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MWC 2016: Nokia plans to re-enter smartphone market
Mobile Phones

MWC 2016: Nokia plans to re-enter smartphone market

Nokia CEO says company could return to the smartphone market as early as this year
22 Feb 2016
Nokia blackmailed for millions of Euros six years ago
Hackers
Security

Nokia blackmailed for millions of Euros six years ago

Criminals who stole source code extorted phone company, according to reports
18 Jun 2014
Windows Phone making gains in Europe
Windows Phone 8
Google Android

Windows Phone making gains in Europe

Nokia driving sales of Microsoft's mobile OS.
7 Nov 2013
Smartphones sales outpace feature phones in Q2
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Mobile

Smartphones sales outpace feature phones in Q2

Microsoft also overtakes BlackBerry to take third place.
14 Aug 2013
Nokia bids final farewell to Symbian
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News

Nokia bids final farewell to Symbian

Finnish phone manufacturer pulls plug on smartphone OS after 16 years.
14 Jun 2013
Mobile payments to oust cash and cards
Mobile payment
Mobile

Mobile payments to oust cash and cards

Microchip and mobile payments will take over by 2020, consultants predict.
24 May 2012
MWC 2012: News roundup
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Mobile

MWC 2012: News roundup

We round up all the news and announcements from this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona.
27 Feb 2012
Apple on top in smartphone wars
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Mobile

Apple on top in smartphone wars

The iPhone maker led the pack in 2011, thanks to record sales of its mobile device.
15 Feb 2012
Nokia suffers weak Q4 despite Lumia success
Nokia Lumia 900
Mobile

Nokia suffers weak Q4 despite Lumia success

Nokia is still struggling to get some good numbers out, even though its Lumia range is performing well.
26 Jan 2012
2011: The year in news
2011
Security

2011: The year in news

We take a look back at a year which saw corporate carnage, industry in-fighting and the passing of an industry legend.
28 Dec 2011
BYOD: Old or new, good or bad?
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Business strategy

BYOD: Old or new, good or bad?

Steve Cassidy looks at the increasingly popular topic of bringing your own device to work and ponders whether it will take off, or whether it already …
23 Dec 2011
Android snatches over half of smartphone sales in Q3
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Mobile

Android snatches over half of smartphone sales in Q3

Android smashes the competition in the third quarter, as Apple sees an iPhone sales dip.
15 Nov 2011
Nokia and Microsoft: not yet doing the business
The Nokia Lumia 800
Mobile

Nokia and Microsoft: not yet doing the business

Inside the enterprise: Nokia has unveiled its much-anticipated Windows phone. But the focus seems to be on consumers.
27 Oct 2011
Nokia launches Windows Phone 7 handsets, but US and China
The Nokia Lumia 800
Mobile

Nokia launches Windows Phone 7 handsets, but US and China

The long-awaited Nokia Windows Phone 7 handsets are out, but the Finnish giant is sitting out the lucrative American and Chinese markets this Christma…
26 Oct 2011
Symbian-based smartphones
Reviews

Symbian-based smartphones

Smartphones can be as vital to conducting business as your laptop, so choosing the right one to work with is essential. IT PRO compares and tests five…
10 Oct 2011
Nokia E7 review
The Nokia E7
Mobile

Nokia E7 review

Nokia's last gasp Symbian smartphone, the E7, is here. Does it go out in a blaze of glory or is it a damp squib? Julian Prokaza finds out in our revie…
22 Jun 2011
Nokia cuts 4,000 jobs
Nokia
Mobile

Nokia cuts 4,000 jobs

The mobile manufacturer admits 4,000 jobs will go, with a further 3,000 shifted over to Accenture as part of a Symbian partnership.
27 Apr 2011
Week in Review: Nokia updates Symbian, browser wars kick off
Week in review
Mobile

Week in Review: Nokia updates Symbian, browser wars kick off

This week, Symbian gets Nokia's attention whilst the browser giants are at it again.
15 Apr 2011
Ovi store hits five million daily donwloads
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Mobile

Ovi store hits five million daily donwloads

Nokia claims its applications store has grown eight times over in the past year.
13 Apr 2011
Nokia announces Symbian Anna update
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News

Nokia announces Symbian Anna update

It may have ditched the mobile OS as its primary software, but Nokia shows Symbian some love with an update and two new handsets.
12 Apr 2011
Nokia ditches open source for Symbian
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open source

Nokia ditches open source for Symbian

The Finnish manufacturer closes off the struggling mobile OS but claims it is still ‘open for business.’
8 Apr 2011
Android to dominate smartphone market by 2012
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Mobile Phones

Android to dominate smartphone market by 2012

Gartner claims Google’s mobile OS will feature on almost half of all smartphones by the end of next year.
7 Apr 2011
Zeus targets Windows and Symbian phones
Malware
Security

Zeus targets Windows and Symbian phones

Both Symbian and Nokia platforms are targeted by some new Zeus variants.
23 Feb 2011