Neowin News Feed for: Nokia

Nokia parent company announces hybrid feature phone, the HMD Touch 4G

Usama Jawad — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:04:02 +0000

The HMD Touch 4G is an interesting device being marketed as a "hybrid phone" because it is essentially a feature phone with some smart capabilities. Read more...

Dell Technologies and Nokia partner to deploy private 5G and cloud networks

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:12:01 +0000

Dell Technologies and Nokia have announced a partnership that will allow both companies to share their resources. Dell will provide the infrastructure and Nokia, its private wireless connectivity. Read more...

Former Microsoft Windows Phone exec says wireless carrier salespeople hurt its prospects

John Callaham — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:54:01 +0000

A former Microsoft executive in its Windows Phone division has put the blame for its demise on wireless carriers in general and their salespeople in particular in a post on the X service. Read more...

Some Google Fiber users will get access to crazy fast 20 Gig speeds by the end of 2023

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:32:01 +0000

Google has announced that a select number of subscribers to its Google Fiber internet service will have a chance to access 20 Gig speeds along with Wi-Fi 7 support, by the end of 2023. Read more...

A quick look back at the reveal of the Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone 10 years ago today

John Callaham — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:08:01 +0000

On July 11, 2013, Nokia announced the Lumia 1020 smartphone with Microsoft's Windows Phone OS and its huge (at the time) 41MP rear camera. Microsoft bought Nokia's phone business two months later. Read more...

Nokia unveils a new logo for the first time in 45 years

Justin Luna — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:44:08 +0000

Nokia unveiled a new logo during the 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to distance itself from mobile phones and show its new commitment to growing its telecommunications business. Read more...

The latest Nokia phone has a feature most smartphones don't have

John Callaham — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:20:01 +0000

The newly announced Nokia G22 smartphone is designed to let owners easily replace certain parts, like its display, battery, and charging port, thanks to a new partnership with iFixit. Read more...

Samsung and Nokia sign new cross-license 5G patent deal

Steve Bennett — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:58:01 +0000

Samsung and Nokia have had a cross-license patent deal in place for the sharing of knowledge by both companies for some time but this expired in 2022. Today, both companies have signed a new deal. Read more...

Reliance Jio partners up with Nokia to expand 5G services in India

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:50:02 +0000

Reliance Jio has partnered up with Nokia for its 5G equipment portfolio. This will allow the carrier to expand further in India. Jio currently has more than 425 million customers in the country. Read more...

OnePlus and Oppo have stopped sales in Germany following lawsuit by Nokia [Update]

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:10:01 +0000

Nokia recently sued OnePlus and Oppo for infringing upon its 5G technology patents. Following the court's decision in favor of Nokia, the two Chinese firms have halted all phone sales in Germany. Read more...

Companies across different sectors see chip shortage finally easing

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:52:01 +0000

Companies across various sectors that are reliant on semiconductor chips have said the shortages seem to be starting to ease. This was due to increased capacity and lower consumer electronics demand. Read more...

I kind of miss how pretty Nokia Lumia Windows phones looked

Usama Jawad — Sun, 08 May 2022 17:00:01 +0000

Having a colorful exterior on a Nokia Lumia was pretty much a given in the good old days of Windows phone. Now that the brand is dead, I can't help but reminisce how pretty those handsets looked. Read more...

Russia is dodging western sanctions by legalizing gray imports

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:32:01 +0000

The Russian government has made "gray" imports legal. This will allow the Russian citizens to import smartphones, TVs, computers, consoles and even cars and spare parts without the maker's consent. Read more...

EE deploys 200 small cells to boost UK network performance

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:02:02 +0000

EE has announced the deployment of 200 small cells around the country. They will provide additional 4G coverage and boost the overall capacity of EE's networks which will provide a better experience. Read more...

Nokia offering 300 scholarships for Nanodegrees to under-represented communities

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:46:01 +0000

Nokia has partnered with Udacity and the BIT Foundation to offer 300 fully-funded scholarships for Nanodegree courses. Students or professionals from anywhere in the world can apply. Read more...

Nokia works with UNICEF and Safaricom to help connect Kenyan schools

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:50:01 +0000

Nokia has been working with partners in Kenya to bring internet connectivity to rural and underserved communities in the African country. The government wants all schools online by 2030. Read more...

HMD unveils its “life-proof” Nokia XR20, starting at €449

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:42:01 +0000

Nokia has unveiled new devices today including the Nokia XR20. The Nokia XR20 is a mid-range device with three years of Android upgrades and four years of security patches. The phone is built to last. Read more...

Nokia to help bring 10 Gbps broadband to UK by 2025

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:04:01 +0000

Nokia is going to provide equipment to Lightspeed Broadband in the UK to help get communities in the east of England connected with 10 Gbps broadband. The rollout will last from 2022 to 2025. Read more...

Nokia and KDDI trial liquid cooling to help reduce CO2 emissions

Paul Hill — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:52:01 +0000

The Japanese mobile operator, KDDI, is trialling Nokia's Liquid Cooling AirScale Baseband solution to help reduce its energy costs and, by extension, its climate change impact compared to air-cooling. Read more...

UK begins vehicle-to-everything road safety system trials

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:12:01 +0000

A new vehicle-to-everything road safety system, which has had input from Vodafone and Nokia, has begun trials in the UK's West Midlands region with the aim of cutting fatalities and carbon emissions. Read more...

EE to use Self-Organizing Networks software to boost reliability

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:48:01 +0000

Nokia is supplying EE with Self-Organizing Networks software to help boost EE's network reliability. Customers should notice fewer dropped calls or interruptions after the software's deployment. Read more...

Nokia Smart Node provides “premium” indoor 5G mobile coverage

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 May 2021 23:40:01 +0000

Nokia has announced its new Smart Node which it plans to make available in Q4. The device helps to boost 4G and 5G connectivity in indoor settings such as residential and small business premises. Read more...

Nokia to aid LG Uplus expand 5G connectivity in South Korea

Sayan Sen — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:02:01 +0000

LG Uplus, which is one of the largest carrier services in South Korea, will be deploying Nokia's AirScale Indoor Radio system (ASiR) to expand its 5G reach and connectivity in the country. Read more...

Nokia to use new Intel Xeon Scalable Processors to reduce emissions

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:22:01 +0000

Nokia has announced that it will be upgrading its AirScale data centre with third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors as soon as they become available thanks to its partnership with Intel. Read more...

Nokia base stations to see huge power consumption reduction

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:20:01 +0000

Nokia has announced that it will halve the power usage of its base stations by 2023. It will do this by refining the software to be more efficient and by adopting the latest power-efficient SoCs. Read more...

Nokia partners with Microsoft to integrate Cloud RAN with Azure

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:16:01 +0000

Microsoft and Nokia have formed an agreement to better integrate Nokia's cloud technology with Microsoft's Azure. The firms said they could expand the scope of the partnership in the future. Read more...

Nokia and Samsung sign video standards patent license agreement

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:04:01 +0000

Nokia and Samsung have come to a deal which will let the Korean firm use video technologies developed by Nokia. Details of the arrangement have not been disclosed by either of the firms. Read more...

Nokia to halve its 2019 emissions by the decade's end

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:26:01 +0000

Nokia has announced new climate targets which will see it reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to 2019. It comes after it reached previously set targets 11 years ahead of schedule. Read more...

HMD introduces the Nokia 1.4 with a larger display and a fingerprint sensor

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:34:01 +0000

HMD Global has announced its latest entry-level smartphone, the Nokia 1.4. It has a bigger display than its predecessors, dual cameras, and a fingerprint sensor. It still starts at under 100€. Read more...

Nokia finally begins Android 11 rollout with the Nokia 8.3 5G

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:44:02 +0000

Nokia has announced that the Nokia 8.3 5G is its first home to get the update to Android 11, with the rollout starting today. The roadmap originally pointed to a rollout late last year. Read more...

Nokia and Vodafone trial 100 gigabit broadband speeds

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:44:01 +0000

Nokia and Vodafone have become the first companies to trial 100-gigabit PON technology, delivering 100Gbps on a single wavelength. The tech could be commercially available in a few years. Read more...

Nokia 8.3 5G is going for a $120 discount on Amazon

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:00:01 +0000

Save $120 on the Nokia 8.3 5G if you purchase the phone via Amazon today. For that price cut, you'll get the device unlocked with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It comes in Polar Night. Read more...

Nokia 5.4 is HMD's latest mid-ranger, packing a Snapdragon 662 for €189

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:34:01 +0000

HMD Global has announced the latest member of its smartphone family, the mid-range Nokia 5.4. It has a Snapdragon 662 chipset, a 48MP camera setup, and it's available now for €189. Read more...

Nokia announces affordable Nokia C1 Plus for €69

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:22:01 +0000

Nokia has announced a new budget device, the Nokia C1 Plus. It is the firm's lowest-priced 4G device and runs Android 10 (Go edition). The Nokia C1 Plus costs just €69 and will go on sale this month. Read more...

Nokia to lead EU's 6G research project Hexa-X

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:22:01 +0000

Nokia has become the head of an EU research project into 6G called Hexa-X. The firm said that it expects 6G to become commercially available to consumers in a decade around the year 2030. Read more...

Nokia research says 5G is 90% more energy-efficient than 4G

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:08:02 +0000

Nokia and Telefonica have conducted a study of the energy efficiency of 5G. They found that based on Telefonica's network, 5G was up to 90% more efficient than the older 4G network. Read more...

HMD Global introduces the Nokia 6300 and 8000 with 4G and Google Assistant

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:38:01 +0000

HMD Global has announced a pair of "dumb" phones, the Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G. Borth are powered by a Snapdragon 210 chipset and run KaiOS, featuring Google Assistant support. Read more...

HMD Global brings the Nokia 8.3 5G as the Nokia 8 V 5G UW via Verizon to the U.S.

Abhay V — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:54:01 +0000

HMD Global today announced that it is bringing the Nokia 8.3 5G to the U.S. via Verizon, calling the device the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, for $699.99. It will be made available starting November 12. Read more...

Nokia report warns of rising cyberattacks on IoT devices

Paul Hill — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:44:01 +0000

Nokia has released the latest edition of its Threat Intelligence Report. The document reveals that cyberattacks on IoT devices are increasing at an alarming rate due to poor security. Read more...

HMD Global announces the Nokia 2 V Tella for $168

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:14:01 +0000

HMD Global's latest entry-level smartphone is the Nokia 2 V Tella that costs $168, featuring a 5.45-inch HD+ display, MediaTek Helio A22 SoC, and more. It will be available through Verizon. Read more...