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Nokia is plotting a return to the consumer technology arena as it hires software experts and begins testing new products. This may not get Nokia back on top, but it’s certainly an interesting strategy for when Nokia makes its return to the mobile phone market.

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The former world leader in mobile phone sales sold its handset business to Microsoft in late 2013 and has since focused on its telecoms network equipment business.

The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016.

A consortium of German premium carmakers has agreed a deal to buy Nokia’s mapping business HERE, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, in a push to extend the reach of automakers into digital services for connected cars.

Audi, BMW and Daimler formed a consortium to buy the mapping unit from Nokia.

The transaction values HERE at an enterprise value of Euro 2.8 billion.

There hasn’t been a ton of growth in the mobile phone market over the last year – just a 2 percent year-over-year bump to reach 435 million units in the second quarter of 2015, according to data provided by Strategy Analytics. This record easily placed Huawei trailing...

Research firm Strategy Analytics late Wednesday reported Apple (AAPL) and China’s privately held Huawei gained share of the global mobile phone market in Q2, while both Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and Microsoft (MSFT) saw their respective share decline. But now...

Apple’s iPhone unit sales grew 35% which is nearly 3X the rate of growth of the smartphone market overall and gained share in all of their geographic segments. “Apple outperformed as consumers in China and elsewhere upgraded to bigger-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus...

Adjusted operating income totaled 175 million euros, compared to 136 million euros, a year ago.

The European commission has given the green light to the proposed acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent by Nokia.

July 21 Microsoft Corp reported a $3.2 billion quarterly net loss, hurt by charges related to its Nokia phone business and job cuts, and weak demand for its Windows operating system.

The Carmakers may pay Nokia about 2.5 billion euros or $2.7 billion for the unit HERE.

Many have wondered whether Windows Phone might be on its way out, after Microsoft confirmed plans to cut thousands of jobs from its mobile phone division. After several months of bug testing, some false alarms and quite a large number of PC preview builds, Microsoft has finally...