Geoff Blaber

Instant view: Nokia Q1 earnings beat expectations

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's earnings fell less than expected in the first quarter and the company signed a final agreement to start using Microsoft software, sending its shares 3 percent higher.
 

Nokia signs Microsoft deal, sees weaker margins

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's earnings fell less than expected in the first quarter and the company signed a final agreement to start using Microsoft software, sending its shares 3 percent higher.
 

Sony Ericsson battles for parts after Japan quake

STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Cellphone maker Sony Ericsson is suffering component shortages following the Japanese earthquake and has roped in its bigger parents to give it more muscle in the fight for supplies with bigger rivals.
 

Sony Ericsson defies supply setbacks with quarterly profit

STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Booming smartphone demand and cost cuts kept cellphone venture Sony Ericsson in the black in the first quarter as it battled supply disruptions from Japan's earthquake and tsunami.
 

MeeGo sees interest from others after Nokia shift

TAMPERE, Finland (Reuters) - Technology firms such as LG Electronics are moving toward adopting the Linux-based MeeGo operating system after Nokia abandoned it, one of the project's leaders said.
 

Nokia files new case against Apple with ITC

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia <NOK1V.HE> on Tuesday filed another complaint with the U.S. trade panel (ITC) alleging that rival Apple <AAPL.O> infringes its patents in iPhones, iPads and other products.
 

RIM PlayBook ready to contest crowded tablet market

TORONTO (Reuters) - It's official: with the launch of Research In Motion's <RIM.TO> <RIMM.O> PlayBook tablet now just a month away, the BlackBerry maker's battle against Apple and Google is at the cusp of a fierce new phase.
 

PlayBook ready to contest crowded tablet market

TORONTO (Reuters) - It's official: with the launch of Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet now just a month away, the BlackBerry maker's battle against Apple and Google is at the cusp of a fierce new phase.
 

PlayBook ready to contest crowded tablet market

TORONTO (Reuters) - It's official: with the launch of Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet now just a month away, the BlackBerry maker's battle against Apple and Google is at the cusp of a fierce new phase.
 

Special report: A PlayBook for fighting Apple and Google

WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - Once upon a time, BlackBerry was king. Then came the iPhone, followed by Android. And BlackBerry seemingly lost its way -- if not quite its throne.
 

Samsung targets Nokia Symbian developers

SEOUL/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is luring developers working on Nokia's Symbian platform to change sides as the Finnish company is to abandon this platform.
 

Sony takes gaming console war to phones

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled on Sunday its long-awaited PlayStation smartphone, taking video game console wars to cellphones.
 

Nokia surrenders and enlists Microsoft in smartphone war

LONDON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Nokia's last-ditch attempt to catch up with Google and Apple by teaming up with Microsoft Corp puts them back on the smartphone map, but gives rivals plenty of time to try and widen their lead.
 

Instant view: Nokia teams up with Microsoft, sets new targets

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia said on Friday it was teaming up with Microsoft to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market and set financial targets for the group.
 

Instant view: Nokia teams up with Microsoft, sets new targets

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia said on Friday it was teaming up with Microsoft to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market and set financial targets for the group.
 

Nokia sees weak Q1, flags strategy change

HELSINKI, Jan 27 - The world's biggest cellphone maker Nokia warned of a grim start to 2011 after rivals ate even more of its market share, highlighting the scale of the turnaround task facing its new boss.
 

Sony Ericsson held back by outdated handsets

STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson is looking to a new line of smartphones to boost growth after a disappointing end to last year.
 

Sony Ericsson held back by outdated handsets

STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson is looking to a new line of smartphones to boost growth after a disappointing end to last year.
 

Nokia's market share troubles to hit profits

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia is expected to report its third profit fall in a row as the mobile phone company struggles to compete against high-end smartphones of Apple and Samsung, while also losing share at the cheaper end of the market.
 

Smartphones lift Apple and Samsung in quarterly phone bonanza

HELSINKI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Hot smartphone models, the iPhone 4 and Samsung's Galaxy S, are forecast to have helped their makers race further ahead of rivals in the holiday sales season at the end of 2010.