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Samsung could acquire Nokia’s mobile network business for $10 billion

According to a new report, Samsung might acquire Nokia's mobile network infrastructure business. It was recently reported that Nokia and Samsung are in talks about selling the former's mobile network business group to the latter. If this happens, Samsung will become a major player in the global network infrastructure business. With the acquisition of Nokia's […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Samsung rival Vivo wiped out from Germany

Things are not looking good for Chinese smartphone makers in Europe, as another popular brand is banned from selling its phones and other products in Germany. Last year, OPPO and OnePlus were barred by the court from selling phones in Germany thanks to a patent dispute against them. Now, it is the turn of another […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Nokia could force Vivo out of Germany to Samsung’s benefit

As if the headwinds in the European market aren't already preventing the Chinese OEMs from competing against the likes of Samsung, a new challenge has emerged for Vivo, a leading Chinese manufacturer that has a solid position both in its home country and in markets across Asia and the Middle East. Vivo has been unable […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

Samsung signs multi-year 5G patent deal with Nokia

Samsung, the biggest smartphone brand in the world, has signed a multi-year 5G patent agreement with Nokia. As a part of this long-term agreement, the South Korean firm will use Nokia's fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies in its smartphones and other mobile devices. Samsung Electronics will make royalty payments to Nokia for its […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Upcoming Nokia N73 might use Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 camera

Nokia used to be a household name before 2010, but unfortunately, the company couldn't adapt to market changes and stay afloat in the era of smartphones. Nokia still exists, but in recent years the brand got relegated to releasing budget-friendly smartphones and re-releasing popular feature phones manufactured by other companies using the Nokia brand name […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Nokia’s working on a budget Android 12 phone powered by Exynos 7884B

Samsung hasn't used the Exynos 7884-series chipsets in roughly two years, but the Exynos 7884B SoC might find its way onto the market again through a different brand of smartphones, i.e., Nokia. A mysterious mobile device identified as the Nokia Suzume was benchmarked recently in Geekbench. According to the online tool, the so-called Nokia Suzume […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Samsung and Nokia announce patent cross-licensing deal expansion

Samsung and Nokia settled their patent dispute earlier this year. The companies have now announced that they have decided to expand their patent cross-licensing agreement by adding certain additional patents (from both companies) to the mix. This patent cross-licensing expansion will allow Samsung and Nokia to develop, launch, and support more advanced technologies. Details regarding specific patents […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Nokia and Samsung settle patent dispute

Nokia has announced that it has settled a patent dispute with Samsung, and the Finland-based network equipment manufacturer says that this will boost its patent sales by hundreds of million euros. After this patent settlement, the revenue of Nokia Technologies would increase from €578 million in 2014 to around €1.02 billion (around $1.1 billion) in 2015, which includes catch-up payments […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

Cyanogen CEO predicts Samsung will get ‘slaughtered’ in five years

It's true that Samsung's mobile business didn't have a good year in 2014. The company's market share came under increasing pressure from the likes of Apple and even upcoming OEMs in emerging markets. Samsung is hoping to turn its fortunes around with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge but they don't seem to […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

Carriers reportedly push Samsung devices far more on customers than the iPhone

Imagine you want to purchase a new smartphone. You walk into your carrier's store without having given much thought to exactly what you want because you'd rather just ask the good people at the store for a recommendation. According to new research by Kantar Worldpanel, if you're in the US, the carrier is more likely […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 years ago

Round 2014 – Samsung vs. Nokia

Just a few years back, Nokia was a word synonymous with mobile phones. Prior to 2012, for more than a decade, Nokia was the undisputed leader in the mobile market by a huge margin. During this period, Nokia’s dominance of the world mobile market was so commanding that it was beyond anyone’s realm of logical […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

Can Samsung retain its Championship in the smartphone market?

The world has witnessed tremendous growth in the field of mobile technology in the last five years or so. These years may have very well written and rewritten the rules of the mobile industry for the foreseeable future. While five years may appear too short for such a dramatic change, it is not an exaggeration […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung and Nokia reign supreme in J.D Power’s feature phone Customer Satisfaction survey

Samsung already has a substantial lead in the smartphone market, and according to J.D Power's latest survey, the company's feature phones also sit right at the top in terms of consumer satisfaction, a position it shares with Nokia. The survey was conducted among 1929 feature phone owners who have had their current device for less than […]

By Johan Nenzén
11 years ago

Nokia HERE supports Tizen OS

HERE is a Nokia solution that powers Maps and location-enabled services on Nokia and other smartphones. HERE today confirmed their support for Samsung and Intel's Tizen OS at the Tizen Developer Summit in Korea. Tamer Nassif from HERE held a session at the event to demonstrate how the HERE solution can support Tizen and enable […]

By Kunal G.
11 years ago

Samsung extends patent licensing agreement with Nokia for five years

Android might be free, but when a manufacturer wants to make an Android phone, it has to pay the price of a few patents that companies like Microsoft and Nokia have held for a few years; when you don't pay that price officially, you get sued into oblivion by the likes of Apple and so […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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