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In the 1980s, Nokia's computer division "Nokia Data" produced a series of personal computers called the "MikroMikko". [30] It was aimed at the business market. MikroMikko 1, was released on 29 September 1981. [31] Its competitor was the IBM personal computer. In 1991, Nokia Data was sold to a British company, International Computers Limited ...
Nokia Corporation [5] [a] is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, in the Helsinki metropolitan area, [3] but the company's actual roots are in the Tampere region of Pirkanmaa. [6]
Knut Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – 8 April 1916, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia. In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to construct a groundwood paper mill at Tampere, Finland. The mill began operations in 1866.
This is the list of mobile phone brands sorted by the country from which the brands originate. The number of mobile phone brands peaked to more than 750 in 2017 before declining to nearly 250 brands in 2023. [1] Bold refers to major smartphone brand. [2] [3]
In 1970, Amos E. Joel, Jr., a Bell Labs engineer, [22] invented a "three-sided trunk circuit" to aid in the "call handoff" process from one cell to another. His patent contained an early description of the Bell Labs cellular concept, but as switching systems became faster, such a circuit became unnecessary and was never implemented in a system.
In first quarter of 2012, Samsung Electronics became the world's largest mobile phone maker by unit sales, overtaking Nokia, which had been the market leader since 1998. [41] [42] On 24 August 2012, nine American jurors ruled that Samsung Electronics had to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for violating six of its patents on smartphone ...
Intel's fall from grace seemed to happen all at once.Shares of the once iconic chipmaker plummeted 60% in 2024. The company posted the biggest loss in its 56-year history in its latest quarterly ...
The Nokia 6000 series is Nokia's largest family of phones. It consists mostly of mid-range to high-end phones (many of which are Symbian smartphones) containing a wider number of features. The 6000 series is notable for their conservative, unisex designs, which makes them popular among business users.