Tag Archives: Nokia Corporation
Skype Has Been An Issue For Windows Phone
When Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion this past October, people have been wondering how the software giant would integrate the VoIP giant. This issue has been extended to Nokia. Mobility blogger Tomi Ahonen wrote a report about the Nokia shareholders meeting in Finland and it sounded like Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had to answer some tough questions. Ahonen said “Elop had explained that Nokia, together with Microsoft, is now attempting to convince carriers/operators to accept Skype against their wills, by marketing/pricing/sales gimmicks. This admission says to me that the carriers are truly hostile towards Nokia about the matter and this negotiation attempt is futile.”
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T-Mobile Says iPhone Network Compatibility Coming This Year
T-Mobile’s network will be compatible with the iPhone later this year even if they are not selling the device. T-Mobile is working with Ericsson and Nokia-Siemens for their $4 billion 4G LTE deployment. This addresses T-Mobile’s lack of the iPhone and a more advanced 4G LTE network. Ericsson and Nokia have experience building 4G LTE when they worked with Verizon Wireless and other telecom companies. T-Mobile also said today that they have secured spectrum from AT&T last week as part of the merger breakup fee.
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Categories Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Ericsson Inc., Nokia Corporation, T-Mobile
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Nokia Files 11 Patent Lawsuits Against HTC, RIM, and ViewSonic
Being number two is not sitting well with Nokia Corporation. Nokia has announced that they have filed 11 lawsuits against HTC, RIM, and ViewSonic across courts in the U.S. and Germany. The lawsuits are in regards to 45 patents Nokia believes are being violated. This is the first time that Nokia has filed cases against any of these companies.
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Categories Louise Pentland, Nokia Corporation, Research In Motion, RIM, ViewSonic
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Nokia Dethroned As Biggest Handset Maker By Samsung
Earlier this month I wrote about how Samsung may overtake Nokia as the largest handset maker. Today we have confirmed that it is true. After 14 years, Nokia is no longer then global leader in handset manufacturing.
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Categories Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics Inc.
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Nokia Lumia 900 Data Connection Fix Patch Now Available
Earlier this month the Nokia Lumia 900 was released and there was some data connection issues with the device. This was caused by memory management issues and the company had promised a firmware update. The firmware update is now available and you should be able to connect to HSPA, LTE, and WiFi just fine now. You will still get a $100 credit if you bought the phone or buy it within the next week.
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Samsung Believed To Be The World’s Biggest Phone Maker Now
Yesterday Nokia reported that they sold only 83 million mobile phones in Q1, which is 27% down compared to their total sales of 113.5 million phones in Q4 2011. Now it is believed that Samsung is the world’s largest phone maker. As Nokia declines, Samsung has been growing.
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Nokia Lumia 900 Hit With Data Connection Bug
The Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone has been hit with a bug as reported by people on Nokia, Phone Arena, and WPCentral forums. Windows Phone on the Nokia Lumia 900 loses data connections if the cellular link is restarted at any point. This problem also includes something as simple as airplane mode. You can fix the problem temporarily by booting up the phone without a SIM, shutting down, and then putting the SIM in again. It is believed that the unique phone identifiers (IMEIs) were not registering properly on the data network and AT&T is now taking the defective devices off the shelves.
Categories AT&T, AT&T Inc., Microsoft Windows Phone, Nokia Corporation, Nokia Lumia 900
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Lumia 900 Gets Mostly Glowing Reviews
The Nokia Lumia 900 is going for sale on April 8th at a price of $100. Bloggers and news agencies have been pouring their opinions over the 4G LTE, 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display, and 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera-powered smartphone device running on Windows Phone. Here are some of the reviews in a few sentences.
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Nokia Launches U.S. Ad Campaign For Lumia 900, Mocks iPhone
Nokia has launched a new website called “Smartphone Beta Test” to promote the AT&T Lumia 900, powered by Windows Phone. The website has a countdown clock that is set to expire on April 6th and there is a video of Chris Parnell sitting in a chair looking bored. Below that video are links to three other videos that features two people convincing another person that his iPhone is working normally despite losing reception for holding it wrong, the screen washing out in the sun, and for being fragile. The ad about the phone being fragile has a date stamp that says 2007 and towards the end of the video he talks about how mortgate-backed securities are a terrific investment too. The guy talking about them has “a friend at Lehman” too.
Categories Apple iPhone, AT&T, AT&T Inc., Chris Parnell, Nokia Corporation, Nokia Lumia 900
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AT&T Now Accepting Lumia 900 Pre-Orders
AT&T is now accepting pre-orders of the Lumia 900 ahead of the April 8th release in the U.S. The pre-orders are happening through AT&T retail stores and online stores. You can pre-order matte black or cyan blue right now. However the white version will not be available until April 22nd. The Lumia 900 can be purchased for $100 plus two year agreement. However Walmart is offering the device for only $50 with a two-year agreement.
Categories AT&T, AT&T Inc., Nokia Corporation, Nokia Lumia 900
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