NSN Said to Be Close to Selling Business-Support Unit

Nokia Siemens Networks is in advanced talks to sell a unit that helps operators manage their billing systems as the unprofitable network equipment venture of Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) and Siemens AG (SIE) focuses on mobile broadband, people with knowledge of ...

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hurrah! Firmware Update Belle Refresh officially available for Nokia ...

Yvonne from Nokia shares some great news today that you guys can now pick up ... We just started to roll out our next update for Symbian called Nokia Belle ...

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Nokia, RIMM: Bears Refute AAPL V Samsung Boost

Shares of Nokia (NOK) are down 16 cents, or 5%, at $3.08, and Research in Motion (RIMM) stock is up 5 cents, or 0.7%, at $7.12 as the Street continues to discuss the prospects for both companies in the wake of Apple's (AAPL) victory against Samsung ...

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Nokia: Apple/Samsung Ruling No Panacea; Shrs Retreat

On Monday, Nokia shares spiked 17 cents, or 5.5%, as investors speculated that the struggling handset maker might benefit from Friday's news that a U.S. jury had found Samsung to be in violation of a variety of Apple patents. The thinking apparently ...

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Canaccord Genuity on Apple, Nokia, and Hertz

Commentary on Apple's patent win, CEO, and stock split, plus Nokia's $1 billion surge in market cap and Hertz's $2.3 billion acquisition. PRINT · Post Comments. Related Articles; Nokia and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Among Most Active Stocks in NYSE Pre-Market ...

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AT&T UNVEILS New Ad Plans and 4 Hot Stocks Moving the Market

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), in an attempt to raise their U.S. sales of smartphones, will probably be helped as Samsung Electronics (SSNLF.PK) products have to deal with a possible ban and handset makers are pressured ...

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Monday, August 27, 2012

MARKET COMMENT: Europe Stocks Close Higher, Aided by Nokia, Banks

European stock markets ended on a higher note Monday, led by gains for banks and technology-related companies such as Nokia, shares of which rose after rival Samsung Electronics lost a pivotal U.S. patent ruling in its battle with Apple. The Stoxx ...

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Samsung verdict could benefit Nokia, shares climb

Shares of Nokia Corp. surged on Monday after a Wall Street analyst said that the Finnish phone maker could benefit from the $1 billion patent verdict against Samsung. The decision could delay technology developments for devices that, like Samsung ...

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Beware Nokia's Rapid Rally

Well, part of Nokia's demand has come from bargain hunters and from short covering — both short-term sparks — and some from increased bullishness in European stocks. But something more substantive might at work: a big change in the mobile industry.

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Nokia Belle Refresh update just launched - Nokia Support Discussions

Here you can share advice and tips with thousands of other Nokia users around ... Many Nokia employees also follow and participate in the discussions, see our ...

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Analysts Debate: Can Nokia Become a Top Stock Again? (AAPL ...

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Nokia Reclaiming Its Top-notch with Lumia 900

nokia-lumia-900. With the drive to regain its top spot and meet up with the increasing demand for trendy, flexible and twig-able mobile platforms; Nokia, under the premises of Windows Phone delivered the Lumia series. Nokia's Lumia 900 is one of the ...

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Links 26 Aug: Microsoft and Nokia Win, Google Loses in the Samsung Apple ...

The verdict in the Apple Samsung patent case came a little too late on Friday, West Coast time, for the think piece people to really comb through who was likely to benefit from the verdict. Plenty of very good reporting of what had happened but that's ...

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Nokia forges Alliance with Samsung, Sony to revolutionize indoor positioning

The alliance is already close to perfecting this technology thanks to Nokia's head start, which will likely be baked into the alliance's efforts. In its testing phase, Nokia's High Accuracy Indoor Positioning Solution (HAIP), which uses Bluetooth 4.0 ...

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Amazon, Motorola, Nokia Rush to Make News Ahead of iPhone 5

Nokia could use a bit of spotlight, certainly—while to its credit it did increase smartphone sales between the first and second quarters, Gartner recently described Nokia's Lumia devices as continuing to "struggle to find a place in consumers' minds ...

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These 10 Companies Are Absolutely Enormous Compared To Their ...

NOKIA contributed a quarter of Finnish growth from 1998 to 2007, according to figures from the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ET LA). Over the same period, the mobile-phone manufacturer's spending on research and development made up 30% ...

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

That Apple-Samsung verdict and any implications for Nokia

As you'll have heard by now, the landmark Apple-Samsung patent hoo-ha in California has resulted in a huge fine for the latter and a seeming upholding of Apple's patents on the likes of end-of-list bounces and pinch-to-zoom. Jay Montano has a little ...

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Accurate Mobile Indoor Positioning Industry Alliance ... - Press - Nokia

Espoo, Finland - The In-Location Alliance was launched today by 22 companies across industries to drive innovation and market adoption of high.

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In Wake of Samsung-Apple Ruling, Nokia Stands on Solid Ground

And the Nokia form factor itself is unique—when I tested a Nokia Lumia 900 several months ago I appreciated its sharp edges and quality materials—opposed to my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with its iPhone-like rounded corners and cheap-feeling plastic build.

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In Wake of Samsung-Apple Ruling, Nokia Stands on Solid Ground

"Nokia, a longtime maker of phones, also has a thick portfolio of patents to protect itself. For Microsoft and Nokia, which are trying to make a comeback in smartphones, this design distinction is a clear advantage in the internecine patent wars ...

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Will Nokia and Microsoft be the winners after Apple - Samsung verdict?

Nokia has gone all in with Windows Phone and is relying on the success of Microsoft's mobile platform for their own success. Microsoft and Apple have licensing agreements for certain patents and they appear to be safe from the wrath of Apple at this time.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Europe stocks off as Merkel repeats view on Greece

Telecom equipment maker Nokia (HEL:FI:NOK1V) (NYSE:NOK) was among the pan-European index's top performers, up 3.4%, after a Korean court delivered a split decision in patent lawsuits between Samsung Electronics Co. (OTN:SSNGY) (OTN:SSNLF) ...

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Analysts Debate: Can Nokia Become a Top Stock Again?

How could Nokia survive to the 2200s, especially in the prevailing collectivist ethos of the Star Trek universe? Nokia's been a survivor for a long time, and it's certainly managed to successfully transform as the world's advanced through earlier ...

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Nokia's Valerie Buckingham on Comebacks, Changes and That Endorsement ...

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Verizon Wireless will sell a new Nokia phone, welcome news for the Finland-based company that once dominated the market for mobile handsets but has in recent years struggled to get consumers, especially ...

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Will there be a Nokia Win8 tablet?

One particularly close Microsoft partner, however, has not put its cards publicly on the table, and that's Nokia. The Finnish phone maker has been wishy washy in its intentions regarding Windows 8 based tablets, despite the fact it is no stranger to ...

EE Times (blog)

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Has Nokia Hit a Bottom?

Telecommunications giant Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) has recently rebounded from a decade-plus low, set back in July at $1.63. Since then, shares have rallied nearly 89% back to the $3 level. Unfortunately, shares remain in a multi-year ...

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Nokia Receives Two Completely Opposite Forecasts From Analysts

Mats Nystrom, the lead analyst, clearly sees nothing in Nokia's business history that warrants any major change with the release of new Windows 8 powered phones, and suggests that market success at large depends on the brand perception, rather than the ...

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Samsung, Nokia, and Apple dominate phone sales in spring 2012

Samsung accounted for 26 percent, Nokia shipped 23.1 percent, Apple 7.2 percent, ZTE 5.4 percent, and LG 3.6 percent. You can see the full run down on Fierce Wireless, which has detailed sales figures. Keep in mind, these are shipments rather than ...

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Apple Rocks The Tech World By Praising Competitors Nokia & Sony

The fact that the Lumia handsets, manufactured by the Finland based Nokia, do not resemble the iPhone, really comes as no surprise. Apple revealed last week that they had licensed patents to Microsoft, but they had also issued a no cloning clause in ...

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Nokia, Cherie Blair Foundation, MTN launch new service to empower women ...

L-R: Corporate Services Executive, MTN Nigeria, Akinwale Goodluck; Nokia West Africa Vice President, James Rutherfoord; Founder of Cherie Blair Foundation, Cherie Blair; Global Head, Nokia Life VP, Jawahar Kanjilal at the launch of Business Women, ...

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Spotlight on Nokia Lumia Drive Application

Nokia Lumia, the company's flagship phone, has first been released as a smart way to favorite places, events and people. Here's a focus on one of Nokia Lumia's Drive Application and how helpful it is for its owners in many ways. The Drive application ...

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Nokia cutting over 300 jobs in Tampere

Nokia cutting over 300 jobs in Tampere. The number of employees that Nokia plans to cut from its workforce in Tampere was set in talks between company and employee representatives on Wednesday. Many of the jobs being cut are in marketing.

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Verizon will offer Nokia Windows 8 Phones -- could this be the jump-start ...

Bloomberg reports that Verizon Wireless will sell a Nokia Windows 8 smartphone later this year. That's a very big deal for Microsoft, because Verizon is the U.S.'s largest carrier, and the relationship between Microsoft and Verizon has been somewhat ...

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DC goes Nokia-exclusive on its Dark Knight Rises prologue

Then download THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: PROLOGUE app from DC Comics, sponsored by Nokia and available on Nokia Windows Phone devices. The app features an exclusive motion-comic from writer Joshua Williamson and artist Jorge Jimenez that ...

Comic Book Resources

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Apple lawyers make Nokia Lumia the poster child for making phones that aren't ...

Nokia's (NOK) first Lumia models may not have been top sellers, but according to Apple's (AAPL) lawyers they do have one thing going for them: They didn't rip off the iPhone. The Seattle Times's Janet Tu points out that during Apple's closing arguments ...

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Nokia Commands Windows Phone Market with 59% Dominance

New data shows that Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) dominates the worldwide Windows Phone segment with a 59 percent share of the market. According to The Next Web , HTC leads the United States market with a 36 percent share. This achievement is no small feat.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Nokia Rules Windows Phone Market

Nokia's first Windows Phone device, the Lumia 800, went on sale in Europe in November 2011, several weeks after it was announced. The 710 followed in Europe in December and in the U.S. in January. Those were succeeded by the 900 and the 610.

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Nokia Asha 311 review: First look

The Nokia Asha 311 is an S40 powered handset aimed at the higher-end of the budget market. The external build has a cohesive aesthetic in typical Nokia style, but to keep costs down it is very compact and the materials used have a cheap feel to them.

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Nokia Lumia 900: Free In Exchange of Photos of Your Lunch

Nokia is currently having an on-going competition through its Facebook page. The smartphone company will be giving away 5 Nokia Lumia 900 smartphones to people with the best lunch photos. It is true; all you have to do is to upload a picture of what ...

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Nokia RELOCATES HQ and 4 Hot Stocks Making the Rounds

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT): The regulator of The Federal Drug Administration wrote a warning letter to Medtronic, Inc., which was posted on their website. It concerned the firm's response to the findings in an investigation which, according to the FDA ...

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Nokia's Damian Dinning says PureView tech will get more compact

But Nokia imaging chief Damian Dinning has assured PureView fans that Nokia is looking at ways of slimming down its revolutionary camera tech as it prepares to shoehorn it into a Windows Phone chassis. The 808 PureView truly was a bolt out of the blue ...

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Game of Phones: Verizon Expands LTE, Nokia Plans Lumia

Verizon continues to expand its LTE reach, major retailers band together to jump start a new mobile payment option and Nokia plans out its future. Game of Phones is our weekly podcast that takes a look at the biggest releases, news and rumors in the ...

Mobiledia

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Samsung, Apple Cannibalize On Nokia And RIM

According to a report from research firm Gartner, Apple and Samsung increased their share of the global mobile phone market as Nokia, LG and RIM saw a fall in their respective shares. The report was based on smartphone sales in the second quarter of ...

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Nokia N9 runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Now this is rather interesting – a device which is not a native of the Android ecosystem has been spotted to run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, putting to shame some of the more established names in the Android world that has seen their fair share of ...

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Apple, Motorola, Nokia Plan September Fireworks

Nokia and Microsoft have a press conference scheduled for the morning of September 5. The companies are believed to be planning the formal introduction of Windows Phone 8 and the first batch of hardware from Nokia to run the newest smartphone ...

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Nokia and Microsoft try to steal Apple's thunder with Windows phone ...

Finnish firm and US giant to hold media event on 5 September, a week before the next iPhone is expected to be announced. By Charles Arthur.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

GeneralTheDestroyer rallies the Nokia troops for September the 5th ...

he run up to the September the 5th Nokia World event, where Nokia is expected to release their Windows Phone 8 handsets, GeneralTheDestroyer has risen to the occasion with 6 minutes of motivational speaking which is certainly NSFW, ...
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Ex-MeeGo Boss recruited by HP for new Mobility sector : My Nokia ...

t we saw the ex-staff start-up Jolla, a company that will actually see them continuing their great work.With Torres being in charge of this new division, will we see some of the Nokia influence coming through? It is quite annoying that Nokia is ...
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Is Nokia The Next Sprint?

For those who are unaware, Nokia (NOK) was for more than a decade the benchmark for cellphone RF performance. You know, that funny thing you all care about (the ability to pull in and process a signal) but isn't "cool", "pretty", or "rad"? Yes, that. I ...

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Nokia Asha Phones to Get Popular 'Draw Something' and 'Zynga Poker' Soon

Zynga and Nokia are joining forces to bring two hit games to a new range of Nokia devices. On Friday, Aug. 17, Nokia announced on its official blog that its popular games Draw Something and Zynga Poker will be available on the Asha Touch later this year.

Mobile & Apps

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Teen throws Olympic distance with old Nokia

SAVONLINNA (Finland) - A Finnish teenager won a mobile phone throwing contest yesterday by hurling his old Nokia phone 101.46 meters. The annual contest is one of many offbeat events such as wife-carrying that are held in the summer when normally ...

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Nokia RM 820 for AT&T leaked: Update–Maybe not | WMPoweruser

nd tipster has sent us this picture of what we believe to be the Nokia RM 820, heading for AT&T. The Windows Phone 8 handset, as can be seen from the flag, looks similar to the Nokia Lumia 900, but with an appreciably thinner profile.
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VatorNews - Nokia signs on Zynga games for Asha smartphones

Nokia signs on Zynga games for Asha smartphones. Looking to gain more gaming users, Nokia turns to Zynga Poker, Draw Something for renewed interest by Krystal Peak on August 17, 2012.
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Fan-Made Nokia Render Imagines Windows Phone 8 Handset ...

k out the Nokia WP8 render that even managed to fool a few pros.
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Motorola taunts Nokia by lining up 'the day's main event' on September 5

Fiiiight! Technically, Nokia's is two events – one being Nokia World in Finland, and the second a launch event in the US, clearly for the same purpose: to unleash the company's next generation Lumia device(s), which are set to run Windows Phone 8 Apollo.

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Samsung, Apple Gain Share at Expense of Nokia, RIM

Nokia, RIM Challenged. Nokia maintained the number two position with 19.9 per cent share, buoyed mainly by its non-smartphone sales. However, that was a drop from Q2 2011 when it had 22.8 per cent share. "Nokia's Lumia devices continue to struggle to ...

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Nokia And Microsoft May Beat Apple's iPhone 5 To The Punch ...

It has been reasonable speculation that Nokia would launch its new phones at Nokia World in Helsinki on September 5 and September 6. Now the ...

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iPhone 5 release date rumor: Nokia and Microsoft have news before new iPhone 5

The latest iPhone 5 release date rumor speculates that the Microsoft and Nokia companies could bring out major news before Apple does. The recent report suggests the two companies have announcements planned at least a week ahead of Apple's in ...

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HP creates Mobility division to focus on consumer tablets, hires Nokia's ex ...

We've just been tipped to a memo circulated internally by HP's Todd Bradley — who runs the company's recently-merged Printing and Personal Systems Group — announcing the creating of a new Mobility business unit underneath him that will be ...

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Nokia Lumia phones win design award

MANILA, Philippines - Nokia was recently recognized at the prestigious awards event International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 900 both received the gold award in design innovation at the 2012 IDEA Awards.

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Nokia stays ahead of the game with 40 free games

MANILA, Philippines - Here's good news for mobile games fans: Nokia has partnered with EA Games, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, for an exclusive offer that gamers surely cannot resist. Get 40 free EA Games that you can ...

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Nokia Taunts Samsung Ahead Of Windows Phone Launch

The taunt was published several hours after Nokia and Microsoft sent invitations to reporters for an event scheduled to take place in New York City on September 5. Nokia and Microsoft appear primed to show off the next wave of Windows Phone hardware ...

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S&P Downgrades Nokia Once More

Within a matter of months, S&P has downgraded debt of Nokia (NOK) for the second time. Prior to the downgrade, Nokia's debt was already in the junk status, and now it sits deeper in the junk status. The company's debt rating was moved down 2 notches ...

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New Nokia Lumia smartphones to be unveiled on September 5: New Lumia ...

Although the Nokia Lumia brand of Windows phones, released in April of this year, didn't live up to expectations for sales numbers, this hasn't diminished the company's faith in its Lumia product line--Nokia announced today that it will unveil its new ...

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Nokia to unveil Windows 8 smartphone on Sept. 5

Finnish telecoms giant Nokia and Microsoft plan to unveil a smartphone equipped with the US software giant's Windows 8 operating system in New York on Sept. 5, a report said on Wednesday. The Helsingin Sanomat daily did not cite any sources, but said ...

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Piel Frama's Nokia 808 PureView case

Piel Frama, well know as a manufacturer of high quality cases for mobile devices, has announced the forthcoming availability of a case for the Nokia 808 PureView. The Piel Frama cases are hand made, by experienced leather craftsmen, from high quality ...

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Nokia to shoulder past Apple with Windows Phone 8 debut: report

But that hasn't deterred Nokia, which reportedly plans on introducing its long-awaited Windows Phone 8 handset on Sept. 5, a week ahead of the oncoming maelstrom of Apple hype. According to Reuters, Nokia has scheduled a Nokia World trade show in ...

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Will Vringo's $22 Million Patent Purchase Pay Off?

First, Nokia receives a whopping 35% royalty that kicks in too early. Second, Nokia placed significant conditions on Vringo's use of "essential" patents. Third, Nokia's prior licenses may limit the licensing market for the acquired patents. Nokia ...

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Nokia Lumia 900 update includes flip-to-mute

If you wish your Nokia Lumia 900 did a little bit more, you may be in luck. Nokia began rolling out another update today to its premier, polycarbonate smartphone that includes a few little enhancements like the popular and ever-useful muting of calls ...

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S&P downgrades Nokia further into junk status

HELSINKI—Rating agency Standard and Poor's on Wednesday downgraded Nokia Corp.'s long-term corporate credit rating further into junk status amid concerns over the cellphone company's deteriorating profitability. While cutting its rating on Nokia by ...

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Nokia Asha 311, 306 and 305 coming to the UK soon

Although Nokia's main efforts are now concentrated on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, the Finnish company still has handsets that run its own software. The latest of them – Nokia Asha 311, Asha 306, and Asha 305 – are about to become available in ...

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Nokia Phi Windows 8 phone leaks – Cell Phones & Mobile Device ...

13, 2012 - What you see above might be one of Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 devices, the Nokia Phi. It's believed that the company will be announcing three models that.
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Nokia Accused Of Cheating Customers In Multiple Countries

According to WeeklyBlitz.net, Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) has allegedly been selling substandard and damaged mobile phones to customers in Bangladesh after importing them from China. The defective phones are coming out of Bangladesh's "NOKIA ...

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Nokia Siemens gear helps XO launch 100G nationwide

And Nokia Siemens Networks, the Finnish telecom gear provider whose U.S. base is in Irving, is a big winner, because it was the principal supplier of the technology that helped Virginia-based XO (OTC: XOHO) make that happen. As we've detailed before, ...

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Nokia, Blackberry popular in SA, despite global decline

Despite an international market decline, Blackberry remained a dominant smartphone player in developing markets, said World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck. A study has found that, over the past 18 months, BlackBerry's market share in South Africa rose ...

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Nokia Windows Phone 8 Front Panel Hints at 4.3-Inch Display

A front panel that allegedly comes from a Nokia Windows Phone 8 device in development has leaked out giving consumers a possible glimpse at what to expect from the Finnish company's latest round of Windows Phone devices set to launch later on this ...

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Nokia SELLS Apps Unit to Digia and 4 Hot Stocks Trading Today

Nokia (NYSE:NOK): Nokia has abandoned their homegrown software efforts and has agreed to sell their Qt app-tools unit to Digia Oyj (DIG1V). The company bought the Qt technology in 2008 to give developers tools to write applications for Symbian and ...

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Nokia's masquerade

One reason for Nokia's (NOK) surprisingly strong share price rebound over the past two weeks is the success of its new Asha feature phones in Asia. According to our sources in Delhi, the Asha 305 sold out in several stores soon after its debut… even ...

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Nokia Phi Windows 8 phone leaks

Details are still sketchy at this point, but so far it looks like this next-gen Nokia will feature a dual-core Qualcomm processor, a 4.7-inch curved display, microSD expansion, NFC and LTE support, and a polycarbonate unibody design — just like the ...

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Today's Market Focus: Janus Capital Group, Vale SA, Broadcom, Nokia, GNC ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Janus Capital Group (NYSE:JNS), Vale SA (NYSE:VALE), Broadcom ...

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Nokia X2 saves a life in battle

If you track memes, you may have probably seen Nokia memes at some point in time. There are plenty of memes featuring the classic Nokia 3310 feature phone, normally having captions related to its toughness. Nokia 3310 sure was tough, and many people ...

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Head to head: Nokia E6 vs Motorola Pro+

The Nokia E6 has been around for a year now - the Motorola Pro+ for about six months. Yet this is the first time I've had both in the same place for direct comparison, and one which is still very relevant since both offer the rather rare (in 2012 ...

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Nokia Feature Phone To Dominate While Smart Phone To Fade: India Key

With the second largest population of any country in the world and the fastest growing mobile device market over the last year; India provides a vast amount of opportunities for Nokia (NOK). While The Microsoft (MSFT) partnership and its subsequent ...

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Nokia to Sell App-Tool Business as It Focuses on Windows

Nokia bought the Qt technology in 2008 to give developers tools to write applications for Symbian and MeeGo devices -- two operating systems it's since cast aside in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone. As many as 125 employees will move to Digia as ...

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Google+ trends: Nokia, NASA - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: Google+ users are buzzing about Digia's announcement that it will buy the remainder of Nokia's open source Qt platform, while others ...

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Nokia Asha 300 Available in UK

An unlocked and SIM-free version of the Nokia Asha 300 feature phone has finally arrived in the United Kingdom via Unlocked Mobiles after having been announced as early as October last year. The device was first made available in India last December ...

The Droid Guy

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Digia to pay Nokia €4 million for Qt as framework heads towards ...

ish software firm Digia has told Reuters that it will pay Nokia approximately €4 million ($4.9 million) for the Qt application framework, a crucial tool in the development of Symbian and...
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Tango update for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 said to improve ...

poor quality of Nokia's cameras have been one of the biggest disappointments of their Windows Phone venture, and it would be extremely encouraging if they have finally figured out the issues which made one of their previously strongest ...
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Digia acquires the rest of Qt from Nokia

focus on Qt's desktop and embedded platform support, while widening the support for mobile operating systems," he added. Meanwhile, Nokia is continuing to focus on Windows Phone with plans to use Microsoft tools for app development.
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No Way, No How, Nokia is Recovering

Nokia just sold Qt, a software technology business, to Digia Oyj, a high tech firm. In another deal, Nokia Corporation sold 500 patents to Vrinngo Inc., a mobile software developer. According to one report, "Under Digia's ownership, Qt will be ...

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Nokia Asha 300 now available in the UK for £84.98

The Nokia Asha 300 is now available in the UK, in SIM-free and unlocked form. This comes many months after its original announcement in October of 2011. Since then, we've seen it go on sale in India in December, which is logical since this device is ...

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Profit from Rallies in Nokia and Research-in-Motion (RIMM, IBM, NOK)

Research-in-Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is rising in pre-market trading today due to an interest from IBM (NYSE: IBM) in its network operation centers. Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) has increased by double digits in recent market action as it has been ...

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Digia buys Qt from Nokia, promises support for Android, iOS & Windows 8

Nokia bought the Qt (pronounced "cute") team before they made the deal with Microsoft to run WP7 on their smartphones. Back then, the old CEO was still hoping Symbian will survive the iPhone and the onslaught of Android phones coming into the market.

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How makers of phones and tablets are faring

July 19: Nokia Corp. says its net loss nearly quadrupled in the second quarter on sagging sales of smartphones, which fell 39 percent from a year ago to 10.2 million. The company's stock jumped, however, as sales of low-end phones buoyed revenue and ...

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Nokia poll shows QWERTY smartphones are popular outside the US

Nokia Conversations, the official blog of Nokia, recently ran a poll asking Nokia fans around the world about their favorite input method on a mobile phone. The survey included four options – number keypad, QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, and voice ...

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This could be Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 handset - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: Nokia's (NOK) switch to Windows Phone hasn't gone as swimmingly as some industry watchers predicted. While investors finally saw an ...

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Nokia sells 500 patents, Qt software to counter losses

Sells 500 patents to U.S. firm Vringo, Qt to Finnish Digia. * Vringo to pay $22 million plus share of future fees. * Digia to make Qt available for iOS, Android, Windows. * Nokia shares rise almost 9 pct. By Tarmo Virki. HELSINKI, Aug 9 (Reuters ...

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This is Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 handset, and it looks just like its ...

Images published earlier this week that allegedly showed an unannounced Nokia (NOK) smartphone have reportedly been confirmed to be authentic, revealing what one blogger claims will be Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 device. As it turns out, the ...

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Nicki Minaj - Nokia Theatre - 8/8/12

Nicki Minaj - Nokia Theatre - 8/8/12. By Rebecca Haithcoat Thu., Aug. 9 2012 at 9:45 AM. Categories: Hip-Hop, Last Night · Pin It · NickiMinajBlogTN007.jpg. Timothy Norris. Nicki Minaj Nokia Theatre 8/8/12. Plenty at Nicki Minaj's show last night ...

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Nokia launches Asha 305 and Asha 311 handsets

Nokia launches Asha 305 and Asha 311 handsets. NDTV Correspondent, August 09, 2012. nokia-asha-311-305.jpg. Nokia Thursday launched two new handsets in the Indian market - Nokia Asha 305 and Nokia Asha 311. The Nokia Asha 305 is a dual-SIM ...

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Nokia 808 Pureview review

WHEN the Nokia 808 Pureview was first announced, we didn't think it would make it to market. The handset's 41MP camera seemed more likely a novelty than anything else, and we were confused as to why Nokia had loaded the phone with its ageing ...

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

FOSS Patents: ITC lets Google intervene in Nokia-HTC case -- but ...

month, Google brought a motion to join the ITC investigation of Nokia's complaint against HTC as a respondent (i.e., as a co-defendant alongside HTC). Nokia opposed this motion, while HTC supported it. In an order that entered the ...
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Nokia to Reveal First Windows Phone 8 Smartphones at Nokia World - Report.

Nokia Corp. is expected to reveal its first Windows Phone 8-based smartphones in early September at its Nokia World event. The move will enable the company to demonstrate its next-gen cell phones ahead of Apple's introduction of new iPhone rumoured to ...

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Batteries Schmatteries - Nokia 808 options!

One of the very first things I did when getting the Nokia 808 PureView was to check availability of spare batteries. Nothing. And I still can't find a decent source for the BV-4D online, reducing the advantage of having a 'replaceable battery' to being ...

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Nokia Software Updater for Mac ceases development

Nokia Beta Labs has announced that it is to cease development of its 'Nokia Software Updater' application for Mac computers. Unfortunately for Apple users, this means it will not graduate to a fully fledged Nokia product. However, the team involved ...

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Groupon Now! Gets Nokia Maps Push

Groupon's (NASDAQ:GRPN) hyper-local deal offering Groupon Now! is available on Nokia Maps. This is the latest update on Nokia Maps for the Lumia series smart-phones. When customers are searching for something on the Nokia Maps, relevant offers ...

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Nokia Windows Phone 8 leak: Images may show first next-gen - BGR

Nokia's (NOK) switch to Windows Phone hasn't gone as swimmingly as some industry watchers predicted. While investors finally saw an upside last month,
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Leaked Nokia Windows 8 Phone - Business Insider

39;re expecting Nokia to announce a new one next month.
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Mysterious Nokia Windows Phone 8 handset pops up in China ...

handset, which looks like a (never released) yellow Nokia Lumia 800 with the words "proto.nokia.com" below the screen appears to be either running Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 7.8, neither of which have of course been ...
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Will This Be One Of Nokia's First WP8 Phones? | Pocketnow

his a new phone pictured, or is Nokia just testing new code on an old prototype?
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Why I Bought Nokia: A Picture's Worth $2 Per Share - Stocks ...

w these images of something called the Nokia 888.Here's the design concept (from SmashingMagazine):It's kind of an iPhone meets Gumby sort of a thing -- designed with a form function that's adaptable to how you want to "wear" it.
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Monday, August 6, 2012

Nokia Lumia 610 Nokia Lumia 610 launched in India

Nokia has launched the Lumia 610 to take on the onslaught from affordable Android smartphones. Featuring a 3.7-inch capacitive touch display, it runs the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system. It has a 256MB RAM and 8 GB storage onboard, with no ...

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Nokia Hints of Windows Phone 8 Lumia Devices in September

Nokia and Microsoft are betting that Windows Phone 8 will help popularize Microsoft-powered devices in the U.S., where Windows Phone claims just 1.3 percent of smartphone users, according to Nielsen. The next-generation version of Windows Phone will ...

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Nokia's closure of one small factory is one big lesson about its past - and ...

According to Nokia, workers at the now-shuttered Salo facility made Nokia's N8, N9 and E7 phones, as well as first Nokia device running Windows Phone 7 – making the facility an object lesson in Nokia's shifting smartphone loyalties, showing the ...

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Nokia: Just Punched or NOCKed Out?

Nokia's Corporation (NYSE:NOK) fortunes have been mixed of late. Despite sales of over 4 million Lumia handsets, the company reported a $1b operating loss in Q2. The recent increase in its stock price attributed to insider buying as a confidence ...

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How makers of phones and tablets are faring

Many companies including Nokia and Research in Motion have been struggling to compete with Apple and manufacturers of devices running Google's Android software. Here's a look at earnings and other reports from selected companies in the industry.

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