Microsoft Counts on Nokia Smartphones

Release Date 20 Oct, 2011 in Wall Street Journal

Summary Box: Nokia loss not as bad as feared Seattle Post Intelligencer - 20 Oct, 2011 AP, THE RESULTS: Nokia Corp. reported a third-quarter net loss of €68 million ($94 million). Though that's a big reverse from last year's equivalent profit of €529 million, it represented an improvement on the second quarter's €368 million loss. ...
Microsoft to Help Halve Phone Costs Next Year in 'Volume' Drive BusinessWeek - 20 Oct, 2011 Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. expects production costs of handsets using Windows Phone 7 software next year to drop by more than half from when the platform was introduced. Cooperation with parts makers including Qualcomm Inc. will allow ...
Windows Phone Mango Goes Mainstream InformationWeek - Paul McDougall - 20 Oct, 2011 Microsoft said Thursday that the Mango update for its Windows Phone mobile operating system is now available to most users in the United States. "We planned to balance quality with speed. And for three weeks we've been ...
Struggling Nokia posts Q3 loss, tops forecasts Inquirer.net - 20 Oct, 2011 HELSINKI�"Finland's Nokia, struggling to hold its place as the world's top mobile phone maker, on Thursday posted a third-quarter loss of 68 million euros ($94 million), far smaller than analysts expected. The company saw its share price soar as high as ...
Nokia reports more losses Inquirer - Kate O'Flaherty - 20 Oct, 2011 By Kate O'Flaherty FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has reported a second successive net loss of €68m, which was not as bad as expected after higher sales of its low-end feature phones. The surprising increase in sales of feature phones was due to strong ...
Microsoft Mango smartphones soon Stuff.co.nz - 20 Oct, 2011 Microsoft Corp, which has been trailing Apple Inc and Google Inc in the fast-growing smartphone market, said it will launch Mango-powered handsets from top makers including Nokia Oyj, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and HTC Corp in coming weeks. ...
	Nokia's rocky road to Microsoft BBC News - 20 Oct, 2011 By Leo Kelion Business reporter, BBC News Despite all of Nokia's problems, it is worth remembering that until recently, the company was still the world's best selling smartphone maker. A report by the research firm Gartner suggests that in the ...
Nokia reports loss ahead of first Windows Phone launch Computerworld - 20 Oct, 2011 By Mikael Ricknäs IDG News Service - Nokia reported a net loss and a fall in revenue for the third quarter, despite selling more phones than analysts had expected. The company reported sales of ¬8.98 billion ($12.33 billion), down 13% year on year, ...
Nokia Releasing Windows Phone Devices in 'Select Countries' PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - 20 Oct, 2011 Nokia will launch its first Windows Phone device later this year in "select countries," Nokia chief Stephen Elop said today. "While the launch itself will be an important milestone, it is just one more step in our journey of ...
	Nokia Beats Views As Low-End Shines Wall Street Journal - Christopher Lawton, Arild Moen - 20 Oct, 2011 Nokia Corp. swung to a second successive net loss in the third quarter, but reported better-than-expected results thanks to higher sales of its low-end cell phones. The company's American depositary shares jumped ...
Nokia to sell one Windows model in 2011: Report Times of India - 20 Oct, 2011 HELSINKI: Nokia's chief financial officer Timo Ihamuotila said the phonemaker will sell only one Windows-based model this year, broadcaster MTV3 reported. Nokia said in its third-quarter report on Thursday it was looking to launch Windows Phone in ...
	Nokia Has Smaller Loss, Sales Top Estimates Bloomberg - Diana ben-Aaron - 20 Oct, 2011 Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop is set to introduce a smartphone line based on Microsoft's Windows Phone software at the Nokia World event in London next week. Nokia Oyj Chief Executive ...
Nokia Raising Curtain on Windows Phone 7 Devices Next Week PCWorld - Jared Newman - 20 Oct, 2011 If you're thinking about buying a Windows Phone soon, you might want to wait and see what Nokia has in store next week. The Finnish phone maker plans to reveal its first batch of Windows Phones at the Nokia ...
Nokia says first Windows phone due 2011 Reuters India - Jussi Rosendahl, Dan Lalor - 20 Oct, 2011 A corporate logo is displayed at the Nokia flagship store in Helsinki September 29, 2010. Picture taken September 29. HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will start to sell its first Windows Phone model this year, the company said on Thursday. ...
Nokia boosted by sales of cheap handsets Financial Times - Daniel Thomas - 20 Oct, 2011 Nokia's declining share of the smartphone market continued to weigh on its third-quarter revenues and operating profits in spite of an upturn in sales among its cheaper ranges. The Finnish handset maker reported ...
Microsoft makes WP7.5 Mango available to 'nearly everyone' Inquirer - Chris Martin - 20 Oct, 2011 SOFTWARE OUTFIT Microsoft has opened the floodgates for Windows Phone 7.5 (WP7.5) Mango to "nearly everyone". Talking about the WP7.5 Mango roll out Microsoft said, "It's gone well. So today we're fully opening the spigot - slightly ...
	Nokia confines Windows Phone launch to 'select countries' CNET - Stephen Shankland - 20 Oct, 2011 Nokia is excited about Windows Phone--but rather than a grand global launch, the Finnish company said today it will launch its first phones using Microsoft's mobile operating system only ...
Nokia loss not as bad as feared CanadianBusiness.com - 20 Oct, 2011 By AP \| October 20, 2011 HELSINKI (AP) �" Nokia Corp. narrowed its losses by more than anticipated during the third quarter even though its smartphone sales continued to suffer in the face of stiff competition from Apple Inc.'s iPhone. ...
	Windows Phone Mango update now available to nearly all WP users The Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - 20 Oct, 2011 The Mango update of the Windows Phone operating system has gone well enough that Microsoft is making Mango available to nearly all Windows Phone users slightly ahead of schedule, according to the official Windows Phone blog. "We're excited most of our ...
Nokia says first Windows phone due 2011 Reuters Canada - Jussi Rosendahl, Dan Lalor - 20 Oct, 2011 HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will start to sell its first Windows Phone model this year, the company said on Thursday. Finnish broadcaster MTV3 earlier reported on its website the phonemaker will have only one Windows-based model this year, citing Chief ...
	Nokia dials up razor-thin operating profit despite sales slump The Guardian - 20 Oct, 2011 This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 13.09 BST on Thursday 20 October 2011 . It was last modified at 14.34 BST on Thursday 20 October 2011 . A customer tests a Nokia mobile phone at its flagship store in Helsinki, Finland. ...
Nokia registers $151 million loss in Q3;handset sales slide Economic Times - 20 Oct, 2011 HELSINKI/NEW DELHI: Nokia today reported a net loss of 151 million euros for the three months ended September 30, as a slump in sales of handsets and smart devices took a toll on the company. The world's largest cell phone maker, which has embarked on ...
	Basic phones lift Nokia to surprise Q3 profit Reuters Canada - Tarmo Virki - 20 Oct, 2011 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia reported a smaller than expected fall in third quarter profits as price cuts and new models lifted sales of its basic cellphones in key ...
	Windows Phone chief: Nokia to talk road map next week CNET (blog) - Don Reisinger - 20 Oct, 2011 Nokia is finally ready to unveil devices and the plans for its future with Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's Windows Phone division president Andy Lees said in an interview at the AsiaD conference today. ...
	Mango now flowing to most Windows Phone users CNET (blog) - Lance Whitney - 20 Oct, 2011 Microsoft's Mango update is now fully ripe and available for almost all Windows Phone users. The company confirmed yesterday via its Windows Phone blog that it's now made Mango available ...
Cheaper Phones Cushion Nokia's Bottom Line Forbes - 20 Oct, 2011 I've covered European business and technology news for Forbes since 2006, and as London bureau chief since 2008. I'm using this blog to explore some of the disruptive technology and ideas coming out of this region. Before all this I tracked the highs ...
Nokia Loss Not As Bad As Feared NPR - 20 Oct, 2011 by AP HELSINKI (AP) �" Nokia Corp. narrowed its losses by more than anticipated during the third quarter even though its smartphone sales continued to suffer in the face of stiff competition from Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Finland's biggest company reported a ...
Nokia posts surprise Q3 profit Times of India - 20 Oct, 2011 AP \| Oct 20, 2011, 04.43PM IST HELSINKI: Nokia Corp has reported a third-quarter net loss of (euro) 68 million ($94 million), as smartphone sales plunged 39 percent amid tight competition, but the figure was better than investors feared and shares in ...
Nokia's surprise profit lifts hopes worst is over Toronto Star - 20 Oct, 2011 The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia reported a smaller than expected fall in third-quarter profits as price cuts and new models lifted sales of its basic cellphones in key markets like India. AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File HELSINKI�"The world's ...
Nokia Up 8%: Surprise Q3 Profit On Surge In Mobile Units Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - 20 Oct, 2011 Shares of Nokia (NOK) were up 50 cents, or 8%, at $6.62, and were as 10% earlier, in pre-market trading after the company this morning reported Q3 revenue and a surprise profit, boosted by a much-bigger-than-expected jump in mobile ...