Netflix is launching its first game studio in Helsinki, Finland. The company has bought other studios, but this is the first it has created from scratch. Marko Lastikka will head the studio.
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Polar Night Energy, an energy tech firm in Finland has devised a new technology which can utilize sand to store heat energy for a long time. It is now up and running at Kankaanpää in Western Finland.
Nokia is working with Tampere University to create a Center of Excellence. Nokia will improve the development of its ReefShark chipset and Tampere University will benefit from Nokia's expertise.
Nokia has confirmed plans to cut a third of the workforce at its subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent. It comes just months after it announced that it would need to cut costs by a huge €500 million.
Nokia says that it will provide 10% of China Unicom's 5G core network. It said that this deal further enhances its relationship with the telecom as it already provides 17% of its VoLTE network.
Amid the coronavirus crisis, innumerable events have been canceled or put on hold indefinitely. Finland's annual startup event Slush announced that it wouldn't be organized this year.
The European Commission has approved funding from several member states which will be used to develop every stage of the battery manufacturing process, thus improving the technology.
NordVPN has acknowledged that there was a breach of one of its datacenters back in March 2018 and that it has only known about the issue for a few months. Most users were unaffected by the breach.
Google has announced that it is planning to spend €3 billion in Europe over the next two years to bolster the data centres that it operates. The investments will help create more jobs.
Apple Pay is now available to all Danske Bank account holders in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. Customers in these regions can use the iOS payment app with both Visa and Mastercard.
Finland's data watchdog is investigating an unspecified number of Nokia 7 Plus devices found to have sent user data to a server in China, which regulators claim may potentially violate GDPR.
Google has added five more countries to the list: Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. The device is available as a single pack as well as a pack of three at a discounted price.
A new variant of the Nokia 8 flagship smartphone from HMD Global has gone on sale in Finland with upgraded storage and memory specifications to be on par with devices from other manufacturers.
Microsoft has finally announced the date at which the Surface Studio will be available in new markets. Starting June 15, you'll be able to grab the Studio in the UK, Austria, France, China, and more.
The Performance Base model of the Surface Book has been opened to preorders in 13 new markets, and as such, here is a list of prices in the different countries. Includes offers for the regular model.
In December, Microsoft announced plans to launch its Surface Book with Performance Base in eight new markets in early 2017. Today it opened pre-orders for the device in thirteen new markets.
The Finnish mobile carrier, Elisa, has teamed up with Huawei to break the world's record for the fastest transfer over 4G. The companies reached 1.9 Gbps. Elisa's network reaches 450 Mbps, currently.
The Finnish government has criticized Microsoft after the company's latest announcement of 1,850 job losses. According to the government, Microsoft broke promises that it made when it bought Nokia.
Microsoft has confirmed yet another round of layoffs affecting the phone hardware division that was acquired from Nokia last year, which will result in the closure of an unit and 2300 job cuts.
Microsoft's decision to cut 18,000 jobs from its workforce, including many former Nokia employees, has prompted Finland's government to call on the company to help those displaced by the layoffs.
A new rumor claims that Microsoft won't launch the Xbox One in the Nordic countries in Europe until the third quarter of 2014. Microsoft is not commenting on the report.
The first Jolla smartphone is finally on the market. Jolla is created by a team of ex-Nokia engineers and the handset is running on Sailfish OS, a rebranded and upgraded version of Meego.
Data from IDC shows that Samsung outsold Nokia in Finland last quarter, taking 36% of the handset market to Nokia's 33%. Samsung will also open a new R&D centre in Espoo, home of Nokia's global HQ.
Nokia has dropped the price of their Lumia flagship devices in preparation for their upcoming launch. As a result they seem to be selling like crazy, especially in Finland where they have sold out.
Netflix has announced that it will expand its streaming movie and TV show business to the countries of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland before the end of 2012.
Nokia no longer makes any of its mobile phones in its native Finland. The final Nokia device made in its home country shipped from its Salo factory on Wednesday and the plant will close in September.
A new report on mobile web browser access shows that Nokia's home country of Finland is the biggest market for Windows Phone devices with 7.53 percent of the country's mobile web market share.
Many people consider having broadband access a privilege but if you live in Finland, it has become a legal right. Starting in July 2010 it will be a legal right for every person to...
