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Is Nokia getting back into the phone market with Android?

Ever since Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services business, we’ve been waiting to see how the future of Nokia’s hardware strategy will play out. The Nokia X line of heavily modified Android devices looked like it might be the end of the line for Nokia as a phone maker, but an abundance of recent job listings on LinkedIn seem to indicate otherwise.

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Microsoft weighed down by ailing Nokia

It's going to take more than layoffs for Microsoft to fix Nokia. Microsoft said Tuesday that Nokia's devices and services business, which Microsoft acquired April 25, lost a stunning $692 million between …

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Samsung Electronics flags 25% plunge in Q2 profit

Samsung estimated Tuesday that its operating profit would plunge nearly 25 percent on year in the second quarter of 2014, as cheap Chinese devices and a strong won hammered down its share of the global smartphone market. Samsung did not provide net income or details of division earnings ahead of the official earnings report to be filed later this month.

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Survey Reveals Customer Service Is the Most Important Criteria for Smartphone Buyers

B2X Care Solutions, the leading provider of customer care for electronic devices and Motorola Mobility LLC, today announced the results of a sponsored survey on mobile device use and service expectations …

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Samsung Profit Beats Estimates on Cheaper Galaxy Phones

Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), the world's largest maker of smartphones, posted first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as demand rose for cheaper Galaxy devices and the soccer World Cup boosted TV sales.

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Nokia won't hand India smartphone factory over to Microsoft

Nokia's ongoing tax dispute with Indian authorities has put an end to its plans to transfer a local smartphone factory over to Microsoft, as the software maker finalizes its takeover of the Finnish company's devices and services business.. Read More

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Nokia expects to close Microsoft deal on April 25

In a $7.2 billion deal, Nokia's devices and services business is now scheduled to be an official subsidiary of Microsoft at the end of the week.

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