Nokia and Microsoft to build rival to Google's Android (Reuters)

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is set to launch cheaper handset models in an attempt to fend off growing competition from Chinese rivals in the low-end market, company s

Nokia and Microsoft have teamed up to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market as part of new chief executive Stephen Elop’s overhaul of the world’s biggest cellphone maker.

ByUrban Jaekle:Exactly two years ago, Nokia (NOK) made a courageous decision. Soon after CEO Stephen Elop's historical memo about the burning platform, Nokia's radical change became a big story in the broader media.

Joel West submits: There is plenty to say about Nokia’s (NOK) decision to phase out Symbian in favor of the-operating-system-formerly-known-as-Windows-Mobile.