Nokia's Best-Case Scenario: Grim

Release Date 26 Jul, 2011 in BusinessWeek

 
   

Nokia's Best-Case Scenario: Grim

BusinessWeek - Kevin C. Tofel - 26 Jul, 2011
Nokia's transition to Microsoft Windows Phone 7 software will cost Nokia far more market share and profits than it will ever gain by having dumped its Symbian operating system. So says Tomi Ahonen, a former Nokia employee turned ...

Not Much Good Happening At Nokia, Stock Could See $6.65

Forbes (blog) - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
Nokia recently announced its Q2 earnings and highlighted that it doesn't expect major improvements in the near-term, but that over time, its Microsoft partnership will help bring about product differentiation and cost savings in the medium term. ...

Nokia's windows (phone) of opportunity are closing fast

The Guardian - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
You'll have seen Nokia's terrible second-quarter results. The number of both mobile phones and smartphones that it sold fell back to levels last seen in 2006; its mobile phone revenues fell back to levels last seen in 2005. In smartphones, which is ...

Nokia's China dominance under threat

China Daily - ‎Jul 24, 2011‎
Nokia Oyj isn't just losing mobile- phone market share to iPhone maker Apple Inc. The Finnish company's dominance in China, the world's largest wireless market, is being eroded as prices sink, Bloomberg reported Saturday. Nokia's second-quarter handset ...

Nokia Had Little Choice in Windows Phone Strategy: IDC Analyst

eWeek - Nicholas Kolakowski - 26 Jul, 2011
Nokia had little choice in how it executed its Windows Phone strategy, according to an IDC analyst. That comes despite current criticisms over Nokia's execution. Nokia is bleeding smartphone market share ahead of releasing its first Windows Phone ...

Nokia posts colossal £427 million loss for Q2 2011

Mobile Computing News - 26 Jul, 2011
By Dean • Jul 26th, 2011 • Category: Industry News, Nokia Finnish mobile phones giant Nokia posted a massive loss for the second quarter of 2011, the company's financial results revealed. Not only were sales of Nokia handsets down across the board, ...

iPhone outsells whole Nokia smartphone range

Mobile Computing News - 26 Jul, 2011
By Jenny • Jul 26th, 2011 • Category: Industry News, Nokia, iPhone With Apple posting record revenue and profits and Nokia posting record losses shortly after, never has the contrast between the two tech titans' fortunes been so obvious. ...

Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) Sees App Store Expand

StocksandShares.TV - 26 Jul, 2011
It has been reported that Nokia Corp's (NYSE:NOK) Ovi store has more than 50000 apps in its catalogue. Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) Sees App Store Expand Nokia Corp's (NYSE:NOK) Ovi Store has now more than 50000 apps in the directory, with more than 6.5 ...

7. Jo Harlow, executive vice president, smart devices, Nokia - 2011 Most ...

FierceWireless - 26 Jul, 2011
As head of the Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) smartphone unit, Jo Harlow is responsible for helping Nokia make the transition to using Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone platform as its primary smartphone operating system. Given the stakes for Nokia, ...

Smartphone Sales: Apple Overtakes Nokia

DigitalVersus - Jack Sims - 26 Jul, 2011
After surpassing Nokia in total value of mobile phone sales in the first quarter of 2011, Apple has now also posted higher volumes in the second quarter. Nokia and Apple meet up again on the mobiles market, one going up and the other down. ...

Nokia Ovi Store has 50000 apps and hits 6.5 million daily downloads

Ubergizmo - Edwin Kee - 26 Jul, 2011
The BlackBerry App World has hit the one billion download mark, but Apple's App Store has outdone its rival by 15 times the amount, which is extremely impressive. Well, Nokia's Ovi Store isn't quite dead yet, ...

Nokia's 2Q results show 'business turned bad'

Smart Gorillas - Heather McLean - 26 Jul, 2011
Nokia released its second-quarter 2011 results last week. Total unit shipments were down 20% year on year to 88.5 million units, the worst result since the third quarter 2006, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone ...

Nokia's Ovi Store surpasses 50000 apps

IntoMobile - Dusan Belic - 26 Jul, 2011
Windows Phone now has more than 25000 apps available ... are there even that many Windows Phone users? Despite the solid growth, the Finnish company has a lot of catching up to do to reach the heights of Apple's AppStore and Google's Android Market, ...

Nokia N9 to Get an August 19 Release [Nokia Reportedly Releasing N9 MeeGo ...

TFTS (blog) - 26 Jul, 2011
We earlier reported that Nokia's upcoming MeeGo smartphone is underway and that Swedish users will get first dibs at the phone. Now it seems Nokia might release the N9 to the UK market first. Nokia is reportedly getting a UK launch by August 19, ...

Microsoft Nokia Best Case Scenario: 8% Market Share in 2013

Bright Side of News* (blog) - Theo Valich - 26 Jul, 2011
This is a longer analysis, with some mathematical modeling and showing the logic involved. Some of my readers will want to see how I came to the conclusions. But others may only want the top-line numbers, as this is a series of articles studying the ...

Q4 will be crunch time for Microsoft's mobile plans

New Media Age (subscription) - Ronan Shields - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
Microsoft and its primary smartphone partner Nokia need to make significant in-roads to the smartphone market by the end of this year. If they cannot show immediate results of their “strategic partnership” they'll seriously risk becoming the ...

Samsung to take Nokia's crown next quarter - analyst

Total Telecom - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
By Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom But it's not all doom and gloom for Finnish handset maker, according to IDC; operator support seen boosting results. A poor set of quarterly results from Nokia last week suggest the Finnish vendor could lose its ...

Nokia: The Story's Not Written Yet

Seeking Alpha - David Urban - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
By now everyone knows the story behind Nokia (NOK): It made a titanic shift in strategy by dumping its in-house Symbian platform in return for a deal with Microsoft (MSFT). Apple (AAPL) and HTC turned into hungry sharks circling bait in the ocean, ...

Everything you need to know about Nokia N9

MSN India - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
Nokia's highly anticipated phone N9 is expected to be unveiled shortly. We take a closer look at the device and if it is worth the buy Nokia is finally going to release its most awaited Meego-powered smartphone, Nokia N9 in the international market in ...

Leaked Video Shows New Nokia Handset Running Windows Phone 7 Mango

DigitalVersus - Sam McGeever - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
A video that's been leaked online contains footage of a mobile that looks suspiciously like the Nokia N9"except that it seems to be running the next version of Windows Phone 7, the Mango update. As has already been announced, the world's leading mobile ...

Nokia N9 August release hinted, but we need your help to bring it to Britain

CNET UK - Rich Trenholm - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
What's this? The first hint of a release date for the Nokia N9? A European website is offering the hotly anticipated, much-debated, MeeGo-powered smart phone from 19 August -- but with Nokia yet to confirm ...

Nokia N9 August 19 Release Date & Price: Pre-order Special

Phones Review - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
The Nokia N9 is the new MeeGo smartphone everyone is talking about, but when it comes to the release date and price it still remains a mystery. We have found some information that suggests it will release August 19. If you visit Technodom (Google ...

Is Windows Phone Nokia's last chance?

Mobot.net (blog) - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
It's amazing to think that less than five years ago Nokia was the top dog in the smartphone game " the big name everyone was afraid of. How things have changed; now one market analyst is suggesting that the Windows Phone 7 arrangement with Microsoft ...

Nokia N9 gets August launch date

FoneHome.co.uk - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
By Mike on July 25th, 2011 The Nokia N9 is the MeeGo smartphone that many felt could have lead Nokia out of the wilderness and according to at least one retailer the fight back begins on the 19th August " just long enough for us to save up. ...

Top new smartphone entry: Nokia X7

Business Today - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
Nokia X7 is the Finnish handset maker's first full-touch smartphone. It is priced at Rs 21999 in India. Facing criticism for its outdated operating system in comparison to the Apple iOS , Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone, Nokia finally ...

Nokia Nuggets: Nokia's QWERTY heroes, Nokia E6 and Nokia X7 reviews, Nokia N9 ...

NokNok.tv - Martin James - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
We're into the last week of July, and even though the weather finally looks like drying up a bit, there's no drying up of the Nokia goodness here on NokNok. Here we look at our weekly Nokia Nuggets " all the highlights from ...

Nokia E7 in Best Smartphone's list

Business Today - ‎Jul 25, 2011‎
Nokia E7, priced at Rs 28999 in India, is the Finnish handset-maker's high-end smartphone on the Symbian platform. The chances are that E7 will be the last smartphone from Nokia on the Symbian platform. With a world-class hardware, the E7 looks like a ...

Nokia to Launch the N9 within Couple of Months

Gigjets - ‎Jul 24, 2011‎
A Nokia official has been talking to the guys at Know Your Mobile India and they have learned that the upcoming MeeGo smartphone, the Nokia N9, from the Finnish manufacturer will officially launch globally in the next 6 to 8 weeks. ...

Nokia launches smartphone campaign

CIOL - ‎Jul 24, 2011‎
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Mobile handsets giant Nokia, which is struggling hard to retain its leadership in the handsets market, has launched a campaign under which it has set up mini racing experience zones to show how toy cars can be controlled by its ...

Apple tops Nokia in global smartphone shipments

ITvoir (press release) - ‎Jul 24, 2011‎
Apple has surpassed Nokia to become the world''s number one smartphone seller. According to the sources, Nokia has posted shipments of 16.7 million smartphones, while Apple has recorded shipments of 20.3 million iPhones during the same quarter. ...

 

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