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Nokia CEO’s Compensation Package Halved in 2012
Nokia’s recent filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed their CEO Stephen Elop took a 45 percent cut in his pay package last year. Elop earned 4.33 million euros ($5.63 million USD) in 2012, down from 7.94 million euros a year earlier.
Nokia Sales Up, Market Share Down
Gartner, an IT research firm, reported its worldwide smartphone sales numbers for the fourth quarter of 2012. They found Nokia’s market share to decrease to 18%, the lowest it has ever been. The current leader is Samsung at 22.7%. Apple’s follows with 9.2% market share.
Windows Phone Software for Mac Updated to 3.0.1
The Windows Phone sync and update software for Mac users was updated today to version 3.0.1. You can download it now at the Mac App Store. It includes improvements and bug fixes. Check out the change log after the jump.
Video: Nokia’s Here Maps on the iPhone 5
Here Maps by Nokia was just released for iOS. In this video, we show you how it looks on the iPhone 5. Right away, I noticed the maps were blurry. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, but a quick switch to Apple Maps shows a noticeable difference. Video after the jump.
5 Reasons The Nokia Lumia 920 is Better Than the iPhone 5
The Apple iPhone 5 has been announced and the pre-orders already started. If you’re still undecided on buying the iPhone 5, here are five reasons to switch to the Nokia Lumia 920 instead.
Apple Fanboy Writes a Windows Phone Love Letter
Loyal Apple customer, Scott G., loves his Nokia Lumia 900 so much that he wrote a letter to Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer. The Windows Phone team published the letter on their website for all to see. Check it out!
Apple Blogger Ditches iPhone For Nokia C3
Cult of Mac editor John Brownlee wrote he doesn’t need an iPhone anymore. He loves his new phone, the Nokia C3. He admitted that the C3 is a “pretty big step down from any iPhone,” and the device just sucks at Twitter, Facebook, browsing the web, and more. The reason he loves the Nokia C3 is that he does all of that stuff on his iPad. Point of the story? If you have an iPad, ditch the iPhone and get a cheap Nokia phone…
Apple Pays Up in Patent License Agreement With Nokia
This is probably the first positive Nokia news I’ve seen in a while. Nokia just announced that Apple will be giving a one-time payment and on-going royalties due to a recently signed patent license agreement. The specific terms of the contract are confidential, but intellectual property expert, Florian Mueller, says that there’s serious money in this for Nokia.
Apple Assembles Top Patent Lawyers For ITC Hearing Against Nokia
Apple and Nokia will be facing off at the International Trade Commission this week to resolve a bitter dispute over smartphone patents. The commission has the power to ban imports of products found to infringe U.S. patents, but the most likely outcome is that the companies agree to end the litigation by licensing each other’s patents. Apple has been preparing for battle as Bloomberg reported today that Apple has hired several high-profile patent lawyers.
Steve Jobs: Nokia is Big, But Not the Best
Steve Jobs mentioned Nokia during Apple’s fourth quarter results conference call. He said that Apple admires Nokia, but don’t aspire to be them. Nokia leads global cellphone sales with low-priced phones, but Steve said Apple wants to make the best devices. He added that Apple’s goal is to make breakthrough products and that they don’t know how to make great handsets at $50.
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