Nokia deal boosts Phone 7New Zealand Herald - Dina Bass - 18 Feb, 2011Stephen Elop CEO of Nokia, left, with CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer, speaking in London. Photo / AP Robert Boyle Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system has lured an increasing number of application developers since the software ... |
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Acer reportedly developing Windows Phone 7 smartphoneZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - 18 Feb, 2011Nokia won't be the only newcomer to the Windows Phone 7 scene this year. Acer is expected to join in on the fun as well. Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet. ... |
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Nokia handing out free e7 and WP7 smartphones to developersZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - 18 Feb, 2011Even though the e7 smartphone isn't even available outside of Europe just yet, Nokia is handing out units of that smartphone and of the Nokia WP7 device to developers - for free! ... |
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Intel's CEO says Nokia got it wrongFortune - Seth Weintraub - 18 Feb, 2011Paul Otellini told a group of analysts last night that Nokia's choice of Windows Phone 7 over Android was simply a financial decision. According to a Reuters report this morning, Paul Otellini isn't too thrilled with Nokia's (NOK) decision to go with ... |
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Nokia sees Windows phone prices dropping fastReuters - Terhi Kinnunen, Tarmo Virki - 18 Feb, 2011Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop delivers a speech at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 16, 2011. By Terhi Kinnunen HELSINKI (Reuters) - Prices of smartphones using Microsoft's Windows Phone software platform will fall fast, ... |
Qualcomm and chip rivals eye up Nokia Windows PhoneInquirer - Asavin Wattanajantra - 18 Feb, 2011MOBILE CHIP DESIGNER Qualcomm has lost its exclusivity on Windows Phone handsets, which gives other chip makers an opportunity to play with Microsoft's smartphone design. Microsoft has made the decision to open up Windows Phone ... |
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Acer to Unveil Windows Phone 7 Devices in Sept.Techtree.com - Samir Makwana - 18 Feb, 2011Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system based devices four months ago in mid-October 2010. So far, Microsoft has managed to partner with six major mobile handset makers - HTC, Samsung, Dell, LG, ASUS and recently Nokia. ... |
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Jury's out on prospects for Nokia's tie-up with MicrosoftIrish Times - John Collins - 18 Feb, 2011IN ALMOST 15 years of reviewing technology products, only once have I become so frustrated with a gadget that I had to restrain myself from throwing it against a wall. Take a bow Samsung's Omnia smartphone running Windows Mobile 6 â€" you really were a ... |
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Google's Android steps out of Apple's shadowIrish Times - 18 Feb, 2011In 2010, the focus was very much on co-operation and creating a new wholesale applications community that would help manufacturers regain ground in the war for market share. The Wholesale Application Community was announced, while companies such as ... |
Nokia's Flirtations Put the Fear of Google Into MicrosoftWall Street Journal - Nick Wingfield, Christopher Lawton - 18 Feb, 2011Microsoft Corp. knew it had far more at stake than Google Inc. as the two rivals competed to secure a tie-up with Nokia Corp. Losing the deal to Google could have landed a fatal blow to Microsoft's chances in ... |
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For Microsoft and Nokia, Difficult Choices After Smartphone DealNew York Times - Kevin J. O'Brien - 18 Feb, 2011By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN BARCELONA, Spain â€" With so much uncertainty surrounding Nokia's smartphone alliance with Microsoft, one thing is becoming clear: Both companies will have to make some difficult changes, a top Microsoft executive said on Thursday. ... |
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Intel CEO Committed To MeeGo; Not Worried About ARM ServersWall Street Journal - Shara Tibken - 18 Feb, 2011NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Intel Corp.'s (INTC) chief executive said the chip giant remains committed to its MeeGo operating system and doesn't believe ARM Holdings PLC (ARMH) will be competing in servers anytime soon. ... |
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Microsoft and Nokia â€" better for everyoneZDNet - 18 Feb, 2011The Microsoft-Nokia partnership takes two struggling players in the mobile industry and makes them more competitive. Plus, it gives consumers another strong platform which in turn makes the market stronger overall. Commentary - With all the negative ... |
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Plugin errorIndian Express - 18 Feb, 2011If at all you buy a Nokia device in 2012, it is going to very different from what you see in the market right now. It will be a device from Nokia, but it will be running a Windows Mobile operating system. The Nokia Ovi Store, where you can download ... |
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Intel Says Nokia Went to 'Highest Bidder,' MicrosoftBloomberg - Ian King - 18 Feb, 2011Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini said Nokia Oyj went to the “highest bidder” when it chose to use Microsoft Corp.'s operating system on future phones instead of software Nokia is developing ... |
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No Windows Phones Until 2012, Says Nokia ChairmanPCWorld - Keir Thomas - Feb 17, 2011Ouch! According to Jorma Ollila, chairman of Nokia's board, there will be no Windows 7 phones from the once-mighty phone maker until 2012. At least that's what Ollila told Finnish TV, which Reuters picked up. ... |
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PUZZLE: Who Could Intel Find To Partner On MeeGo? (INTC)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - Feb 17, 2011Intel is bent on finding a new partner to take Nokia's place to distribute the MeeGo operating system for smartphones and tablets, Intel CEO Paul Otellini told analysts in London this morning. MeeGo was created in early 2010 when Intel merged its ... |
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Mobile Fair-UPDATE 1-Windows Phone chip platform opening upReuters - Tarmo Virki, Sinead Carew - Feb 17, 2011BARCELONA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) plans to open its mobile platform to other chipset suppliers beyond Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) as takeup of its offering grows, a company official told ... |
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Nokia got it wrong Intel CEO says, spills beans on ElopInquirer - Rob Coppinger - Feb 17, 2011FORMER LEADING MOBILE PHONE MAKER Nokia was offered a whopping load of cash it couldn't refuse by Microsoft, according to the Finnish phone firm's jilted open source partner Intel. According to Reuters, Intel CEO Paul Otellini told an ... |
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Microsoft Paid "Incredible" Money For Nokia Deal, Says Intel CEO (INTC, MSFT, NOK)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - Feb 17, 2011Intel CEO Paul Otellini says that Nokia received "incredible offers -- money" from both Microsoft and Google as the warring companies tried to woo Nokia to their smartphone platforms, reports Reuters. Nokia eventually went with Microsoft, a choice that ... |
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Verizon exec: We don't need Windows Phone 7 â€" or NokiaSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Feb 17, 2011Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile carrier, is satisfied with its three smart-phone platforms and doesn't need Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, the company's chief technology officer said Wednesday. Tony Melone told CNET News that the mobile ... |
Nokia and Microsoft deal: View from Mobile World CongressBBC News - Feb 17, 2011A great deal of talk at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has centred on the announcement that Nokia will start using Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 instead of its own Symbian operating system. The move follows falling sales from the world's biggest ... |
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Fronts shift in smartphone war with Nokia-Microsoft tie-upAFP - Richard Lein - Feb 17, 2011BARCELONA, Spain â€" Nokia's decision to join forces with Microsoft marks a major shift in the global smartphone war but the big question is whether the Finnish company opted for the right partner. Nokia's switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating ... |
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Nokia shares plunged as market realised Windows Phone calamityInquirer - Rob Coppinger - Feb 17, 2011THE IGLOO BUNKER that must be Nokia headquarters could be experiencing a febrile atmosphere by now as the shareholders have voted with their brokers and sold shares in the Finnish firm in droves. The pre-announcement buzz for the ... |
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Nokia timetable rules out Windows Phone 7Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - Feb 17, 2011When Nokia announced its tie-up with Microsoft last week, reporting suggested that Windows Phone 7 and music service Zune would be coming to Nokia handsets. Closer analysis, however ... |
Intel says will find new MeeGo partnersReuters - Paul Sandle - Feb 17, 2011LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) said its partner Nokia dropped the MeeGo operating system after Microsoft offered "incredible" amounts of money for the phonemaker to switch to Windows but it would find new partners for ... |
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Nokia Windows Phones won't launch before OctoberThe Guardian (blog) - Feb 17, 2011Just in case there was any doubt that you won't be seeing any Nokia handsets running Windows Phone for sale before October, here's some other data from other reporters â€" who had the pieces of the puzzle before Wednesday but hadn't fitted them together. ... |
Nokia Windows Phone will come out DOA in 2012Inquirer - Rob Coppinger - Feb 17, 2011A WEEK is a long time in politics and it seems it is even longer in the new world of Nokia Microsoft Windows Phones as the first handsets are now expected to crash land not in 2011 but sometime in 2012. During the big announcement ... |
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Spanish whispers on Microsoft and NokiaRegister - Bill Ray - Feb 17, 2011MWC 2011 Once the condition of offspring has been established, and the second round is on the table, conversation in Barcelona quickly turns to what everyone expects of Nokia's deal with Redmond. ... |
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Technology & you - 18 Feb 2011FM.co.za - Duncan McLeod - Feb 17, 2011The intense competition and rapid innovation in the smartphone market have forced two of the industry's biggest players to team up. Microsoft and Nokia last Friday outlined a partnership aimed at keeping them relevant . Can Microkia succeed? ... |
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