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NokiaNokia Inks Promotional Deal With Universal Music, RihannaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 1:26pm.
Los Angeles
- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) on Thursday announced a promotional partnership with Island Def Jam
Music Group and Universal Music Group International, which will exclusively
premiere tracks from Rihanna's forthcoming album with Nokia. The deal includes
an exclusive, live streamed concert on Nokia websites. Additionally, Comes With
Music customers will receive a version of the album with a bonus track and
other additional content, while the Ovi Store will offer a Rihanna application
with exclusive content.
Nokia to Shutter N-Gage Mobile Games ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 7:23am.
Helsinki
- After failing to gain market traction, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) plans to shutter its N-Gage
mobile gaming service next year, Reuters reported.
Lawsuit Claims Apple iPhone Infringes Nokia PatentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 8:34am.
 Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
has filed a patent infringement against Apple (NASD: AAPL), claiming that the iPhone uses
technology covered by ten Nokia patents without permissions. Filed in federal
court in Delaware,
the lawsuit alleges that Apple is infringing Nokia patents related to GSM, UMTS
and wireless LAN standards, and technology such as wireless data, speech coding,
security and encryption.
Online Music Industry to Develop EU-Wide Licensing SchemeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 9:22am.
 Brussels
- The EU's Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, on Wednesday announced a
partnership between European royalty collection societies, major labels and
online music retailers including Apple (NASD: AAPL) and Amazon (NASD: AMZN), to develop an EU-wide
licensing scheme for music. Currently, rights for music and other copyrighted
works must be negotiated separately for each individual country, with that particular
country's collection society.
Nokia's Comes With Music Subscriber Base: 107,277Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2009 - 9:51am.
London
- Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) Comes With Music platform, where users pay extra for music-focused
handsets that come with an unlimited download service, counted just 107,277 users
in nine countries in July, some nine months after launch, according to Nokia
figures published by Music Ally. In the U.K., where the service has been
available since October 2008, the service counts 32,728 users. PaidContent
notes that the service "has been hampered by DRM and complex PC operation
and confusing PC-mobile sync."
Nokia Acquires Travel-focused Social Network DopplrAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2009 - 7:35am.
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Monday
that it has acquired Dopplr, a provider of travel-focused social media
services.
Nokia Acquires Private Social Network Firm Plum VenturesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2009 - 6:29am.
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Friday that it has
acquired certain assets of Plum Ventures, the developer of a cloud-based social
media sharing and messaging service for private groups.
Nokia Delays Launch of U.S. Digital Music ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 1, 2009 - 8:09am.
London - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has delayed
the launch of its U.S.
digital music service, which it had previously said would launch by the end of
the year, into sometime in 2010, Forbes reported.
Report: GPS Smartphone Shipments Climb 34% to 77 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2009 - 9:24am.
Boston
- Worldwide shipments of smartphones equipped with GPS will grow 34% this year,
from 57 million in 2008 to 77 million in 2009, according to a report from
market research firm Strategy Analytics.
Nokia Launches Ovi Applications StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 26, 2009 - 11:44am.
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) on Tuesday
announced the launch of its Ovi Store, which will distribute and sell
applications for over 50 supported Nokia devices.
Nokia Teams With Orange for Comes With Music in U.K.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2009 - 11:09am.
London - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has partnered
with U.K. mobile operator Orange to launch its
Comes With Music service on the Nokia 5800 handset. At launch, the unlimited
download service will offer access to over 6 million tracks from the Nokia
Music store, starting at under 25 GBP ($38) per month.
"Heroes" Creator Tim Kring Making Content for Nokia Ovi StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2009 - 1:11pm.
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Wednesday that it has
partnered with "Heroes" TV show creator Tim Kring to develop original
content for its Ovi Store, which from May will sell applications and content
for Nokia mobile devices. Kring is currently working on "TEVA";
"the multiplatform narrative will be an immersive experience with elements
of individual action and group participation," according to Nokia. The
first phase of the project is set to launch this summer.
Nokia Takes Minority Stake in Mobile Payments Firm ObopayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 25, 2009 - 8:22am.
Redwood City,
Calif. - Obopay, a provider of
mobile payments technology, announced on Wednesday that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has taken a
minority stake in the company.
Nokia to Lay Off 1,700 EmployeesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2009 - 10:29am.
Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on
Tuesday that it will cut 1,700 jobs worldwide in the coming months, in a bid to
"increase cost-efficiency and adapt to the market situation."
Report: Nokia Comes With Music Looking to Dump DRMAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2009 - 2:04pm.
Singapore
- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is negotiating to remove digital rights management (DRM) from its Comes
With Music unlimited mobile music download service, allowing users to freely
move songs between devices, Channel News Asia reported. "We have dialogues
going with all of our partners and Digital Rights Management-free (DRM-free) is
also on the roadmap for the future integration of 'Comes With Music',"
Adam Mirabella, director of global digital music retail for Nokia told Channel
News Asia.
Nokia to Launch Comes With Music in Australia Next MonthAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2009 - 1:14pm.
Sydney, Australia - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) said on Wednesday that it
plans to launch its Comes With Music unlimited mobile download service in Australia on
March 20. The Australian Nokia Music Store counts over 4 million tracks from
local and international artists. The service, bundled with a Nokia 5800
XpressMusic handset, will cost about $633 with a 12-month subscription, and $718
with an 18-month subscription.
Nokia Seeks 1,000 Voluntary Resignations to Cut CostsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2009 - 12:13pm.
Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
announced on Tuesday that it will seek 1,000 employees to take voluntary resignations
as part of a plan to further cut costs in the current economic downturn.
Nokia to Integrate Skype Internet Phone Service Onto MobilesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2009 - 1:48pm.
Barcelona
- Skype, the Internet phone service owned by eBay (NASD: EBAY), on Tuesday announced a deal
with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to bundle its service on a range of Nokia mobile phones. Set to
first become available on the Nokia N97 in the third quarter, the service will
let mobile callers use 3G and WLAN to make and receive free Skype-to-Skype
voice calls, as well as low-cost Skype calls to landlines and mobile devices.
Nokia Adds INgrooves Tracks to Comes With Music ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2009 - 1:44pm.
San Francisco - INgrooves, a digital distributor of
independent music, said on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with Nokia (NYSE: NOK), to
include its catalog of largely electronic music in the mobile company's Comes
With Music unlimited download service. Consumers can download an unlimited
number of tracks during their first year as Comes With Music subscribers, and
keep those tracks forever; after the first year, the service adds a monthly
subscription fee.
Retail Partner Cuts Price of Nokia "Comes With Music" PhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2009 - 2:20pm.
London - European mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has cut the price of Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) first handset to support the Comes With Music unlimited download service, with analysts saying it's due to lackluster sales, Times Online reported. The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic was reduced in price from about $185 to $120 after less than three months on sale. "They are struggling with sales," CCS Insight analyst Paolo Pescatore told Times Online. |
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