HDTV Maker Vizio Wades Into Android Pool With Two New Devices
Add one more consumer electronics name to the long list of those developing Android-based devices: ahead of the CES show starting this week,… Read more »
Windows Phone 7: 1.5 Million Devices Sold, But Not To Consumers
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In the last six weeks, there has been a lot of speculation over just how many Windows Phone 7 handsets have been sold since the devices hit… Read more »
Microsoft With Nokia: Maybe Not As Far-Fetched As It Sounds?
It has been a while since the last time we heard that Nokia and Microsoft might work together on a device — at least a few months. So perha… Read more »
Mobile Bytes: LTE; Motorola / NSN In Europe; Youth Mobile Data Use
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– LTE: With more operators announcing roadmaps for LTE investments, ABI’s come out with some service forecasts: by 2015, LTE will generate… Read more »
Nokia’s Extends Patent Fight Against Apple To Europe (With Table)
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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is stepping up the patent fight against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), with this round being played out on its home turf, Europe. The… Read more »
Mobile Content Bits: Apple/Google/Nokia + Nortel; NY Daily News; Visa
– Apple/Google/Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Nortel: This one is still a work in progress… Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Nokia are… Read more »
Nokia Cuts 800 Jobs, Delays Shipment Of “iPhone Rival” E7
Is Nokia feeling the heat, or making itself lean and mean for competitive times ahead? The handset maker today said that it would be cutting… Read more »
Confirmed: Nokia’s Navteq Has Bought Crowdsourced Traffic App Trapster
Update: A spokesperson for Navteq has confirmed that the digital mapping division of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has bought Reach Unlimited Corporatio… Read more »
Analyst: Apple’s Closed iAd System Gives Android Room To Grab Market Share
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As mobile ad spending is becoming a more serious business, Apple”s combination of “high pricing and lack of transparency” appears to be a st… Read more »
Google Chrome Announcement: Netbook Likely. What About Tablets?
Update: Read our report about the event, in which Google (NSDQ: GOOG) launched a Chrome app store, here. Original post: At a time when every… Read more »
Nokia’s N8, Windows Phone 7 In Europe: Slow Burners or Burned Out?
Not a great stat if you’re a Windows or Nokia (NYSE: NOK) fan in the Old World and are hoping for some momentum behind your favorite platfor… Read more »
BlackBerry Users Now Consume More Mobile Data Than iPhone And Android Users
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Here’s some interesting stats that once again show mobile still to be very much an open game, there for the taking: turns out that in the mo… Read more »
Smartphones: What’s More Important, Loyalty Or Users?
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Another analyst house is adding its weight to the Android juggernaut: IDC says that the Google-backed platform is set to become the dominant… Read more »
Symbian Prepares To Shut Down Its Websites
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A footnote to the news that Symbian has been taken under Nokia’s control: come December 17, all of the websites run by the Symbian Foundatio… Read more »
Thanksgiving Digest: Black Friday; Angry Birds; Opera; LTE; HTC
– Black Friday sales: Lots of mobile deals and apps aplenty to help shoppers find the best bargains. NPD’s early results indicate that the… Read more »
Windows Phone 7: Games Are The Most Popular Paid Apps, Prices Are Cheap
Early days for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Marketplace app store indicates that games are by far the most popular category among paid apps,… Read more »
Nokia Appoints U.S. Expert Jerri DeVard As Its New CMO, EVP
A clear sign of the direction that new CEO Stephen Elop is trying to take Nokia (NYSE: NOK) under his helm: the company has appointed Americ… Read more »
Mobile Bits: Nokia’s N8 Fault; iOS 4.2; PlayStation Phone?
– Nokia’s N8: It was supposed to be the flagship device that changed the game for Nokia (NYSE: NOK), but the N8 has run into a glitch. “A v… Read more »
Nokia Ovi Store: Three Million Downloads Per Day
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Nokia may not have captured the mobile zeitgeist in the same way that Android or Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) devices have, but don’t leave it down fo… Read more »
Nokia’s Navteq Banks On 3D, Buys PixelActive: What’s Next?
Nokia’s Symbian OS may not yet be supported by Layar, the augmented reality platform that announced $14 million in funding this week, but No… Read more »
WAC Adds Sharp, Sony Ericsson, And Seven Others. But Where Are The Apps?
The Wholesale Applications Community today announced nine more companies joining its initiative to build applications that will work across… Read more »
AT&T Signs Up For GetJar’s App Store, iPhone Not Included
Is this a sign of AT&T (NYSE: T) preparing for the day it loses its exclusive hold on the iPhone in the U.S.? The operator has become the la… Read more »
Nokia’s Market Share Declines Again. The Big Winners? The Little Guys
Recently, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has been trying to position itself as a company taking better control of its destiny — from making major manage… Read more »
Nokia Takes Control Of Symbian; Foundation Stepping Back
After a year in which the gap between Nokia’s hardware and The Symbian Foundation’s OS has been horrible noticeable, the foundation is essen… Read more »
Apple Loses Early Round Against Nokia Regarding Patent Allegations
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A trial has started for one of the many patent infringement lawsuits pending in the smartphone industry. The initial loser appears to be App… Read more »
Nokia Expands Services To Nigeria For Growth Opportunity
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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be struggling to keep pace with competitors like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in developed countries, bu… Read more »
Updated: Struggling Symbian Gets A €22 Million Injection From Europe
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Handset makers other than Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be deserting Symbian and Nokia’s recently-renewed commitment to the mobile OS may turn out t… Read more »
Apple Becomes Fourth-Largest Phone Maker; Grabs Greatest Share Of Profits
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) broke into the top five largest phone-makers worldwide last quarter for the first time ever, but more importantly, it als… Read more »
NHL Video No Longer Only On Verizon: ‘He Shoots, He Scores’ On The iPad
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Deals for exclusive mobile video rights to Verizon Wireless and Bell Mobility made sense for the National Hockey League in 2007. Now they ar… Read more »
AmEx Snags Two More Execs From Sprint Nextel For Big Mobile Payments Push
In an effort to beef up its alternative payments efforts, American Express has picked up two additional Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel executives.… Read more »
Symbian Foundation’s Fate Up In The Air?
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The Symbian Foundation has a rough road ahead of it, and without support from many handset-makers beyond Nokia (NYSE: NOK), it may face be f… Read more »
Apple Becomes The Second Largest Handset Maker Ahead Of RIM
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) outsold RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) for the first time in the third quarter, and narrowed the gap with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to the smal… Read more »
Nokia’s New Broom: Symbian/MeeGo Harmony, 1,800 Jobs Cut
Nokia’s new CEO is putting his imprimatur on the company with a “plan to accelerate its transformation and increase effectiveness” – improvi… Read more »
Symbian Foundation’s Head Lee Williams Resigns After Two Years On The Job
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The Symbian Foundation confirmed that Lee M. Williams has stepped down from his position as Executive Director for personal reasons. The Boa… Read more »
Mobile Content Bits: Angry Birds; HP Hires Nokia Exec; Sony Ericsson Woes
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– Angry Birds’ One Million Android downloads: After only being available for one day on the Android platform, Rovio Mobile has announced th… Read more »
Nuance Builds A Competitor To Swype Called Trace
You can literally trace the roots of this story back to the beginning.
Nuance, which makes the very popular T9 text input for cellphones, h… Read more »
Microsoft Proves Google Wrong; We Actually Do Need More Mobile Platforms
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Motorola Sues Apple For Multiple Patent Violations
As Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) prepares to expand its iPhone to other carriers, the mobile patent lawsuits just keep flying… After months of suits… Read more »
Next Issue Media Opens Silicon Valley Outpost With Trio Of Nokia Execs
Next Issue Media, the media JV that is aiming to create a digital storefront for magazines and newspapers, is finally putting down stakes in… Read more »
Industry Moves: Nokia MeeGo, RBI CEO, MMA CEO
– Nokia (NYSE: NOK) MeeGo: The handset maker’s higher-end Symbian alternative is due out on its first phone by year’s end, but Ari Jaaski,… Read more »
