TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
The Lumia 800 is Nokia's first smartphone to use Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, and is a direct result of the company's decision to partner with Microsoft.
By Ross Catanzariti | 31 January, 2012 15:28
This week's tsunami of tech earnings, led by Apple's jaw-dropping quarterly report, has given market watchers something to cheer about and also points to industry shifts around tablets and cloud computing.
By Marc Ferranti | 28 January, 2012 07:43
Apple has emerged as the number one smartphone vendor worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2011, by a small margin, after losing ground to Samsung in the previous quarter, research firms Strategy Analytics and IHS iSuppli said.
By John Ribeiro | 27 January, 2012 16:49
Mobile phone maker Nokia has posted a fourth-quarter net loss of 1.07 billion euros ($A1.34 billion) as sales slumped 21 per cent even as the company's first Windows smartphones hit markets in Europe and Asia.
By AAP | 27 January, 2012 00:44
Nokia's sales dropped and losses increased during the fourth quarter, as sales of Symbian-based smartphones suffered and Windows Phones got started.
By Mikael Ricknäs | 26 January, 2012 23:48
The last week has brought nothing but good news for Microsoft and Windows Phone 7. Between Nokia's hardware commitment, Angry Birds on the way and Microsoft's own announcement of a roadmap for vital features such as multitasking, Windows Phone 7 seems to be catching a second wind in 2011.
By Jared Newman | 17 February, 2011 05:01
It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe. As cell phones overtook pagers, then smartphones overtook cell phones, Nokia was the hottest company in the industry.
By Mike Elgan | 15 February, 2011 02:56
With so much chatter about tablets this year, you might think that the handheld, rectangular devices being unveiled represent a significant innovation. The reality is that so much of what we're seeing is not a whole lot different than what we saw in previous years; these products offer only a few new twists. But those new twists could make the difference between tablets' remaining a niche item and their finally busting out to the mass market in a meaningful way.
By Melissa J. Perenson | 17 January, 2011 17:41
Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown without the knowledge of the owner.
By Keir Thomas | 08 January, 2011 05:49
Screw Android 2.2. Forget the new iPhone. Nokia and Yahoo have some news.
By JR Raphael | 25 May, 2010 08:27
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