HMD Global teams with three leading wireless providers to offer latest Nokia phones in North American

HMD Global teams with three leading wireless providers to offer latest Nokia phones in North American

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced collaborations with three leading wireless providers in North America – Cricket Wireless and Verizon in the United States and Rogers Communications in Canada. This is the next step in the company’s journey to offer great quality experiences to consumers across accessible price points and to work with […]

Nokia and Vodafone are putting 4G on the Moon

Nokia and Vodafone are putting 4G on the Moon

 The Moon will get 4G coverage next year, 50 years after the first NASA astronauts walked on its surface. Vodafone plans to create the first 4G network on the Moon to support a mission by PTScientists in 2019 and has appointed Nokia as its technology partner. Berlin-based company, PTScientists is working with Vodafone Germany and Audi to […]

L’Oréal’s Kérastase and Withings Partner to Create Smart Hairbrush

L’Oréal’s Kérastase and Withings Partner to Create Smart Hairbrush

L’Oréal-owned Kérastase has partnered with Nokia’s digital health firm, Withings, to create a smart hairbrush. The brush features sensors that score the quality of hair and monitor the effects of different hair care routines. The brush is accompanied by a mobile app to provide additional insights. The brush, made in collaboration with L’Oréal’s research and […]

Microsoft Sells Off Nokia for $350m

Microsoft Sells Off Nokia for $350m

Microsoft has sold off the Nokia brand and its feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, for $350m (£243m). The deal also includes the company’s Hanoi manufacturing facility, Microsoft Mobile Vietnam. A further deal with Nokia will give FIH the exclusive rights to the Nokia brand until 2024, which […]

Mercedes-Benz Joins Android’s Open Automotive Alliance

Mercedes-Benz Joins Android’s Open Automotive Alliance

German automotive brand Mercedes-Benz has joined the Open Automotive Alliance, a partnership of automotive and technology firms aimed at introducing Android software into automobiles and furthering the development of the connected car. The induction of Daimler-owned Mercedes-Benz marks a closer relationship between the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) and the consortium of car manufacturers who purchased […]

Nokia unveils the fruits of its post-mobile strategy – a $60,000 VR camera for filmmakers

Nokia unveils the fruits of its post-mobile strategy – a $60,000 VR camera for filmmakers

Former mobile giant Nokia is looking to pivot its offering into Hollywood with its recently announced OZO virtual reality camera. The communications specialist, having sold its mobile production unit to Microsoft in 2014, is hoping to trump several tech start-ups working on VR capture devices with the $60,000 OZO camera. The Helsinki-based company is courting […]