Microsoft phases out Nokia brand

Microsoft is officially phasing out the Nokia brand name, following a post on Nokia France’s Facebook page saying that the account will soon change its name to “Microsoft Lumia.”

Smart moves

CNME’s Deputy Editor Annie Bricker sits down with the marketing mind behind Pepsi, Apple and now, Obi Mobiles: John Sculley.

Samsung to invest $14 billion in new plant

Samsung Electronics is investing 15.6 trillion Korean won (US$14.7 billion) in a new South Korean chip plant to meet growing demand of smartphones, enterprise computing and the emerging ‘Internet of Things’ technology.

BlackBerry Acquires Movirtu

BlackBerry Limited announced today that it has acquired Movirtu, a provider of virtual identity solutions for mobile operators that allows multiple numbers to be active on a single device.

Hands-on: New iPhones pack big features in thin package

Few announcements summon as much attention as a brand new iPhone, and this year, for the second time in as many years, Apple gave us two models of its smartphone to pore over. I got my mitts on the newest mobile devices in the hands-on area after Tuesday’s event.

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus alternatives

Apple’s release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus mark the end of the company’s streak as the lone major holdout in a smartphone sector dominated by larger devices. So what’s the competition like?

Apple Watch: What can and can’t it do?

Excitement over Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus may leave some overlooking the company’s other release which coincided with the new smartphone – the Apple Watch. Here are five things the Apple Watch can do, followed by five things it can’t.

Apple releases iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Apple has taken the iPhone into the sixth generation with the launch of the widely anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it’s thinnest – and largest – phones ever, running on a new 64-bit chip.

Review: Liva Mini PC

Economical and yet efficient, Liva Mini PC functions almost as well as a full-fledged PC.

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