Tag: Nokia
Nokia: "Symbian is here to stay" despite Windows Phone 7 partnership
Nokia may have put most of their eggs in Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 basket, but they've not totally given up on the Symbian OS they've been working with for the last few years. "Just because we're changing our direction in…
MWC 2011: Google's chief Eric Schmidt slams Nokia over Microsoft deal, fails to rule out Twitter buyout
Google's outgoing chief executive Eric Schmidt used his keynote speech in Barcelona to have a dig at Nokia after being snubbed by the Finnish mobile giant in favour of a partnership with Microsoft. During the talk, Schmidt revealed that…
Nokia gave BlackBerry OS a taste before settling on Windows Phone 7
Nokia may have sided once and for all with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 as their new lead smartphone platform, and Stephen Elop has already revealed that Nokia had considered adopting the Android OS for the Finnish company's high-end handsets, but…
APP OF THE DAY: Nokia Soundtrack to London (Symbian)
What with all the big Nokia news doing the rounds this morning, it's only fitting that our App Of The Day be one seemingly-final hurrah for the Symbian platform. We've picked Nokia's Soundtrack to London app, developed in conjunction…
Nokia and the sad decline of the European mobile phone industry
I can't help feeling a little sad about the news today of the tie up between Microsoft and Nokia. Plenty of others will have gone into the details noting how Microsoft does in many ways offer the Finnish company…
Xbox Live headed to Nokia Windows Phone 7 handsets
Nokia are now to make Windows Phone 7 smartphones, which means the Finnish handset manufacturer will now also have Xbox Live compatible software in their hardware. "Microsoft will bring a great software platform and the brands consumers want, like Bing,…
Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop: We explored Android
Nokia's Investor Event kicked off in London this morning among the flurry of news surrounding the new partnership between the Finnish handset manufacturer and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform. Nokia will now officially be using Windows Phone 7 as their…
It's official: Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices on the way, MeeGo still a go-go
It's official: Nokia nad Microsoft are to team up to bring Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices to stores as part of a "broad strategic partnership that will use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem"….
Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop: "Our platform is burning"
A leaked memo from Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has appeared online, and makes for a surprisingly, brutally, honest read on the state of the Finnish company's fortunes, saying that his team's "platform is burning". Elop blames a "lack of accountability…
Nokia N9 to pick up the pieces at MWC after N8 fail? Specs suggest so…
Nokia are having a bit of a rough time in the old smartphone market right now. While their cheaper and mid-range handsets keep them nicely afloat, particuarly in developing nations, they're still struggling to really shine in the smartphone stakes….
