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Canalys: More smartphones than PCs shipped in 2011

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2011: the year Smartphones supplanted computers, at least according to the bundle of spreadsheets that just arrived from Canalys Research . . . . → Read More: Canalys: More smartphones than PCs shipped in 2011

Nokia Hello: breaks down borders, gets the drinks in

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Ever wanted to order a tea and coffee , but found language to be a barrier? Then say bonjour, to Nokia Hello. Making creative use of NFC , Nokia Hello users can touch phones to exchange greetings, pleasantries, as well as the aforementioned beverage order . . . → Read More: Nokia Hello: breaks down borders, gets the drinks in

Dear Nokia, This Pink Lumia 800 Commercial Discouraged Me. -Boys Everywhere

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Nokia’s UK YouTube account has posted a video (below) promoting the pink Lumia 800, and shockingly enough it seems pretty targeted toward women. . . . → Read More: Dear Nokia, This Pink Lumia 800 Commercial Discouraged Me. -Boys Everywhere

Nokia Lumia 900 up for pre-order at Microsoft Store, $25 down puts you in line

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By now, you’re well aware of the Lumia 900 , the LTE-wielding Windows Phone that’s set to do battle with the Titan II on AT&T. While we’re still looking to a March arrival , if you happen to live close to a Microsoft retail store, you can pre-order one of these fine handsets for yourself today . . . → Read More: Nokia Lumia 900 up for pre-order at Microsoft Store, $25 down puts you in line

IDC: Nokia, Samsung, Apple are the new top 3 handset makers

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The latest figures are in from IDC : the top three global smartphone makers are Nokia , Samsung and Apple , in that order. Drilling down into the figures finds some surprises: Cupertino’s third-place with only 8.7 percent of the market, while the giants of Korea and Finland are duking it out with 22.8 percent and 26.6 respectively. LG and ZTE are tied for fourth, but that’s hardly good news for Goldstar , given that it’s lost a staggering 42.2 percent of its market share in the last twelve months (Nokia was the other loser, eating 8.2 percent) . . . → Read More: IDC: Nokia, Samsung, Apple are the new top 3 handset makers

Nokia teases February 8th for Symbian Belle update

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Looks like Nokia Vietnam wasn’t keeping its powder dry when it threw up a page (subsequently pulled) promising an update to Symbian Belle for February 8th. Still, that didn’t stop us taking some screenshots of the promised update on its Facebook page, which (electronically) translates to: “After the holiday, Nokia is good news in ne :) You ready to update Symbian Belle Anna my Nokia phone on 8 / 2 home.” Which just about says it all, really . . . → Read More: Nokia teases February 8th for Symbian Belle update

Nokia clarifies battery update on Lumia 800, promises audio / camera fixes soon

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Nokia already came clean about the Lumia 800 battery bug, but evidently that just wasn’t enough to appease the masses. A community manager in the outfit’s own forums has just responded to pages upon pages of comments regarding the most recent update, partly to (re)set the record straight regarding the battery, and partly to address more fixes that are just around the bend . . . → Read More: Nokia clarifies battery update on Lumia 800, promises audio / camera fixes soon

Nokia Sold “Well Over” 1 Million Lumia Phones To Date, Posts €1 Billion Q4 Loss

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Nokia earnings are out , and the contrast with Apple’s blow-out quarter results is astonishing. . . . → Read More: Nokia Sold “Well Over” 1 Million Lumia Phones To Date, Posts €1 Billion Q4 Loss

Lumia 710 busting through Rogers’ door in February for $149 or $99, you call it

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Rogers subscribers are about to get their very first taste of Windows Phone, and as you know , it’s coming in the form of the Lumia 710 . Said to debut during the first week of February, a leaked internal memo has outed the structured price tiers for the lovable runt of Nokia’s litter. . . . → Read More: Lumia 710 busting through Rogers’ door in February for $149 or $99, you call it

Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million to adopt Windows Phone, Q4 earnings report reveals

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Microsoft and Nokia have historically been pretty tight-lipped about the value of their Windows Phone partnership , but the cat leapt out of the bag this morning, courtesy of Espoo’s Q4 2011 earnings report . As SlashGear ‘s Chris Davies noticed, Nokia received about $250 million from Redmond during the fourth quarter of 2011, as part of the companies’ “broad strategic agreement.” Under the agreement, the manufacturer receives so-called “platform support payments” from Microsoft — which, in turn, receives software licensing payments from Nokia. The $250 million Microsoft doled out last quarter is the first of these transactions . . . → Read More: Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million to adopt Windows Phone, Q4 earnings report reveals

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