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Claims Microsoft and Google offered 'incredible' amounts of cash to secure deal
Read More »Intel criticises Nokia’s WP7 switch
Intel CEO Paul Otellini has lashed out at Nokia over its decision to side with Microsoft and adopt its Windows Phone 7 software platform in its future smartphone handsets. Otellini’s firm is likely annoyed that Nokia’s decision also meant the abandonment of plans to use Intel’s MeeGo platform in its …
Read More »Google boss burnt by ‘Nokiasoft’ deal
CEO Eric Schmidt reveals Nokia were close to Android agreement
Read More »OPINION: What Nokia deal means for Microsoft devs
Microsoftâ??s Matt Bencke shares his view
Read More »Nokia deal ’causes surge in WP7 game projects’
Analytics firm says developers are showing belief in new 'Nokiasoft' partnership
Read More »Nokia pondered Android alliance
The shock alliance between Nokia and Microsoft nearly never happened, with the Finnish company admitting that it gave serious consideration to switching to Google Android mobile OS as opposed to Windows Phone 7. "We spent time with our colleagues at Google," CEO Stephen Elop confessed. "It’s an attractive ecosystem, but …
Read More »Nokia unites mobile business with Microsoft
Struggling Finnish smartphone specialist 'now in a three-horse race'
Read More »Nokia and MS strike strategic partnership
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and Windows platform holder Microsoft have announced the formation of a strategic partnership that will see the Windows Phone 7 operating system embedded in future Nokia smartphones. Rumours of the agreement first started circulating earlier this week. Nokia will use Microsoft’s Bing search service across …
Read More »Nokia has no future where it stands, CEO says
CEO blames own company for lack of accountability and failing to compete; Changes afoot
Read More »Leaked Nokia memo paints gloomy picture
An internal company communication that has been leaked online has outlined the true extent of the trouble at Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia. Just a few years ago the company appeared to be an untouchable force leading the mobile phone market. However, following the smartphone boom Nokia has found itself …
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