MeeGo emerges from obscurity

A group of former Nokia executives who left the company rather than work on Windows Mobile have created their first smartphone using Nokia's rejected operating system MeeGo.

Microsoft has a hit with low end phone

While software giant Microsoft has been touting its software at the top end of smartphone land, it is actually Steve Ballmers' considerable bottom end where the money is likely to be made.

Nokia Lumia 521 runs Windows Phone 8 for $150, sans contract

You might be thinking $150 for a smartphone running Microsoft's mobile Windows Phone 8 operating system isn't really all that cheap.
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Nokia comes back from the dead

Former rubber boot maker Nokia is likely to report that it has come back from the dead.

Google competitors complain about, er, Google

European regulators have received yet another complaint about Google’s business practices, and this time it comes from Fairsearch Europe, a coalition of Google competitors.

Apple under investigation by Eurocrats in Brussels

Investigators at the headquarters of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Belgium, are looking into allegations that Apple’s terms and conditions to sell its iPhone in Europe breach anticompetitive rules.

Nokia technology appropriated by HTC

A German court has decided that Taiwan's HTC misappropriated Nokia's power saving technology.

Nokia takes on Spotify with premium music service

Nokia's launched an extension to the company's free Mix Radio service, offering unlimited downloads for less than half the price of Spotify.

Nokia buoyed by Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones

Nokia has published its fourth-quarter financial results which were buoyed by better-than-expected mobile sales and exceeded industry expectations.

RIM to pay out for Nokia patents

RIM has cleared one obstacle out of its way, settling its patent dispute with Nokia for an undisclosed sum and ongoing royalties.

Samsung beats Nokia as top cellphone brand

After 14 years as the world's best-selling phone brand, Nokia has finally slipped from the top spot. Samsung's taken over, with its market share hitting 29 percent, up from 24 percent last year.

Apple loses iPhone patent case

Patent-licensing firm MobileMedia Ideas has won a case against Apple alleging that Apple infringed three of its patents - and says it's hopeful of winning against RIM and HTC too.

Nokia engineer shows how to hack Windows 8 games

A Nokia engineer has published a series of simple steps that allow users to hack Windows 8 games for free in-app purchases.

RIM faces ban on BlackBerry sales

BlackBerry maker RIM has not only lost its patent case against Nokia - it's been found guilty of failing to stick to a cross-licensing agreement between the two companies and may face a block on sales as a result.

Is Nokia's 920 the most innovative smartphone?

Nokia's 920 Windows 8 Phone may be the best handset currently on the  market, at least in terms of features. 

Nokia takes on Apple with mapping application

Nokia has announced plans to buy California-based 3D imaging company Earthmine as part of a plan to boost its mapping services.

Microsoft touts Windows Phone 8



Microsoft - in a major effort to improve its flagging mobile market share - today unveiled the latest iteration of its Windows Phone software. 



Verizon grabs Lumia 822 exclusivity

Nokia has partnered with Verizon to become the exclusive carrier of its most recently announced smartphone, the Lumia 822.

Nokia reveals Lumia 510, a basic smartphone

The latest entry in Nokia's brand-redifining Lumia brand has been introduced.

Smartphones: one billion served

There are now more than one billion smartphone users across the globe.