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Hackers may have compromised source information of RIM, Nokia, & Apple

Sam Koutroulakis, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

A document was found from a hacking group known as 'The Lords of Dharmaraja' that could compromise important information of RINOA SUR(RIM, NOKIA, and Apple). An image of the document describes RINOA SUR had provided the Indian military with source code information of many software companies. And apparently, RINOA was providing backdoor access for the ability to operate within India. Read The Full Story

Symbian^3 bootloader leak could see Android on N8 and E7

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [8]

The full sourcecode for Symbian^3 has been released, unofficially, together with the bootloader for Nokia devices running the OS, opening the door to other platforms being installed on the company's phones. The source, shared at DailyMobile, means that enterprising hackers could eventually install Android, Windows Phone 7 or other platforms onto Nokia hardware. Read The Full Story

AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 “Ace” to drop Monday

Chris Davies, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [14]

Nokia's Lumia 900 "Ace" for AT&T is set to launch officially on Monday at CES 2012, according to insiders, with the smartphone expected to pack LTE for use on AT&T's growing 4G network. The Monday reveal was tipped to the NYTimes by two sources with knowledge of the big launch, though exact specifications weren't shared. Read The Full Story

Nokia grabs Smarterphone mobile OS for ambitious dumbphones

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has quietly acquired a featurephone OS, Smarterphone, intended to dress the low-cost handsets up in the manner of their smartphone siblings. The acquisition, reported by previous owner Ferd Capital, took place in November last year, though neither Nokia nor Smarterphone have given any public indication of what they might be doing with the software. Read The Full Story

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Licensing BB10 is desperation; Then again, RIM’s desperate

Chris Davies, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [2]

“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” goes the old saying, but beleaguered RIM seems to have decided on its own interpretation: “If you can’t beat ‘em, license to ‘em.” Talk of RIM sweet-talking rivals like Samsung and HTC into adding BlackBerry 10 to their line-up of supported platforms has resurfaced, with Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek suggesting that the great Canadian software coax has already begun. Question is, who’d fall for it?

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Microsoft’s Nokia smartphone division acquisition tipped imminent

Chris Davies, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [30]

Rumors of Microsoft buying Nokia‘s smartphone division have resurfaced, with claims that the key execs at the firms will meet in Las Vegas imminently to finalize the sale. Steve Ballmer and Andy Lees from Microsoft and Stephen Elop and Kai Oistamo from Nokia plan to transfer the smartphone section over, where it would be run under a new Microsoft-led name not as Nokia, arch insider Eldar Murtazin has claimed today, leaving the Finnish firm pushing a portfolio of dumbphones and would-be smartphone alternatives.

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Nokia tests show solar-powered phone not practical

Rue Liu, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

Nokia has finished a research project that's been testing the feasibility of harvesting solar energy to power a mobile phone. The test involved five prototype feature phones equipped with built-in solar chargers that were distributed to various regions around the world to test under different climate conditions. Overall, Nokia finds that solar-powered phones are possible but very challenging and, at its current state, impractical. Read The Full Story

Microsoft and Nokia US Windows Phone budget is $200m corrects insider

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [22]

Nokia and Microsoft's combined marketing budget for the US launch of Nokia Windows Phones is double that of previous suggestions, coming in at around $200m, according to insiders with knowledge of the companies' plans. After reports suggesting a roughly $100m promo fund for the AT&T debut of the Nokia 900 "Ace" earlier, notorious insider Paul Thurrott has stepped up with a figure double that, as well as the suggestion that, for the AT&T launch, Nokia is outspending Microsoft 2-to-1. Read The Full Story

AT&T readies $100m promo fund for Nokia Ace 900 March launch

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [2]

AT&T's launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 "Ace" will take place in March 2012 with a huge marketing budget of $100m, sources have alleged, as Microsoft and its two partners bet big on the flagship Windows Phone. Insiders suggest the Ace is being treated as an AT&T "hero" device, Betanews reports, though it's unclear where, exactly, that $100m promo pot is coming from. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 900 “AT&T Ace” specs revealed

Chris Davies, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [13]

Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone flagship, the Lumia 900 aka the AT&T Nokia Ace, has been further detailed in another pre-CES leak. The roughly 4.3-inch WVGA smartphone will squeeze an 8-megapixel camera and 1,830 mAh battery into a near-12mm thick case, Pocketnow's sources claim, with the Ace/900 weighing just 18g more than the 3.7-inch Lumia 800 at 160g. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 both beat Nokia Lumia 800 in browser benchmarks

Rue Liu, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [27]

Despite Microsoft's claims earlier this year that its Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices running IE 9 would beat out mobile Safari in browser benchmark tests, the latest video comparison uploaded by 359gsm shows quite the opposite. Placed side by side, the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 both beat out the Nokia Lumia 800. Read The Full Story