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Nokia E7 available for pre-order on Amazon for $679
A few weeks ago, Nokia announced that their upcoming flagship smartphone, the Nokia E7, was being delayed until early 2011 “to ensure the best possible user experience.” And because Nokia has never really been a fan of the carrier subsidy model, just how much can users expect to shell out for the Nokia E7 when [...]
Continue reading...Nokia widens patent litigation against Apple
Friday, December 17, 2010
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Nokia yesterday announced that it was expanding its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple to include even more patents it claims Apple is trespassing on. Nokia’s new claims against Apple were brought in the UK High Court, Dusseldorf and Mannheim District Courts in Germany and the District Court of the Hague, Netherlands. The infringing products in question [...]
Continue reading...Nokia to lay off 800 employees, delays arrival of E7 flagship device
Thursday, December 16, 2010
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Amid a struggling stock price and the conspicuous absence of a smartphone capable of competing with the likes of Android devices and the iPhone, things aren’t looking to promising over at Nokia. Compounding matters, the company recently announced plans to layoff 800 employees. All the while, Nokia also announced that their upcoming flagship product, the [...]
Continue reading...Study: iPhone owners are the most loyal
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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GfK, a German market-research firm, recently surveyed 2,653 smartphone owners in Brazil, Germany, China, Britain, Spain, and the US and found that iPhone owners are by far the most loyal measured against all other mobile device owners. 59% of iPhone owners indicated that they plan on sticking with Apple for future phone purchases. 35% of [...]
Continue reading...Apple hires top patent lawyers to fend off increasing number of lawsuits
Monday, November 29, 2010
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Make no mistake about it, both Nokia and Apple are taking their ongoing legal battle with the utmost seriousness. Nokia got the ball rolling when it filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that a wide number of Apple products, including the iPhone, iPod, imac, and MacBook all infringe on Nokia patents pertaining to technologies [...]
Continue reading...Apple now fourth largest mobile handset vendor worldwide
Friday, October 29, 2010
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Check out IDC’s latest press release over here. Photo via MacRumors
Continue reading...Apple surpasses RIM in global smartphone marketshare – Report
Monday, October 25, 2010
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For the first time, Apple recently surpassed RIM in terms of global smartphone marketshare. According to Strategy Analytics, Apple shipped 15.4 million iPhones during Q3 of 2010 compared to 12.3 million shipped Blackberry devices from RIM. The overall smartphone market continues to grow at a tremendous pace, so the chart below says more about Apple’s [...]
Continue reading...Apple sues Nokia in the UK for patent infringement
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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The ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Nokia was broadened today when Apple filed suit against the Finnish handset maker in the UK. Bloomberg reports: A copy of the complaint, filed yesterday in the U.K. High Court of Justice Chancery Division, wasn’t immediately available. Kristin Huguet, an Apple spokeswoman, said the case is related to [...]
Continue reading...Outgoing Nokia exec pees on handset makers who choose Android
Sunday, September 26, 2010
It’s no secret that Nokia is still struggling to come up with a worthy competitor to the iPhone. Hell, Nokia is still struggling to hold onto whatever vestiges of smartphone relevancy it had way back when. Not only is Apple lapping Nokia with successive iterations of the iPhone, but the emergence of Android is also [...]
Continue reading...Nokia looking for “dirty jerseys” as company looks to capitalize on R&D expenditures
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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It’s been a busy month for Nokia as the company took a number of measures to double down on its efforts to better compete against the iPhone and a slew of Android devices. The most notable corporate shakeup at the Finnish handset maker occurred just about 10 days ago when the company announced that former [...]
Continue reading...The Nokia E61i – A tale of 51 buttons
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
If there were ever a study in contrasts, take a look below at the Nokia E61i, a smartphone Nokia launched just a few weeks before the original iPhone began shipping in June 2007. While Steve Jobs and co. touted the lack of buttons on the iPhone, Nokia went a different route and packed a whopping [...]
Continue reading...Is Stephen Elop the wrong guy to help resurrect Nokia?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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Still stuck between plummeting profits and the continued non-existence of a valid iPhone competitor, Nokia last week shook things up when they hired former Microsoft manager Stephen Elop to take over CEO duties from Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. But is Elop just the man to turn Nokia’s fortunes around? Dan Frommer of Business Insider isn’t buying it. [...]
Continue reading...Another shakeup at Nokia as executive Ansil Vanjoki steps down
Monday, September 13, 2010
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It’s been a busy few days for Nokia. First, the Finnish handset maker announced that former Microsoft manager Stephen Elop would be taking over CEO duties from Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. And now comes another shakeup in the form of Nokia executive Ansii Vanjoki stepping down from his position as head of Nokia’s Mobile Solutions unit following [...]
Continue reading...Nokia CEO steps down to make room for Microsoft’s Stephen Elop
Friday, September 10, 2010
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Since Apple first announced the iPhone nearly 4 years ago, Nokia has unsuccessfully struggled to catch up to Apple both in terms of product quality and smartphone market share. In its efforts, Nokia has resorted to suing Apple for patent infringement, and more notably, it recently announced plans to reorganize its corporate structure in an [...]
Continue reading...Nokia acquires analytics firm Motally
Friday, August 20, 2010
AppleInsider reports: As software development for Nokia’s Ovi platform struggles to compete with Apple’s iOS and App Store, the Finnish phone maker has purchased analytics firm Motally to boost its offering. Nokia announced the deal to purchase the U.S. company on Friday. A report from the Associated Press noted that the strategic acquisition intends to [...]
Continue reading...Apple posts video showing signal attenuation on the Nokia N97
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
It’s funny, Nokia was noticeably absent from Apple’s recent iPhone 4 press conference, yet the Finnish handset maker couldn’t resist issuing a press release boasting of the fact that it prioritizes antenna performance over physical design – nevermind the fact that the web is replete with examples of Nokia owners bemoaning antenna placement on their [...]
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Friday, December 31, 2010
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