News on Nokia Corporation

Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct

2010-03-12T16:30:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Nokia revises its 2009 global market share estimate down to 34 pct; expects no change in 2010</div><div><p>Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year.</p><p>The revision was due to more accurate measuring methods, including of counterfeit products, ...

Nokia trims share of larger handset market

2010-03-12T08:00:09Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj lowered it share of global handset sales after recalculating the size of the market and the scale of the growing "grey" sector in unlicensed and counterfeit phones.</p><p>Nokia said on Friday the cellphone market totaled 1.26 billion phones last year, above...

Nokia, Apple seek patent trial in 2 years

2010-03-12T05:30:27Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the specter of a prolonged legal strug...

Del. judge puts Nokia-Apple patent fight on hold

2010-03-04T00:32:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Nokia-Apple patent fight in Delaware on hold pending resolution of ITC claims</div><div><p>A federal judge in Delaware has agreed to put a patent fight between Apple Inc. and Finnish phone maker Nokia on hold pending resolution of their competing claims before the Nokia said on Wednesday that its smartphone users could begin making free calls after it teamed up with Internet phone pioneer Skype which permits free calls.</p><p>"Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, ove...

Skype gets into Nokia smartphones

2010-03-03T03:00:06Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - Internet telephony firm Skype took a second major leap into the wireless market in just a few weeks, unveiling software from top phone maker Nokia Oyj which could run on more than 200 million smartphones around the world.</p...

Palm comeback falling short

2010-02-27T21:16:40Z

<div><p>A year ago, handheld devices pioneer Palm seemed poised for a comeback.</p><p>Its new smartphone, the Palm Pre, had just won "Best in Show" at the annual gadget fair in Las Vegas and the company had high hopes that the Pre would help it recapture some of its former glory.</p><p>It didn't happen.</p><p>Pre sales have been disappointing and share...

Chemical poisoning at Nokia supplier's China plant

2010-02-24T04:15:54Z

<div><p>Dozens of workers at a plant in eastern China that supplies parts for Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, are being treated for chemical poisoning, authorities said Wednesday.</p><p>Liu Jie, a spokesman for an industrial park in Suzhou city where the factory is located, told AFP the manufacturer had ille...

Mobile phone sales slide in 2009: study

2010-02-23T10:17:07Z

<div><p>Worldwide mobile phone sales fell 0.9 percent last year to 1.2 billion units, but the market recovered in the fourth quarter thanks to the success of smartphones, the Gartner research group said Tuesday.</p><p>Sales in the final three months of the year rose 8.3 percent to 340 million units compared to fourth quarter 2008.</p><p>"The mobile devices market finished the year on a very positive note, driven by growth in smartphones and low-end devices," G...

Handset market rebounding in 2010: report

2010-02-23T01:00:25Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - The cellphone market will rebound more strongly strongly than expected this year as improving economies boost spending on new gadgets and handset vendors push cheap smartphones, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.</p><p>The market fell 1 percent in 2009, the first decline in eight years as consumers cut spending amid recession.&...

U.S. ITC to investigate Apple complaint versus Nokia

2010-02-22T23:15:31Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday it has agreed to investigate Apple Inc's patent infringement complaint against BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nokia and Intel said they are teaming up in top-end smartphone software and Microsoft finally unveiled its new phone ope...

Nokia says free satnav to lift services sales

2010-02-22T09:24:36Z

<div><p>BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nokia's services unit chief Niklas Savander said he is more confident than before on the unit's 2011 revenue target due to a strong take-up by phone buyers of the company's free satellite navigation...

Challengers gain in important phone software fight

2010-02-22T10:01:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Google and other challengers advance as smart phone software begins to overshadow hardware</div><div><p>As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, more and more it's the software they run tha...

Nokia to ax 285 jobs in Finland

2010-02-22T10:50:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Nokia to ax 285 jobs, streamline operations at handset plant in Finland</div><div><p>Nokia Corp. said Monday it will lay off 285 people in Finland, as the world's largest mobile phone maker strives to cut costs and streamline operations.</p><p>In November, Nokia axed 550 jobs in

Symbian phone software now available for free

2010-02-22T12:06:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Symbian Foundation says phone software now available for free</div><div><p>Beginning Thursday the Symbian Foundation planned to release, for free, a large part of the software that powers the most smart phones in the world.</p><p>The foundation was set up...

Nokia cuts phone prices as market growth returns

2010-02-22T13:03:13Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia &lt;NOK1V.HE&gt; cut phone prices across its portfolio in late January, putting its cheapest smartphones on a collision course with mid-range phones from rivals Samsung &a...

Smartphone competition to bite in 2010 after Q4 boom

2010-02-22T13:05:54Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - Booming demand for new, cheaper smartphones helped fuel a recovery in the overall handset market late last year, but rivalry for a piece of this lucrative business will turn fierce in 2010 as many new vendors enter the market.</p><p>"The smartphone market will become ultra-competitive in 2010," said ...

Pearson, Nokia form English teaching JV in China

2010-02-22T13:05:01Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Publishing group Pearson and phone maker Nokia have formed a joint venture to deliver English-language learning materials to mobile phone users in China, the two companies said on Monday.</p><p>China, which has more English learners than in an...

Nokia, Motorola win smartphone share; outlook weighs

2010-02-22T13:50:31Z

<div><p>HELSINKI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nokia and Motorola Inc are regaining some market share in smartphones but while Nokia has profited from the gains, Motorola predicted a loss in the current quarter.</p&a...