Smartphones based on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS have lost some of their market share to their Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Android counterpart, and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows based phone performed well in the first quarter, to overtake BlackBerry for third place. As per the latest data released by IDC on Thursday for the first quarter of 2013, Apple’s iOS based devices accounted for 17.3 percent of smartphones shipped in the quarter compared to 23 percent a...
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According to a new report from Liberum Capital, Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) stock is a buy because of the momentum behind the firm’s Lumia smart phones, and the incremental increases in quality the company is making to its line of devices. On today’s market, the firm’s shares rose by 3 percent to sit at $3.75 at time of writing. On its home index in Finland, the firm’s stock stood at €2.92 per share....
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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) aired a new advertisement for the Lumia in the United Kingdom on Sunday night. The teaser shared shots of the camera flash and aluminum body. These glimpses seem to confirm recent rumors regarding the next Nokia device featuring the 41-megapixel camera with a sensor device developed with Pureview 808. Nokia’s Windows Phone Slimmer Profile According to Eric Zeman from Information Week, “The camera may have produced fantastic images,...
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Windows Phone now have over 150,000 apps at the Windows Phone Store, but even with so many apps, this OS has failed to gain popularity. In fact, Android and iOS still feel safe that their crown would not be taken by the Windows Phone OS in the near future. At the moment, neither developers or consumers seem interested enough in Windows Phone. But does it mean that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have failed, or does it...
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Today, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is rolling out two-factor authentication for Microsoft accounts, including Windows Phone, Windows 8 PCs, Xbox, Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Skype, Office and more. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), in a blog post says: Given this critical role for Microsoft account, we remain vigilant in working hard to protect your account, which is why we’re adding an option so you can enable two-step verification to further protect yourself. Users wanting to enable the optional two-step verification...
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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) for long has been working hard to stand up to the level of its mighty competitors but have not got much success up until now. Lately, the company has decided to come up with a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone with 41 MP camera sensors. Prior to this, Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) launched Smartphones with revolutionary 808 Pure View cameras sitting on Symbian operating system. The company is now...
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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) is currently down 2.31% to $3.60 in today’s trading session. Tiger Cubs are making millions in the process (See all hedge funds shorting Nokia). Nokia faces many challenges and Goldman Sachs issued a new report yesterday cutting the price target for the Finish based firm. Why the downgrade for Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V)? What’s changed The launch of Lumia 720/520 smartphones does bring Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V)’s Win Phone...
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Nearly every tech company these days wants to beat Android, and Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) is no exception. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Nokia’s chief executive officer, Steve Elop, opened up about his expectations for Windows Phone, “We selected Windows Phone as our platform so that it would be a key point of differentiation. It can be the biggest operating system in the world,” Elop said, noting that Nokia has a lot...
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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V)’s chief executive, Stephen Elop, reiterated the company’s desire to continue using Windows phone as its preferred smartphone platform, quashing speculations that the Finnish giant was rethinking its strategy. Nokia adopted the use of Windows phone at the expense of its own Symbian O.S two years ago, a decision that has seen the company lose a huge chunk of the market share to Android and iOS devices. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s...
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Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) sales of Blackberry OS have lagged behind sales of the competing Windows Phone software offered by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). The news augments a shift in concentration from the top two spots on the smart phone food chain, onto the battle for third place. Heading into the fourth quarter of 2012, Blackberries were still the third best selling phones in the US market. Reports of sales, looking at the...
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The quarterly platform support payments for Microsoft’s Windows Phone generally surpasses the royalty payments from Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for the usage of their software but that all is about to change. The prior arrangement has been in place since 2011. Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V) started using the Windows-based phones as their primary smartphone. Naturally it’s predicted that both companies will exchange billions of dollars back in forth. It should be...
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