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Samsung sold more than 97 million mobile phones in the third quarter, besting Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone by more than 74 million units. According to Gartner (NYSE: IT), nearly 428 million mobile phones were sold during the quarter. Approximately 23.5 million of those phones were manufactured by...

Nokia (NASDAQ: NOK) has confirmed that it will bring its second-tier Windows Phone 8 device, the Lumia 820, to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) this fall. The new phone, which is coming to AT&T (NYSE: T) in November, will be called the Lumia 822 when it is released on Verizon. It is being referred to as an...

In designing the Lumia 920, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) produced one of the most expensive smartphones ever conceived. Consumers will have to spend a small fortune to take one home without a contract. But in America, AT&T (NYSE: T) will reportedly sell the Lumia 920 for $149 with a two-year contract -- $...

Roughly 16 years after the format was introduced, smartphones are now being used by more than one billion individuals worldwide. First popularized by Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), which created the BlackBerry line of devices, smartphones attracted worldwide attention after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is only days away from releasing Windows Phone 8, the mobile counterpart to its long-awaited PC and tablet operating system. Advertisements are beginning to leak online, but the general public has yet to be exposed to the Windows Phone 8 platform. Despite this, it seems as...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is set to announce a deal with Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) that will greatly enhance its mapping services, presenting another challenge for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which failed to define iOS 6 as a leading mapping tool. It also presents a challenge to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the world...

Mapping technology from Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among the alternatives that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook recommended that users try while his company attempts to fix its own broken Maps App. Can either competitor successfully capitalize on Apple's official...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced that it will charge more than $800 for the Lumia 920 in multiple nations. According to BGR, the device will retail for $801 in Russia and $836 in Germany. In Sweden, Reuters reported that consumers will pay $860 to purchase the new smartphone. This is an unusual...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) upcoming mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, is getting two additional handsets from a key manufacturer. HTC has unveiled two new Windows Phone 8 devices -- the 8X and 8S. The former will be a high-end smartphone with a 4.3-inch screen. HTC plans to release the 8X...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has gotten itself into a bit of trouble after producing a misleading video to promote the company's newest phone, the Lumia 920. On August 29, the Windows Phone supporter released a teaser video to hype an upcoming press event that was scheduled for September 5. In the video, a...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) chief executive Steve Ballmer recently estimated that there will be a combined total of 400 million Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices produced in 2013. Ballmer arrived at that number by citing the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 from Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Samsung's new Windows...

Less than one month after concluding its first domestic patent dispute, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing for a full-scale battle with Samsung in its homeland. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple alleges that Samsung is abusing its position as a market leader of third-generation wireless...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has unveiled its first Windows Phone 8 device -- the Lumia 920. The phone is gorgeous, clever, and contains some of the most creative features ever seen in a smartphone. Under normal circumstances, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Android enthusiasts would be overjoyed by the device's...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are scheduled to debut at least one new Windows Phone 8 device tomorrow. Will this announcement overshadow the highly anticipated unveiling of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5, or is it merely a stopgap designed to slow Nokia's inevitable demise? Thus...