The Lumia 2520 is a Windows RT tablet that’s designed to be as usable as possible in bright sunlight, and comes with the option of a keyboard/battery pack cover. The Lumia… 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 »
Figures from Kantar Worldpanel show Microsoft’s smartphone platform is on the rise in key EU markets, where 7 out of every 10 smartphones sold carry Android. Read more »
Many people in Finland are feeling understandably sore at the sale of Nokia(s nok)’s venerable handset division to Microsoft(s msft), and this won’t help quell the conspiracy theories. Nokia previously said… Read more »
The NYT has published an interesting piece about the negotiations leading up to Microsoft(s msft)’s takeover of Nokia(s nok)’s handset business. Of particular note: Nokia’s insistence on hanging onto its Here… Read more »
Microsoft will join Google and Facebook — and show its commitment to Finland — by siting a data center in Europe’s frozen north. Also, the Nokia phone unit takeover talks have… Read more »
The Finnish firm may now be out of the smartphone business as such, but it’s perfectly positioned to give Google a serious headache in the location-based services market — on phones,… Read more »
Qualcomm’s IZat platform, which involves location technology hardwired into the company’s mobile chipsets, will draw on indoor mapping data derived from Nokia’s Here team. Read more »
Nokia’s low-end range isn’t doing so hot in the face of competition from Android and others. Although Lumia sales are up a third since the last quarter, overall sales are down… Read more »
The Lumia 925 is a fine-looking device and it successfully answers criticisms levelled at the plasticky 920 and 928. However, it’s very similar to other high-end Nokias. The company’s real “wow”… Read more »