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Google's Android software will become the number two mobile operating system this year, bypassing BlackBerry and making a move for market leader Nokia's Symbian by 2014, according to a research firm on Friday.Technology firm Gartner said Symbian and Android will account for nearly 60 percent of the mobile operating system sales by 2014.Gartner said the Symbian operating system will remain at the top "due to Nokia's volume and the push into more mass market price points.""However, by the end...

ESPOO, Finland, September 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) Board of Directors has appointed Stephen Elop President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia as of September 21. Elop currently heads Microsoft's Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Elop held senior executive positions in a number of US-based public companies, including Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems Inc. and Macromedia Inc. He holds a degree in computer engineering and management from McMaster...

ESPOO, Finland, August 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a move to continue driving innovation in its market leading mobile phone range, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today unveils the super slim Nokia X3 Touch and Type, with a unique combination of a touch screen and traditional 12 button phone keypad. As Nokia's first 'Touch and Type' phone, the Nokia X3 allows people to tap quickly on the bright color touch screen, as well as enjoy the familiarity of the full keypad for quick fire text...

Shipments of Google's Android mobile smartphones have soared in the past year, according to figures from the research firm Canalys. Statistics from Canalys suggest that shipments of the Android mobile operating system have increased 886 percent from the second quarter of 2009, while Apple showed the second largest growth in the smartphone sector with 61 percent growth in the same time period. Overall, the smartphone sector grew by 64 percent from the second quarter of 2009, the research says....

BEIJING, July 16 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- NetQin Mobile Inc., a global leading mobile security service provider, has just released NetQin Mobile Guard, a free mobile application, for S60 the 3rd and 5th devices. Featuring a package of system optimization, web management, and proactive defence tools, the application provides users with total control over the amount of internet traffic and improves the system's overall speed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100215/CNM002LOGO...

The anticipated E72 and the N97 mini arrive in Canada TORONTO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ - To view this Social Media Release, please enter the following address in your web browser. http://smr.newswire.ca/en/nokia-canada/nokia-heads-into-summer-with-two-new-smartphones /NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS: The photo accompanying this social media release is also available at http://photos.newswire.ca. Images are free to accredited members of the media/ SOURCE Nokia Canada

ESPOO, Finland, June 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today commented on factors impacting its business and updated its second quarter and full year 2010 outlook for Devices & Services. During the second quarter 2010, multiple factors are negatively impacting Nokia's business to a greater extent than previously expected. These factors include: the competitive environment, particularly at the high-end of the market, and shifts in product mix towards somewhat lower...

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Force10 Networks, Inc., the global technology leader that data center, service provider and enterprise customers rely on when the network is their business, today announced the extension of its S-Series(TM) access switch line with the introduction of the S60 top-of-rack (ToR) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch. As the first switch purpose-built for dynamic virtualized data center environments, the S60 answers challenging application needs and lowers...

LONDON, June 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung and Ideaworks are announcing an ongoing partnership to deliver a range of application developer tools and content services. Initially, this will comprise of Ideaworks adding SamsungApps support to the latest incarnation of their native development Airplay Software Development Kit (SDK). http://www.airplaysdk.com This first element of the partnership will offer significant benefits to both application developers and Samsung mobile users...

ESPOO, Finland, May 27, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ovi Maps, the free walk and drive navigation service from Nokia (NYSE:NOK), announced new partnerships that deliver more relevant information on more points of interest making travelling easier than ever. With summer holidays fast approaching, the updated Ovi Maps gives travelers and locals alike the ability to find the most interesting places and sites in the area, making traveling less about getting from A to B and more about...