Is the Camera Phone Poised for a Comeback?

Hardware makers are starting to experiment with designs that put the camera front and center, even where it means adding cost and bulk.
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Nokia Adds New Suits in Patent Spat With HTC

The new actions include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California. Those come on top of other legal actions that date back to last year.
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Former Nokia Workers Aim to Make Android Seaworthy With Rugged New Phone

Helsinki-based Adaia is building a device, due out next year, that combines a rugged Android cellphone with a satellite connection for when one sails out of cellular range.
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Nokia’s Latest, the Aluminum-Clad Lumia 925, Heads for T-Mobile USA and Vodafone

At a London event, Nokia shows off another twist on the high-end Lumia 920.
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Nokia Brings Updated Windows Phone, the $99 Lumia 928, to Verizon

The long-rumored Windows Phone is similar to last year’s Lumia 920 for AT&T but is thinner and includes an improved screen, flash and audio recording.
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AT&T’s New Aio Prepaid Brand Takes a Page From T-Mobile’s Playbook

The prepaid brand is launching in three cities, with plans ranging from $35 to $70 per month.
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Nokia Upgrades Asha Line with $99 Phone in Effort to Combat Low-End Android

The Asha 501 adds colorful flair and more smartphone-like features to Nokia’s entry-level line.
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Windows Phone Boss Terry Myerson on Microsoft’s Challenges, Android’s Messiness (Video)

Microsoft is convinced it has built the best phone operating system out there, even if convincing consumers remains a challenge.
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Microsoft, Nokia Target Low End in Effort to Crack Tough U.S. Market

The Lumia 521, which goes on sale at Walmart and Microsoft stores next week, sells for around $150 without a contract.
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Microsoft Takes Hard Edge Against Android, iPhone in Latest Windows Phone Ad

Microsoft is still trying to make the case that Apple and Samsung aren’t the only choices out there.
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Nokia Plans May 14 London Event to Talk About Its Next Windows Phones

Coalition of Google Rivals Complains to Europe Over Android Bundling

Nokia Lumia Phone Gets Plowed Over, but Still Answers the Call

A Quarter of Patents This Year Will Be Mobile-Related

Veteran Developer-Relations Exec Richard Kerris Leaving Nokia

Microsoft Is Still Writing Checks to Nokia, but Things Will Switch Soon

Smartphone Design Takes Center Stage in Barcelona

Nokia CEO: Windows Phone Line Needs to Still Hit Lower Prices Over Time

With New Windows Phone Models, Nokia Aims to Better Compete on Price

More Than 700 Million Smartphones Shipped in 2012 as Apple, Samsung Dominate

Ballmer: Windows Phone Sales Are Four Times Whatever Last Year’s Were

Sprint Says LTE-Equipped Windows Phones Are Coming, but Not Until Next Year

Nokia Maps a Course for Its Location Business, Unveils “Here” Cloud Service

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Aims to Ride Out the Storm (And Hurricane Sandy)