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Cuts are part of ‘restructuring plan’ largely targeting Nokia ops Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will close a Nokia handset product development office in Salo, Finland, effectively cutting 2,300 jobs, …

Apple is gaining ground on Samsung in a slowing smartphone market, according to Gartner’s latest report on mobile device sales. Samsung remains the market leader with a 21.9% market share …

Last month there was speculation about Nokia getting back into the handset business. Now, there is solid evidence that the company is indeed heading in that direction. Nokia is reportedly …

Major companies are getting involved in the #ILookLikeanEngineer Twitter campaign aimed at breaking gender stereotypes in science and engineering. Ericsson, Caterpillar, Microsoft and Xerox are just a few of the …

Tech company is testing voicemail transcription feature Many smartphone users, particularly those that fall in the millennial age range, find the whole receiving-then-listening-to a voicemail process tiresome. Taking that cue, …

A new device study by Juniper Research said smartphone shipments reached 338 million units globally for the second quarter of 2015. That is a 16% increase over last year. In …

Wi-Fi Sense automatically shares encrypted Wi-Fi passwords to various contact lists A new default feature of Microsoft Windows 10, called Wi-Fi Sense, automatically shares an encrypted version of your Wi-Fi …

Corporate blog post suggests return to device market with come via brand-licensing model With building speculation, a Nokia spokesman addressed rumors about the Finnish networking gear – and former device …

Microsoft announced it will layoff 7,800 employees as it restructures its phone business to accommodate the $7.6 billion acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services. In an e-mail to employees, Microsoft …

AOL to manage Microsoft digital advertising inventory across 9 markets AOL, which was recently acquired by Verizon Communications for $4.4 billion, scored a deal to assume management and sales responsibility …

BlackBerry CEO John Chen is executing on his plan to leverage the company’s security software expertise, even as the Canadian company’s smartphone sales stagnate. A 153% surge in software revenue …

Microsoft Wi-Fi will include 10M hot spots in 130 countries It looks like Microsoft may have accidentally leaked details of a planned worldwide Wi-Fi network reportedly comprised of some 10 …

Promise of increased spectral efficiency with LTE-U small cell deployments is balanced with potential for Wi-Fi interference WASHINGTON – Earlier this week federal regulators solicited input from telecom stakeholders regarding …

No Jitter’s recent research sheds some light on Skype’s initiative into the business communication arena, known as Skype for Business, previously Microsoft Lync. The study reveals that 90% of Skype …

The company that once dominated the mobile phone industry may be plotting a comeback. Less than a week after Nokia announced plans to buy Alcatel-Lucent, a Re/code report claims that …

Super Wi-Fi runs over unused TV white space Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced Microsoft had installed a novel “super Wi-Fi system” at the popular Seattle Center that is said to provide …

Huawei, Microsoft producing low-cost smartphone tailored for Indian market WASHINGTON – Driven in part by the ongoing wireless revolution, India, a country marred by the fallout of colonialism and stagnated …

Microsoft wants an injunction against sales of Kyocera phones Microsoft on March 6, filed a lawsuit against device-manufacturer Kyocera alleging the Japanese company is infringing on Microsoft patents related to …

New cloud platform targets enterprise-focused providers Cisco Systems and Microsoft expanded their previously announced cloud and data center partnership with the launch of a new platform combining Microsoft’s Windows Azure …

Deutsche Telekom said it is planning to invest more than $6.68 billion in network expansion across Europe over the next three years. DT, Europe’s largest phone company, announced that it has connected the …

AT&T and Microsoft are joining forces to offer smaller businesses a mobile office suite based on Microsoft 365. The service will be bundled with AT&T’s wireless plans for small to …

When Microsoft and Spectra Wireless announced the first commercial Internet service network in Africa to use TV white spaces, university students in Ghana saw an immediate cost savings. But not everyone …

The latest research on mobile device market share shows Android solidifying its dominant position, despite a fourth-quarter flurry of iPhone purchases. Strategy Analytics said that 1 billion Android smartphones shipped …