Nokia Comes with Music launches first in UK

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Nokia today announced that the United Kingdom will be the first market in the world to launch Comes With Music. Nokia Comes With Music gives customers a year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalog with the ability to keep all downloaded tracks even after the year is over.

Carphone Warehouse will be the exclusive UK pre-pay channel offering the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Comes With Music edition. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 01:39:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N85 Announced

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Nokia announced the new N85 today with a 2.6-inch OLED screen and a 5MP Carl Zeiss lens. The phone will also feature a built-in FM transmitter, GPS, high-speed connectivity and more for EUR 450. The phone will be available in October of 2008.

The N85 connects to the 3.5G HSDPA networks and can record DVD quality video at 30 fps. The built-in wireless FM transmitter allows music to be streamed to a stereo from the N85. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nokia N96 Launches in America

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Nokia has announced that its N96 smartphone will be available in America in Q4 2008. The American version of the phone will operate on 3G HSDPA networks and feature a 2.8-inch screen, 16GB of internal memory and compatibility with multiple video formats.

The device has 16GB of internal storage and can store up to 40 hours of video. The phone also has a built-in kick stand to stand the device upright for video watching. Other features include integrated Wi-Fi, GPS, N-Gage compatibility and more. The N96 will go on sale for $895 in Q4. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nokia Launches N79 Smartphone

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Nokia announced the N79 smartphone that offers a full range of features including 10 pre-loaded N-gauge games and a 5MP camera with a Carl Zeiss lens. The handset features Xpress-on covers, built-in FM transmitter, HSDPA, and Wi-Fi.

The integrated FM transmitter allows users to stream music from the phone to their stereo. The device is compatible with Nokia Maps and Download. A 4GB microSD card is included for storage. The phone will be available in October for EUR 350. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte unveiled

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Nokia today introduced the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, a new premium mobile phone in the Nokia 8800 Arte line featuring carbon fiber, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel.
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features 3D patterns that express the inherent performance and luster of carbon fiber.

Also available on the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte are soundtracks and wallpapers created exclusively for the range. The cool tap-for-time feature allows you to tap the steel surface below the display twice and a clock appears on the screen. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:24:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia cuts Phone Prices across Portfolio: Sources

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 HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia , the world's top cellphone maker, cut prices of many of its phones by up to 10 percent in late July, with the steepest cuts in music and media phones, according to market data and industry sources.
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Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:17:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia infuses Nokia Growth Partners with another $150m

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Nokia Growth Partners, a global private equity and venture capital management firm, today announced an additional commitment of USD 150 million from Nokia, increasing funds under management for direct investments to USD 250 million.
Nokia began sponsoring funds and promoting venture investments in 1998 as a catalyst for innovation in the mobile industry. Nokia commitments to venture funding activities to date exceed USD 900 million. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:51:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Qualcomm and Nokia Deal ends long legal Battle

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By Sinead Carew

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc and Nokia settled a three-year, three-continent legal battle on Wednesday when Nokia agreed to make an upfront payment and ongoing royalties to the U.S. technology company.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:19:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia's single-chip Phones Sales volumes high: Report

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia has reached high volumes in single-chip mobile phone sales, the company's head was quoted in a newspaper as saying on Friday.
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Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:52:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia says only 3% of People recycle their Mobile Phones

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Nokia announces a global consumer survey that reveals that a majority of old mobile phones are lying in drawers at home and not being recycled.

Now with Apple launching the 3G iPhone, it is of course important to know where you can get rid of your Nokia 3G phone environmentally friendly.

Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want.
Three out of every four people added that they don't even think about recycling their devices and nearly half were unaware that it is even possible to do so. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 01:16:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia and Telenor sign Internet Services Deal

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 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Thursday it had signed a cooperation agreement with Norwegian telcom group Telenor for its "Ovi" Internet services platform.
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Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia tries to make good on closed German Factory with over $32m Investment

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Nokia, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the City of Bochum jointly unveiled a plan today to stimulate growth, create new jobs and generate investment for Bochum and the neighboring cities.

Nokia invests 20m Euro (~$32m) into the Growth for Bochum program plus the net proceeds from the sale of Nokia's production facility and property in Bochum.
The state of NRW will also contribute a co-investment in the amount of 20 million Euros ($32m). Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:38:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Warner Music Group joins Nokia Comes With Music

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Nokia today announced that Warner Music Group will make its catalog of new stars and legendary artists available through Nokia Music Stores around the world as well as through Comes With Music.

Comes With Music is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on a range of Nokia devices in selected territories. With a single purchase, consumers will have access to a year of exploring and downloading the music that they love, and be able to keep all their selections in their permanent library. Nokia announced Comes With Music in December of 2007 already. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:09:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Nokia Supernova 7610, 7510, 7310 and 7210

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Nokia unveiled four mobile phones in their new Nokia Supernova phone line.

The Nokia Supernova phones let you express your personal styles on a number of levels ranging from stylish designs, to personalization through vibrantly hued exchangeable covers. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:57:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia plays catch up in Japan

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Nokia Corp will add public wireless LAN access to its handsets in Japan in a bid to keep pace with smaller Japanese rivals that already provide such network connections.
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia N78 ships in US

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Nokia announced today that the N78 phone ships in the United States. The feature packed Nokia N78 was announced in February.

Features of the 3G HSPDA Nokia N78 include WiFi, 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, microSD card slot, A-GPS, geotagging of photos, FM Tuner, FM transmitter, media player and Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:41:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia buys Symbian Limited for $411m

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Nokia pays 264m Euro (~$411m) to buy the remaining shares of Symbian Limited, which they do not already own. This move is the enabler for the big announcement of the new open Symbian platform and the Symbian Foundation.
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Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia opens up Symbian to compete against Google Android

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Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform.

To enable the Foundation, Nokia today announced plans to acquire the remaining shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own and then contribute the Symbian and S60 software to the Foundation. Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:44:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia to buy Plazes

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Nokia and Plazes announced today an agreement for Nokia to acquire substantially all assets of Plazes, a privately-owned start-up company of 13 people with its principal operations in Berlin.

Plazes provides a context-aware social-activity service that people can use to plan, record, and share their social activities: why they are at a given location at a given time, whether in the past, present or future. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:35:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile launches Nokia 6301 and Samsung T339 Wi-Fi Cellphones

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Today T-Mobile USA announced the availability of the Nokia 6301 and Samsung SGH-t339, the newest additions to the growing lineup of phones that support T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service.

Now T-Mobile customers can choose from eight HotSpot-enabled phones, including three smartphones and a variety of Nokia and Samsung phones. The T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service offers unlimited, nationwide calling over any accessible Wi-Fi connection in addition to great in-home coverage. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:46:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia & Verizon Wireless Team Up for the Nokia 6205 Dark Knight Edition

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Verizon Wireless and Nokia have teamed up for a new special edition Nokia 6205 Dark Knight Edition handset. The device is a Verizon Wireless exclusive and is black with the Dark knight emblem on the back.

The flip phone also includes wallpapers, voice tones, screensavers and the full movie trailer pre-loaded. Other features include external music controls, a 2-inch LCD, Verizon V Cast compatibility and more. The camera features a 1.3MP camera phone with flash and 4x digital zoom. Internal storage capacity is 58 MB. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:04:58 CDT | by Shane McGlaun