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GPS Phone Outwits Live Tour Guide

CNET impressed by Nokia Navigator's Barcelona knowledge

Feb 14, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Next time you strike out for the territory, you might be better served by Nokia’s new Maps 2.0 service than by a real live tour guide. CNet’s Marguerite Reardon literally road-tested the pedestrian GPS service at a Barcelona conference, taking to the Gothic Quarter’s labyrinthine alleys... More »

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Nokia • navigation • GPS • Barcelona • Maps 2.0

India Rolls Out $20 Cell Phone

The bare-bones 'people's phone' aimed at the half of Indians who have no mobile

Feb 14, 08 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - On the heels of India’s $2,400 car comes its $20 mobile handset, the “people’s phone,” the Times of London reports. It has no smart features—not even a screen. “It is just a phone,” says the chairman of Spice Mobile, the phone’s... More »

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India • cell phones • Nokia • Motorola • Vodafone • Virgin Mobile • Spice Mobile • Asian cell phone market • 'people's phone'

Windows Mobile Bandwagon Gets Bigger

Sony Ericsson joins; only Nokia holds out

Feb 11, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Sony Ericsson will join most of the world’s other top cell phone makers in offering a smartphone based on the Windows Mobile operating system, leaving only industry leader Nokia without a Windows Mobile version. The first of the company’s new phones, called the “Xperia X1,” will... More »

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Microsoft • Nokia • Sony Ericsson • cell phone industry • Windows Mobile

Corporations Share Green Tech Patents

IBM, Nokia, Sony and Pitney-Bowes join the new Eco-patent Commons

Jan 14, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - IBM tops the list of companies donating patents to a group that aims to help businesses produce greener products by sharing eco-friendly technology. Big Blue has promised 27 patents to the Eco-patent Commons; Nokia, Sony and mail equipment maker Pitney-Bowes will also donate, reports PC World. Shared patents will be... More »

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recycling • IBM • Nokia • Sony • green technology • patent • Eco patent Commons • Pitney Bowes

Nokia Divides Itself to Focus on Mobile Net

New corporate structure emphasizes services and software

Dec 28, 07 4:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Furthering its plans to transform into a mobile Internet company, Nokia has announced a corporate reorganization into three divisions: devices, software and services, and markets. It’s the focus on software and services, Fortune writes, that’s exceptional for the world’s largest phone manufacturer, and signals the seriousness of... More »

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cell phones • Nokia • cell phone industry • Navteq • Ovi • MP3s • mobile services

Nokia Wins Big on Luxe Phones

Decked-out cell phones seen as status symbol for mega-rich

Dec 24, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Nokia is enjoying increasing success with its Vertu subsidiary, a maker of luxury cellphones, as a super expensive phone becomes a status symbol for the mega-rich. Der Spiegel reports that Vertu phones, which come diamond- or gold-encrusted, make the iPhone look absolutely pedestrian with a price range from $6,500... More »

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China • Russia • Middle East • Nokia • luxury goods • cell phone industry

In 'Smartphone Valley,' Telecom Boom Calls

Computing birthplace draws new industry to Californian shores

Dec 17, 07 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Silicon Valley is being reborn as a telecom hub, as phone companies jockey for computing technology and battle to compete with Apple and Google. Nokia, which opened a major research center in Palo Alto last year, has named its first Golden State-based technology chief. It's one of several firms rushing... More »

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Google • Silicon Valley • Apple • Nokia • Ericsson

Nokia's New Portal Takes On Tech's Biggest

New Ovi.com platform will go head-to-head with likes of Google

Dec 4, 07 11:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Nokia has announced bold plans to move beyond mobile phones and compete head-on with big tech and Internet names like Apple, Google and Microsoft, PC World reports. Its Ovi.com site will act as a gateway to all of its music, photo-sharing and games services: "Ovi" is the Finnish... More »

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Internet • music downloads • cell phones • Nokia • Ovi • web portals

Garmin Drops Out of Tele Atlas Bidding

GPS maker's shares soar after allowing rival TomTom to acquire map provider

Nov 17, 07 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Garmin, the world’s top GPS producer, dropped its $3.3 billion bid for mapmaker Tele Atlas yesterday, allowing rival TomTom to seal the deal. That may prove a long-term disadvantage for Garmin, but investors love the non-deal, sending shares up 16%, their best gain in five years. “There’... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Nokia • GPS • Garmin • TomTom • Navteq • Tele Atlas

Legal Woes Haunt Qualcomm

Battles with Nokia and Broadcom take toll on stock despite record results

Nov 8, 07 10:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Qualcomm reported record sales and profits for its 2007 fiscal year, but if its executives thought that would please a jittery Wall Street, they were wrong, as shares fell in after hours trading. The Financial Times reports the company is in a long-running and costly multinational legal battle with Nokia,... More »

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Nokia • net revenue • Qualcomm • Broadcom • Steve Altman • patent

No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

Music withheld over illegal download concerns

Nov 2, 07 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and... More »

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music downloads • Nokia • Sony • Universal Music Group • file sharing • EMI Music • Warner Music

Dial in Style This Fall

You don't have to own an iPhone to hang with the handset in-crowd—just check out these babies

Oct 26, 07 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don't let iPhone users have all the fun—other manufacturers are coming out with slick little products that have some nice features of their own.  PC World finds the top five worthy of your attention:
  1. Sprint Touch: Touch screen features give it an iPhone like feel—only simpler.
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cell phones • list • Nokia • Samsung • AT and T • Sprint • T-Mobile

Mergers Can't Keep Telecom From Free Fall

As multiple companies post losses, problems spread across sector

Oct 23, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - This quarter was supposed to see the start of a fightback for the beleaguered telecommunications industry. But the bad news keeps coming: Ericsson has warned investors to prepare for a sharp drop in profits, Nokia is still losing money and firing thousands of workers, and Alcatel-Lucent is already seeking a... More »

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telecom industry • Nokia • Ericsson • Alcatel Lucent

Nokia Profits Soar 85%
on Popular New Models

Market share grows to give company biggest lead ever against competitors

Oct 18, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's biggest maker of mobile phones announced an 85% increase in third-quarter profits today, topping analysts' estimates on the strength of popular new models. Nokia Oyj increased its already dominant market share to 39%, from 36% last year, giving the Finnish company more of the pie than its three... More »

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Nokia • third quarter earnings • cell phone industry

Nokia Targets Apple with Anti-iPhone Ads

Campaign blasts recent update that shut down modified handsets

Oct 2, 07 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nokia, seeing Apple vulnerable on the issue of iPhone mods, is throwing down the gauntlet in a new ad campaign proclaiming its N95 phone "open to anything," and recommending that users "load it up" with third-party apps and mods. The ads respond to Apple's draconian iPhone update,... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Nokia • gadget

Nokia Buys Map Software Firm

Deal seen as move to boost use, fend off iPhone with more location-based services

Oct 1, 07 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nokia announced it would buy Navteq, a mapping and navigation software maker, for $8.1 billion, the New York Times reports. Nokia is trying to bring mapping and other location-based services to cellphones in an attempt to combat sliding sales from handset market saturation and compete with Apple's iPhone, which... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Nokia • Google Maps

21 Gadgets for the Green Home

Watch out evil polluters! 
These hot new devices are mean,
lean and very, very green

Sep 20, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Companies are zeroing in on the emerging eco-market with painfully cool items like a battery-powered scooter from Vectrix, wind-powered tiki torches from Demakersvan, and speakers made from recycled whiskey barrels by Pioneer Electronics. Popular Science's photo montage of the latest in green technology shows that hip and hippie need no... More »

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energy • conservation • environmentalism • list • Nokia • green technology • green home

Techs Lead Mega Stock Rally

Aug 29, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Nasdaq added 2.5% of its value, or 62.52 points, to close at 2563.16, its biggest gain of the year. Techs were up across the board, after hard-disk manufacturer Seagate announced better-than-expected profits and outlook, and Apple hinted at a new line of iPods. Nokia and Intel... More »

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technology • stock market • NASDAQ • Dow Jones • Apple • iPod • Nokia • S&P 500

Nokia Sees Boom in 2nd Quarter

Phone giant steals share from Motorola

Aug 2, 07 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cellphone leader Nokia’s sales rose 29% in the second quarter, the most in five quarters, and its profit more than doubled as it stole market share from Motorola, Bloomberg reports. The Finnish company’s stock hit a 5-year high today as shares jumped 9.3% to 22.50 euros. More »

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cell phones • Razr • Nokia • market • Motorola

New Music Service Takes on iPhone

Wireless companies, music labels enter cell phone media market

Jun 13, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top music labels and wireless providers have launched a new service across the Atlantic, in a bid to undercut the momentously hyped iPhone, Apple's upcoming phone-cum-mp3. MusicStation will be available in Europe and Asia imminently, and lets users tap into a catalog of over a million songs from their cell... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • MusicStation • Nokia • Sony • Sony Ericsson • Samsung

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