45 posts and columns on Finland

Teardown Shows Nokia’s Lumia 900 Costs $209 to Build

in Mobile on April 11 at 5:30 am PT

Nokia’s choice in components shows a deliberate strategy to compete on price against Apple and Google in the smartphone wars.
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My Kid Is an Honor Student at Windows Phone AppCampus

in News on March 26 at 11:57 am PT

Microsoft and Nokia dump $24 million into a new Windows Phone app development program.
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Nokia Completes Talks on Planned Job Cuts

in Mobile on March 22 at 9:49 am PT

Nokia Corp., the world’s largest handset maker by shipments, said Thursday it has completed negotiations with its labor unions over jobs cuts at its Salo plant in Finland. The cuts are part of a plan announced last month to cut about 4,000 jobs at smartphone manufacturing plants at Salo, Reynosa in Mexico and Komarom in Hungary, in a push to move device assembly closer to components suppliers in Asia.

I Went to Espoo, Finland, and All I Got Was This Angry Birds T-Shirt (And Plush Toy, And …)

in Commerce on March 8 at 4:00 pm PT

AllThingsD stopped by Rovio’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland, last month, to get a gander at where those Angry Birds hang out.
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Tablets That Have a Certain Feel to Them

in Mobile on March 1 at 10:13 am PT

Even if many tablets look alike, they could soon feel very different, thanks to advances in the field known as haptics.
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With Lumia 610, Nokia Aims to Take Windows Phone to a New Low (Price)

in Mobile on February 27 at 12:20 am PT

The Finnish cellphone maker is aiming to rapidly broaden its Windows Phone lineup in order to offer phones in markets such as China and Indonesia.
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Nokia’s Challenges: One Cabbie’s Perspective

in Mobile on February 24 at 11:30 am PT

Veteran cab driver Mika Saaristo illustrates the uphill battle facing Nokia, given his experiences as both a cellphone consumer and one who shuttles international visitors to meet company execs.
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At Nokia, a Stroll Down Cellular Memory Lane

in Mobile on February 24 at 9:34 am PT

Return with us now to the cellular hits of yesteryear, preserved at Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland.
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An Exclusive Look Inside Nokia’s Smartphone Torture Chamber

in Mobile on February 24 at 5:30 am PT

Take a rare peek inside the normally off-limits labs in which the Finnish cellphone maker drops, freezes and bakes its latest devices.
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How the Angry Birds Almost Died Before the First Level

in Mobile on February 23 at 1:01 pm PT

Rovio CEO Mikael Hed recalls how his father mortgaged his grandparents’ home to fund the game’s development.
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From the Land of Angry Birds, Nokia and Linus Torvalds

in Mobile, February 21, 2012 at 1:14 pm PT

Nokia to Cut 4,000 Manufacturing Jobs as It Shifts Production Work

in Mobile, February 8, 2012 at 12:55 am PT

Sari Baldauf to Leave Hewlett-Packard’s Board

in Enterprise, January 20, 2012 at 1:14 pm PT

Nokia Beats Views as Low-End Shines

in News, October 20, 2011 at 8:15 am PT

For Data Center, Google Goes for the Cold

in Enterprise, September 12, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

‘Angry Birds’ Spreads Wings

in News, August 10, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Reindeer Antlers and Reykjavik: How Microsoft and Nokia Are Getting Down to Business Together

in Mobile, July 11, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Supercell Raises $12 Million to Develop Games for the Hardcore Social Gamer

in Commerce, May 25, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Disney Confirms Acquisition of Rocketpack for Browser-Based Gaming

Massive Layoffs Expected at Nokia

in News, February 11, 2011 at 7:02 am PT

Nokia’s Microsoft Partnership: Does the New Strategy Add Up?

in Mobile, February 11, 2011 at 4:02 am PT

Exclusive: Nokia’s Stephen Elop Talks About How He Made His Big OS Decision

in Mobile, February 10, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Nokia, Silicon Valley Giant?

in Mobile, December 17, 2010 at 5:20 am PT

Nokia Stops Christmas From Coming

in News, December 14, 2010 at 10:03 am PT

Google’s Andy Rubin Gives a Flash of Tablet Future

in Mobile, December 6, 2010 at 6:33 pm PT