Entries in 'nokia' (39)

The end nears for N-Gage

The end nears for N-Gage

Nokia has confirmed that its N-Gage platform will be phased out next year, with all the company’s mobile games activities to be channelled through Ovi Store instead.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 30th 2009 at 4:23PM in News
Nokia and Sony Ericsson report grim results

Nokia and Sony Ericsson report grim results

Two of the biggest mobile phone firms foolish enough not to have invented the iPhone have delivered very bad news this morning, with both Nokia and Sony Ericsson suffering declines ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2009 at 2:39PM in News
Nokia closes N-Gage studio

Nokia closes N-Gage studio

Nokia has shut down its Vancouver-based game studio, affecting some 100 jobs in the process, Develop understands.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2009 at 10:38AM in News
Nokia opens Ovi content portal

Nokia opens Ovi content portal

Nokia has opened the doors to its much-anticipated Ovi Store, which it hopes will steal some of the mobile app initiative back from Apple.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 26th 2009 at 12:55PM in News

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Further job losses at troubled Nokia

Further job losses at troubled Nokia

Nokia has announced that a further 490 employees will be joining the 3,500 who have already lost their jobs as the telephony behemoth attempts to head off an anticipated decline ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 20th 2009 at 11:08AM in News
Is this the end for Nokia N-Gage?

Is this the end for Nokia N-Gage?

Nokia’s previous claims that its N-Gage game platform would not be merged with its growing Ovi app store have been cast into doubt following the announcement of new plans to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 1st 2009 at 12:50PM in News
Nokia profits plunge 90%

Nokia profits plunge 90%

2009 has proved to be a testing time for Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia, with the telecoms specialist reporting a 90 per cent fall in profits for Q1 2009.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 16th 2009 at 4:13PM in News
Motion control gaming heading to N-Gage

Motion control gaming heading to N-Gage

Perhaps its a case of 'if you can't beat 'em join 'em' - Nokia has taken a leaf out of Nintendo's book for a new strategy of motion controlled games ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2009 at 4:15PM in News

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Symbian still bossing mobile OS market

Symbian still bossing mobile OS market

Whilst Apple continues to redefine the definitions of what a mobile phone operating system should be capable of and Goole Android fights to fulfil the lofty ambitions placed upon it, ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2009 at 4:40PM in News
Further job losses at Nokia

Further job losses at Nokia

Handset giant Nokia is accelerating its efficiency drive in light of current economic conditions with job cuts in its Devices and Markets units, Corporate Development Office and Global Support Division.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2009 at 2:38PM in News
1,000 jobs to go at Nokia

1,000 jobs to go at Nokia

Finnish mobile phone company Nokia has announced that 1,000 people are to lose their jobs following a drop in net income of 69 per cent to €576m for the quarter ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 22nd 2009 at 4:26PM in News
N-Gage launches...at last

N-Gage launches...at last

Although reports on the web say that Nokia is still holding back on an official announcement until Monday, the Finnish phone firm has finally launched its N-Gage games service.

by Michael French
on Apr 4th 2008 at 10:35AM in News

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Nokia delays new N-Gage yet again

Nokia delays new N-Gage yet again

MCV sister site Mobile Entertainment reports that Nokia has once again delayed the launch of its revamped content-led N-Gage gaming service.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 2nd 2008 at 9:04AM in News
Revamped N-Gage suffers delay

Revamped N-Gage suffers delay

Next-Gen reports that global phone giant Nokia has delayed the launch of its new N-Gage mobile games service from this month until later in the year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 2nd 2007 at 3:02PM in News