It’s tough at the top
Being recognised as a genius in your field is one thing, but creativity and innovation will only get you so far. To stay at the top you need the support of your team. Lose that, and your days are...
View ArticleNokia slashes IT workforce
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Finnish handset firm Nokia has announced plans to cut its global IT workforce by 300 employees. The firm will also transfer part of its IT activities and up to 820 employees to...
View ArticleNokia posts Q4 profit but annual loss grows
Nokia's Lumia 920 Struggling handset maker Nokia has posted an operating profit of €439m in 4Q12, up from a loss of €954m recorded in the same quarter of 2011. Despite the turnaround, the Finnish firm...
View ArticleParallel universe
Today the Informer feels like he has woken up in a parallel universe; one in which Apple is being vilified for its quarterly financial performance, while Nokia recorded an actual profit. It’s a...
View ArticleAsha 310 takes Nokia S40 one step closer to a smartphone with an unbeatable...
The Asha 310 The introduction of Nokia Asha 310 is clear evidence that the gap in the user experience between entry-level smartphones and feature phones is blurring. This phone mimics to perfection key...
View ArticleSurvey finds increase in Nokia’s UK customer loyalty
Nokia's Lumia range is helping improve the brand's loyalty Nokia has made strides in restoring its reputation among its UK consumers, according to research from YouGov. The market research expert’s...
View ArticleNokia launches two Lumia smartphones
Nokia has announced two new smartphone devices that will be added to its Lumia Windows Phone range. Each is built and priced to specifically target a certain consumer segment, extending the vendor’s...
View ArticleNokia nabs HTC’s Seiche
Florian Seiche will head the Finnish firm’s European sales team from June 15 Device vendor Nokia has poached Taiwanese rival HTC’s EMEA president Florian Seiche. Seiche will head the Finnish firm’s...
View ArticleGoogle accused of anti-competitive Android practices in Europe
Google’s “predatory distribution of Android” at below-cost makes it difficult for other OS providers to compete, said Fairsearch A pressure group with members including Microsoft, Oracle and Nokia has...
View ArticleNokia loss an improvement but future still uncertain
Nokia has posted a €150m operating loss for 1Q13 Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia has posted a €150m operating loss for 1Q13. Viewed in context this should be encouraging; the loss is a fraction of...
View ArticleNokia: Perseverance is the word
Perseverance is the word which comes to mind following on from the release of Nokia’s 2Q12 results, and subsequent results call. Overall shipments marginally rose by one per cent to 83.7 million...
View ArticleNokia posts huge 2Q loss
Sales of Nokia's Lumia handsets have doubled for two quarters in a row, despite the €1.41bn net loss recorded in Q2 The decline of the once largest handset manufacturer in the world, Nokia, is showing...
View ArticleSamsung trumps Nokia to first WP8 handset
Samsung has launched the ATIV S, the first Windows Phone 8 handset Beating Microsoft partner Nokia to the punch, Korean handset giant Samsung has unveiled the first Windows Phone 8 (WP8) handset. The...
View ArticleNokia debuts Windows Phone 8 devices
Nokia's Lumia 920 In an effort to consolidate its position as the third biggest player in the smartphone ecosystem, Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia has unveiled two devices running on Microsoft’s...
View ArticleIf you’re gonna be two-faced, make one of them pretty
It’s that time of year again readers: Back to school. New shoes; new backpack; new Windows Phone 8 device? Yep, they’re finally here – those first Windows Phone 8 handsets, launched in that awkward...
View ArticleThe ‘i’s have it
As is usual on the morning of the commercial launch of an iPhone, there were queues outside Apple retail stores so long that even the Parisian paparazzi struggled to photo the guy at the back with...
View ArticleNokia playing for survival after another loss-making quarter
Nokia could soon be forced to sell parts of its business, according to Saadi Struggling handset maker Nokia has posted its fifth consecutive quarterly loss. The firm recorded an operating loss of €576m...
View ArticleAfrican operators must step up entrepreneurial support
Africa's mobile operators should do more to support entrepreneurship argues Afroes founder Operators in the African region are not capitalising on an opportunity to foster entrepreneurial skills and...
View ArticleNokia in patent dispute with RIM
Nokia is attempting to enforce a similar arbitration order to that which was handed down by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Embattled handset manufacturers Nokia and RIM are now locked in a dispute...
View ArticleHard-up Nokia sells HQ
Nokia's HQ in Espoo has been sold for €170m As a sign of the tough times the Finnish handset manufacturer is going through these days, Nokia has agreed to sell and lease back its head office building...
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