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1. ARM rules the smartphone roost

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 04 August 2009

   ... Silverlight, penetration is zero. Despite the hype over on-device app stores, very few phones were released with pre-installed app store clients. Apple’s iPhone, HTC’s Android devices and several Nokia ...

2. Nokia to complete Symbian acquisition and may change the mobile landscape

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 02 December 2008

     Nokia today announced that it has taken the final steps to complete its acquisition of Symbian, the software company that develops and licenses the Symbian operating system for mobile devices ...

3. Microsoft’s Zune phone rumor back again, this time with Tegra

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Monday, 24 November 2008

   ... iPhone software. Another report puts Nokia and Microsoft in an alliance to create a Zune phone. According to this rumor, the Zune team is closely co-operating with Nokia in order to integrate the Zune ...

4. Showdown: iPhone vs. Blackberry Storm

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 21 November 2008

   ... smartphone vendor with a 17.6% market share, behind Nokia (38.9%) and ahead of RIM (15.2%). The iPhone recently surpassed Motorola’s Razr to become the nation's most popular consumer handset and the latest ...

5. G1 & Co.: Top 10 cellphones for your Christmas shopping list

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 17 October 2008

   ... storage. The included software can’t match the iPhone's multimedia capabilities, but business users typically like the comprehensive selection of business-focused tools. 7. Nokia N96: The "Nokia N95 ...

6. Apple to build iPhone processors with ARM, Imagination and Samsung technologies?

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 18 September 2008

   ... computing," which also points to Apple. PowerVR background Apple most likely cut another deal with Imagination, the maker of PowerVR MBX graphics cores used in current iPhone, Nokia N95 and most other ...

7. RIM intros a black FlipBerry and dives deeper into the mainstream

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 10 September 2008

   ... RIM was the fastest growing smartphone manufacturer in the second quarter of this year.  While Nokia remains the dominant supplier in the industry, RIM is catching up. Nokia sold 15.3 million smartphones ...

8. Sexy Nokia N96 ready to walk Americas red carpet

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 26 August 2008

     Nokia said today it's about set to bring to the Americas a 3G version of its hot new N96 mobile device. You'll find this latest Nseries product available by the end of the year for around $895. ...

9. Apple not yet a top five cellphone vendor

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   Thursday, 31 July 2008

   ... are Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson. It is interesting to note that while Nokia leads the pack with nearly 40% market share in the most recent quarter, LG Electronics saw the ...

10. Microsoft will not make a Zune mobile phone, says analyst

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 28 July 2008

    ... ever been successful licensing technology platforms to others and then competing with a device of their own," he said. "Apple failed (twice), Palm and Nokia all tried it and it just can't be done. Microsoft ...

11. WWDC 2008: Last minute round-up

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 08 June 2008

    ... such a phone to get closer to RIM and Nokia on a worldwide basis. We believe that it is rather unlikely that an iPhone Nano will be brought into the game at this time. Apple needs to expand into more ...

12. Apple now the world’s #3 smartphone maker

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 06 June 2008

    ... of the iPhone so far, Apple has entered the top 3 and has its sight on Research in Motion (RIM) now. But taking on the Blackberry maker and especially Nokia will be a different ballgame.  Chicago ...

13. Nvidia's lauches Tegra: A Computer on a chip

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 01 June 2008

    ... Nokia's contract (now that Infineon screwed up with mobile chip), Nvidia could be selling as much as 150 million APX 2500 chips alone (in 2007, Nokia shipped 112 million smartphones, 440M overall). It ...

14. Nokia welcomes idea of Google mobile service

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Tuesday, 06 November 2007

    Espoo (Finland) - Nokia would not rule out taking part in Google Inc's new mobile software alliance, which is seen rivaling Nokia's own plans, a spokesman for the world's top mobile phone maker ...

15. Intel pushing for global WiMax adoption in 2008

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 26 September 2007

    Intel, Nokia and Nokia Seimens Networks collaborating on making WiMAX work so it becomes the globally adopted standard. WiMAX World (Chicago) - Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced today ...

16. Sony: Target says yes to Blu-ray, no to HD DVD

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 26 July 2007

    ... the mark on dying formats, usually being one of the first major retailer to put a halt on products that fizzle out soon afterwards.  It stopped selling Nokia's multimedia N-Gage phone just months ...

17. Nokia Buys Twango to Offer Multimedia Sharing Service

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 24 July 2007

    Helsinki (Finland) - Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest mobile-phone maker, acquired Twango of the U.S. to add photo and video sharing services on mobile phones. Nokia bought "substantially all ...

18. Apple iPhone Launch

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    Thursday, 28 June 2007

    ... iPhone - How expensive is too expensive? (5/18, Opinion) FCC approves Apple’s iPhone (5/17) Sony Ericsson and Nokia welcome Apple to the handset market (5/16)  ...

19. Nokia adds two more "multimedia computer" phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 01 June 2007

    Nokia has launched its two latest phones, the N75 and N76, sporting many of the same features seen in its other top-selling multimedia phones. White Plains (NY) - Nokia has launched its two latest phones, ...

20. Nokia launches N95 GPS phone in the U.S.

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 09 April 2007

    In a rather unusual move, Nokia has launched a new high-end cellphone in the U.S. before its typically preceding launch in European key markets. The new N95 GPS and HSDPA capable phone is available through ...

21. Korean mobile phone makers ship ultra-cheap sets to India

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 21 December 2006

    ... text messaging, and no Bluetooth or multimedia playback. ROSE Telecom and Kedcom are planning on eventually shipping 6 million phones by 2009. Nokia and Motorola have already begun selling similarly priced ...

22. Samsung starts supplying SD cards from December

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 19 December 2006

    ... After gaining microSD orders from Nokia in the third quarter, Samsung is now tapping into SD card production instead of just supplying chips for memory applications, the sources said. More here at DigiTimes. ...

23. Nokia shows off 5-megapixel camera phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 26 September 2006

    Nokia today introduced a new addition the list of N-series phones, their high-end line of multimedia phones. The N95 includes a slate of ambitious features, like GPS functionality, a "2-way slide concept" ...

24. Live Search coming to Nokia phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 21 September 2006

    Nokia has struck a deal with Microsoft to embed a mobile version of its Live Search into select Nokia phones. The service will allow users to search for specific items such as stock prices and loval movie ...

25. Blackberry goes multimedia with new Pearl smartphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 07 September 2006

    ... brand from the black and silver front of the Pearl and you could easily imagine the new phone as being a new Nokia or Sony Ericsson flagship phone. Yes, there are some clues that identify the device as ...

26. Samsung lands microSD card orders from Nokia

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 05 September 2006

      Samsung Electronics, which was known as a chief advocate of the MultiMediaCard (MMC) format, is said to land microSD card orders from Nokia, according to industry sources considering this as a proof ...

27. First stage of NYC 'WiFi in the Parks' project finally underway

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 07 July 2006

    Nokia announced this morning it has reached an agreement with the New York City Parks and Recreation Dept. to become a "primary provider" of mobile multimedia services for 18 locations throughout ten ...

28. Smartphones post yet another record quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 08 June 2006

    ... drive the smartphone market to new heights." All top-5 vendors were able to capitalize on the smartphone boom and posted substantial gains in shipment numbers. Nokia leads the pack with a 43.2% market ...

29. Nokia's 4 GB cellphone rival hits U.S. market

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 05 June 2006

    Nokia today announced the N91, the first cellphone on the U.S. market that uses a mini hard drive to store data. 4 GB are enough room to store about 1000 music tracks or more than 10,000 mega-pixel digital ...

30. Nokia to open retail stores in the US

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 26 April 2006

    Nokia plans on selling mobile phones directly to customers with two new stores due to open this year. The company will open a store in Chicago on June 21 and another one in New York, later in the year. ...

31. European Commission refrains from mandating DVB as its DTV standard

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 08 February 2006

    ... countries, including Brazil and Argentina, accompanied by representatives from leading European CE companies including Nokia, Siemens, and Philips, persuading their governments to adopt Europe's DVB system ...

32. The wireless "last mile:" Could cellular networks and wireless LANs merge?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 09 November 2005

    ... existing wireless LANs. But will customers want to hybridize the mobile phone network? Where, for them, is the value-add? We asked Nokia's key 3G convergence expert, to find out. New York (NY) - A bold ...

33. Qualcomm drags Nokia into IP mess over GSM, GPRS patents, joining Broadcom

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 07 November 2005

      In the latest chapter of yet another embroilment over patents, wireless technology provider Qualcomm has filed suit in federal court against Nokia, claiming its implementation of so-called "2G" ...

34. Nokia premieres mobile TV, wireless home media component, mobile media player

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 02 November 2005

      Entering the widening foray of companies seeking to enrich, enhance, and immerse people's lives through the joy of multimedia - albeit with a very small form factor - Nokia announced three "multimedia ...

35. Nokia says no deal with Apple on new music phone

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 19 August 2005

      Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said on Thursday it had no agreement with Apple Computer Inc. Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said on Thursday it had no agreement with Apple Computer Inc. for ...

36. Nokia announces high end multimedia phone N-series

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 27 April 2005

      Nokia, in launching a new line of multimedia smartphones , is setting its sights on the booming, dog-eat-dog mobile music market and delivering devices that offer the latest in audio-visual technology. ...

37. Nokia to bring digital TV to mobile phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 04 November 2004

      By 2006 you will be able to watch television on your Nokia phone. By 2006 you will be able to watch television on your Nokia phone. Within two years as many as 20 different TV channels will be ...

38. Nokia says cellphone future is 'smart'

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 03 November 2004

      Nokia unveiled several new products, including a Web-browsing, image-oriented wide-screen handset, at its mobility conference in Monaco, where the emphasis has been on smartphones and supporting ...

39. Web sites claim N-Gage phone hacked

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 12 November 2003

      Hackers claimed Tuesday to have cracked the security code on Nokia's new N-Gage, saying they could play its games on other multimedia-capable cellphones. Hackers claimed Tuesday to have cracked ...

40. Nokia Shows N-Gage Game/Phone Combo At London Press Event

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 06 February 2003

      Nokia held a press event in London showing members of the press the new N-Gage game deck. Nokia held a press event in London showing members of the press the new N-Gage game deck. The N-Gage game ...

41. Nokia's 7650 Symbian OS Phone

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 20 November 2001

      It's a phone, it's a camera, it's a convergence device by being both. It's a phone, it's a camera, it's a convergence device by being both. Nokia's new 7650 is a 2.5G Symbian OS mobile phone ...

42. Skinny SCSI Disk Drives

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 04 May 2001

    ... for use by Nokia, Ericsson, Sony, and other mobile phone developers who use TI's digital signal processors in their gadgets. The new TI extensions will include multimedia service APIs for applications ...

43. Nokia to put RealPlayer on phones

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Sunday, 01 October 2000

    ... their networks to deliver 40 kbps and the US should reach that speed about a year after. RealNetworks is working with Nokia to put its RealPlayer multimedia software into wireless phones, joining others ...