Articles Tagged ‘nokia’
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Is AT&T Really Pushing Its Nokia Exclusive Harder Than The iPhone?
BY A.T. Faust III on Tue April 10th, 2012
One report says Ma Bell's spoiling her newest darling with more marketing money than the household's biggest breadwinner.
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Apple Takes On Nokia, Microsoft, RIM Over Nano-SIM Standards
BY Brent Dirks on Wed March 21st, 2012
To help make future iPhones smaller, Apple is fighting to have its way on what the next-generation SIM cards will look like.
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iWake With AppAdvice For Thursday Now Available
BY Tim Chaten on Thu December 22nd, 2011
Good morning! Today's iWake is now available. Have a listen ...
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A Massive 89 Percent Of iPhone Owners Will Stick With Apple, Survey Claims
BY Joe White on Thu September 22nd, 2011
According to a recent survey, 89 percent of iPhone owners will stick with Apple when it comes to purchasing their next smart phone handset. This figure placed Apple ahead of every other manufacturer in terms of smart phone retention rate, with HTC's 39 percent earning the company the position of second place.
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Nokia Maps Now Available On iOS — True Mobile Hipsters Thrilled
BY Alexander Vaughn on Wed August 10th, 2011
If Google Maps or Bing have never really been the mapping solution you've been dreaming about, and you're really more of a Nokia maps fanboy, you'll be absolutely thrilled to know that Nokia maps are now available for iOS as a Web app.
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Nokia’s Fall Is Now Officially Complete, As Apple Becomes World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu July 21st, 2011
For the first time, Apple is the new king of smartphones. It recently overtook Nokia for the No. 1 spot.
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A New Podcast Discusses Apple's Place In The Ongoing Telecom Industry Shake-Up
BY A.T. Faust III on Sun June 26th, 2011
Apple crippled Nokia and RIM by aggressively approaching a new market model, but that new model's changing again.
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Behold, "The Smartphone App-O-Graphic!"
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu June 23rd, 2011
Each smartphone OS provider has its own set of rules and procedures to follow. Now the folks at [x] cube labs have made it easy to compare those offerings by releasing an easy-to-read chart, which we’ve presented here.
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In The United Kingdom, iOS Accounts For 65 Percent Of Connected Apps
BY Joe White on Thu June 23rd, 2011
Figures recently released by the GSMA highlight that in the UK, Apple's mobile operating system accounts for 65 percent of connected application users.
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Top AppAdvice Industry & App News Of The Week
BY Joe White on Sun June 19th, 2011
This week, we've seen a lot - Apple released unlocked iPhone 4 handsets, a Facebook for iPad app is (probably) coming and - as per usual - another person is suing Apple.
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Ouch - Apple's Estimated Payments To Nokia: $608 Million Up Front, Almost $140 Million Per Quarter
BY Joe White on Wed June 15th, 2011
Deutsche Bank analyst Kai Korschelt has recently made a series of estimates regarding Apple's patent dispute payments to Nokia, which we told you about yesterday. According to Korschelt's estimates, Apple could be paying Nokia as much as $608 million in a lump-sum, and around $138 million each quarter.
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Apple & Nokia Settle Patent Disputes - Apple Now Paying Royalties
BY Joe White on Tue June 14th, 2011
It's been a long drawn out legal battle, but Apple and Nokia have finally come to an agreement regarding patent disputes. Apparently, Apple has paid Nokia a "one-off payment," and will also continue to pay Nokia royalties for the use of the company's patents.
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Nokia's Long Reign At Top Of Cell Phone Food Chain Coming To An End
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon June 13th, 2011
By the end of June, Samsung and Apple will leapfrog Nokia to become the world's No. 1 and No. 2 smart phone maker, respectively. This estimation comes from Japanese research firm Nomura and was first reported by 9 To 5 Mac.
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Score One For Apple In Its Battle With Nokia
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon March 28th, 2011
Apple Inc won a round in its patent battle with Nokia as a U.S. trade panel ruled that the U.S. company did not violate any of five Nokia patents, according to Reuters. This stems from a complaint Nokia filed against Apple over its iPhone 3GS hand set and iPod nano.
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Report: Apple Now Fourth Largest Cell Phone Vendor
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri October 29th, 2010
Three years after its first iPhone model was announced, Apple is now the fourth largest cell phone vendor in the world. In the last quarter, the Cupertino, California-based company passed RIM for the No. 4 spot. Read more...
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Apple Dominates Mobile Industry - Sells Less, But Earns More
BY Joe White on Tue September 21st, 2010
Here's an interesting fact for you: Apple doesn't sell as many handsets as its competitors. Yet, Apple is more profitable than all the other companies combined. How? Apple produces quality products, and its fans pay for what they get. Read on to check out the data...
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Apple Still Death Gripping Smartphones, One Model At A Time
BY Alexander Vaughn on Wed July 21st, 2010
Following their intense efforts to get noticed by Apple, Nokia has finally been acknowledged as a smartphone maker and has been featured on Apple's special death grip portal.
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All Your Contacts Are Belong To Apple
BY Scott Grizzle on Sun July 18th, 2010
While the iPhone is just one of Apple's products, it's obvious they are giving it more and more focus. So much, in fact, the interior of the Apple store is starting to look like a cell phone emporium.
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Nokia & RIM Not Pleased By Apple's Arguments
BY Alexander Vaughn on Sat July 17th, 2010
As you can imagine, having your products' weak spots pointed out on stage by Steve Jobs isn't particularly pleasant. Unfortunately, that's what happened to a couple companies yesterday. Because to make its point against the Antennagate, Apple showed that some other smartphones suffer from the death grip issue as well.
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Nokia Takes A Jab At iPhone 4 With "How Do You Hold Your Nokia?" Blog Post
BY Tyler Tschida on Mon June 28th, 2010
We already know how Steve Jobs wants us to hold our iPhone 4s, but Nokia says that you can hold your Nokia device any way you want.
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