• January 10, 2013
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

Nokia (NOK) just issued a positive fourth-quarter warning in Helsinki, stating that the Mobile Phones unit and Lumia phones beat company expectations. The reported Lumia shipment volume of 4.4 million units is very close to the European sell-side consensus expectation; actually 100,000 units above the mid-December consensus. Nokia’s share price has plunged over the past three days due to rumors about a cheap iPhone from Apple. Now, Nokia’s stock price shot up 14% in Helsinki after the new comments from the company came out. Lumia volume of 4.4 million units for the Christmas quarter is an undeniable relief — but it also probably was heavily propped up by the deeply discounted old Lumia 800. We’ll have to wait and see

• December 5, 2012
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

Soon after China Unicom announced it has 100,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 5, Helsinki was rocked by news that China Mobile has signed a deal to sell a TD-SCDMA version of the Lumia 920. China Mobile, of course, has more than 700 million mobile subscribers. The timing of the deal is important, because it now seems that Nokia (NOK) will get its flagship to China Mobile ahead of Apple (AAPL). Both companies have been courting China Mobile intensely for the past year. It is quite likely that the subsidy demands of Apple ended up annoying CM, which may now be using Nokia in order to goad Apple to make concessions. Here is why the China Mobile-China Unicom battle is so

• October 2, 2012
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

While in Helsinki, do as the Finns do — shop at Nokia’s flagship store, right? Just as we were contemplating the purchase of an unlocked Asha (or three) as stocking stuffers, we stumbled upon this delightfully futuristic 808 PureView display — comp…

• September 27, 2012
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

It’s been a whirlwind week of all things Nokia for our Engadget crew here in Helsinki, Finland. With a (nearly) all access pass to the company’s glass House in Espoo, we brought you a very candid, very live Q&A with CEO Stephen Elop — recorded f…

• August 3, 2012
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

Benchmarking outfit Futuremark has announced that Intel, Qualcomm, Acer and SingTel-Optus are joining the development program for the company’s 3DMark for Android. The quartet is in good company, joining a list of industry heavyweights that includes …

• May 7, 2012
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

It’s inspired artwork, sketch shows and even a Pomplamoose cover, but flinging feathery fowl is ultimately a serious business. Rovio has announced that in 2011, it made a huge $106.3 million turnover and a whopping $67.6 million in profit (before tax…

• March 6, 2012
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

Last year was a hoot, so why not get excited for the next annual Nokia shindig? The folks from Finland already have Nokia World 2012 in their sights, as they’ve announced September 25th and 26th as the magic dates for this year’s event. So what’s in …

• November 25, 2011
• JE Syndicated
• Ameilius

In what we can only assume is part of their community service, after running amok and devouring all that medicine, robots are now visiting our old people in hospitals, leading them in sing-alongs and helping them battle Alzheimer’s — instead of ter…