Extortionists reportedly got several million euros out of Nokia around 2007-2008, according to a report from Finnish TV station MTV. Reuters has also got confirmation from Finnish police that a blackmail… Read more »
The newly-launched Jolla smartphone, made by a crew of mostly ex-Nokia(s nok) employees, is now available for purchase by people in the EU, Norway and Switzerland through the firm’s new online… Read more »
The Finnish company, which is largely staffed by ex-Nokians, has finally put its smartphone on sale. The device runs a derivation of the Linux-based MeeGo operating system. Read more »
Nokia(s nok)’s extraordinary general meeting, convened to discuss the takeover of the Finnish firm’s handset division by Microsoft(s msft), is still ongoing at the time of writing. However, The Financial Times… Read more »
The Japanese firms have acquired a 51 percent stake in Supercell, which pulls in millions each day through in-game purchases. Supercell now wants to become the “first truly global games company.” Read more »
Microsoft is paying about $7.2 billion for Nokia’s devices business and patent licenses in a last ditch gamble to take on Google, Apple and a wide variety of smartphone players who… Read more »
Nokia takes the first of many planned steps into the connected car, launching an embedded infotainment and navigation system called Here Auto that reaches beyond the vehicle into the broader world… Read more »
Most of the affected Nokians are based in Finland, although the company is being vague about the precise proportion. The majority of the posts are being outsourced, but 300 jobs are… Read more »
The company has confirmed that the Xpress Browser used on its Asha and Lumia handsets does route HTTPS traffic via its servers, temporarily decrypting it as it does so. However, Nokia… Read more »
The Finnish firm’s preliminary results for the fourth quarter of last year show a surprise return to profitability for its Devices & Services division, partly thanks to unexpectedly high Lumia sales. Read more »