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Nokia dumping Symbian feature phones in North America

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:00:57 EST

Nokia is getting out of the feature phone business in the US and Canada, and instead will focus on Windows Phones. Although Nokia dominated the feature phone market for a long time, they never really had an easy time in North America. Now the company will bet on #smartphones, specifically Windows Phones."In an interview with AllThingsD, the head ...

Is Microsoft in talks to buy Nokia's mobile division?

Tue, 17 May 2011 07:54:45 EST

Engadget is reporting that Microsoft will enter into talks with Nokia to purchase their entire mobile division. If true, this would be a huge deal and a real game changer for Nokia. Engadget cites Eldar Murtazin as the source for the story, and says Murtazin has "not been able to dig up any further intel, but expects a deal could be closed as ea...

Nokia to cut 7000 jobs in preparation for Microsoft partnership

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:42:47 EST

Nokia announced this week that the company will cut 7000 jobs as a cost cutting measure. The New York Times reports that the cuts are in preparation for Nokia's partnership with Microsoft.Stephen Elop, the former Microsoft executive who became Nokia's chief executive in September, said the cuts and reorganization were needed to prepare for its par...

BlackBerry to benefit from Nokia's shift to Windows Phone

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:41:13 EST

#blackberry is expected to see big benefits as Nokia shifts away from Symbian and into Windows Phone 7. One analyst predicts RIM could sell an additional one million devices because of Nokia's move. Kris Thompson, an analyst with National Bank Financial has moved up his BB shipment forcasts for 2012 and 2013."Kris Thompson, an analyst with Nationa...

Nokia and Microsoft join forces

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:23:59 EST

Nokia and Microsoft make deal over #smartphones? Holy cow!!! Big news and sad news for Symbian fans. Nokia has made a deal with Microsoft that will dramatically change the #smartphone market. Nokia Corp., the world's largest cell phone maker, said Friday it will use Microsoft's Windows Phone software as the main platform for its #smartphones go...

Smartphones outsold PCs in Q4 2010

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:49:13 EST

For the first time in history #smartphones outsold PCs for the quarter. According to IDC, 100.9 million #smartphone devices were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2010, while only 92.1 million PCs were shipped worldwide. This is big news in the tech industry as PCs have always outsold #smartphones in the past. As the trend towards #smartphones co...

All-in-one business smartphone, the Nokia E7, arrives in stores

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:36:55 EST

Espoo, Finland � The highly anticipated Nokia E7 will begin arriving in stores in select markets this week, with broader availability building up quickly in several markets.With its tilting 4 inch ClearBlack display, full qwerty keyboard and a fast access to a wide variety of apps directly on the homescreen, the Nokia E7 is the key to having a succ...

Nokia Reader 1.0 beta in the Nokia Beta Labs

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:27:37 EST

Looking for a push enabled RSS reader for your Nokia phone? There is a new RSS reader app called Nokia Reader in the Nokia Beta Labs.Nokia Reader is compatible with S60 5th Edition (excluding Nokia 5800 XpressMusic) and Symbian^3 devices. It works with the Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia X6, Nokia N8 and Nokia C7....

Nokia takes over development of Symbian

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:32:38 EST

It looks like the Symbian Foundation will no longer develop the open source operating system that bares its name. The Symbian Foundation has decided to transition the role of the non profit organization and will hand over the development duties to Nokia. The foundation will become a legal entity responsible for licensing software and other intell...

Sprint 4G hits New York City, 5 other cities

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:02:51 EST

Sprint has made 4G official in New York City, and 5 other cities. Starting today, Sprint 4G is available to customers in New York City, Hartford, New Haven, New Brunswick, Trenton and Tampa. With Sprint 4G, wireless customers can experience mobile downloads, video chat capabilities and turbo charged Web browsing up to 10 times faster than 3G servi...

Who makes the best mobile operating system? - WSJ

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 06:09:28 EST

The Wall Street Journal is posing the big question to its readers as the "question of the day." The results are not surprising, but they are interesting. Google is currently leading with a whopping 59.6% of the votes going for #android. #Apple is holding its own with 22.8% of the vote. Interestingly, Microsoft is even trailing #Palm with a very...

Sprint 4G coming to NYC November 1

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:10:46 EST

Sprint continues to roll out its 4G service around the country. The company says New York City will get Sprint 4G on November 1, while Los Angeles will see 4G service by December 1. Poor San Francisco will get it sometime before the end of the year, but no specific date is yet known. I've used Sprint's 4G service in Honolulu, Dallas, and Philade...

PDA Cookbook LIVE Released

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:55:53 EST

Our friends at Wakefieldsoft have just released their award winning PDA Cookbook software as a web application. The new PDA Cookbook LIVE works on whatever #smartphone platform you use including #iPhone, iPod, #iPad, #android, #blackberry, #webos, and many others. Any phone or computer with an internet connection can access PDACookbook LIVE!You now...

Nokia announces C7 and C6-01

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:10:24 EST

Nokia officially announced the C7 and C6 01 at Nokia World this morning. The new phones are both due to hit the streets in the 4th quarter of this year. They both feature full touchscreens, a peta band WCDMA radio, quad band GSM radio, Wi Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, 8 megapixel camera with flash and 720p video recording, FM radio, and micro SD card ...

Android taking over iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:03:27 EST

According to Gartner, #android is the OS to watch. The firm predicts #android will leap ahead of RIM's #blackberry, #Apple's #iPhone, and Microsoft's Windows Phone, in global popularity. How's that for success?From MercuryNews.com: "Gartner said the explosive popularity growth of Google's mobile operating system will make #android the world's sec...