Nokia to sell off failed health division to Withings co-founder

Finland's Nokia is abandoning its foray into health hardware and services, selling off that unit to Eric Carreel — one of the founders of Withings, which was acquired just two years ago to form the core of the division.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 16

Phone from 'The Matrix' resurrected in the modernized Nokia 8110 Reloaded

Continuing a pattern of reviving older designs in an attempt to stay relevant in the mobile phone industry, Nokia has resurrected one of its more famous designs, bringing back the Nokia 8110 as a feature phone with a bigger screen and a sleeker appearance, while still retaining its well-known physical slide-out design.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 35

Leaked memo suggests Nokia's health business is unhealthy

Less than two years after Nokia bought health and fitness gear maker Withings for $192 million, the major investment appears to be problematic for the Finnish company, as a new memo suggests its health business may not last much longer.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 23

Apple's Nokia settlement includes $2B up-front cash payment

Nokia's second-quarter results were improved by a recent 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion) cash payment from Apple, helping to settle the two companies' patent fight, according to a report.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

Apple puts Nokia health accessories back on sale following end of legal battles

Apple on Wednesday resumed U.S. online sales of Nokia's iPhone- and iPad- connected health accessories, almost two months after the companies reached a settlement that cleared the way.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 0

Microsoft ends support for its ill-fated iPhone competitor, Windows Phone

Microsoft on Tuesday terminated support for Windows Phone 8.1, marking the end of an era in which the company tried to directly compete against Android devices and Apple's iPhone.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 43

Nokia predicted to play an important role in Apple's datacenters after patent dispute settlement

In the terms of their new patent dispute resolution, Nokia revealed it will be providing network infrastructure products to Apple — a partnership that one Wall Street analysts could see Nokia significantly grow its IP router business by supplying Apple's datacenters.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 3

Apple and Nokia settle patent dispute, agree to multi-year license

Apple and Nokia on Tuesday said they have reached settlement in a five-month legal dispute over patent licensing practices, with the Cupertino tech giant agreeing to a multi-year license on the former top cellphone maker's intellectual property.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 24

A very false narrative: Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad, Mac

It's hard to escape the media pronouncements that iPhones are now boring again after Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S8, Apple's Mac business is being overshadowed by more exciting Surface Windows PCs from Microsoft and that Apple Watch is a disappointing dud. But they're all wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 99

Serial patent troll Acacia Research again sues Apple, cellular carriers over wireless patents

Apple and a handful of partner cellular carriers are the target of a new lawsuit leveled by Acacia Research subsidiary Cellular Communications Equipment, which alleges the iPhone maker infringed and continues to infringe on four patents developed by Nokia covering messaging, emergency alerts and other key cellular technologies.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 10

Withings Home Plus HomeKit security cam cancelled, likely over Nokia-Apple patent spat

Apparently a casualty of the patent war between Nokia and Apple, the HomeKit-compatible Withings Home Plus video camera announced at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show will not see the light of day.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 9

Nokia rebrands Withings, launches HealthKit competitor 'Patient Care Platform'

Nokia is making a bigger push into the healthcare market, announcing at Mobile World Congress that the health and fitness accessory maker Withings will rebrand its products under the Nokia name, as well as revealing a "Patient Care Platform" that appears to directly compete against Apple's HealthKit.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 18

Nokia looks to block US imports of Apple products in latest salvo over patents

The U.S. International Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Apple is importing devices that infringe on Nokia patents, such as iPhones and iPads, a report said on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 12

Nokia expands number of patent suits against Apple in escalating battle

Nokia on Thursday said it has increased the number of patent suits launched against Apple from 32 to 40, spread across 11 countries, including the U.S. and parts of Asia and Europe.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 15

Apple lawsuit accuses Nokia of being at core of patent licensing conspiracy

Nokia's legal action against Apple appears that it may be a defensive measure, as Apple has also filed suit against nine Nokia-aligned patent aggregators, alleging that the group is guilty of trying to squeeze money out of Apple with abusive licensing terms for standards-essential patents.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 16

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