As Nokia prepares to pass the torch to Microsoft and exit the handset business, the struggling smartphone maker is finally gaining some momentum. Lumia smartphone shipments grew 19% on-year in Nokia’s most recent quarter, thanks largely to volume growth among Nokia’s low-end smartphones geared toward emerging markets. But things are also getting interesting elsewhere for […]

An Indian court on Thursday accepted Nokias appeal to release its local factory after its seizure by authorities in a tax dispute, removing a hurdle for the sale of the companys mobile phone business to Microsoft. The Chennai plant is one of Nokias biggest phone-making factories. Nokia appealed the seizure and has been trying to […]