08/10/2011
VentureBeat
Nokia‘s new superphones will offer a superior user interface and a better, cloud-enabled experience than its chief competitors, the company’s top U.S executive told VentureBeat.
The reliance by Apple and Android phones on the “app” as the central metaphor is “outdated,” he said.
In a wide-ranging interview, Chris Weber, President of Nokia, head of North [...]
07/01/2011
Reuters
BANGALORE (Reuters) – Nokia Corp. will finally exit the Japanese cellphone market at the end of August, the Nikkei reported.
The Finnish handset manufacturer had stopped supplying cell phones to Japanese carriers in 2008, according to the report.
Nokia will shut high-end Vertu handset stores in Tokyo’s Shibuya and Ginza districts by the end of [...]
05/31/2011
ZD Net
Nokia’s biggest profit margin killing headaches appear to be Android, China and Europe and the company doesn’t have any answers.
Speaking on a conference call, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said that the company was getting whacked in China due to “mismanagement” and high inventory levels. Simply put, Nokia can’t move phones in China. The [...]
05/26/2011
All Things Digital
We’re going to see a lot of Windows Phone hardware come 2012. Evidently, Nokia’s planning to flood the market with it.
After it brings its first batch of Windows Phone devices to market–perhaps even later this year, Nokia plans to roll out additional devices on a regular and frequent schedule, says Jo Harlow, [...]
05/16/2011
Total Telecom Online
Finnish handset giant ditches mobile services brand in favour of using Nokia name; transition to be complete by end of 2012.
Nokia revealed on Monday plans to abandon the Ovi brand and market its range of mobile services under the Nokia name instead.
The Finnish handset giant said the rebranding will begin in July [...]
05/13/2011
Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Oyj are among four technology companies to challenge Apple Inc. ’s European Union-wide trademarks for “Appstore” and “App Store.” Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) are among four technology companies challenging Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s European Union-wide trademarks for “Appstore” and “App Store.”
Nokia, the world’s largest mobile-phone maker, [...]
03/30/2011
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
March 30 (Bloomberg) — Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, had its debt rating cut for the first time by Standard & Poor’s, which cited further market share losses and “weaker” operating margins at the Finnish company.
The long-term rating was lowered one step to A- with a stable outlook, S&P [...]
02/17/2011
Thomson Reuters
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) said it would look for new partners for the MeeGo mobile operating system after partner Nokia chose to focus on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. [ID:nLDE71A0DG]
Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini said in a meeting with analysts in London, accessed by Reuters via conference call, that [...]
02/11/2011
Giga Om
No matter how closely the two match their hardware and software efforts, they can’t compete against Apple’s total, integrated package
Early Friday morning, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that will see Windows Phone 7 become the primary platform for Nokia’s high-end smartphones. It’s a bold move that will help solve Windows Phone 7′’s [...]
09/2011
New York Times, The
Nokia’s chief executive Stephen Elop issued a call to arms last week, warning his troops that the company was standing on a “burning platform.”
“We have more than one explosion,” he wrote in an internal memo that surfaced on Tuesday. “We have multiple points of scorching heat that are fueling a blazing [...]
