RIM may top Google's $900M bid for Nortel patent 'treasure trove,' sources say

A new report claims BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is contemplating a bid that would top Google's $900 million offer for a valuable collection of patents from Nortel that include key technologies for the LTE 4G networking standard.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 119

Nokia releases new Symbian phones, touts Symbian apps

Nokia launched new Symbian smartphones that appear to be the platform's last gasp before shifting to Windows Phone 7, while also describing developer opportunities related to its mothballed platform in its Ovi Store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 32

Android to be on 49% of smartphones by 2012, leaving Apple's iOS with 19%, Gartner predicts

Gartner's latest forecast for worldwide smartphone operating system market share predicts that Google Android will be present on nearly half of all handsets sold next year, while the iPhone and its iOS operating system will account for 19 percent of units sold.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 86

Apple's success contributes to departure of Acer, Nokia, LG CEOs

The success of Apple's iPad has had a major impact on the netbook market, forcing the CEO of low-cost notebook maker Acer to resign. That follows the departures of top brass from two other Apple competitors, Nokia and LG.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 97

Cheaper iPhone could give Apple control of China's smartphone market

A new survey shows that Apple is poised to capitalize on an explosion in sales of 3G smartphones in China, with the iPhone the most popular option, though lower prices could give it the lion's share of sales.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 40

IDC predicts Windows Phone will top Apple's iOS in market share by 2015

A new forecast of the global smartphone platform market from research firm IDC has predicted that Microsoft's Windows Phone platform will see a resurgence in the next four years, overtaking Apple's iOS platform which powers the iPhone.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 149

Nokia targets iPhone, iPad & more in second ITC complaint against Apple

Nokia on Tuesday announced that it has filed a second complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, accusing "virtually all" of Apple's products of infringing upon seven patents.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 62

ITC rules Apple did not infringe five Nokia patents

In the latest round of patent battles in the smartphone arena, an International Trade Commission judge has ruled that Apple did not infringe five patents belonging to Nokia.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 44

Smartphone camera patent infringement suit takes aim at Apple, Nokia, others

Apple and other leading smartphone manufacturers, including Motorola, Research in Motion and Nokia, are targeted in a new patent infringement lawsuit related to integrated cameras.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 26

Microsoft abandons Zune media players in defeat by Apple's iPod

Microsoft's direct effort to challenge Apple's iPod, introduced in 2006 under the Zune brand, is being abandoned after a failure to gain traction in the market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 144

Apple's rivals battle for iOS scraps as app market sales grow to $2.2 billion

While the mobile handset race is now being frequently described as a two horse race between Apple's iOS and Google's Android licensees, the mobile software world has four major contenders, with RIM's BlackBerry App World and Nokia's Ovi Store maintaining their lead over Google's Android Market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 22

Microsoft paying Nokia billions to adopt Windows Phone platform

Nokia will receive billions of dollars from Microsoft for adopting the Windows Phone platform on future smartphones, as the two companies struggle to compete with Apple and Google in the mobile space.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 60

Analyst: Apple could benefit from Nokia, Microsoft partnership

Commenting on Nokia's recent announcement that it will abandon its Symbian mobile operating system on smartphones in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, one analyst claimed that Apple could stand to benefit from the transition.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 31

Nokia uses Apple's Macs to announce Microsoft partnership

When Nokia wanted to convince the world that it would bring consumers "stellar hardware and innovative software and great services" in its partnership with Microsoft, it turned to Apple's Mac-only iMovie to get word out.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 69

Nokia's rejection of Android may help resolve patent war with Apple

Nokia's decision to partnership with Microsoft rather than adopt Google's Android may ease patent negotiations between the company and Apple, which is more likely to support strengthening weak rivals rather than empowering an already ubiquitous one.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 30

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