It’s hard to believe that it was only three years ago today that Microsoft officially completed its purchase of Nokia’s devices and services business for more than $7 billion. The… Read More
Microsoft will “end sales” of its lineup of Lumia smartphones in December, according to a report from WinBeta. Citing an anonymous source, WinBeta reports that several recent actions indicate a move… Read More
Editor’s Note: Revenue figure corrected since original post. Microsoft reported revenue of more than $22 billion for the March quarter, but its earnings of 62 cents per share came up short… Read More
Microsoft announced the launch of the Lumia 650 mobile phone on Monday, targeting business users with a device that could be a last gasp for the Lumia brand. The phone runs… Read More
Microsoft’s Surface hardware lineup reached a new peak of more than $1.37 billion in revenue in the December quarter, a 22 percent increase from the same quarter last year, powered… Read More
Microsoft this morning confirmed two new flagship Windows 10 devices, the 5.2 inch Lumia 950 and 5.7 inch Lumia 950 XL — aiming to drum up new interest in its phones in… Read More
It looks like we’ll be seeing some new Microsoft hardware just in time for the holidays this year, including an updated Surface Pro, Microsoft Band and two new Lumia handsets.… Read More
Microsoft has taken over San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week for Build, a three day extravaganza for developers who work on its platforms. The company is kicking it… Read More
One year ago this week, Microsoft completed its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business. The deal transformed Microsoft into a mobile phone maker, with its own line of first-party… Read More
Nokia is planning to get back into the smartphone business almost a year after Microsoft acquired its devices and services business, according to a new report from Re/code. The company… Read More
Lumia phone owners who want to try out the future of Microsoft’s mobile operating system ambitions have a new build of Windows 10 to play with today. The company just… Read More
Microsoft has inked a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to promote its line of Windows-powered Lumia smartphones to users in Europe. DT, which is also the parent company of Bellevue-based T-Mobile,… Read More
Microsoft set a record for Lumia smartphone sales last financial quarter. In its quarterly earnings report posted today, the Redmond company said it sold 10.5 million Lumia units from October to December… Read More
Microsoft wants to make it easier for people to control their phones without having to touch the screen. The company launched a new Gestures app in beta today for Lumia handsets running… Read More
Apparently, Siri can’t hold a conversation and has gained a bit of weight. That’s according to Microsoft’s new video advertisement lambasting Apple’s virtual assistant. The 30-second spot, which has garnered… Read More
Microsoft said goodbye to the Nokia brand on Monday evening, unveiling the new Microsoft Lumia 535. The Lumia 535, Microsoft’s first without the Nokia name, will hit shelves this month for… Read More
Microsoft will reveal its first Lumia device next Tuesday, as the company today teased an announcement with the picture on the right and a tagline of “Microsoft is delivering the power of everyday mobile… Read More
Stephen Elop announced today that the Nokia Lumia 830 smartphone will launch on AT&T’s network this holiday season. Elop, the former Nokia CEO who has returned to Microsoft as part… Read More
Nokia’s smartphones are known for their cameras and imaging technology, but a key engineer on the team won’t be joining Microsoft as part of its acquisition of Nokia’s devices business. Ari Partinen, a… Read More
Nokia’s Devices & Services Group posted an operating loss of 326 million euros, or $452 million, in the quarter prior to Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of the group — illustrating the… Read More
Nokia’s decision to release a new lineup of Android phones might seem like heresy inside Microsoft — which will acquire the new Nokia X Android mobile phones, in addition to… Read More
Nokia plans to release a Bluetooth and NFC-enabled “Treasure Tag” keychain device that works with an app on Lumia Windows Phones to sound an alarm when someone walks out… Read More
Sales of Nokia Lumia Windows Phone devices slipped to 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter, the company said this morning while discussing its quarterly financial results. That was up… Read More
Wow, look at that hockey-stick growth for Nokia’s Windows Phones! Yeah, but … Nokia this morning reported 8.8 million Lumia units shipped in the third quarter, up from 2.9 million… Read More
Nokia just unveiled its first Windows tablet at Nokia World today and it looks like a giant version of Nokia’s Lumia smartphones. The Lumia 2520 runs on Windows RT and… Read More
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
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
Larger than a phone, smaller than a tablet — yes, it’s a “phablet,” to use the much-derided term for the device segment best known for Samsung’s Galaxy Note. And 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
Nokia released a new ad today touting the camera on the Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone by comparing it to the iPhone 5. The ad plays off Apple’s “Every Day”… Read More