If you’ve been thinking about buying the Nokia Lumia 1020, now might be the best time — given that you’re in the right spot, that is. Eight Microsoft stores are… Read More
Lots of mobile companies offer rewards to developers who make apps on their platforms. But Nokia’s new DVLUP program is a little different, using a gamification model that encourages competition… Read More
Ah, those funny Finns. In the wake of Microsoft’s $7.2 billion deal to acquire Nokia’s mobile phone business, someone has reportedly used stickers to replace “Nokia” with “Microsoft” on road… Read More
Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who is returning to Microsoft as part of the Redmond company’s $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, filed for divorce from… Read More
The saga of smartphone patent litigation continues today as the battle between HTC and Nokia comes to a head. According to a report by Reuters, a judge from the International… Read More
Microsoft will hold its Financial Analyst Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., this afternoon — giving CEO Steve Ballmer and other top executives a chance to explain their strategy to investors and… Read More
Apple isn’t the first phone-maker to offer its devices in a variety of colors, and Nokia cleverly wanted to make sure people were aware of that. In response to Apple’s… Read More
Microsoft’s conference call on its $7.2 billion Nokia Devices & Services acquisition just wrapped up, summarizing the key points of the deal, and the final question was one of the… Read More
Yes, in raw numbers, Microsoft is paying less for Nokia’s Devices & Services business than it did for Skype — forking over $7.2 billion for the smartphone maker, compared with… Read More
Microsoft’s gross margin from royalties on Windows Phones sold by Nokia is less than $10 per unit, but the margin will be more than $40 per unit once Nokia’s Windows… Read More
Just as most of us were winding down from Labor Day Weekend on Monday evening, Microsoft announced one of its biggest acquisitions ever with the company’s decision to gobble up… Read More
A new report from The Verge this morning puts more weight behind the rumors that Nokia will be coming out with its own Windows RT tablet, code-named Sirius — further… Read More
New stats released today by IDC show shipments of Windows Phone reaching 8.7 million units in the second quarter — still a distant third behind Android (187.4 million) and iPhone… Read More
Nokia is out with another smartphone, this time with a big screen and lower price tag. The handset maker introduced the Lumia 625 today, it’s biggest Lumia Windows Phone to… Read More
Last week, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop defended his company’s decision two years ago to try to create a “third ecosystem” by throwing its weight behind Windows Phone, competing against iPhone and Android. Now,… Read More
Nokia is still losing money, but at a smaller scale, and the smartphone maker this morning reported rising shipments of its Lumia line of Windows Phones — helping Microsoft reach… Read More
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, walking around the stage in his trendy yellow shoes, was clearly having fun at the unveiling of the Lumia 1020 in New York earlier today. Forty-one… Read More
The just-announced Nokia Lumia 1020 will be able to take some pretty amazing pictures with the 41-MP camera, but users still won’t be able to share any of those photos… Read More
Nokia today officially unveiled its new Lumia 1020, complete with an impressive 41-megapixel — yes, 41-megapixel — camera. The obvious draw for Nokia’s newest device is the PureView 808 camera,… Read More
Completing a marathon is problem enough to make you forget the smartphone in your pocket is a model that hasn’t been announced yet. I can’t say I’ve ever been in… Read More
One of the weirdest forms of journalism is the retroactive irrelevant scoop. As in, “Hey, there’s this thing you didn’t know this company was thinking about doing. And guess what —… Read More
The latest numbers from Kantar show Windows continuing steady sales and, somewhat surprisingly, growing at a faster rate than those of Android. Windows Phone has seen its market share grow from… Read More
Microsoft’s Windows Phone is making modest but steady progress in the smartphone market, according to the latest numbers from the IDC research firm. Shipments of Windows Phone reached 7 million… Read More
Nokia unveiled its new Lumia 925 Windows Phone at an event this morning in London, and it’s getting a mostly positive response from the media who were there to try… Read More
Nokia has yet to officially announce its newest flagship Lumia 928 smartphone, but that isn’t stopping the manufacturer from touting the device’s features against industry competition. In a new promo… Read More
Maybe there’s some truth to the hilarious and equally ridiculous ad Microsoft put out today, which attempts to differentiate Windows Phone from Apple and Samsung by poking fun at stereotypical users of… Read More
Nokia reported a 27 percent quarter-over-quarter increase in shipments of its Lumia line of Windows Phones, rising to 5.6 million units in the first quarter from 4.4 million in the… Read More
Nokia’s Lumia 920 is now the most widely used Windows Phone device, reaching 14 percent of usage, and Nokia is by far the biggest maker of Windows Phones, with upwards of… Read More
Pendrell Corp. has made another big patent purchase. The Kirkland company led by former Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff announced today that it has acquired 125 patents and patent applications from… Read More
Nokia is in a dogfight with Apple and Samsung, trying to regain some ground in the ultra-competitive smartphone market. Is this the best way to do it? Nokia CEO Stephen… Read More