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The unthinkable has happened: Qualcomm and MediaTek enter into a patent agreement

IntoMobile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09:38 +0000

MediaTek makes chips for various devices including DVD players and televisions, but they’re most known for their mobile phone chips that go into the millions of Chinese made handsets that never…

Nokia to cut 2% of their R&D staff, that’s 330 people

IntoMobile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:08 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) just issued a press release announcing a 2% reduction in research and development staff located in Oulu, Finland and Copenhagen, Denmark:

Nokia continues to streamline its R&D operations

Espoo,…

Video: What’s Visa working on for mobile payments?

IntoMobile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:16 +0000

This week in Paris at the Cartes exhibition, Visa was showing off what they’re working on for mobile payments. They demos a native iPhone application, along with a Visa application…

Fring goes Android

IntoMobile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:10 +0000

I’ve no idea why it took so long for Fring to embrace Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s mobile platform, but whatever the reasoning is, it’s good to see them jumping on board.…

The silliest moments in film involving mobiles…

IntoMobile — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:55:49 +0000

So I was typing away this evening, and thinking about the movie Swordfish – an enjoyable romp featuring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, and of course (who could forget) Halle Berry…

Nokia Ovi Store Stats: Almost half a billion downloads?

IntoMobile — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:59:43 +0000

Bill Perry, Senior Services Marketing Manager for Forum Nokia (NYSE: NOK), posted some statistics from the Ovi Store which has now been open for 5 months. The Ovi Store is available…

Brief: By 2012 there will be no more Symbian powered Nokia Nseries devices

IntoMobile — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:58:05 +0000

Last night in London there was an official Nokia N900 meetup. Several members from The Really Mobile Project were in attendance and have learned, from Maemo’s Marketing Team, that by 2012…

Brief: By 2012 there will be no more Symbian powered Nokia Nseries devices

IntoMobile — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:58:05 +0000

Last night in London there was an official Nokia N900 meetup. Several members from The Really Mobile Project were in attendance and have learned, from Maemo’s Marketing Team, that by 2012…

Video: Carl Zeiss makes the worst Symbian application ever, should stick to optics

IntoMobile — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:48 +0000

Carl Zeiss, makers of various lenses and other optical equipment, created a Symbian application that is … well just watch the video below. Shot by James Burland, this video demonstrates…

Brief: The long delayed Nokia E72 is finally in stores

IntoMobile — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:05:32 +0000

The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E72, successor to the much loved Nokia E71, was supposed to ship in Q3 according to a press release issued on June 15, 2009. Today, 5…

LG GW550 Windows Mobile smartphone hits South America and Asia

IntoMobile — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:16:48 +0000

Remember the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E71-look-alike LG GW550, which we initially saw back in June. Well, it has just been released in South America and Asia. Brazil and Argentina are…

Sygic’s turn-by-turn navigation compatible with new Nokia Maemo phones

IntoMobile — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:34:37 +0000

Sygic has extended its Mobile Maps application coverage to include the Maemo 5 OS – adding to the existing iPhone, Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile support.

All the current regional versions…

Nokia’s Music Player renamed to Ovi Player

IntoMobile — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:23:40 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) keeps investing in its Ovi brand. Just recently the company has renamed its Nokia Music Player (PC Client) into Nokia Ovi Player.

Aside from the name change, not…

Bellperre launches Finest Woods luxury phone series

IntoMobile — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:54:59 +0000

We haven’t heard about Bellperre for quite some time now. The luxury phone maker hasn’t slept, though, and has just announced a whole new series of luxury handsets called Finest Woods Bellperre,…

Hungary’s Pannon and T-Mobile introduce Nokia Messaging

IntoMobile — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:52:25 +0000

Two Hungarian operators, Pannon and T-Mobile (NYSE: DT), are joining the “Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Messaging wave.” Starting from November 1st, all Pannon customers and postpaid T-Mobile customers will be able to…

Brief: Bill Lee, lawyer who represented Broadcom, will represent Apple in case against Nokia

IntoMobile — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:34:06 +0000

Law.com posted something that probably very few IntoMobile readers care about, but I’ll share it none the less:

In Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s big patent showdown with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) over iPhone technology,…

Video: Nokia’s Vision of 2015: People are unable to connect in real life, so they resort to devices

IntoMobile — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:54:21 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) recently spent an excessive amount of money to produce a 4 minute video showcasing what they think the connected world of 2015 will look like. The first…

Analyst: Nokia sells the most phones, but Apple makes the most money

IntoMobile — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:31 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) makes close to 4 out of every 10 handsets sold on the planet and in Q3 2009 the Finnish firm made $1.1 in operating profit on the…

Nokia 5230 coming to T-Mobile USA?

IntoMobile — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:24:49 +0000

File this under “rumors” but it seems T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) will not only be known for its Android efforts and as a carrier that will probably (we still don’t have…

Nokia starts shipping the Nokia N900!

IntoMobile — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:21:58 +0000

The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N900 inches closer to a retail launch today with Espoo’s announcement that they’ve started shipping their N900 to distributors and retailers. Nokia recently missed its initial October…

Nokia recalls 14 million phone chargers

IntoMobile — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:14:23 +0000

When you’re as big a mobile phone maker as Nokia (NYSE: NOK), any kind of hardware recall will inevitably affect millions and millions of units. Case in point, Nokia’s latest…

Video: Alex Albrecht of Diggnation unboxes the Nokia Booklet 3G

IntoMobile — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:02:35 +0000

Alex Albrecht, from the popular video podcast Diggnation, received a brand spanking new Nokia Booklet 3G and has posted an unboxing video. Notice how he immediately comments on Windows using “an…

Nokia: Three of our chargers may accidently deliver death by electrocution, please exchange them ASAP

IntoMobile — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:46:23 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) just issued a press release asking you to replace your mobile fone’s charger if it is either the AC-3E and AC-3U models, manufactured between June 15, 2009 and…

Zeemote to go out of business?

IntoMobile — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:07 +0000

File this under “rumors” as I’m hoping there’s no merit to this story. Apparently the most famous maker (and the only serious one as far as I can tell) of…

Nokia 2720 ‘Fold’ Coming Soon to Fido

IntoMobile — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:17 +0000

Fido customers that have been waiting for a new stylish and compact flip device may not have to wait that much longer for the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 2720 ‘Fold’. In…

IDC + Canalys: Q3 2009 was a record breaker for smartphone shipments

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:48 +0000

The economy, which is experiencing either a recession, or depression depending on who you ask, is starting to look better, but make no mistake, a lot of people are still…

IDC + Canalys: Q3 2009 was a record breaker for smartphone shipments

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:48 +0000

The economy, which is experiencing either a recession, or depression depending on who you ask, is starting to look better, but make no mistake, a lot of people are still…

Telenor: There’s nothing to do in Norway, so we’re going to rebuild our wireless network

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:39:36 +0000

Norway, home of browser vendor Opera, and delicious lutefisk, has a population of less than 5 million people and is roughly the size of the state of New Mexico. I’m…

Telenor: There’s nothing to do in Norway, so we’re going to rebuild our wireless network

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:39:36 +0000

Norway, home of browser vendor Opera, and delicious lutefisk, has a population of less than 5 million people and is roughly the size of the state of New Mexico. I’m…

Sony VAIO P netbook coming to Verizon?

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:36:19 +0000

My favorite “don’t call it a netbook” netbook, Sony VAIO P, may be included in Verizon (NYSE: VZ)’s portfolio in the near future. Nothing is confirmed at this stage, but…

Sony VAIO P netbook coming to Verizon?

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:36:19 +0000

My favorite “don’t call it a netbook” netbook, Sony VAIO P, may be included in Verizon (NYSE: VZ)’s portfolio in the near future. Nothing is confirmed at this stage, but…

Gameloft: What recession? We had 18% growth in sales in the first nine months of this year!

IntoMobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:42:02 +0000

There’s no recession for the leading mobile games developer Gameloft. During the first nine months of 2009, the company’s consolidated sales went up by 18%, reaching 90.2 million EUR. On…

Nokia launches the 1280, 1616, 1800, 2200 Slide, and 2690: Prices range from $30 to $80

IntoMobile — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:18:52 +0000

While Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iPhone, Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s N97 and HTC’s various Windows Mobile and Android powered devices win the hearts and minds of the technofiend journalists covering the mobile…

Nokia X3 clears the FCC

IntoMobile — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:50:39 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) X3 — the non-3G music-centric slider that was announced at this year’s Nokia World in Stuttgart, Germany — has been cleared by the FCC. We don’t have a…

Breaking: Nokia Siemens Networks: We’re looking to fire about 5,000 people pretty soon

IntoMobile — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:45:18 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Siemens Networks, who was the number one reason Nokia posted their first loss in a decade in Q3 2009, is going to be cutting costs and reorganizing…

LG SB210 is made for Korea-based golfers

IntoMobile — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:45 +0000

LG has launched a new phone in Korea. It’s called LG SB210 and it comes pre-loaded with maps for 280 golf courses, as well as some other golf-related services, including…

Follow-up: what’s the laggiest handset you’ve used?

IntoMobile — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:18:44 +0000

A few weeks back, I wrote a post, asking which the laggiest handset you have used is – this was following a try-out of the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre, and my own…

Nokia, Qualcomm, AT&T: It isn’t news, stop telling me it is

IntoMobile — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:27 +0000

I’ve received enough emails and tweets pointing me to an article VentureBeat published titled “Nokia to invade U.S. market — will launch new phone with AT&T” that I feel compelled to…

Video: Nokia N900 running Windows 3.11!

IntoMobile — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:06:20 +0000

We dig the idea of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N900’s expandable feature set. And to prove just how tweaking-friendly the Maemo-powered device is, this guy managed to make it run the…

BREAKING: Nokia to kill N-Gage in September 2010

IntoMobile — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:23:12 +0000

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) just posted an entry to their N-Gage blog saying that the N-Gage publishing platform is going to die in less than a year. Games will now be…