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MWC: Nokia Covers Bases with Windows, Symbian
Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:49 pm | By Lorien Crow
Nokia will offer a diverse range of phones this year, boosting both its feature phone business, while betting big on Windows to propel its high-end smartphones to success.
Gresso Unveils $50,000 Symbian Phone
Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:15 pm | By Joe Arico
Gresso's entry into the luxury mobile phone business is one of the rarest and most expensive yet, even if it leaves much to be desired in functionality.
Nokia 500 Goes Back to Roots
Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:13 pm | By Joe Arico
Nokia today announced the Nokia 500 handset will ship to North America in the third quarter, as the company looks to spur business before the launch of its Windows-based phones.
Nokia to Slash 7,000 Jobs
Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:12 pm | By Margaret Rock
Nokia today announced it will cut 7,000 jobs, or 12 percent of its workforce, and outsource its legacy Symbian software in cost-cutting measures expected to save around $1.5 billion by the end of 2012.
NUTS: Companies Jockey for Cloud, Mobile Payments
Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:00 am | By Kendra Srivastava
Apple, Google and Amazon are competing for cloud services, while American Express and Google made a push into mobile payment systems, foreshadowing a future without credit cards.
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Nokia Introduces E6, X7 Phones
Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:00 pm | By Kat Asharya
Nokia Delays Staff Cuts, Seeks Alternatives
Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:52 am | By Daithi hAnluain
Nokia pushed back union talks on job cuts until the end of the April, as it struggles to come to grips with the transition from Symbian to Windows Phone.
Symbian's Last Gasp on T-Mobile
Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:55 pm | By Daithi hAnluain
Nokia is planning to launch its Symbian-powered C7 on T-Mobile, in a bid to maintain some presence in the smartphone market while readying its next-generation of Windows handsets.
Symbian Pain, Everyone's Gain
Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:43 am | By Brian McCulloch
Samsung today said it would welcome disgruntled Symbian programmers with open arms, joining Google, Skype and others, that hope to lure highly-skilled coders abandoned by Nokia to develop their own operating systems.
Nokia Sheds Baggage to Adopt Windows
Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:18 pm | By Peter Ferenczi
Nokia has sold part of the software that helped create apps for its Symbian and MeeGo operating systems, in a move to focus resources on its new relationship with Microsoft.
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Nokia's Hardships Take Toll on Finnish Economy
Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:54 pm | By Florence Labedays
Nokia's stumbling performance is slowing the economic growth of Finland, with exports of mobile software and services from the world's largest phone maker down last year.
Nokia Looks to Replace Redundant Workers
Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:23 pm | By Brian McCulloch
Nokia is struggling with how to treat laid-off workers, who will see their jobs go due to its new partnership with Microsoft to develop Windows-based smartphones.
Nokia Attacked by Shareholders, Union
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:10 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia is fending off attacks by a group of disgruntled shareholders who want the board of directors replaced, after the company announced plans shutter its Symbian and MeeGo platforms in favor of Microsoft's Windows mobile software.
Nokia, Microsoft Join Forces
Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:27 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia and Microsoft today announced a partnership to develop Windows smartphones, in a desperate effort to gain ground on Apple and Google in the fiercely-competitive smartphone market.
Nokia, Microsoft Consider Teaming Up
Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:07 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia is nearing a deal with Microsoft to use the software giant's operating system its smartphones, people familiar with the matter said.















