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Vector 41: Mergers and accusations
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Vector 41: Mergers and accusations

Posted by Rene Ritchie on 20 May 2014 9:56 am EDT
Vector is Mobile Nations technology news and analysis show featuring the biggest stories, the hottest trends, and the most interesting guests in the industry. On this week's show, Ben Bajarin of Techpinions talks with Rene about mergers, including the just-completed Microsoft and Nokia, the ongoing Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the just announced AT&T and DirectTV, and the rumored YouTube...
HERE Drive+
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CrackBerry Asks: Would you like to see HERE Drive+ come to BlackBerry 10?

Posted by James Richardson on 27 Feb 2014 2:37 pm EST
Now that Nokia are jumping on the BBM bandwagon with both Windows Phone and their freshly announced X platform I was wondering what other applications BlackBerry and Nokia may be keen to share in the future.  The first to spring to mind was HERE Drive+ which initially was only available on Nokia's own Lumia devices, but eventually rolled out to all Windows Phones. Sure, we have BlackBerry...
BlackBerry announces BBM coming to Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms
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BlackBerry announces BBM coming to Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms

Posted by Bla1ze on 24 Feb 2014 3:34 am EST
Hitting the stage at Mobile World Congress to announce the latest happenings from Nokia, Stephen Elop confirmed that BBM will be coming to Lumia devices, joining Android and iOS users who recently saw the messaging service arrive on their platforms. BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or colleagues, and we...
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What Microsoft buying Nokia means for BlackBerry

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 3 Sep 2013 12:19 pm EDT
This morning Microsoft made official what lots of industry observers thought was the only logical conclusion ... they bought Nokia’s phone and services business. They’re also picking up necessary patents and licensing Nokia’s mapping technology as part of a $7.2 billion deal. In my mind this deal is confirmation that Microsoft felt it needs to entirely control the hardware end of the business in...
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Is Nokia really outselling BlackBerry, and what does it all mean?

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 18 Jul 2013 3:56 pm EDT
This morning Nokia reported its financial results for the June quarter.  Overall, Nokia is hanging in there.  The company is seeing much stronger results from its ownership in Nokia Siemens Networks, while the business of making phones has not yet returned to profitability. As far as Lumia goes, Nokia managed to sell 7.4 million of these Windows-based smartphones compared to 5.6 million last...
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RIM pays initial sum of $65 million to Nokia in patent settlement

Posted by Adam Zeis on 28 Dec 2012 9:48 am EST
RIM and Nokia settled their differences last week in their ongoing patent case. While originally it was unsure of the actual payment amount, in RIM's 6-K filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it was disclosed that Nokia will be receiving an initial payment of $65 million in addition to "ongoing payments" from RIM for use of the patents. The agreement puts an end to the issues...
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Nokia and RIM settle differences, enter into new patent license agreement

Posted by Bla1ze on 21 Dec 2012 3:38 am EST
Back in November, Nokia was seeking a ban the on the sale of all BlackBerry smartphones with WLAN capabilities following a dispute over patent royalty fees arguing that an earlier patent ruling states RIM is not allowed to manufacture devices with wifi connectivity. RIM argued the matter stating that agreement from 2003 in which Nokia licensed various patents regarding mobile devices to RIM...
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Nokia looks to ban BlackBerry sales over patent dispute

Posted by Adam Zeis on 28 Nov 2012 12:21 pm EST
Nokia is looking to ban the sale of all BlackBerry smartphones with WLAN capabilities (which is most current phones) following a dispute over patent royalty fees. This comes after the two companies entered arbitration back in September with the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in Sweden. Nokia argues that an earlier patent ruling states RIM is not allowed to manufacture devices with wifi...
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BlackBerry bumps Nokia for a spot in the top 5 for Q3

Posted by Adam Zeis on 26 Oct 2012 4:00 pm EDT
The IDC has released their Q3 2012 report for the top smartphone vendors and Research In Motion has picked up the number three spot. Sitting behind only Apple and Samsung, RIM bumped Nokia out of the top-5 for the first time since 2004. RIM shipped 7.7 million units in Q3 of 2012 and trailed Apple with 26.9 million and Samsung with 56.3 million.  While BlackBerry 10 isn't due out for...
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Nokia hits RIM with 6 patent infringement lawsuits in 3 months

Posted by Michelle Haag on 12 Jul 2012 5:10 am EDT
Back in May of this year, Nokia filed several patent infringement lawsuits against HTC, ViewSonic, and RIM. The press release from Nokia listed these patents as covering "dual function antennas, power management and multimode radios, as well as [---] software features including application stores, multitasking, navigation, conversational message display, dynamic menus, data encryption and...

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