Microsoft’s global employee count grew to nearly 190,000 people at the end of the September quarter, a net increase of 23,500 people globally over the past year, or 14% year-over-year… Read More
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business didn’t turn out like either company had hoped, but five years later, some of the connections forged through the $7 billion deal are coming… Read More
It’s been more than five years since Microsoft’s $7 billion ill-fated acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business, and now the companies are teaming up once again. The new partnership combines Microsoft’s… Read More
Brian Lent and David Bluhm are teaming up again on another startup. The veteran Seattle entrepreneurs who previously sold Medio Systems to Nokia in 2014 are back it again with… Read More
Today’s featured stories With Sprint acquisition pending, T-Mobile teams up with Nokia in new $3.5B 5G alliance Ofo officially shutting down in Seattle after $250K bikeshare fee passes ‘Magic: The… Read More
T-Mobile and Nokia have formed a new $3.5 billion partnership to speed up deployment of a next-generation nationwide 5G wireless network. Nokia, which Microsoft infamously acquired in 2014 and then… Read More
On our Geared Up podcast, we cover all the breaking tech and gadget news of the week. But on this episode, we take a step back and put the spotlight… Read More
Can you hear me now, on the moon? Not yet, but Nokia has just signed onto a team that aims to extend 4G coverage to the lunar surface as early… Read More
Gaurav Oberoi, an entrepreneur and startup executive known for co-founding Precision Polling, BillMonk and SurveyMonkey Audience, has joined the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) as an entrepreneur in residence, GeekWire… Read More
Some tech just won’t stay dead. This week has been full of unexpected comebacks, from once-defunct smartphones to beloved — if impractical — software. We run it all down on this week’s… Read More
As CEO of Medio Systems, Rob Lilleness led the predictive analytics startup through 10 years of growth and an acquisition by HERE Technologies. Now the Seattle startup vet is ready… Read More
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
Satya Nadella’s third year as CEO of Microsoft turned out to be a pretty good one. Microsoft closed the year with all-time highs in its stock price as the company made noise… Read More
Microsoft this morning unveiled a new cell phone called the Nokia 216, with a 2.4-inch screen, front- and rear-facing cameras, an FM Radio, up to 18 hours of talk time… 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
Microsoft is cutting back its smartphone and global sales teams even more than previously announced as it continues to pull back from the smartphone business and reorganize its sales staff. Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft says it will scale back its smartphone hardware business even more, cutting 1,850 additional jobs and taking a $950 million charge as the company pulls back further from its ill-fated $7… Read More
Microsoft has agreed to sell its entry-level phone business for $350 million in a deal that will result in the Nokia brand returning on mobile phones and tablets, but this time running the… Read More
Line’s decision to shutter MixRadio on Tuesday drew some media attention — the joke being that as a functioning music service it failed for nearly a decade to get people to… Read More
Audi, BMW, and Mercedes Benz have some ambitious plans for applying their new mapping technology to self-driving cars. The three German automakers completed a $2.8 billion acquisition of Nokia’s HERE mapping and location business on… Read More
—Moonraft, an India-based technology design firm, is opening a new Seattle office, marking its first expansion in the U.S. Moonraft co-founder and chief design officer Sreekumar “Sree” Paramu will oversee the U.S. operation.… Read More
Nokia confirmed late Sunday evening that it has agreed to sell its HERE mapping technology to a group of German automakers for $3.07 billion. Audi, BMW, and Daimler AG will acquire Nokia’s… Read More
A new Microsoft filing reveals previously undisclosed details about the company’s decision last month to upend its Phone Hardware division, cut up to 7,800 additional jobs and take a $7.5 billion write-down, just one year after acquiring Nokia’s phone business. An… Read More
Microsoft just reported a quarterly loss of nearly $3.2 billion in the June quarter, as the company’s bottom line took a hit from its previously announced $7.5 billion write-down of its Nokia smartphone acquisition, and… Read More
Nokia’s mapping and location business has a buyer. The Wall Street Journal reported today that German automakers Audi, BMW, and Daimler AG are set to purchase Nokia’s HERE digital mapping service… Read More
Indix has raised another $15 million to continue developing a platform that offers its clients information about millions of online products. The Seattle-based startup on Tuesday announced the new round, which included… Read More
The rumors of the return of the Nokia phone are true. The Finnish company’s CEO Rajeev Suri told Germany’s Manager Magazin that it may look for partnerships to create new devices. “Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft acquired Nokia’s smartphone business last year, and now the Redmond company is putting its name on the Nokia Theater, too. The deal announced today is the first time the… Read More
Uber wants to buy Nokia’s HERE mapping and location business. The New York Times reported Thursday that the ride-hailing service submitted a $3 billion bid to purchase HERE, a competitor of… Read More
Nokia said in a public statement this morning that it “currently has no plans to manufacture or sell consumer handsets” — denying a recent report that it plans to get back into… Read More