Seattle: Microsoft Corp recently talked with Nokia about buying the Finnish phone maker's devices unit, but the discussions faltered and are not likely to be revived, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday in its online edition.
The Journal reported that "advanced discussions" on a deal happened as recently as this month, according to unnamed sources it said were familiar with the matter. Microsoft rejected a deal because of price and Nokia's loss of market share to rising Asian competitors, the report said.
Representatives of both companies declined comment. Nokia's smartphones exclusively use Microsoft Windows Phone software, under a deal the two companies struck two years ago.
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11:06 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New York: Chinese network equipment and cellphone maker Huawei Technologies said it "has no plans to acquire Nokia", responding to a Financial Times report that it would consider buying the Finish phone maker. The denial came from Huawei's vice president for external affairs, Bill Plummer. The story on the FT website on Tuesday had quoted the head of Huawei's consumer business, Richard Yu, as saying: "We are considering these sorts...
08:45 AM, Jun 19, 2013
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04:13 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Helsinki: Mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is set to open a new research and development centre in Nokia's home town on Thursday, highlighting the Korean company's ascendancy over its once dominant Finnish rival. Samsung's newest R&D facility, its first in the Nordic region, is located in Espoo, Finland, where Nokia has its headquarters. Details on staffing and investment plans are due to be unveiled later in the day. The move...
11:05 AM, Jun 13, 2013
New Delhi: Amidst Nokia's endeavours to match wits with rivals Apple and Google, a new report from Financial Times claims that the Finnish manufacturer is all set to dump its legacy Symbian software. If the report is to be believed, Nokia will stop shipments of its Symbian smartphones this summer and will bet its future entirely on Microsoft's Windows OS. "The Finnish group will bring to an end deliveries of...
06:39 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Nokia is planning to bring its metal-clad Lumia 925 to India. The phone has made an appearance on the Nokia India website and is listed as coming soon. There's no word on when exactly the phone will be available in India, however, or how much it will cost. The price of the handset in Europe is 469 EUR (approx. Rs 33,290). The phone was unveiled by the company...
02:28 PM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Close on the heels of the launch of the Nokia Lumia 928 in the US, Nokia has unveiled the much talked about Lumia 925 smartphone at an event in London. The phone features a 4.5-inch AMOLED WXGA display (1280x768 pixels) with ClearBack technology. The phone also has 2.25 D sculpted Gorilla 2 Glass to protect the screen from scratches. Nokia says the phone has super sensitive touch technology...
03:26 PM, May 14, 2013
May has been a month of launches for the struggling Finnish mobile phone giant. In the first 10 days of the month Nokia announced the Nokia Asha 210, Nokia Asha 501 and the Nokia Lumia 928 and today Nokia is expected to unveil a new Lumia smartphone. Will the rumours that have been doing the rounds for quite some time now turn true? Follow our live updates to know for...
01:55 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: May has been a month of launches for the struggling Finnish mobile phone giant. In the first 10 days of the month Nokia announced the Nokia Asha 210, Nokia Asha 501 and the Nokia Lumia 928. Today, Nokia is highly expected to unveil a new Lumia smartphone. Speculations are rife that the smartphone to be launched today is the Lumia 925. Moreover, an image of the rumoured Nokia...
09:26 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: May has been a month of launches for the struggling Finnish mobile phone giant. In the first 10 days of the month Nokia announced the Nokia Asha 210, Nokia Asha 501 and the Nokia Lumia 928. Now the company is setting the stage for its big launch of the month - a new Lumia device. Nokia is teasing the new phone with a promo campaign on UK television...
03:55 PM, May 13, 2013
Helsinki: Nokia will sell a new high-end smartphone through US carrier Verizon Wireless, it said on Friday, aiming to expand its share in the high-margin premium market after years of falling behind Samsung and Apple. The new Lumia 928, priced at $99 if customers mail-in a $50 rebate and agree to a two-year deal with Verizon Wireless, is similar to the 920 model currently sold through AT&T, but is lighter...
11:25 AM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: At an event in New Delhi, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop unveiled the latest phone in the company's Asha series - the Asha 501. The Asha 501 runs on a new software platform. The Asha 501 has a 3-inch QVGA TFT capacitive display and includes 128 MB of inbuilt flash memory and includes a 4GB memory card and the memory is expandable up to 32GB. The Asha 501 has...
12:57 PM, May 09, 2013
Helsinki: Nokia will unveil new models in its Asha range of mid-tier phones, after first-quarter results showed a sharp fall in sales of mobile phones while management focused on boosting sales of Lumia smartphones. "We are continuing to renew our portfolio, which includes plans to announce innovation and new products in the Asha line in the days immediately ahead," Chief Executive Stephen Elop told investors at an annual general meeting...
08:28 AM, May 08, 2013
Helsinki: Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the company would remain focused on using Microsoft's Windows Phone software to compete with smartphone rivals such as Samsung. Nokia's first-quarter results showed incremental gains in sales of Lumia smartphones which use Windows software, while sales of its basic phones - traditionally Nokia's strong point - plunged. That prompted speculation the company may need to adopt a new strategy. "We make adjustments as...
05:01 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Launching a teaser page of the upcoming Lumia handset, Nokia has confirmed the launch of the rumoured Lumia 928. However, Nokia has not divulged all the details and specifications about the next Lumia, but confirms that what it will be called the Lumia 928. The phone was also spotted on a billboard ad in which Nokia claims the phone has "the best low-light smartphone camera." A few days...
03:53 PM, May 07, 2013
