It’s a dark day for the Finnish giant. Nokia’s second quarter financial results confirmed that fears over the future of its mobile device business were well warranted. Mobile device shipments slid 20 percent from the year ago quarter, sending net sales, operating profit, earnings per share and net cash in a downward spiral. The time to release a Windows Phone device is now.
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Fresh off a all-night stint covering the latest happenings in the world of tech, we bring you another edition of US tech news. In this morning’s US update we’ll get you up to speed with the latest for Kinect, Nokia E10 concepts, NAVTEQ, iHome Phone and the PS3.
The competition for the world’s best 3D interactive mapping is officially kicking off thanks to the recent acquisition of PixelActive by NAVTEQ, owned by Nokia. The 3D technology company is the latest in a long line of acquisitions which NAVTEQ hopes will lead to a legitimate Google Earth competitor.
Need to know where the nearest McDonald’s drive-through is at any given time of day? Can’t be bothered to hunt and peck for all those letters on your satnav to search? All you hungry gearheads are in luck then, as McDonalds restaurant locations will be popping up on a PND near you soon. Lovin it?