The Nokia CEO has revealed a major upcoming Lumia launch in the U.S., with “a season of new product introductions” to follow. The revelation comes hot on the heels of news of rising Lumia sales. Read more »
Nokia sold 5.6 million Lumia smartphones in the first quarter of this year, up from 4.4 million in the previous quarter. Its shareholders are still losing money – but less than expected. Read more »
Stephen Elop wants to see how tablet platforms mature, and what value Nokia can add, before he dives in. With Windows RT/8 and Android as his options, we can expect quite a wait. Read more »
Nokia’s mapping and location-based services suite will be available on multiple platforms and open to third-party developers. This gives the company an OS-independent platform to exploit, and a chance to make the most of smart glass. Read more »
Nokia lost more than $3 billion last year, but there are signs that we’ve seen the worst. Here are the numbers and key points that came out of today’s results. Read more »
The Finnish firm’s preliminary results for the fourth quarter of last year show a surprise return to profitability for its Devices & Services division, partly thanks to unexpectedly high Lumia sales. Read more »
Is Microsoft really thinking about competing directly with its trusted Windows Phone partner Nokia? The folks who know for sure aren’t saying, but Nokia CEO Stephen Elop believes that even if Microsoft chooses that option, Nokia has contractual rights to unique technology. Read more »
With billions in losses coming each quarter, it feels as if Nokia’s living on borrowed time. While many people expect Microsoft to step in and purchase the struggling Finnish handset giant, that may be unlikely. So here are five ways it might turn things around. Read more »
It may be the height of summer in Finland, but the view from Nokia chief Stephen Elop’s office window must look pretty dismal right now. Things just keep getting worse for the beleaguered handset maker, which has just announced that it lost $1 billion over the […] Read more »
A new startup is hoping to breathe new life into the MeeGo project let loose by Nokia — just one of a rising number of companies breaking out as the Finnish mobile giant stumbles. That’s what happens when you let 40,000 people go inside two years. Read more »
Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile group, is buying its fellow British firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide to — making a huge payday for chief executive Gavin Darby, who only joined at Christmas… after quitting Vodafone. Read more »
Stephen Elop’s mission to turn Nokia around will face some more tough questions after the company posted a $1.8 billion loss for the first quarter of 2012. With mobile phone sales falling off a cliff, is there any way for the company to pull things back? Read more »
Eight Symbian handsets gained Microsoft Office support on Tuesday. There’s no question that Microsoft’s software — both Windows Phone and Office — are helping Nokia manage a transition to the modern smartphone age. But is Symbian’s death greatly exaggerated or is it a Plan B? Read more »
The rise of the app economy and new platforms has triggered a sharp increase in startups. For the new startups, the world needs a new kind of a VC model, argues Tero Ojanpera, a former Nokia executive and the man behind a new investment fund, Vision+. Read more »
Nokia’s smartphone sales were down 31 percent in the final quarter of 2011 as the company’s switch to Microsoft’s Windows Phone continues. But one million Lumia’s sold to date is a good start, and Nokia is delivering on its transition plans, which gives it a chance. Read more »
Qualcomm CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs shared his mobile vision at CES Tuesday, with much of the focus on emerging markets. With half of all smartphones expected to be sold in emerging markets by 2015, it’s no wonder the chipmaker is looking to innovate beyond traditional borders. Read more »
Reports suggest Nokia could be preparing to elevate F-Secure founder Risto Siilasmaa from its board to the role of chairman — and a speech from 2009 gives an intriguing insight into how he could view his role at the top of the troubled mobile giant. Read more »
GigaOM recently had the chance to sit down with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. Here’s what Elop had to say about the company’s phone strategy, the decision to partner with Microsoft instead of Google, how U.S. carrier negotiations are proceeding and what tablet plans Nokia may have. Read more »
After throwing its lot in with Microsoft, Nokia is finally starting to ship its first Windows Phone handsets — the Lumia, a new range launched in London today. But while Stephen Elop knows everything’s at stake for the Finnish company, has he delivered? Read more »
Analysts often talk about the growth of the smartphone market based on which software OS is selling the best, but there is another way to lo… Read more at paidContent »
Chris Weber, the newly appointed head of Nokia North America, is confident that his company, along with his former employer, Microsoft, has what it takes to compete with Apple and Google. He said Nokia-Microsoft could take advantage of the fragmentation in the Google Android ecosystem. Read more »
Stephen Elop’s grand plan to reform Nokia has taken a battering — from critics, from rivals and from consumers. Now the market is sticking the knife in too, as the Finnish mobile maker’s share price plummets and leaves it looks weaker than ever. Read more »
Nokia, for the longest time has been the undisputed ruler of planet mobile. The emergence of Apple and Google hasnot only shaken its core, it has also reduced its pre-eminence as a mobile superpower. The deal with Microsoft, it is the beginning of the end. Read more »
Just five months into his tenure as the CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop has seen enough. A company-wide memo has prepared Nokia for a major shakeup as Elop has observed a lack of focus, speed and execution in Nokia’s long term strategies. Here’s what’s next. Read more »
Nokia today named Stephen Elop as the new president and CEO of the Finnish phone-maker, effective Sept. 21. Elop replaces Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo who held the role since 2006. To understand why Nokia chose Elop, you just have look at both Nokia’s strategy and at Elop’s past. Read more »
