Mikael Ricknas

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Nokia lays off 3,500 employees

The company plans to close a factory in Romania and some operations in Germany and the U.S.

Intel drops MeeGo mobile OS, backs Tizen against Android

The chip maker joins forces with Samsung on a new Linux-based operating system for mobile devices and TVs

Nokia ships the N9, its first and last MeeGo phone

The company announced the N9 four months after unveiling the Windows Phone move. It has no physical buttons and instead relies on the 3.9-inch AMOLED touch screen for navigation

Joyent takes aim at Amazon with public cloud upgrade

The company is offering better analytics and a new pricing model to compete with Amazon

Vodafone to enhance TV services with LTE

At a Berlin consumer electronics show, the German carrier shows how the latest wireless technology could be used

Samsung launches Bada phones with ChatOn service

The phone maker continues to push its own operating system. The phone runs Bada 2.0, which adds support for Wi-Fi Direct

Cisco to buy Axioss management software

The networking vendor hopes to help operators launch new cloud services faster. The deal is expected to close in September, and Cisco will pay about US$31 million in cash for the Axioss software

iZettle launches chip card payment app for iPhone

Available in Sweden now, the application and associated chip card reader may come to other European countries later this year. It could mean big changes for mobile retailers

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