BlackBerry Ltd. said on Tuesday it will stop making its Classic model, raising further doubts about the future of the smartphone pioneer's money - losing
handset business as the company shifts its focus to software.
Not exact matches
BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen last month expressed confidence the company's trimmed - down
handset business can turn a profit by a self - imposed September deadline, even
as some analysts urge the company to ditch the unit.
Even
as it pivots to focus more on software and services, the company that gained fame for its smartphones is not giving up on its
handset business — yet.
Another
business line makes
handsets for companies such
as Nokia Corp..
Excluding our
handset business, high velocity is performing very well,
as evidenced by year over year gains in set - top box, point of sale, printing, and automotive.
And of course that margin, where we are
as a
handset business, is much better than what we're getting here today.
When Apple made a phone, it turned out it wasn't really competing in the
handset business; it was Get the latest slate of new MTV Shows Jersey Shore, Teen Wolf, Teen Mom and reality TV classics such
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New Delhi: Finnish
handset maker Nokia Tuesday said it is consolidating its
business to focus on
handset business and will exit from mobile money service
as it does not form core of
handset business.
The E7 ships with an 8MP camera whilst running from the latest Symbian ^ 3 OS,
as featured on the N8, C6 and C7 only with more
business focussed features than those other
handsets.
The Palm global
business unit was responsible for webOS software development and webOS based hardware products, such
as the Palm Pre and Pixi
handsets.
Nokia's E7 is the latest
handset in the communicator series and the first model since 2007, whilst arriving with a 4 - inch AMOLED touch screen display, with the same ClearBlack technology
as their C6
handset only with the largest screen Nokia has built into a mobile phone.The E7 arrives running the latest Symbian ^ 3 OS, featured on the N8, C6 and C7 with a more
business focussed set of features than those other
handsets and a slide out Qwerty keyboard with 16 GB of internal memory.
It looks great and sounds great, even the loudspeaker is respectable and the
handset feels sharp and responsive — just
as a «
business» phone should.
These BlackBerry
handsets were found
as far back
as 2002, where
businesses could synchronise corporate email such
as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise servers with these devices — and at a time when access to the internet on the phone was still very much a distant dream, to most.
The design is the biggest change you'll notice,
as it steps closer to the form factor of the Curve 8900, a
handset that's been incredibly popular both in
business and among consumers.
As seen its name, this Acer
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There is no second camera for video calling, perhaps something we would have liked given its
business credentials, however
as no Windows Phone 7 launch
handset has this we can't call Dell out for not featuring it.
Microsoft paid $ 7.2 billion for Nokia's
handset business (the deal hasn't closed quite yet) and,
as a result, has more control over the destiny of Windows Phone hardware.
Of course, launch details have absolutely zilch to do with how the phone's features or performance, but we mention it to highlight one important aspect of the
business: with the exception of Nokia, phone manufacturers aren't betting on Windows Phone
handsets as a major source of revenue.
«Our HUAWEI nova 2 is one of the most sought - after products among young consumers
as a result of its innovative aesthetics and superior usability,» said Kevin Ho, president of
handset business, HUAWEI Consumer Busines
business, HUAWEI Consumer
BusinessBusiness Group.
Under this MOU which covers both OEM and ODM projects, the global consumers of France Telecom - Orange can look forward to a portfolio of
handsets, mobile broadband devices and tablets created through Orange and HUAWEI's collabourative product development efforts, joint investments in technology and innovation
as well
as exploration of new
business models underpinned by co-marketing and sales activities.
But this policy review itself is timely
as there's a shift in the U.S.
handset business.
While it might seem like a letdown compared to upcoming flagships that have processors with higher specs, it's a logical choice for BlackBerry,
as their
handsets are geared more for
business and enterprise, and won't require more powerful processors to run efficiently.
If you're looking for a premium
handset that costs
as much
as it feels good, and are interested in
business - type features like the rumored Windows Ink support, you'll likely want to wait for the Surface Phone.
After acquiring Nokia's
handset business, Microsoft Devices would soon unveil the successor of the Nokia X which is speculated to be called
as Nokia X2.
«I don't really view them
as a player,» said Matthew Thornton, a former analyst with Avian Securities who covers the
handset business.
According to Lenovo CFO Wong Waiming, Motorola's
handset business will be the only part of Motorola that sells to Lenovo, just
as the Chinese company readies to establish itself in the US smart - device industry.
Even
as Lenovo took on the
handset business, Google retained the majority of the Motorola Mobility patent portfolio, in addition to the company's team working on more outlandish products.
Now,
as Nokia is set to depart its mobile
handset business to Microsoft, the Finnish giant is in plans to focus only on its industrial
businesses and navigation - centric HERE.
Moreover, in the total workforce reduction, the company is set to cut
as many
as 12,500 jobs from Nokia
handset business.
After the completion of acquisition of its
handset business by Microsoft, Nokia has announced the appointment of Rajeev Suri
as President and CEO of Nokia Corporation.
However it isn't
business as usual with these new
handsets, they reveal a change in tack to accelerate Huawei to the top.
Finnish networking and
handset business, Nokia, has issued a white paper providing details
as to how the company believes the mobile industry should do its part to reduce carbon emissions.
As for internals, Huawei's VP of
handset business and consumer
business Bruce Lee confirmed to Hardware Zone that the Huawei Mate 10 will be powered by the Kirin 970 chip.
Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Samsung in a New York federal court in August of last year,
as Samsung allegedly breached the collaboration agreement signed between the two companies by refusing to pay royalties after Microsoft acquired the
handset business of Nokia back in September 2013.
The Beijing - based conglomerate is quite new to the smartphone
business,
as the company introduced the first three
handsets Le 1, Le 1 Pro and Le Max last year in China.
While it might not come
as a surprise to some Windows phone fans, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed that he was originally against Microsoft's decision to acquire Nokia's
handset business in 2013.
The new move will not only change the operational structure of Nokia
handset unit but also result some major changes in the top - level management of both the companies
as former Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop will now report to Nadella and serve
as executive vice president of the Microsoft Devices Group to oversee an expanded devices
business that includes Lumia smartphones and tablets, Nokia mobile phones, Xbox hardware, Surface, Perceptive Pixel (PPI) products and accessories.
A concept image for Samsung «s foldable smartphone, dubbed
as «Galaxy X,» shows that it's a touchscreen
handset that can be folded out into a large tablet,
as pointed out by
Business Korea.
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited (TCT) aims to transition from the «number four
handset manufacturer in North America to a tier one portfolio brand» with this «
business update», trusting BlackBerries to work
as «building blocks of our new growth strategy.»
Celebrated
as the start of a new direction for HTC — but in addition to the
handset business, not in place of it — the RE Camera was a little plastic action camera that looked like an asthma inhaler, but done in typical HTC fashion, with bold colors and some solid glossy plastic.
As Alex Dobie pointed out in this smart piece, it seems that OnePlus plans to depress its
handset prices indefinitely, even if it takes a loss on the hardware, to further other aspects of the
business.
As Nokia's
handset business is now in hands of the software giant, the Finnish team might also be working with the company for developing the fitness band.
As Microsoft is now owning Nokia's
handset business, the software giant is set to give importance to its own services across Nokia devices.
Probably not, so LG could still get a piece of that
business,
as Apple needs Samsung to remain focused on the current version of the «all - screen» iOS
handset for the time being.
As expected, Samsung has exhibited robust performance in the second quarter of this year with the
handset business being the clear winner.