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Saunas and metal rockers: Finland to launch national emojis
HELSINKI — Finland is launching a series of ‘national emojis’ that include people sweating in saunas, classic Nokia phones and heavy metal head-bangers. Petra Theman from the Finnish Foreign Ministry […]
Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year
Microsoft announced the biggest layoffs in its history Thursday, saying it will cut 18,000 jobs or 14 percent of its workforce as it streamlines its Nokia mobile device business to focus on using the Windows Phone operating system.
Microsoft board boosts dividend by 22 pct
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft said Tuesday that its board approved a 22 percent increase in the company’s quarterly dividend to 28 cents along with a new $40 billion stock buyback […]
Microsoft makes bet with $7.2B Nokia phone deal
HELSINKI — Microsoft is wagering $7.2 billion on the idea that owning Nokia‘s phone business will help the software giant grab a bigger slice of the mobile computing market from […]
Verizon to sell Nokia phone
NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the largest cellphone carrier in the U.S., says it will sell a Nokia phone for the first time in years, lending support to the embattled […]
AT&T to sell Nokia’s first Windows 8 phones
NEW YORK — Lending support to two companies struggling to make a comeback in smartphones, AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will be selling Nokia smartphones that run Windows Phone 8, […]
Tim Cook on Apple maps: ‘Extremely sorry’
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized Friday for the company’s error-ridden new mobile mapping service, pledging to improve the application installed on tens of millions of smartphones and, […]
Amazon unveils new, larger Kindle Fire models
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Amazon unveiled four new Kindle Fire tablet computers on Thursday, including ones with larger color screens, as the online retailer steps up competition with Apple ahead […]
Nokia shows off new Windows smartphones
NEW YORK — It’s shaping up to be a cold fall for smartphone makers other than Apple, as the trendsetter of the phone industry gears up to release the next […]
Tech titans face off in court over iPhone, iPad
SAN FRANCISCO — With billions of dollars and control of the U.S. smartphone and computer tablets markets at stake, jury selection began Monday in a closely watched trial between two […]
Nokia, Microsoft invest $24 million in mobile apps
HELSINKI — Nokia and Microsoft plan to invest €18 million ($24 million) in promoting research into mobile applications for phones running Windows software and Nokia platforms. Aalto University in Helsinki […]
‘Patent troll’ cases come to Maryland
Eighteen years ago, inventor Daniel Abelow received a patent for technology that allows for “accessing, assembling and using bodies of information” via computer. That patent has changed hands twice and […]
