Nokia Q1 beats forecasts, nails Microsoft deal

Reuters - Tarmo Virki, Terhi Kinnunen - 21 Apr, 2011
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj's earnings fell less than expected in the first quarter and the company signed a final agreement to start using Microsoft Corp software, sending its shares 3 percent ...

Nokia market share dips below 30% in Q1

Register - Kelly Fiveash - 21 Apr, 2011
Nokia's global mobile phone market share significantly fell below 30 per cent for the first time in 10 years during the company's first quarter, when it announced a new pact with Microsoft. ...

Nokia profit declines as market share falls

Telegraph.co.uk - Alex Webb - 21 Apr, 2011
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, reported that first-quarter profit fell as it continued to lose market share to competitors. Stephen Elop, chief executive officer of Nokia, joined from Microsoft in September and announced a tie-up with ...

Snake pioneer Nokia has lost its bite

Telegraph.co.uk - Rupert Neate - 21 Apr, 2011
Nokia has reported yet another fall in quarterly profits and warned, again, that profits will fall further this coming quarter. By Rupert Neate 1:18PM BST 21 Apr 2011 The Finnish giant's new Microsoft-trained chief executive, Stephen Elop, ...

Nokia and Microsoft seal partnership

NDTV.com - 21 Apr, 2011
Nokia and Microsoft recently announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to partner and build devices based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system. Nokia and Microsoft had first announced their partnership on February 11. ...

Nokia earnings beat expectations, but challenges await

CNET - Lance Whitney - 21 Apr, 2011
Though its first-quarter profits were down, Nokia managed to beat expectations, but the company is looking at a bumpy road in the current quarter. Earnings for the quarter ended March 31 fell to 344 million euros ($502 million) from ...

Nokia warns battle with Apple heating up

Globe and Mail - Eric Reguly - 21 Apr, 2011
Finland's Nokia NOK-N, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, reported better-than-expected first quarter profits but warned the next quarter would be difficult as the in the war with rival phone maker such as Apple heats up. ...

Nokia's Profit Drops as It Signs Final Deal With Microsoft

PCWorld - 21 Apr, 2011
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Nokia reported an increase in sales for the first quarter, but profit declined and the company expects a challenging second quarter as it bears the full brunt of component shortages resulting from the earthquake in Japan. ...

Nokia signs smartphone deal with Microsoft

Financial Times - Andrew Ward - 21 Apr, 2011
Nokia said it had signed a final agreement to team up with Microsoft in the smartphone market as the troubled Finnish handset maker announced a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter profits. ...

Nokia Net Tops Estimates; Cost Cuts Planned After Microsoft Pact

BusinessWeek - Diana ben-Aaron - 21 Apr, 2011
April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj reported a smaller-than- expected decline in profit and will slash 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in expenses at the handset business as it seeks to regain lost ground through a partnership with ...

Microsoft inks Nokia deal with phones set to fly in 2012

Register - Kelly Fiveash - 21 Apr, 2011
The marriage between Microsoft and Nokia was today splashed in ink with the two companies signing a definitive deal for their 10-week-old strategic union. Under the new alliance, the two tech firms will ...

Nokia posts slight drop in Q1 net profit

Channel News Asia - 21 Apr, 2011
HELSINKI : Mobile phone maker Nokia on Thursday reported a slight fall in first-quarter net profit, although beating analysts' expectations, but its global mobile phone market share shrank to 29 per cent. The company's net profit fell only 1.4 per cent ...

Nokia shares up as profit drops less than expected

Sydney Morning Herald - 21 Apr, 2011
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia reported on Thursday a slight fall in first-quarter net profit although beating analysts' expectations, but its global mobile phone market share shrank to 29 percent. The company's net profit fell only 1.4 ...

Nokia, Microsoft Cement Relationship

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Ben Rooney - 21 Apr, 2011
Our sister site, All Things D, reports on the ever-closer relationship between Nokia and Microsoft, ahead of Nokia's just released better than expected first quarter earnings. Microsoft and Nokia are announcing today that the two ...

Nokia sees market share fall but unveils Microsoft deal

BBC News - 21 Apr, 2011
Mobile phone maker Nokia has posted better-than-expected profits for the first three months of 2011, down 1% to 344m euros (£304m). But its market share fell 4% to 29% as cheaper rivals and the popularity of competitors' smartphones ate into Nokia's ...

Instant view: Nokia Q1 earnings beat expectations

Reuters - 21 Apr, 2011
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's earnings fell less than expected in the first quarter and the company signed a final agreement to start using Microsoft software, sending its shares 3 percent higher. "It's a bit of a no-score draw really, to be honest. ...

Gadget review - Nokia E7

FM.co.za - 21 Apr, 2011
Smartphones have become sexy â€" no more having to choose between a good looking phone and one that gives good service. At the top of Nokia's high-end smartphone range is the Nokia E7. At first glance, the E7 closely resembles its predecessor, ...

Nokia E7 - orange

CNET - 21 Apr, 2011
The good: The Nokia E7 boasts a premium design and has a fantastic QWERTY keyboard. The smartphone's 8-megapixel camera takes excellent pictures and video. Battery life is also good. The bad: The Symbian platform falls short of the competition, ...

Nokia E7 (Unlocked)

PC Magazine - 21 Apr, 2011
For die-hard Symbian fans, the Nokia E7 is a beautiful farewell as the company shifts to Microsoft's mobile OS; all others should stick with Android or iOS devices. Buying a high-end, unlocked Symbian cell phone like the $659 Nokia E7 is a dicey ...

Nokia E7 (Unlocked)

PC Magazine - Jamie Lendino - 21 Apr, 2011
Bottom Line: For die-hard Symbian fans, the Nokia E7 is a beautiful farewell as the company shifts to Microsoft's mobile OS; all others should stick with Android or iOS devices. by Jamie Lendino Nokia has never had a problem designing impressive ...

Nokia's Windows Phone 7 handsets leaked

Times of India - ‎Apr 20, 2011‎
NEW DELHI: There's lot of speculation on Nokia's Windows Phone 7-based smartphones. In fact, leaked specs sheet of two Nokia Windows Phone 7 based phones are doing rounds on the Web. According to Mobile Review, Nokia is readying two Windows Phone 7 ...

Nokia Profit May Fall 49% as Pressure Grows on Elop's Symbian Handset Goal

Bloomberg - Diana ben-Aaron - ‎Apr 19, 2011‎
Customers look at mobile phones on display in a Nokia store in London. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) may tomorrow report a 49 percent decline in profit and forecast further ...

Amid Windows Shift, Eyes on Nokia's Basic Phones

Wall Street Journal - Christopher Lawton - ‎Apr 19, 2011‎
When Nokia Corp. reports its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, investors will be looking for an update on the company's smartphone business and joint-venture with Microsoft Corp. But increasingly, stakeholders are also eyeing ...

Nokia market share, performance to fall in first-quarter as stiff competition ...

Washington Post - ‎Apr 19, 2011‎
By AP, Tuesday, April 19, 11:50 AM HELSINKI â€" Nokia Corp. is expected on Thursday to report a plunge in sales and a further loss of market share, as the world's top cellphone maker continues to struggle against fierce competition from high-end ...

Outlook, job cuts, margins key to Nokia earnings

MarketWatch - ‎Apr 19, 2011‎
By MarketWatch When mobile-phone maker Nokia Corp. reports first-quarter earnings on Thursday, as much attention will be paid to the progress of its software partnership with Microsoft Corp. and its outlook for the second quarter as to the headline ...

Nokia Needs Post-Deal Recharging

Wall Street Journal - Hester Plumridge - ‎Apr 17, 2011‎
Nokia might beat pessimistic first-quarter expectations when it reports this week. But that won't mean its stock is out of the dead zone. Shares in the Finnish mobile-phone company have lost more than a quarter of their value since ...

Nokia to launch a new app store based on Windows Marketplace

Pocket Gamer.Biz - Jon Jordan - 21 Apr, 2011
One of the unknowns of the Nokia-Microsoft strategic agreement had been how the companies would integrate their existing app stores. Now Nokia has made clear it will launch a new store when its first Windows Phone 7 devices become ...

Nokia Signs Long-Awaited Deal With Microsoft

EFYTimes (press release) - 21 Apr, 2011
In addition to agreeing to the terms of their partnership, including joint contributions to the development of the new ecosystem, Nokia and Microsoft also announced significant progress on the development of the first Nokia products incorporating ...

Nokia, Microsoft Work Quickly to Sign Definitive Agreement

DailyTech - Mark Kurlyandchik - 21 Apr, 2011
Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop (left) and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (Source: gulfnews.com) Another hurdle in the blockbuster Nokia/Microsoft deal announced in February has been crossed. Today, both companies announced the signing of a ...

Nokia, Microsoft Reveal Details Of Their Deal While Nokia's Earnings Drop

paidContent.org - 21 Apr, 2011
The handset maker and software giant may have already walked down the aisle as far back as February 11, but it was only today that they finally closed the deal on paper, complete with more details on who gets what out of it. The news comes on the same ...

 

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