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BlackBerry (BBRY) Brings BBM to Windows Phone, Nokia X (MSFT)

February 24, 2014 6:38 AM EST

BlackBerry Limited (Nasdaq: BBRY) announced that BBM( will be made available to Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows Phone and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) X customers in the coming months.

BBM is a premier mobile messaging platform that offers best-in-class collaboration tools such as BBM Groups, BBM Voice and BBM Channels. BBM users rely on the privacy, immediacy and control that are at the core of BBM.

"BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile... More

Nokia (NOK) Debuts New, Android-Equipped Smartphones

February 24, 2014 6:14 AM EST

Nokia (NYSE: NOK)underscored its commitment to connecting the next billion to the Internet by releasing five new affordable handsets, including Nokia X, a family of smartphones that run Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android apps, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) services and signature Nokia experiences.

- The Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are priced to capture the fast-growing affordable smartphone market and provide an on-ramp to Lumia and Microsoft services like Skype, OneDrive and outlook.com.

- The Nokia Asha... More

Microsoft (MSFT) Expands Windows Phone Hardware Partnerships

February 24, 2014 6:09 AM EST

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced nine new hardware partners for Windows Phone and direct access to tools that will broaden the portfolio of devices for consumers and introduce new price points to accelerate growth in key markets. In addition to existing partners Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Huawei Microsoft has announced it is now working with Foxconn, Gionee, Lava (Xolo), Lenovo, LG, Longcheer, JSR, Karbonn and ZTE to develop on the Windows Phone platform.

With this latest news, Microsoft is now working with seven of the top 10 smartphone manufacturers in the world in... More