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Apple sues Nokia in the UK for patent infringement
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 […]
Continue reading...Nokia’s claim of superior antenna performance falls flat
Monday, July 19, 2010
Steve Jobs received a lot of flack for his off the cuff email message where he told an iPhone 4 user experiencing reception problems not to cup the device in his left hand – “don’t hold it in that way”, Jobs remarked. At last weeks iPhone 4 press conference, Jobs tried to demonstrate how signal […]
Continue reading...Nokia: “We prioritize antenna performance over physical design…”
Friday, July 16, 2010
Nokia, who still can’t seem to get any traction in the smartphone marketplace, decided it’d be a good time to piggyback on Apple’s iPhone 4 press conference today with a statement explaining how dedicated they are to making sure that call quality remains a top priority. Antenna design is a complex subject and has been […]
Continue reading...Signal attenuation is not unique to the iPhone, also affects Nokia and HTC devices
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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Nokia had some fun at Apple’s expense earlier this week when they posted a sarcastic blog post explaining the multitude of ways users can hold Nokia devices while making calls and avoiding signal degradation. But a decrease in signal depending on how one holds a phone is not a problem unique to the iPhone 4. […]
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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