Nokia Buys Feature Phone Software Maker

Smarterphone AS, a software company based in Norway, was purchased by Nokia in November 2011 said the company. Smarterphone makes a feature phone operating system that is said to provide a smartphone-like user experience on lower-cost hardware. Smaterphone was sold by it Ferd Capital, and investment firm. Nokia currently uses its own S40 platform for lower-cost ...

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Nokia Drive Available to Belle Phones

Nokia today announced that Nokia Drive is available for download from the Nokia Store to devices running Nokia Belle. Nokia Drive is an application that allows users to connect their phone to their car’s infotainment system and control the phone through the car's buttons rather than the phone's. Two versions of the application are available. The first ...

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Nokia to Discontinue Contacts Back-Up Service

Nokia today said that it plans to shut down the Nokia Contacts web site on January 24, 2012. Nokia Contacts allowed users fo Symbian smartphones to sync their contact data with Nokia's servers for safe keeping. Nokia says that the change won't affect the contacts stored on user devices, but Nokia recommends that users who want to back their contacts ...

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Nokia Not Leaving Finland

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop responded to reports suggesting Nokia might leave Finland and denied that the company intends to leave its home country. Speaking during a TV interview, Elop said. "As long as I am the CEO the headquarters is in Espoo. That's our home, our sense of belonging."

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