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A video from Microsoft shows of the potential for gameplay interactions between Kinect and Windows Phone 7.

Nokia's already battered shares fell further on Monday as analysts slammed its all-or-nothing deal with Microsoft for failing to answer key questions about smartphone development and heralding a turbulent transition.

A local labor union chairman says tens of thousands in severance is a starting point for negotiations.

RBC Capital Markets said in its highlights before the Mobile World Congress show that smartphone units may accelerate this year from last year’s 60 percent growth as devices do more and simultaneously move down market for the masses.

Nokia's smartphone alliance with Microsoft threatens more than 5,000 Finnish research and development jobs at the Finnish company and its subcontractors, a union boss said.

Nokia's all-or-nothing deal with Microsoft fails to answer key questions about smartphone development and risks a turbulent transition period, analysts said on Monday, driving its shares down yet further.

Shares in Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker by volume, fell again on Monday as analysts cut their recommendations and earnings forecasts after its deal to use Microsoft's software.

Wireless Linux group LiMo hopes to benefit from a tie-up between Microsoft and Nokia as this should push smaller phone makers to seek alternative software platforms, its head said on Monday.

Nokia's CEO on Sunday touted its recent alliance with Microsoft, saying it would be worth billions to the Finnish cellphone maker, which is seeking to catch up in the fiercely competitive smartphone market.

Nokia's last-ditch attempt to catch up with Google and Apple by teaming up with Microsoft Corp puts them back on the smartphone map, but gives rivals plenty of time to try and widen their lead.

With the dust finally settling after Microsoft-Nokia announcement, analysts weigh in on the new partnership.

Stocks rallied after Hosni Mubarak resigned as president of Egypt and the Obama administration announced plans to dissolve Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Nokia and Microsoft Corp will team up to build an iPhone rival, the Finnish phonemaker's last-ditch attempt to catch up with Google and Apple and arrest its decline in the global smartphone arena.

Workers in several of Nokia's Finnish offices walked out Friday afternoon in protest after the announcement of the strategic alliance between Nokia and Microsoft.

Nokia and Microsoft Corp will team up to build an iPhone rival, the Finnish phonemaker's last-ditch attempt to catch up with Google and Apple and arrest its decline in the global smartphone arena.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox have put a 'Do Not Track' feature in their latest updates the companies announced this week.

The smartphone software platform isn't the only thing that is getting a makeover at the Finnish phone giant.

Software giant Microsoft launched the release candidate of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) with enhanced privacy features.

Apple is in the habit of churning out stellar products that rule the imagination of customers. One of the key elements to its success is its product design strategy which consistently delivers insanely great products.

U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as data showed the U.S trade deficit widened in December, and jitters over Egypt continued.

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