Nokia Adds Five Low Cost Cell Phone Offerings

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Nokia has added five new low-end cell phones to its lineup. Nokia is the world's largest cell phone manufacturer, with over 60% of the global market. One area where they haven't fared as well is with lower cost cell phones. The new phones will be offered from ...

Nokia N86 Coming To US

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Nokia is bringing it's N86 SmartPhone to the U.S. The Nokia N86 is considered to be a strong alternative camera phone. It has an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, auto-focus features, and a mechanical shutter for snapping pictures at quick speeds. The handset also comes with integrated Wi-Fi, 3G ...

Nokia Stock Down On Lower Earnings

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Nokia hasn't been able to avoid the consumer recession that has been affecting most businesses. Shares are down 12% on news that the Finnish phone giant dropped 66% in net earnings for the quarter. Not only that, but Nokia does not expect to gain market share in the ...

Nokia Approved For Purchase Of Certain Nortel Assets

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Nokia has been approved to purchase several assets from failed Canadian telecom company Nortel. The FTC said on Tuesday they would allow Nokia to continue with the asset sale. Nortel had said Nokia Siemens Networks -- a joint venture of Nokia and Siemens -- would offer $650 million for Nortel's ...

Nokia Announces Job Cuts

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Nokia recently announced plans to lay off 1,700 employees from their global workforce. The decision was made as demand for their product fell and an unstable economy swayed consumers from buying. Nokia will cut costs in their handset unit, their marketing unit, their corporate development office and their global support functions. Approximately ...

Nokia Stays On Top Of SmartPhone Market

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Nokia has remained the number one make of smartphones, but their dominance may be slipping. For right now, though, Nokia remains squarely in the lead. According to the research firm, Nokia sold 60.9 million smartphones last year for a total market share of 43.7 percent. That's more than double the ...

Nokia 5030, 5330 And 5730 XpressMusic Handsets Unveiled

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Nokia has unveiled three new models of their XpressMusic series. The Nokia 5030, 5330 and 5730 XpressMusic handsets have been unveiled prior to their official introduction later this week. These particular handsets should appeal to people who care a lot about playing music on their cell phones. ...

Nokia And Verizon Readying 4G?

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

A new rumor says that Nokia is readying a new phone model that will run on the Verizon Wireless 4G Network, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2010. [caption id="attachment_1278" align="alignnone" width="226" caption="Verizon Wireless"][/caption] "It is well documented and publicly known that Verizon intends to deploy an LTE network throughout the ...

Nokia Offers “Trade-Up” Option

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

If you're thinking about buying a new cell phone, Nokia is offering a new incentive that offers cash for your old mobile phone when you buy a new Nokia phone. The "Trade-Up" program allows consumers to send in up to four old mobile phones after purchasing a new Nokia device for ...

Nokia Pulls The 5800

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Nokia recently announced they were pulling their 5800 cell phone model off the market after learning that the units speakers weren't protected from moisture, which could cause damage to the unit and/or possible injury to the user. The Nokia 5800 was released in the United States on February 27, 2009. The ...