Nokia still on the hook for $650 million in Windows Phone license fees
Even though Windows Phone has shown little signs of momentum in recent months, that doesn’t mean Nokia (NOK) isn’t still obligated to pay Microsoft (MSFT) hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees. Per ZDNet,?Nokia disclosed on Thursday that the fees it pays to Microsoft over the remainder of its licensing agreement will be500 million ? or roughly $650 million ? more than the platform support payments that it’s slated to receive from Microsoft. The good news for Nokia is that the total platform support fees that it has either already received or is due to receive from Microsoft are still projected to exceed the licensing fees over the course of the entire deal, so Windows Phone won’t likely be
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Google’s Motorola to Cut Staff 10%
Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility hardware unit has begun laying off about 1,200 employees, or more than 10% of its headcount, according to a company email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, as the smartphone …
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Look Lock a smartphone-holding boom pole for dSLRs
This accessory lets you mount a smartphone to your dSLR to be used in creative ways, such as playing a video for the kiddos to make them smile for the camera. [Read more]
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NTSB still looking for cause of Boeing 787 fire
(Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is examining the certification and testing of the lithium-ion battery system on the Boeing Co 787, but still has not found the root cause of a January fire, the board said on Thursday. The NTSB’s “interim factual report” includes extensive detail on the testing done on the burned battery, but it also made clear that investigators are still a long way from understanding why it happened in the first place. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is considering a proposal by Boeing to address the risks of fire aboard the plane. …
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