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Motorola wants same deal as Nokia from Microsoft
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At a recent industry conference Motorola Mobility’s Sanjay Jha has confirmed once again that they are open to developing a Windows Phone 7 handset.
"I think we’re completely open to the notion of Windows as a platform," Jha said in an appearance at the Oppenheimer Technology & Communications Conference.
He confirmed however that they would only do it if they achieved special partner status like Nokia has, saying otherwise that at present "clearly, all of our focus today is on Android."
Jha was still waiting to see which OS will shake it for the 3rd place, saying only one of Windows Phone 7, webOS and RIM can survive.
While Motorola has seen an early revival from adopting Android, the compan...
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Nokia Siemens Networks lays off 1,500 employees
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Nokia Siemens Networks announced on Friday that it will begin to layoff 1,500 of its employees. The affected staff are part of its WiMAX and GSM divisions, and a spokesperson told Reuters that many of the employees were originally brought on as part of NSN’s infrastructure purchase from Motorola. In March, Nokia Siemens Networks tried to renegotiate the $1.2 billion deal with Motorola to leave the GSM division out of the purchase. Nokia Siemens has had trouble trying to record a profit and its two parent companies, Nokia and Siemens, recently ditched an effort to sell the joint venture.
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Nokia N9 countdown page goes live, 49 days to launch?
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Google's powers of awkward PR translation may have been right on the MeeGo-money, judging by this countdown page for the N9. The Swedish site, which just went live today, has begun its 49 days and counting creep to the Gorilla Glass-clad handset's eventual overseas debut. We'd previously heard whispers of an impending September 15th release pegged for the OEM's backyard, but we'll err on the side of Nokia's official launch clock. Head to the source to watch this tantalizing tease of time ticking by.
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Voice texting demoed for Nokia Windows Phone, Mango to have voice map navigation as well
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While it's probably nothing Vlingo doesn't do already, the head of Nokia US has demonstrated voice texting while driving for a briefing seminar at the Center for Automotive Research.
The interesting tidbit here is that this tech will be available in Nokia Windows Phones and other Mango devices, and the Windows Team blog even posted how it is supposed to work while you are driving:
WP: [music pauses]You have a text message from Cody Pardi. You can say read it or ignore.
Me: Read it.
WP: “When will you be home?” You can say reply, call or I’m done.
Me: Reply.
WP: Say your message.
Me: “In about 20 minutes.”
WP: [The phone transcribes and repeats the message] You can say send, try again, or I’m...
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Nokia N8 is used to shoot at the world's biggest stop-motion animation set
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The Nokia N8 is still the reigning king in smartphone cameras with its 12-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens. But is it fit enough to shoot at the world's largest stop-motion animation set spreading on over 11,000 square feet? The answer is yes, but it took not one, but three Nokia N8s to produce this breath-taking minute and a half production called Gulp. The marine-themed stop-motion film Gulp narrates the story of a fisherman going out in the sea only to meet adventure and get eaten by a huge fish, but we won't spoil the whole thing.
Interestingly, when shooting the film the three Nokia N8s were used only for capturing stills, not video. The numerous images were then stitched together giving the ...
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Nokia 500 'Fate' destined for Q3, 1GHz processor and Symbian Anna onboard
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If you're a loyalist that hasn't given up hope on Symbian yet, behold the latest attempt to keep the OS alive and kicking. The Nokia 500 is the first handset to usher in Espoo's new numbering system and has a bit of firepower behind it: a 1GHz ARM11 CPU, 256MB RAM, and Anna are running the show on a 3.2-inch, 640 x 360 "nHD" display. It'll also sport a five megapixel camera and offer HSPA speeds of 14.4Mbps down / 5.8 Mbps up using a pentaband 3G radio. Respectable components for a device billed to be a "low-cost, full-function smartphone." Still intrigued? The black version will ship out sometime in Q3, with its white counterpart to follow in Q4. If you need to have more choices to select f...
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Nokia N9 release date pushed to mid-September?
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The Nokia N9 flaunts one of the speediest and most impressive cameras out there, but the MeeGo-running device might be delayed and hit shelves only in mid-September, contrary to early talk about it rolling out in the middle of August. The first piece of evidence came from Orange Switzerland which listed the handset with a release date set for September 15th, while later a number of Russian retailers including second-largest phone seller Svyaznoy confirmed that they expect the phone to arrive in mid-September.
This would mean that the phone is likely to meet even more competition from the very successful internationally and soon-to-arrive stateside Samsung Galaxy S II as well as the iPhone5, ...
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Nokia may unveil first Windows Phone this month
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Nokia may be planning to unveil its first Windows Phone later this month, the unwired reports. The site claims to have obtained an invitation to a party hosted by both Nokia and Microsoft. Scheduled to take place on August 17th during the annual GamesCom trade show in Cologne, Germany, the event will apparently include a raffle of three Xbox 360 consoles and three Windows Phones built by Nokia. The invitation does note that the aforementioned Windows Phones will be delivered to winners “as soon as available,” so we’re not entirely convinced the event will follow any sort of announcement. And the choice of venue for such an announcement is at the very least curious, if not illogical. We know ...
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Nokia slips in phone shipments, still holds on to first place
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Nokia may have lost the smartphone title belt to Apple and Samsung, but it has managed to hang on to the top slot for general phone shipments worldwide. Despite still being in first place, Nokia's market share did take a 29 percent nosedive in Q2 2011.
Globally, mobile phone shipments grew 13 percent from Q2 last year, with 361 million units shipped by manufacturers. Amazingly, Apple was the breakout performer in Q2, as it shipped 20.3 million phones in Q2. Remember, Apple only sells smartphones, and only two models at that, so its fourth place in the global cellphone market is all that much more remarkable.
Nokia's shipments dipped below 100 million in Q2, settling at 88.5 million, 22.6 mil...
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Nokia's Ovi Store surpasses 50,000 apps
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Nokia’s Ovi Store now has more than 50,000 apps in the catalog, with more than 6.5 million downloads per day taking place. That’s up from the previous count of 48,000 apps and 6 million daily downloads.
Despite the solid growth, the Finnish company has a lot of catching up to do to reach the heights of Apple’s AppStore and Google’s Android Market, if that’s part of the plan at all. We all know Nokia has selected Windows Phone 7 as its main platform for the future and now it’s up to Microsoft to drive the developers’ interest.
Nokia also reiterated its plans for Qt-based apps, which can run on its Symbian and MeeGo phones and soon even on feature phones. The company said that for developers, ...
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Nokia N9 expected to launch August 19th
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Nokia hasn't inspired much hope for the future of MeeGo and the Nokia N9, but the captivating UI and colorful design might have intrigued you. Now, it appears that the handset is closer to launch as a Kazakhstan-based retailer has it listed as available for August 19th. The off-contract price stands at nearly $685. At the same time, the N9, went up for pre-order in Russia, one of Nokia's traditional markets where the phone expected to sell big.
Just two days ago, the Nokia N9 cleared yet another hurdle on the road to the market by passing FCC certification. It has also recently appeared on various country-specific Nokia websites countering rumors that the phone won't be available at all in m...
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Nokia receives over $615 million in licensing fees from Apple?
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Nokia's heartbreaking results yesterday might have toned down your expectations for the company, but a bit of sunshine broke through the clouds over Finland as now it's clear how much the company…
Nokia's heartbreaking results yesterday might have toned down your expectations for the company, but a bit of sunshine broke through the clouds over Finland as now it's clear how much the company will get in licensing fees from Apple. Cupertino settled for an undisclosed amount in a patent lawsuit last month, and judging from Nokia's patent-related licensing earning for the quarter, the sum is $616 million (430 million euro).
It's not clear whether all of that comes from Apple, but it's likely tha...
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Nokia leaves out mobile wallet support from newest NFC-equipped phones
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Proponents of mobile payment systems shouldn't look to Nokia for devices to support NFC mobile payments, as the Finnish company has announced that its latest devices that have NFC chips will not support mobile wallets. The issue is at the hardware level, as the new phones don't have the secure chip required for mobile payment systems.
The C7 and N9 smartphones will not be able to be used with mobile payment systems because Nokia designed them before there was a standard in place for the secure chips necessary. Instead of the secure NFC chips, the C7 and N9 have an open NFC chip that can be used with NFC tags and Bluetooth pairing.
The head of sales, service, and marketing at Nokia UK and Ire...
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Nokia N9 pops up at the FCC with photos and user manual in tow
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Are you one of those smartphone enthusiasts crossing their fingers in hope that the Nokia N9 makes it to the US? Well, none of the nation's major carriers has officially expressed any interest in offering it, but here is something that slightly raises the chances of the N9 touching US soil after all. Nokia's first MeeGo-powered smartphone has cleared the FCC, and like the case is with most handsets that make it through, both external and internal photos are available accompanied by a complete user manual.
Digging through the filing we see something that was pretty much expected, namely that the Nokia N9 boasts support for pentaband 3G connectivity – just like any self-respecting world smartp...
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Nokia's N5 makes Symbian-powered procession through the FCC
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There's something bittersweet about watching a Symbian phone march through the FCC knowing that Nokia is slowly thinning the herd. This particular model, the N5, made its requisite Mr. Blurrycam debut last month and now we've got some details about what the glossy white exterior is hiding. You'll find Bluetooth and WiFi radios inside, which isn't surprising, as well as NFC for all the contactless purchasing your Finland-loving heart can handle. On the mobile broadband side of things, there's support for the 850MHz, 1700MHz, and 1900MHz bands, which means it'll work with either T-Mobile or AT&T. Besides price and release date, the big question on our minds is whether or not anyone will buy a ...
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