Nokia is a communications and information technology corporation.Its Nokia Networks subsidiary provides telecommunications network equipment and services. As of 2013, Nokia employed 90,000 people across 120 countries, conducts sales in more than 150 countries and reported annual revenues of around €12.7 billion. In September 2013, Nokia sold what was once the world’s largest vendor of mobile phones to Microsoft as part of an overall deal totaling €5.44 billion (US$7.17 billion). Stephen Elop, Nokia’s former CEO, and several other executives joined the new Microsoft Mobile subsidiary of Microsoft as part of the deal, which closed on 25 April 2014.
The Spanish firm is also relocating its headquarters to New York, nearer to most of its client base — though it insists it will still be a European company. Read more »
Both new and old Lumia phones will learn a few new tricks with the Lumia Denim software update. Cortana will always be listening and the new Lumia Camera app brings speeds… Read more »
Nokia tried to bring Here Maps to iOS before but it hit some bumps in the road. Now the company says it can offer a superior mapping experience on both iOS… Read more »
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 »
To get rid of that annoyingly slow “resuming” message when switching between apps on Windows Phone, Microsoft added Fast App Switching to the platform. Its only useful if developers add it… Read more »
Fitting in with early pics of reported dummy cases for the iPhone 6, a schematic drawing suggests the iPhone 6 camera ring could slightly protrude outward: It’s not easy to make… Read more »
Qualcomm’s iZat indoor geo-location technology may be buried inside millions of newer smartphones, but there are only 21 malls where you can use it today, and they’re all in South Korea. Read more »
Finnish handset maker Jolla has begun offering its Sailfish OS-based smartphone in Hong Kong through the carrier 3. This is the first notable Asian channel for Jolla — when the merry… Read more »
Zubie’s plug-in car gadget tracks and analyzes your driving behavior, communicating that that information to your smartphone. Both Nokia and auto parts maker Magna are investing in that technology, leading an… Read more »