Nokia's 7.4M Lumia shipments top BlackBerry's total smartphone sales

The struggle for third place in the smartphone operating system wars may be settling, as Nokia's newly revealed financial figures show its Lumia line shipping more units last quarter than all of BlackBerry's phones.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 8

Nokia Lumia 1020 hardware 'lags behind' while Microsoft struggles to update Windows Phone

The two year old Windows Phone partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, once lampooned by Google Vic Gundotra in a tweet that "two turkeys do not make an eagle," is facing new problems on both the hardware and software fronts.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 68

Nokia bets on photography to boost sales with 41MP Lumia 1020

Nokia on Thursday announced the new, 41-megapixel Lumia 1020, a Windows Phone 8 handset that will try to turn the Finnish phone maker's photography cachet into unit sales.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 110

Nokia reveals slim new Lumia handset with aluminum build

Nokia on Tuesday revealed the next chapter in its comeback effort, showing off the Lumia 925: a Windows Phone that marks a shift by the company toward a new design aesthetic with lightweight components.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 23

Doing double duty, Nokia announces new high-end, low-end handsets

Reaching for any way to regain share lost to Apple and other competitors, Nokia on Friday revealed a new version of its flagship Lumia handset, redesigned and exclusive to Verizon, capping off a week in which it also looked to tackle the low end of the smartphone market with $99 phones.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 68

Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation

An all-out patent litigation war between the biggest players in the smartphone industry, including Apple, Samsung, Motorola and Microsoft, has yielded very little for all parties involved.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 29

Microsoft Windows Phone commercial mocks Apple-Samsung wars to promote Nokia Lumia

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform may have stumbled out of the gates, but that hasn't stopped the software giant from poking fun at smartphone industry-leading rivals Samsung and Apple in a new commercial touting Nokia's Lumia 920.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 90

Nokia teases unveiling of new Lumia Windows Phone at May 14 event

Nokia is expected to unveil its response to Apple's iPhone 5 at a newly announced Lumia smartphone media event set for May 14 in London.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 35

Nokia CEO dodges premium Lumia questions, throws iPhone

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was supposed to talk about the company's recently-launched low-cost Lumia devices, but instead he wound up dodging questions and tossing an iPhone to the floor.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 67

Apple's iPhone dominates for 9th straight win in JD Power customer satisfaction survey

iPhone users' favorable impression of Apple customer support is so dominant that its J.D. Power score singlehandedly boosts the average ranking of the entire smartphone industry.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 30

Nokia to target emerging markets with new inexpensive Lumia

While rumors persist that Apple is planning to launch a low-cost iPhone, Nokia is set to unveil its own inexpensive handset at next week's Mobile World Congress.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 16

Nokia rumored to join Apple in dumping Samsung as a supplier

With Apple known to be working overtime in its efforts to reduce its dependance on Samsung as a component supplier, word comes that other companies, including Nokia, are also considering plans to do the same thing, for similar reasons.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 66

Apple & Samsung capture 103% of handset profits as rivals lose money

Together, Apple and Samsung accounted for 103 percent of mobile phone profits in 2012, a number made possible because of losses incurred by rivals Motorola, Sony and Nokia.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 181

Apple overtakes Nokia in global mobile web usage for first time

According to new statistics released on Monday, Apple's share of global mobile internet usage surpassed that of Nokia's in the fourth quarter of 2012, making the Cupertino company the number one mobile web presence in the world.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 21

Apple's iPhone grew to 25.1% global market share in 2012

The latest worldwide smartphone data from IDC reveals that Apple's worldwide market share grew to 25.1 percent in 2012.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 55

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