Car navigation device maker TomTom’s proposed 2.9 billion euro ($4.5 billion) purchase of digital- mapping firm Tele Atlas has received the all clear from the EU. Bloomberg reports that the…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced plans to add a mapping service (Nokia Maps 2.0) to its Ovi portal at the end of May, unsurprisingly based on technology from its incipient…

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Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) transformation in to an internet service operator continues apace, with CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo telling its annual shareholders meeting in Helsinki today (via release): ”Our goal is to…

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-- The Jerry Springer Show has launched some mobile interactivity, with some features also available though a landline. It includes ringtones, a Jerry Springer Mobile Fan Club, leave a voicemail…

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T-Mobile International joined Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) last week as two of the carriers on board with Nokia’s new brand of services called Ovi. Although there has been a lot of…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be the world’s dominant handset maker, but Motorola should be more worried about its fleet-footed Korean rivals, LG (SEO: 066570) and Samsung, according to an in-depth…

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After months of reported bad blood between the two companies, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and T-Mobile have signed a deal that will see the Finnish handset maker providing the German network’s…

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With all the talk that they’re getting a pasting over their upcoming Comes With Music service, it’s understandable that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is getting a little miffed with all the…

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As Nokia (NYSE: NOK) prepares to launch one of the more innovative ways to sell music on a mobile phone—by including free and unlimited downloads for a year—the company will…

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There has been some shuffling in the marketshare of the top five handset manufacturers, but no major change in new entrants according to Strategy Analytics. Although Motorola (NYSE: MOT) lost…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is tying up with director Spike Lee to “direct a short film comprising YouTube-style videos created by teenagers and adults using their mobile phones”, reports the NYT.…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG is the second record label to join Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) Comes With Music pre-bundled music initiative. At a London joint press conference, the pair said Nokia…

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-- LG (SEO: 066570) Electronics Mobile Communications Company has launched the LG: Rally for Music contest, which will let musicians compete for LG products (latest mobile phones, HD TVs, MP3…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) views its social networking site Mosh as a test bed for new business models… “Mosh isn’t about moving the revenue needle, it is about finding the things…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is denying reports—including ours—of a deal to pay Universal Music Group $33-35 per handset for access to its music on the handset maker’s upcoming Comes With Music.…

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More unconfirmed rumors as to how much Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is paying Universal Music Group for its music to be a part of Nokia’s “Comes With Music” service, from THR:…

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Does the Open Mobile Video Coalition know something about mobile TV others don’t? While both Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and MediaFlo have recently acknowledged that mobile TV hasn’t picked up the…

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A group of heavyweight manufacturers have joined to create a patent licensing framework for Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology. “The companies have committed to keeping royalty levels for essential…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is trialling ads on its WidSets application which will bolster the Nokia Media Network portfolio, reports NMA.co.uk. The handset giant has partnered up with environmental group the…

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Are ringbacks just not marketed properly? According to a slew of analysts ringbacks are poised to pick up the slack in the declining ringtone market, but they’ve got to be…

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Now that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has made the plunge and has reorganized its business to focus on mobile content through its Ovi portal, it appears others are working up the…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is keeping quiet and corporate on its chances of winning European Commission clearance for its $8.1 billion acquisition of GPS map-maker Navteq, but TomTom sources are going…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has admitted consumer take-up of mobile TV broadcasting is slower than it expected. ”It’s a bit in a turmoil,” Reuters quotes the handset maker’s internet head Niklas…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has agreed to pay workers 200 million euros ($315 million)--130 million euros ($205 million) more than it originally offered--in compensation for the closure of its factory in…

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Orange France has struck multi-year deals with Warner Brothers International Television, HBO, Gaumont and Fidélité Film, which will provide the content—some of it exclusive--for its new cinéma series, available to…

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