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Nokia CEO Literally Throws An iPhone On The Floor On TV [VIDEO]

Stephen Elop, the CEO of Nokia Corporation and a Canadian citizen, literally threw an iPhone on the floor during an interview on Finnish TV, when asked about some upcoming products (via WMPoweruser). The show, which is called "Hjalliksen kanssa" ("With Hjallis"), aired yesterday evening at biggest Finnish commercial TV station MTV3. During the interview, the...

Nokia: “Anything is Possible” When Asked About Launching an Android Phone

Nokia currently partners with Microsoft and their Windows Phone 8 mobile OS, but in an interview with Gizmodo es Español the CEO said "anything is possible" when asked about launching an Android phone: El País: Do you discard launching an Android phone next year? Elop: In the current ecosystem wars we are using Windows Phone as...

RIM Agrees to Pay Nokia for Licensing Its WLAN Standard

At the end of November, Nokia sought to ban BlackBerry sales as RIM was told by the latter it was not entitled to ship products with the WLAN standard since it wasn't covered in their original patent license agreement. Now, RIM has agreed to pay Nokia for these WLAN patents (as expected). Nokia made an...

Nokia Seeks BlackBerry Ban Over Wi-Fi Patent Royalties

RIM has yet another battle on its hands, this time coming from Nokia. Back in 2003, RIM licensed wireless patents from Nokia, assuming the WLAN standard was included. In Nokia's eyes, this was not the case and the Finnish company has now asked a court in California to enforce its arbitration award and ban BlackBerry...

Nokia to Launch “Here” iOS Maps App Based on New Cloud Service [Update]

AllThingsD is attending Nokia's press event to announce their new cloud-based mapping service, "Here". Nokia confirmed it had acquired Earthmine, a California-based 3D mapping company, which will help them get more accurate maps. Nokia will be getting map data from a variety of sources and the Here service crowdsources data from users for real-time fixes. As...

Rogers Teams Up with Microsoft for Windows Phone 8 and Tablet Launch

Rogers announced today it has partnered with Microsoft as the "preferred Canadian wireless partner" for the launch of Windows 8, which will include the earlier announced exclusive offering of the Nokia Lumia 920, Windows Phone 8X by HTC and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC tablet: "Rogers has a rich history of innovative firsts, and we're excited...

Rogers to Exclusively Sell the Nokia Lumia 920 this November

We've covered how the Nokia Lumia 920 would fare against the iPhone 5 and also looked at camera shootouts involving the next big phone from the Finnish company. This latest Windows Phone 8 device is set to challenge the iPhone 5 with its impressive camera and video capabilities. Today, Nokia and Rogers announced the latter...