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Nokia's new budget Android phone offers most-wanted feature its rivals can't match

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In the era of sealed smartphone designs requiring professional repairs, Nokia, now owned by HMD Global, has taken a different approach with its latest release, the Nokia G22. Recognizing the frustration and environmental impact of expensive and non-repairable devices, Nokia designed the G22 with repairability at its core. The Nokia G22 is the first device from the company that is deliberately crafted... 

World Economic Forum: Smartphones Will Be Forced into Your Body by 2030

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The World Economic Forum has declared that all humans will have smartphones embedded into their bodies by the year 2030. The chilling prediction was made by Nokia’s CEO Pekka Lundmark during his panel appearance at the WEF in Davos this week: “By then (2030), definitely the smartphone as we know it today will not anymore be the most common interface, many of these things will be built directly... 

US Attorney General Says Washington, Allies Should Invest in 5G by Nokia, Ericsson to Counter Huawei

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Last week, the UK granted Huawei the right to build part of the country’s 5G mobile internet infrastructure, joining other major US allies who have rejected Washington’s pressure not to do business with the Chinese tech giant. Attorney General William Barr has called on the United States and its allies to consider putting their “large market and financial muscle behind” either... 

Nokia's shareholders approve acquisition of Alcatel

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Shareholders in Finnish telecom group Nokia approved the company’s acquisition of French-American rival Alcatel-Lucent. Shareholders in Finnish telecom group Nokia approved the company’s acquisition of French-American rival Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday, paving the way for the creation of a mobile phone networks giant, AFP reported. They approved the transaction at an extraordinary general... 

Google faces Billions of Dollars in Fines over Search Results Censorship

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Internet heavyweight Google is under investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over alleged rigging of search results in the country, a violation that could potentially be punished by up to 10 percent of the company’s income, running into billions of dollars. The CCI director general filed a report following initial complaints by Consumer Unity and Trust Society, a local nonprofit... 

Microsoft cuts 7800 jobs in major layoff

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World’s software giant, Microsoft, says it is planning to cut about 8,000 jobs while reorganizing its Windows Phone unit, which is facing fierce competition in global mobile market. The move to cut 7,800 jobs, which was announced on Wednesday, represents the company’s second major round of layoffs in a year. Microsoft also slashed about 18,000 jobs a year ago in a bid to integrate the Nokia handset... 

Nokia C1 leaked render shows off Android smartphone

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Even though Nokia can’t do any manufacturing until 2016 as per the contract with Microsoft, the company is still prepping the Nokia C1 phablet for a launch this year. As usual, Foxconn will be making the handset for the Finnish company and from a series of leaked renders of the phone, we are looking at a pretty attractive device. I might be biased here, since I’m a huge Nokia fan and love flat,... 

Nokia N1 Sells Like Crazy, Shows that Android is What People Want

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The Nokia N1 continues its victorious march on Chinese territory showing the Nokia Corporation, that Android is what people really want and NOT Windows Phone, with two more weekly lots sold since we last updated you on January 15. Ever since the the tablet’s launch in China on January 7, the batches have swiftly cleared the shelves. After the first flash sale of 20,000 units, no word has gotten... 

Microsoft to cut 18K jobs worldwide

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The US software giant Microsoft has announced plans to slash 18,000 jobs from its global workforce in 2015, the largest cuts in the company’s 39-year history. In a statement on Thursday, the company described the shakeup as part of its strategy to streamline business under new CEO Satya Nadella. Layoffs represent about 14 percent of the company’s workforce and will be completed by next June. Nadella,... 

Microsoft to cut 18K jobs worldwide

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The US software giant Microsoft has announced plans to slash 18,000 jobs from its global workforce in 2015, the largest cuts in the company’s 39-year history. In a statement on Thursday, the company described the shakeup as part of its strategy to streamline business under new CEO Satya Nadella. Layoffs represent about 14 percent of the company’s workforce and will be completed by next June. Nadella,... 

Microsoft buys Nokia mobile business for $7.2 billion

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Microsoft is buying Nokia’s smartphone business and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to improve its position in the mobile market and compete with Apple and Google at a time when more people pursue their lives on mobile devices. The $7.2 billion deal announced late on Monday marks a major step in Microsoft’s push to transform itself from a software maker focused on operating... 

EU to probe Google's below cost licensing of Android: Courtesy Microsoft Nokia

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Microsoft, the company which created abusive monopoly in the PC desktop space and did not leave any room for a single player to breath and survive for almost three decades is now crying wolf when competitors are doing better. Microsoft and it’s pizza delivery boy Nokia filed complaints with the EU, via is proxy body FairSearch, against Google’s free and open source Android OS. According... 

Stephen Elop to be fired by early 2013, Nokia to switch on Android

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Nokia is desperately trying to reestablish itself as a major contender in the mobile phone space, but it’s no easy task going up against the likes of Apple and Samsung. There’s also a lot riding for company CEO Stephen Elop, who could find himself looking for a new job if the Lumia 920 fails to excite customers the way he envisioned. Elop has bet the farm and possibly his job on Microsoft’s... 

Nokia Is Finnished: Prepare For Bankruptcy

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Yes, Nokia (NOK) the Finnish mobile device maker as we know it, is doomed for bankruptcy and reorganization. Many of us, of course, still refuse to see the writing on the wall and invest accordingly. Nokia, a one-time story stock, has been shockingly bludgeoned from $40 to today’s meager $2 bid that is a cut above the casino penny stock zone. On the road to zero, Nokia cheerleaders, such as... 

Nokia closes all stores in Russia

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Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has officially announced that it was closing all of its flagship stores in Russia. The most effective sales channels for the company now are the Internet and a network of major retailers and service providers. According to Nokia’s representative in Russia, Lyudmila Semushina, the last single-brand shop will close in late July. The Finns will be developing... 
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