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.
Since Microsoft(s msft) bought Nokia’s hardware division, the company is in the non-smartphone market whether it likes it or not. To that end, Microsoft announced the Nokia 130 on Monday: A basic… Read more »
While carrying some amount of risk and a high amount of resistance from entrenched vendors, modular handsets may present a viable economic and ecological alternative as we look toward the inevitable… Read more »
Number crunching leads to some not too surprising results for Microsoft’s Surface, which is increasingly looking like a boat anchor, pulling the company down. The company’s 8-K statement filed with the… Read more »
Microsoft is delivering on last week’s promise by pushing the first software update to Windows Phone 8.1 devices. You’ll need the developer preview to see the latest features, which include Live… Read more »
The British government has given the all-clear for driverless cars to take to public roads from January 2015, when trials will begin in 3 cities. Read more »
Here’s one possibility for repurposing old TV broadcast airwaves: You could use them for TV. Nokia is experimenting with sending traditional broadcast video to mobile phones using LTE. Read more »
Internet of things gadgets usually never stray far from Android and iOS, but Fitbit has decided to add Windows Phone to its list of supported platforms. Read more »
And here they are: Microsoft’s fourth quarter figures are out. These results include contributions from the Nokia mobile business and are also the first since big layoffs announced last week. Read more »
So long, Nokia X: We hardly knew you. Microsoft won’t be developing any Android-powered phones but LG still does; it launched the LG G3 Beat this week. And after a few… Read more »