Nokia CEO: A Microsoft device could boost Windows Phone ecosystem overall

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Microsoft is poised to release its first Surface tablet, so of course, speculation in the tech industry is turning once again to the possibility of the Redmond company coming out with its own Windows Phone, possibly under the Surface brand. Nokia CEO and former Microsoft exec Stephen Elop, who has made a huge bet on… Read More…

On the trail of the elusive cyan Nokia Lumia 920

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Earlier this month, Nokia officially unveiled the Lumia 920 Windows Phone. During the event, while the company was busy showing off the multitude of colors that the handset will release in, it didn’t take long for folks to notice that one particular color was missing: cyan. This shade of blue has become quite popular with… Read More…

Q&A: HTC’s global sales chief on Android, Windows, Samsung, and HTC’s future

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HTC built its business on Microsoft’s mobile operating system before making a big bet on Android, and for a while the mobile phone company experienced serious success with that strategy. But this year HTC has slipped, posting disappointing profits in the face of stiff competition from Samsung on Android. Meanwhile, Microsoft has been strengthening its… Read More…

Nokia CEO: Windows 8 will boost Windows Phone

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Microsoft’s biggest mobile partner, Nokia, is expected to unveil its lineup of Windows Phone 8 devices coming up shortly this morning, in a news conference from New York City available for live streaming here. It’s the latest step by Microsoft and Nokia in their effort to compete more effectively with Android and iPhone, and turn… Read More…

Amazon pinpoints Nokia as mapping partner for next-generation Kindle Fire

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Amazon.com has reportedly chosen Nokia to provide the mapping technology on the next-generation Kindle Fire, a device that is expected to be launched at an event in Santa Monica, California next Thursday. This may appear to be a minor development. However, in the fast-moving and ever-changing world of tech, where alliances and partnerships change frequently, the… Read More…

Windows Phone team fixes bug, resumes app publishing

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Microsoft says it has fixed the digital certificate problem that prompted the company to temporarily stop publishing new apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace earlier this week. The problem was related to the launch of the new Windows Phone Dev Center, with a rebuilt backend infrastructure, according to the company. The glitch affected Windows Phone… Read More…

Microsoft still lags in critical smartphone race with just 3.8% of U.S. subscribers

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Microsoft still has a long, long way to go to regain any sort of foothold in the mobile industry. That’s the latest from comScore, which this morning put out a report showing that Microsoft’s share of the smartphone market in the U.S. now stands at a dismal 3.8 percent. The study surveyed more than 30,000… Read More…

Chart: Samsung tops Apple in smartphone shipments

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Apple’s iPhone may be synonymous with the smartphone revolution. But Samsung still holds the lead in terms of worldwide shipments, showing a 32.6 percent market share as it shipped 50.2 million units during the second quarter. That compared to Apple’s 16.9 percent market share and 16.9 million units shipped, according to a report from IDC. Together,… Read More…

Surprise: Nokia ships 4M Windows Phones in second quarter

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Nokia posted a big loss in the second quarter, almost four times its loss from a year ago, but reported better-than-expected shipments of its Lumia line of Windows Phones — an encouraging sign, at least, for the mobile phone maker’s high-stakes partnership with Microsoft. The company reported the results this morning. Share of Nokia are… Read More…

Name that Tech Tune: Chance to win a Nokia Lumia 900

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Update: The contest is over, see below for the answer and winner. We’ve got an especially good prize package up for grabs this week in our Name that Tech Tune contest — a white Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone along with a pair of Nokia Purity earbuds from Monster. The prize comes courtesy of Microsoft… Read More…