Category: nokia
Nokia sells New York headquarters
Nokia has sold its New York headquarters, located north of Manhattan in the industrial town of White Plains. Purchased six years ago for $30 million, the struggling Finnish vendor sold the building to biotechnology firm Histogenetics for $12 million. ”It’s a great deal for 12 million bucks,” Michael Rao, president of the ...
Windows Phone shows signs of life
Microsoft’s mobile platform has not been the blockbuster success the Redmond, Washington-based technology giant was hoping for thus far. Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iPhone are still dominating the smartphone space by a huge margin in the United States and abroad, while Microsoft’s share of the global smartphone market has ...
Nokia 311 Fresh Pictures Leaked: UI Looks a bit Like MeeGo, “S40″ supports Multitouch
This weekend we saw what looked like S40 touch Nokia phones leaking on the web. Now one of these models is detailed even more, through a funky manual leak and some fresh pics. I’m talking about the Nokia 311 phone, that’s shown below, together with some shots from its cute ...
Nokia 305, 306, 311 Full Touch S40 Phones Leaked
Straight from China comes the leak of the day, showing us some new Nokia S40 full touch handsets. These are the Nokia 305, 306 and 311, pictured below. The pics seem to come from Baidu, a Chinese search engine that also provides some other Internet services.We’re dealing here with a ...
Nokia Lumia 900 Handles Sunlight Action Better Than iPhone 4, Galaxy S; Has Great Visibility!
There’s a test out there done by displaymate.com, that basically compares all types of displays from all famous mobile devices on the market and one surprise was the Nokia Lumia 900. It came out on top of many other models, as far as visibility and outdoor use is concerned.AMOLED displays ...
Microsoft may be forced to give Nokia a bail out
Nokia continues to struggle as the once dominant cell phone maker continues to lose share in both the smartphone and broader mobile market. The Finnish vendor’s Lumia handsets have yet to take off and Nokia’s stock has tumbled 90% over the past five years. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop may look toward ...
Nokia Lumia 610 Available in China for Half the Price of the Lumia 800
After seeing people queuing in China for the Lumia 800C about a month ago, now it appears that another Nokia Windows Phone unit has entered the country. I’m talking about the lower end Nokia Lumia 610, available now in China for half the price of the Lumia 800C.The device costs ...
Nokia Confirms Purple Hue Screen Issue for Lumia 900, Preparing Fix
We’ve heard of battery problems on the Nokia Lumia 800, but nothing about a major issue on the Lumia 900. Well, apparently there is one, that involves a purple hue screen issue and Nokia even confirmed it and promised a fix through a future update.Nokia support confirmed via Twitter the ...
Nokia sued because Windows Phone is failing
Adding insult to injury is never a concern for the litigious among us, and one man has filed a class action suit against Nokia in New York because its comeback, thus far, has been anything but. Complaint Robert Chmielinski, represented by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, alleges that Nokia’s shift to the Windows ...
Nokia prepping ‘hybrid’ devices and tablets, admits it failed to adapt
Nokia’s outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila told the Financial Times the company plans to launch a range of tablets and “hybrid” smart mobile devices, although no time frame was given, Reuters reported. The Chairman, who has been with the company for 27 years, admitted that Nokia acted too slow at the ...
Nokia’s 41-megapixel camera phone launches this month
Nokia on Wednesday announced that its 41-megapixel camera-equipped 808 PureView smartphone will begin rolling out later this month in Russia, India and additional unnamed markets. Nokia unveiled the impressive camera phone in February during the annual Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, and BGR took a hands-on look ...