Tech Moves: Sarah Novotny joins Opscode; Steve Banfield jumps to Korrio; Grist’s new editor; etc. There have been a number of key hires and moves in the Pacific Northwest technology industry in recent days. Here’s… Read More
Nokia asks: What should we call our Windows Phones? Here’s an unusual one: The head of developer marketing for Nokia in North America has put up a poll asking,… Read More
Google’s $12.5 billion price tag for Motorola just isn’t good enough, says shareholder Anytime you have this much cash flinging around, lawsuits tend to emerge. So, it’s not a surprise that just a… Read More
With ‘super-confidential’ Windows Phone demo, Elop gets tech blogs to eat carrots Having spent quite a bit of time talking with and covering Nokia CEO Stephen Elop during his tenure as a… Read More
Apple to pay Nokia undisclosed sums in iPhone patent deal Some major mobile news tonight: Nokia just announced that it has settled its patent dispute with Apple, resolving all patent… Read More
Nokia, struggling against Android, looks to Windows Phone this year Nokia this morning dropped a bomb with new sales forecasts “substantially below” its previous expectations for the current quarter. The… Read More
Apple ‘app store’ trademark challenged in Europe by Microsoft, HTC, Nokia, Sony Ericsson Microsoft and three of its key mobile partners — HTC, Nokia and Sony Ericsson — filed a challenge in Europe… Read More
Chart of the Week: Apple challenging Nokia as top smartphone maker Much is made these days about the smartphone operating system wars, as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android fight for position… Read More
Microsoft, Nokia make it official: Turning point for Windows Phone? Sealing a deal they announced in February, Microsoft and Nokia have finalized their mobile partnership ahead of schedule, the companies… Read More
Early Microsoft partner HTC rides Android past new Microsoft partner Nokia Microsoft and HTC tied their fortunes together in the emerging smartphone market a decade ago, back when people were still… Read More
Report: Windows Phone to add NFC mobile payments One of the biggest buzzwords in the mobile industry right now is NFC, or Near Field Communication — a short-range… Read More
Prediction: Windows Phone will top iPhone by 2015 A new study from the IDC research firm predicts that Microsoft’s Windows Phone will surpass the iPhone and Blackberry in… Read More
Nokia CEO: Why would Microsoft want to buy us? Shortly after Stephen Elop joined Nokia as CEO, speculation arose that Elop’s former employer, Microsoft, might make a move to… Read More
Report: Microsoft paying Nokia $1B New details are out this afternoon on the financial terms of Microsoft’s partnership with Nokia — confirming once again that… Read More