Nokia Windows Phone 8 Lumias fail to persuade doubters
Nokia World device launch impresses some analysts but firm’s share price still tumbles Nokia held its annual Nokia World event this month, unveiling two new Lumia handsets running off the updated...
View ArticleMobile shipments in Western Europe down 4.2 per cent in Q1
Total shipments fall to 43.6 million units according to IDC, while smartphone shipments grew at the slowest rate since the analyst started tracking the mobile market nine years ago Total mobile phone...
View ArticleElop heralds new dawn for mobile phone photography
• New 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 opens ‘new chapter’ in smartphone photography – Nokia president and CEO • Camera quality may struggle to capture the imaginations of consumers, analysts argue Nokia...
View ArticleCutting Room: Nokia deserves credit for Lumia 1020
Analysts are doubting whether the 41-megapixel smartphone will do enough to appeal to consumers, but Paul Withers argues it is just what the manufacturer needs to differentiate itself from its rivals...
View ArticleAnalysts hail Nokia sale to Microsoft but warn of challenges
Agreement will enable manufacturer to compete with Samsung and Apple but the need to significantly invest in Windows Phone means success won’t be generated immediately Analysts have said the deal for...
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Amazon has all guns blazing for the Fire
But is it just another smartphone with ‘quirky little features’? Is it too expensive or just too late? Seven years ago Apple launched the iPhone and forever altered the mobile landscape. It was the...
View ArticleBlackBerry growth plans hit operator brick wall
EE, O2 and Three snub new Passport handset as market share plummets to just five per cent BlackBerry’s attempts at a UK comeback have received a major setback – after operators EE, O2 and Three all...
View ArticleTotal mobile shipments in Western Europe fell again in 2014
Market declined for the second consecutive year, with shipments down 5.2 per cent, but smartphone shipments up 6.4 per cent The Western European mobile phone market failed to grow in 2014 for the...
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HTC faces “survival” battle if One M9 flops
Analysts warn failure could be terminal for Taiwanese manufacturer and say it is also big year for Samsung The future of HTC will hinge on the success of its new flagship handset,the HTC One (M9),...
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HTC smartphone future cast into doubt after revenue blow
Analysts warn near 50 per cent year-on-year quarterly fall spells trouble for manufacturer HTC’s future in smartphones is in serious doubt after it reported a near 50 per cent drop in year-on-year Q2...
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