Having Shifted to Windows Phone, Nokia Wants Developers to Do the Same

Nokia’s top developer relations executives talk with AllThingsD about how they plan to woo mobile developers, many of whom have been focused largely on Android and iOS.
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Nokia CEO Elop Lays Groundwork for New Strategy, Hints May Be Open to OS Switch

Ahead of a Feb. 11 investor meeting, Stephen Elop outlines his perception of the company’s strengths and weaknesses and the need to compete against powerful platforms. “The game has changed from battle of devices to war of ecosystems,” Elop said.

Nokia, Silicon Valley Giant?

When one thinks of Silicon Valley tech companies, Nokia is hardly a name that comes to mind. But the company has amassed a decent presence in the Valley, with about 500 people working on everything from research to inking deals with Web giants to building the features that the company hopes will someday soon return it to the forefront of the smartphone market.

Nokia Munches Motally

Nokia has purchased Motally, a mobile analytics company. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of this year and when it does Nokia will bring Motally’s technology to bear on its Ovi application store which is a bit lacking in the analytics department.

Nokia Buy Palm? Riiiiight.

Palm shares are trading higher today, bolstered by anticipation of the Nov. 15 launch of the Pixi, the company’s second webOS handset, and by some silly rumors about a potential takeover by Nokia. Does the company really need another software platform to add to Symbian, Maemo and Qt? C’mon.
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Dell Dials Up Smartphones