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Vertu drops luxury Windows Phone 8 plans

, Feb 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu has ditched plans to launch a Windows Phone 8 device, blaming the "complexity" of adopting Microsoft's platform for the decision to focus on Android. The former Nokia-led division, since sold off to a private equity group, revealed the new Vertu Ti earlier this week, a $10k+ Android smartphone clad in sapphire crystal, titanium, and leather; the Ti would have had a Windows Phone sibling, Vertu told ZDNet, if it wasn't for development hassles. Read The Full Story

Vertu TI: Bizarre luxury smartphone with old Android and crazy $20k price

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Desperate to get on the Android bandwagon but refuse to accept any of the tastelessly-cheap handsets on the market today? Vertu has the device for you: the new Vertu TI, finally ditching Symbian but bizarrely swapping it for an old version of Android. The ridiculously priced - from $9,600, but as much as $19,900 - TI puts Ice Cream Sandwich on a 3.7-inch handset wrapped in sapphire crystal, titanium, and leather. Read The Full Story

Nokia to cut 10,000 jobs, sells Vertu

, Jun 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

It looks like the downturn in business over at Nokia is finally starting to hit the company. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer has announced that it’s to cut around 10,000 jobs before the end of 2013. As part of the cuts, factories in Germany, Finland, and Canada will all be closed. The company says that it will be “sharpening its strategy” in an attempt to start making money once again. Read The Full Story

Nokia in talks to sell Vertu (again)

, Jun 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Reuters is reporting that Nokia is looking at potential buyers for the luxury phone brand yet again, this time with private equity firm EQT. Sources speaking to Reuters say that Nokia is hoping to take away €200 million (~$250 million). The deal is expected to go through sometime this week, but talks are still ongoing due to the problematic nature of separating the unit from Nokia. Read The Full Story

Nokia close to selling Vertu division

, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [5]

There was a glimmer of hope for Nokia recently with the launch of the Lumia 900 in the US, but the recent Q1 financial results paired with new information reminds us that it's very much a struggling company. Nokia is reportedly in talks to sell its UK luxury phone division, Vertu, to private equity firm Permira. It comes after Standards & Poor downgraded Nokia’s credit rating to “junk” status last week. Read The Full Story

Nokia looks to sell luxury Vertu mobile phone brand

, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nokia has been operating Vertu since 1998, which is a long time. I always thought that the company couldn't have too many people lining up to purchase mobile phones that lack any smart features selling for upwards of $314,000. My assumption of Vertu not selling well was wrong; it has been outperforming Nokia's other segments. Read The Full Story

Nokia To Exit Japanese Market In August

, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [6]

Nokia has already shut down its US and UK online stores and now reports are saying that the company may completely exit Japan by the end of August. The report comes from Japanese newspaper Nikkei, which claims that the company's exit would include closing down its upscale Vertu branded stores in Tokyo's Ginza and Shibuya districts by end of July. Read The Full Story

Nokia is working on new Vertu smartphone

, Apr 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Nokia has been busy the last few months since it landed a new CEO. The company has shunned Android, one of the most popular mobile operating systems and instead went with Windows Phone, one of the least popular operating systems around. The company is also hurting badly and has axed a large number of workers, and moved Symbian off to another firm. Read The Full Story

Vertu Constellation Ayxta $7k+ cellphone gets unboxed

, Apr 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

What does over $7k's worth of cellphone get you?  If you're looking at the Vertu Constellation Ayxta then the answer is plenty of stainless steel, leather, a 2.4-inch HVGA display and the sort of functionality you'd be able to find on a basic Nokia.  That's because the Constellation Ayxta falls under Nokia's "luxury" wing, and now we know of at least one person who has bought one, Drew over at Gear Diary. Read The Full Story

Vertu launches expensive Constellation Ayxta flip phone

, Sep 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

I have never really understood the need to spend lots of money on a mobile phone just because it was a "luxury" device. I prefer to have phones that are cool and function well without being overly expensive. Perhaps if I were loaded I might feel differently. Read The Full Story

LG planning iPhone rival in Q4; new PRADA and Vertu-rival after

, Jul 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

LG have revealed their plans to launch a number of new luxury phones, including a new PRADA design, which they hope will help usurp Samsung from their number two cellphone maker in the world position.  According to LG’s mobile business president, Ahn Seung-kwon, the current number three is aiming to step up by 2012, and one of their first steps in doing so will be releasing a new "Black Label" series phone in Q4 2009 to take on Apple's iPhone 3GS. Read The Full Story

Vertu Ascent Ti

, Oct 3rd 2007 Discuss [1]

So, for those of you that don’t know, Vertu does a really good job of applying “themes” to their handsets whenever they release them, the theme for the Ascent Ti is from high performance sports cars. I have never seen a sports car made out of Titanium, but this phone is. That is nice; since this $6300 handset is something you will probably want to las you for a while. I don’t think there is anywhere that this phone won’t work either, it has 3G UMTS, Quad-band GSM, and CDMA, so if there is any type of cellular coverage, you should be able to make a call. Read The Full Story
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