Samsung announced a deal to enable Galaxy smartphone owners to download Nokia’s Here mapping app. While the move may signal Samsung’s eagerness to move away from Android, it may be the… Read more »
Nokia’s handset sales are flagging as Microsoft closes its acquisition of the manufacturer, and Windows Phone has recently lost market share in major markets such as the U.S. and China. But… Read more »
Handset manufacturers and OS providers are taking aim at the low end of the smartphone market, as the opening day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona demonstrated. That ultra-competitive market won’t… Read more »
As its acquisition by Microsoft near closing, Nokia is reportedly preparing to introduce its first handset running Android at GSM World Congress. Microsoft is wise to extend its software and services… Read more »
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Nokia will trot out an Android handset later this month at MWC in an effort to gain traction in emerging markets. Google has made… Read more »
T-Mobile became the focal point of acquisition rumors, Android grew its massive market share, and Windows Phone overtook BlackBerry as the third-largest mobile operating system worldwide. Read more »
Windows Phone continues to gain traction in some key European markets, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Microsoft has yet to see similar traction in the U.S., but that… Read more »
The low end of the smartphone market is blowing up, and Nokia and Samsung are reaping the rewards. Here’s what that increasing trend means for handset vendors, OS providers and app… Read more »
Three proposed acquisitions led the news in the third quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. released two new iPhones and, just as importantly, gave the iOS 7 a major makeover. Read more »
Nokia reportedly was developing Android-based Lumia handsets before it entered talks to be acquired by Microsoft, which was aware of the project. The move likely forced Microsoft to go all-in on… Read more »