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Nokia was once the world's leading mobile phone producer until smartphones from Apple and devices using Android's operating system from Google overtook it.

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Nokia 9000 Communicator

The smartphone hits 25

The Nokia 9000 Communicator — "the office in your back pocket" — was a smartphone even before the word was invented.
BusinessAugust 13, 2021
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Coronavirus cancels Mobile World Congress

Nearly all big companies — other than China's Huawei — pulled out of the event due to coronavirus fears.
TechnologyFebruary 12, 2020
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Why is 5G mobile technology such a mystery?

Answer: no one knows. Not even an academic behind a technology vital for Huawei's bid for 5G dominance, apparently.
ScienceMarch 20, 2019
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Ericsson announces huge write-down

Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson is trying to refocus on its core network infrastructure business.
BusinessJanuary 16, 2018
Neues Nokia-Handy 3310 wird in Barcelona beim Mobile World Congress präsentiert

The return of a Nokia classic

The Nokia cult classic 3310 makes a comeback at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
BusinessFebruary 27, 201702:08 min
Neues Nokia-Handy 3310 wird in Barcelona beim Mobile World Congress präsentiert

Nokia relaunches the iconic 3310

The Nokia 3310, once the world's most beloved phone, will be resurrected as a low-cost alternative to the smartphone.
TechnologyFebruary 27, 2017
Nokia Communicator 9000, das erste Smartphone der Welt, 1996

Nokia sues Apple over patent infringement

Nokia has taken legal action against Apple before German and American courts over patent violations.
BusinessDecember 21, 2016
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Bengt Holmström has lived in the USA for 40 years - and he likes to be thorough. His speciality is contract theory.
BusinessDecember 9, 201602:33 min
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The rapid rise of the smartphone

The first smartphone hit the market 20 years ago - some quirky facts.
August 12, 20167 images
Microsoft Milliardenverlust wegen Nokia-Debakel

Microsoft job cuts

Only two years after the US tech giant bought Nokia, it has now announced big cuts to its Finnish smartphone business.
May 25, 2016
Nokia Lumia

Nokia back on mobile phone market

Nokia has signed a licensing deal for a Finnish firm to make smartphones.
May 18, 2016
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Nokia job cuts

Telecom network equipment maker Nokia has announced it's shedding thousands of jobs.
April 6, 2016
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5G technology set to revolutionize wireless communication

Fifth generation wireless technology promises to revolutionize the way people connect in the future.
February 24, 201602:03 min
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HERE taps big data for 'map of the future'

The map maker has announced its blueprint of the future: a real-time technology that will steer self-driving cars.
December 7, 2015

Nokia helps India develop a communication plan for disasters

To protect children and vulnerable communities during times of disasters in India, Finnish technology company Nokia and the international non-profit Save the Children are joining hands. The aim is to ensure that affected communities can reach out to authorities for timely help during disasters that is often missing. DW's Murali Krishnan has been finding out more about the new technology.
EducationSeptember 7, 201505:55 min
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Nokia sells its maps division

Three rival German automakers are buying Nokia's HERE, a frontrunner in high-precision digital maps.
August 3, 2015
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Weak tech earnings weigh on Dow

Earnings reports from Microsoft, Apple, IBM and Yahoo depressed the mood on Wall Street late on Tuesday.
July 22, 2015
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Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs

The tech giant has announced massive job cuts as the company scrambles to breathe new life into its smartphone business.
July 8, 2015
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Uber offers billions for Nokia's Here maps

The controversial cab-hailling service has thrown its hat in the ring as the fight for Nokia's mapping service heats up.
May 8, 2015

Finland's future PM to team with eurosceptics

The Centre Party's Juha Sipila has announced plans to form a coalition with the Finns party.
May 7, 2015
Chairman Juha Sipilä of the Centre Party reacts to the counted preliminary votes at the party's parliamentary elections reception at the party office in Helsinki, Finland, April 19th, 2015. LEHTIKUVA / Jussi Nukari

Finland Centre opposition appears to oust Stubb

Finnish PM Stubb has reportedly conceded defeat after early results gave the lead to the opposition Centre Party.
April 19, 2015
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Finnish opposition 'leads poll'

Results of advance voting in Finnish elections show the opposition Centre Party in the lead.
April 19, 2015
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Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent

Finland's Nokia says it will acquire all of its Franco-American rival Alcatel-Lucent.
April 15, 2015
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Surprising techies, Nokia returns to mobile devices

In a surprising decision, Finnish company Nokia has announced a return to the market for mobile devices with a tablet targeted at Chinese consumers. The new device is expected to be launched in early 2015.
November 18, 2014
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Microsoft to axe 18,000 jobs

US software giant Microsoft has announced it will slash 18,000 jobs next year. The layoffs will be the result of a major restructuring after the company has bought mobile phone maker Nokia.
July 17, 2014
Finnland Wirtschaft Handy Gebäude von Nokia in Espoo Logo

Microsoft weighs job cuts

US software giant Microsoft is reportedly planning massive job cuts in the wake of a recent takeover of Nokia. According to Bloomberg news agency, the job losses will mainly affect the Finnish mobile phone maker.
July 15, 2014
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Microsoft, Nokia handset deal

Finnish telecommunications group Nokia has announced the completion of the sale of its handset business to Microsoft. The deal, which was originally unveiled in September, has now cleared all regulatory hurdles.
April 25, 2014
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Nokia-Microsoft takes hurdle

US software giant Microsoft has moved a decisive step closer to finalizing the takeover of Nokia's handset business. Chinese regulators approved the deal after checking its impact on patent licenses.
April 8, 2014
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Changing the mobile world

Finish mobile phone maker Jolla has set out to break the smartphone duopoly of Samsung and Apple
BusinessFebruary 21, 201402:38 min
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Demand for tablet computers grows

Millions of people are dumping their laptops and snapping up iPads or tablets powered by Google's Android system. Now Apple has presented its new line-up, while the Microsoft camp has made another play for some of those growing tablet sales.
October 23, 201301:20 min
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Microsoft buys Nokia's handset business

US software giant Microsoft is paying 7.2 billion dollars for Nokia's handset business. Both companies have struggled to keep up with Samsung and Apple in the smartphone sector. Nokia's shares soared on the news.
September 4, 201301:35 min
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Microsoft buys Nokia's handset business

US software giant Microsoft is paying 7.2 billion dollars for Nokia's handset business. Both companies have struggled to keep up with Samsung and Apple in the smartphone sector. Nokia's shares soared on the news.
September 3, 201301:35 min
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Bye, bye, Nokia phones!

US software giant Microsoft has confirmed it'll buy the mobile phone unit of Finnish company Nokia. The deal is meant to shake up the mobile devices market and support Microsoft's search for new business opportunities.
September 3, 2013

Facebook to connect the world

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has launched a new project aimed at bringing affordable Internet access to the developing world. Called Internet.org, the effort brings together leading global technology firms.
August 21, 2013
Telecommunications services company Nokia Siemens Networks company headquarters in Espoo AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA, Jussi Nukari

Siemens, Nokia part ways

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is buying the half stake owned by German engineering giant Siemens in their joint broadband venture NSN. The move comes as both firms are in restructuring mode.
July 1, 2013
ARCHIV - Ein riesiges grünes Robotermännchen - Maskottchen für das Google-Betriebssystem Android - steht vor dem Eingang des amerikanischen Internet-Konzerns Google in Mountain View (Kalifornien, Archivfoto vom 01.11.2009). Konkurrenten von Google wollen eine neue Wettwerbsprüfung des führenden Smartphones-Betriebssystems Android durch die EU-Kommission erreichen. Foto: Christof Kerkmann dpa (zu dpa "Google-Rivalen starten in Brüssel Attacke gegen Android" vom 09.04.2013) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Google in the crosshairs again

A group of companies has called on the European Commission to launch an antitrust probe into Google's dominance of Internet usage on Android-powered mobile devices. Google’s rival, Microsoft, has led the complaint.
April 10, 2013
CEO of Nokia Corporation Stephen Elop gives a press conference in Barcelona on February 25, 2013 LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images

Barcelona cellphone trade show

Exhibitors at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona have indicated that smartphones will soon no longer cost a small fortune. And new digital payment systems offer even more ways to spend your money.
February 25, 2013
File photo of a red traffic light is seen next to the German headquarters of Nokia Siemens Networks in Munich REUTERS/Michael Dalder/Files

NSN's slimming cure

Nokia Siemens Networks requires more job cuts to regain profits.
December 5, 2012

Nokia's net loss widens

Once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia has suffered another setback in efforts to claw back market share from rivals Apple and Samsung. In the third quarter its loss widened as smart phone sales plunged.
October 18, 2012
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Foxconn fracas

A brawl involving a reported 2,000 workers at a housing compound for electronics manufacturer, Foxconn, which assembles products for Apple, has led to the plant's temporary closure.
September 24, 2012
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Nokia Q2 net loss deepens

Mobile phone giant Nokia has reported a worse-than-expected second quarter loss as it struggles to catch up with bigger rivals Apple and Samsung. Outlook for the third quarter isn't much better.
July 19, 2012
Nokia mobile phones side by side

Nokia just junk?

US ratings agency Moody's has lowered the credit status of Finnish phone maker Nokia to junk. It's now reached a speculative level as the company's business outlook remains negative despite reforms.
June 15, 2012
A padlock on a container in front of a Nokia production site

Nokia job cull

Finnish mobile phone producer Nokia says it is planning to axe up to 10,000 jobs by the end of next year. The company says the layoffs are urgently needed to ensure long-term profitability.
June 14, 2012
Siemens logo at the company's HQ in Munich

Underperforming Siemens

Europe's biggest engineering firm, Siemens, has logged an unexpectedly large drop in net profit in the second quarter of the fiscal year. The company puts it down to massive write-downs and power grid problems.
April 25, 2012
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Nokia reveals big loss

Weaker smart phone sales have hammered Nokia's earnings and profits in the first quarter of 2012, forcing the Finish mobile phone maker to announce a record loss. Sales of conventional handsets are also down.
April 19, 2012
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Struggling Nokia takes new blow

International ratings agency Moody's has cut the credit rating of mobile phone maker Nokia, describing an investment in the Finnish firm as speculative. The move comes in anticipation of 'disappointing' sales.
April 16, 2012
A Nokia staff member poses with a Nokia mobile phone

Nokia starts year with losses

Cellphone maker Nokia has warned that its devices and services segment will post heavy losses in the first two quarters of the current year. The Finnish firm continues to lose out to Apple and Samsung.
April 11, 2012
The headquaters of mobile phone maker Nokia in Espoo, Finland,

Nokia to Asia

Once the cellphone industry bellwether, struggling Nokia joins Apple and Google in the trek to Asia.
February 8, 2012
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Harsh news

Finnish-German joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks is to lay off one third of its German workers.
January 31, 2012