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Microsoft-Nokia Advanced Talks Recently Broke Down

Sharon Terlep, Dennis K. Berman and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on June 19 at 1:26 pm PT

Microsoft Corp. was recently in advanced discussions with Nokia Corp. about a purchase of the Finnish company’s device business, according to people familiar with the matter, in a marriage that could have reshaped the mobile-phone industry.

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Rovio Hires Nokia Executive as COO

Johannes Ledel, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 10 at 1:28 pm PT

Rovio Entertainment Ltd. has tapped a longtime Nokia Corp. executive as its new chief operating officer, at a time when the maker of Angry Birds looks to pivot from a hot Nordic game developer into a global entertainment powerhouse.

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Nokia Loss Narrows

Juhana Rossi and Gustav Sandstrom, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 18 at 4:22 am PT

Nokia Corp. posted a narrower first quarter loss helped by continued cost cuts, rising sales of its new lineup of smartphones and an improvement at its network equipment business.

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LG Smartphone Offensive Faces Roadblocks

Min-Jeong Lee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on February 28 at 10:26 am PT

LG Electronics Inc. is attempting to win back consumers with new smartphones, as it makes a big splash at this week’s Mobile World Congress telecom show, but its efforts to reinvigorate its ailing mobile business are facing some roadblocks.

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Huawei’s Smartphone Sales Eclipse Nokia, RIM

Anton Troianovski, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on January 26 at 8:04 am PT

Huawei has 5 percent market share of global smartphones, according to IDC.

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Nokia Pulls Dividend, Posts Profit

Sven Grundberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on January 24 at 4:22 am PT

Nokia Corp. on Thursday said it would scrap its dividend to buy itself more time to stage a turnaround, as it posted a return to profit in the fourth quarter following a string of losses.

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Apple Loses Patent Case to Licensing Firm

Brent Kendall and Ashby Jones, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 13, 2012 at 5:45 pm PT

A federal jury in Delaware found Thursday that Apple Inc. infringed three patents belonging to a company partly owned by Nokia Corp. and Sony Corp. of America, in a case that shows how quickly the dynamics of patent licensing and litigation are changing.

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Nokia Slips to Seventh in Smartphone Market

Gustav Sandstrom, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on November 14, 2012 at 4:32 am PT

Nokia Corp. slipped to seventh place in the booming global smartphone market in the third quarter, as Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. maintained their hold on a segment once dominated by the Finnish company, research firm Gartner Inc. said Wednesday.

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Nokia Reports Sixth Straight Quarterly Loss

Sven Grundberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 18, 2012 at 3:55 am PT

Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported its sixth consecutive quarterly loss, with depleted cash reserves, underlining how much the company is relying on strong sales of a new lineup of smartphones that is due to hit stores next month.