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Pick Up Your Phone, Your Tattoo Is Vibrating

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:03:00 CDT

Hello, brave new world. Nokia may be working on an invention that would cause a tattoo to vibrate every time you get a call on your cell. The Finnish firm's filing with the US Patent Office describes tattooing, stamping, or spraying "ferromagnetic" material onto skin—or a fingernail—and linking...

Nokia Posts $1.4B Loss in 4th Quarter

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:14:59 CST

Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. today posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.4 billion as sales slumped 21% even as the company's first Windows smartphones hit markets in Europe and Asia. The loss compares with a profit of $981 million in the same period a year earlier. Nokia said...

Is India Spying on US With Help From RIM, Apple?

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:31:58 CST

An internal memo from India’s Military Intelligence posted online by hackers contains some disturbing allegations: It claims RIM, Nokia, and Apple provided the Indian government with backdoor access to their mobile devices in exchange for "Indian market presence." The story was initially picked up by Manan Kakkar, an Indian blogger...

Your Android Phone May Be Spying on You

Kevin Spak — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:15:05 CST

A hidden piece of software in your Android phone may be watching your every move and sending that information to an unknown recipient, a security researcher has alleged. In a video posted earlier this week, Android researcher Trevor Eckhart shows a program called Carrier IQ logging keystrokes, text messages, and...

Nokia Unveils New Windows Smartphones

Rob Quinn — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:52:59 CDT

Struggling Finnish phone maker Nokia is trying to make a comeback with a pair of new smartphones, Wired reports. The Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 are the result of an eight-month collaboration with Microsoft. The phones—priced at around $600 for the 800 and $380 for the 710—are "the...

Nokia Notches Win Against Apple

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:23:39 CDT

Nokia notched a valuable win against rival Apple today with the US company agreeing to pay the Finnish handset maker a one-time sum to settle long-standing patent disputes as well as royalties for current licenses. The companies have been locked in a long-running legal battle over patent claims, with each...

Microsoft, Nokia Team Up to Challenge Apple, Google

Kevin Spak — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:12:05 CST

Nokia and Microsoft announced a “broad strategic partnership” today, as both companies try to claw their way back into the smartphone market. Nokia will now produce a host of new Windows 7 phones that CEO Stephen Elop promises will make the segment a “three horse race” between Google, Apple, and...

Android World's No. 1 Smartphone Platform

Matt Cantor — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:23:05 CST

Google’s Android is now the world’s most popular smartphone platform, having edged past Nokia’s Symbian in the fourth quarter of 2010. Vendors shipped 33.3 million Android-based phones that quarter, beating Symbian’s 31 million, a report out today finds. That’s good news for Android phone vendors LG and Acer, who...

Nokia Sues Apple Over iPhone Technology

Jason Farago — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:07:29 CDT

Nokia, the world's biggest cell phone maker, is suing Apple in US federal court for alleged copyright infringement, saying it has 10 claims on the technology used in the iPhone. The Finnish company said Apple used "fundamental" patented technologies concerning wireless data, speech recognition, security, and encryption. It has reasons...