Archive for January, 2008

Board’s Resolution to Issue Shares Held by the Company and Transfer of Shares

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Espoo, Finland – Based on the authorization to issue shares granted by the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2007, the Nokia Board of Directors resolved to issue 56 182 Nokia shares held by the Company and to transfer the shares on January 31, 2008 as settlement under the Nokia Auxiliary Performance Share Plan 2006 to the Plan participants. Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 21 158 Nokia shares held by the Company ar…

Backed Company Sues Nokia Over Patents – Guardian Unlimited

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
backed company sues Nokia over patents
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 11 hours ago
Munich-based IP-Com, of which Fortress owns just under 50 percent, sued Nokia at the district court of the southern German city of Mannheim at the end of

Nokia Bochum Plant Is Highly Profitable – Report – Telecom Paper (Subscription)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Nokia Bochum plant is highly profitable – report
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - 12 hours ago
Nokia's plant in Bochum, Germany, generated operating profit of EUR 134 million or EUR 90000 per employee in 2007, according to confidential documents seen
Nokia plant could be saved for EUR 14.3 mln – study Telecom Paper (subscription)
Nokia, NRW, federal govt establish working team for Bochum Telecom Paper (subscription)
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US No. 1 in Communications Study – the Associated Press

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Scientific American
US No. 1 in Communications Study
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
The study was commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture of Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG that makes telecommunications equipment.
Wake up call to governments and business – groundbreaking study Pressrelations (Pressemitteilung)
US tops new tech usage ranking Reuters
US Tops Measure of Tech Use for Productivity IT Business Edge
WebProNews
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German Workers Protest Nokia Closure – Houston Chronicle

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
German Workers Protest Nokia Closure
Houston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour ago
2008 AP BRUSSELS, Belgium — German workers failed on Wednesday to win support for an EU-wide day of action to protest mobile phone maker Nokia Corp.
Nokia agrees to ask legal opinion on Bochum compliance Reuters
UPDATE 1-EU unions clash on Nokia plant relocation Reuters
Nokia's Bochum site posted 134 mln eur profit before interest for Forbes
YLE News - CNNMoney.com
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Symbian Confident of Nokia's Support – ZDNet UK

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Symbian confident of Nokia's support
ZDNet UK, UK - 2 hours ago
Symbian, Sony Ericsson and Motorola claim they are confident Nokia's acquisition of Trolltech will leave them unscathed, despite analyst suggestions to the
Nokia boosts web services plan with Trolltech buy Telecoms.com (subscription)
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Mobile Phone Reads Text to the Blind – VNUNet.com

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

HealthJockey.com
Mobile phone reads text to the blind
VNUNet.com, UK - 3 hours ago
The software has been designed to work with Nokia's N82 handset to create the smallest text-to-speech reading device in the world.
Nokia Launches N82 Smartphone For Visually Impaired eFluxMedia
Nokia N82 that Reads to the Visually Disabled unveiled by National HealthJockey.com
The mobile phone that reads for you Geek.com
PC Magazine - CIO
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TELECOM STOCKS Telecoms Mixed; Sprint Off, Nokia Up – MarketWatch

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
TELECOM STOCKS Telecoms mixed; Sprint off, Nokia up
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Shares of most equipment makers edged higher in Wednesday trades, led by a 1.5% gain in Nokia

Go Ahead Fellow Germans, Push Nokia, Finland and Romania Down! – Kauppalehti

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Go ahead fellow Germans, push Nokia, Finland and Romania down!
Kauppalehti, Finland - 8 hours ago
It’s quite interesting too see how the labour union in Germany is reacting against Nokia’s decision to move a mobile phone factory from Bochum,
With Nokia, Romania catches up to the west Courrier International
Highs and lows of low-cost manufacturing EETimes.com
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Nokia Holds No. 1 Slot in Cell Phone Market – CNNMoney.com

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Nokia Holds No. 1 Slot In Cell Phone Market
CNNMoney.com - 6 hours ago
In its Q4 report last week, Nokia (NYSE:NOK) said it boosted its grab of the global mobile-device market to 40% from 39% one quarter ago.
Cramer on Motorola Versus Nokia (MOT, NOK) 24/7 Wall St.
Motorola to exit handset business? BloggingStocks
Speculation Motorola may sell handset operations Blogging Buy Outs
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