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Nokia and Microsoft join forces in smartphone war

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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.
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Nokia, Microsoft join forces in smartphone war

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.
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Nokia's new Chief Executive Stephen Elop (L) shakes hands with Nokia's Chairman of the Board Jorma Ollila during a news conference in Espoo Finland, September 10, 2010

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Nokia and Microsoft to build rival to Google's Android

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Qualcomm dual-core chips in over 20 tablet designs

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Boston mulls use of mobile app to report potholes on city roads

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Nokia drops new Meego phone, bemoans plight

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