Nokia, Samsung, LG, ZTE and Apple earned places in IDCs 2010 list of top-five phone vendors. Notably absent were Motorola, BlackBerry-maker RIM and HTC. – Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics, ZTE and Apple all earned the
distinction of being the top five smartphone vendors during the fourth
quarter
of 2010 and the year on whole, IDC reported Jan. 27. Notably absent
from the
list were Motorola, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and HTC, each
of whic…
Images on the Internet of an unidentified Nokia tablet, reportedly running the joint Intel/Nokia MeeGo OS, have piqued interest while offering little to go on. – Grainy images
of an unidentified Nokia tablet are have surfaced on the Internet. According to My Nokia Blog,
the device appears to be running MeeGo, the operating system that Nokia announced it was developing with Intel
nearly a year ago, at the 2010 Mobile World Congress. More contested is wheth…
Nokia has reportedly backed out of plans to offer its X7 smartphone exclusively to AT&T in the United States. Nokia would only confirm that its working to “regain leadership.” – Nokia has
called off the exclusive U.S. release of its X7 handset on the AT amp;T
network, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It would have
been Nokias first smartphone to launch exclusively with a U.S. carrier under
the direction of Stephen Elop, the former Microsoft executive who replaced…
Microsoft offered some Windows Phone 7 sales numbers, while rumors of ARM and Nokia partnerships swirled around the company ahead of CES. – Microsoft’s week was filled with rumors about its announcements at the
upcoming Consumer Electronics Show.
On Dec. 21, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft would use the show to debut a
version of Windows that leverages ARM
Holdings technology. ARM chip designs currently
dominate much of the mobil…
NFC technology is headed for some “explosive growth,” says a new iSuppli report. Google includes the technology in its new Nexus S, while Nokia launched the first NFC phone in 2005. – Thanks to Google and Nokia, in particular, near-field communication technology is headed into a phase of “explosive growth” in 2011 that will pave the way for changes in the mobile payments business, iSuppli said in a Dec. 20 report.
The NFC technology, based on short-range wireless connectivity…
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system could prove to have positive synergy with Nokia, should the latter adopt it. Rumors suggest Microsoft and Nokia are in talks. – Heres one from the Totally Unexpected Department: Microsoft and Nokia are
apparently in discussions over porting Windows Phone 7 onto Nokia phones,
according to an online report.
Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, in an editorial published on Russian
Website Mobile Review, suggested that Nokia and…
Nokia and Microsoft are rumored to be in talks about deploying Windows Phone 7 on Nokia smartphones. The source is a blogger Nokia has previously taken actions against. – Unwired View is reporting that
Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, in a weekly op-ed in Mobile Review, wrote that
Nokia has initiated talks with Microsoft over the last month about working
together.
“They are talking about not the technology exchange, or more Microsoft apps
on Nokia phones,” wrote…
Nokia has decided to delay shipment of its Symbian 3-running E7 smartphone until early 2011, offering little explanation but hinting that adjustments are still being made. – Nokia is postponing shipment of its E7 smartphone, Reuters first reported Dec. 14.
Similar to the Nokia flagship E8, but with a physical slideout
keypad, the E7 is one of the handful of new devices that Nokia
introduced at the Nokia World 2010 conference in London in September,
along with the C…
Analysts are expecting holiday spending to rise slightly from 2009 levels, despite high unemployment rates and a wobbly economy, and mobile phone makers are doing their share to fuel that trend. comScore is predicting 11 percent growth overall, and notes that spending during the first 21 days of November was already off to a strong start, thanks to major promotions on the part of retailers, including around mobile phones. Indeed, in addition to helping out manufacturers, these deals are a coup for consumers& whether shopping for themselves or looking to imbue someone else with some holiday cheer. Below is a sample of whats currently available for less than $100, from the new and affordable but nonetheless boasting 3G, to the markets very highest-end devices, now miraculously available for a song. For $100& or even free with a contract& consumers can now expect WiFi and even 4G connectivity, high-end cameras, crystal-clear touch screens, media players, HDMI support and super-fast processors. Happy shopping. – …
Nielson has offered up some new numbers that show that the top three devices are the iPhone, Android, and Blackberry smartphones. Interestingly the three are in a virtual tie for October 2010 in the rankings of most desirable, I mentioned this a bit yesterday. The numbers also show that 30% of upgraders are likely to [...]
Apple has in its corner a crack team of lawyers that specialize in patent law, according to the Bloomberg news service, as it pursues its infringement lawsuit against smartphone competitor Nokia. – Apple is compiling a top-notch legal team as it prepares to face off with
Nokia this week in front of the International Trade Commission, Bloomberg reported Nov. 29.
The phone makers have traded allegations of patent infringement both in U.S.
courts and with the ITC, beginning with a suit Nokia…
Apple has reportedly rejected an app submitted by a publisher called Mediaprovider. The app was rejected because it is a magazine specifically about the Android OS. Apple has its legal team ready to fight a patent infringement suit brought against it by Nokia. Nokia is claiming that just about every product Apple sells infringes on [...]
Nokia introduced two new inexpensive, candy bar phones, the C2-01 its cheapest 3G phone to date and the X2-01. The X2, with a full QWERTY keypad, arrives this quarter. – Nokia introduced two new mobile phones Nov. 22, including its most affordable 3G phone to date, the Nokia C2-01.
“Both [phones] aim to offer maximum functionality for the lowest price possible, but with a different emphasis to each to provide a fit for the needs of as many people as possible,” No…
Nokia has identified the issue causing some of its N8 smartphones not to boot up, and advises any users experiencing problems to contact Nokia Care. – Nokia is having problems with some N8 smartphones, its long-awaited
new flagship device and the first to run the Symbian 3 operating
system. In a Nov. 18 post
on the Nokia blog, the company acknowledged that “a very small number”
of users have complained that their N8s arent switching on properl…
Nokia is promoting MeeGo at developer conferences this week, reaffirming its belief in the OS, as well as in Symbian, despite its rivals betting big time on Android. – Nokia is promoting its MeeGo operating system at developer conferences in Europe this week, the Wall Street Journal
reports, following the decision of new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to pursue
the Symbian and MeeGo operating systems despite the steadily rising
popularity of Googles Android.
While N…
News Analysis: Verizon and T-Mobile are breaking the price barrier with Android smartphones that cost less than $50, making them affordable by millions more people. – Verizon Wirelesss announcement that its releasing a new Android smartphone that will sell for less than $50 ups the competition in ways that Apple cant meet. As Clint Boulton points out in his story the low price point will bring these devices to customers who would never be likely to buy an iPhone….
Sharp and Fujitsu are introducing 11 Symbian-running smartphones, as Nokia says it will support the OS, following backpedaling from the Symbian Foundation. – Nokia reaffirmed its support for the Symbian operating system, just as Sharp
and Fujitsu have introduced new smartphones running the mobile platform which
remains the most popular worldwide, despite losing support to Google’s Android
OS, most recently from Samsung
and Sony Ericsson.
Nokia pl…
The Symbian Foundation has transitioned to become a licensing organization as Nokia prepares to take over development of the Symbian Platform. – A day prior to the start of its annual developer conference, the Symbian Foundation has announced that it will scale back and transition into a licensing operation, as Nokia will move in to take over development of the Symbian Platform.
The Symbian Foundation announced the news on Nov. 8 and the Sy…
Theres hardly a phone maker not keeping the ITC busy. Staff have ruled in favor of Nokia over Apple, and it has agreed to hear Motorolas complaints against Apple. – Mobile phone makers and their finger-pointing over potential patent
infringements are keeping the U.S. International Trade Commission busy.
On Nov. 3, some good news came for Nokia, following the kick off of
an ITC trial looking into complaints Apple made against the global
handset leader, acc…
In a major strategy shift, Nokia will focus on the Qt framework for its mobile platform, instead of trying to maintain both the MeeGo and Symbian operating systems. The company will lay off 1,800 as part of the restructuring. – Nokia will cut 1,800 jobs and restructure its smartphone business, despite a
strong third-quarter performance, the Finnish phone manufacturer disclosed on
Oct. 20.
Reporting a third quarter profit of 529 million euros, or $741 million,
Nokia surpassed analyst expectations of a profit of less tha…
