Research In Motion posted a profit in the fiscal third quarter thanks to a favorable tax settlement, but it ceded some customers along the way. The company reported a profit of $14 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $265 million, or 51 cents a share. Revenue fell by nearly …

There may be life in the BlackBerry PlayBook yet. Research In Motion’s tablet saw a surprising jump in shipments in the fiscal third quarter, with the company sending out 255,000 units in the period. In the last quarter it shipped 130,000, only slightly less than the 150,000 it shipped a year ago. So what gives? Chief Financial Officer Brian Bidulka …

Samsung Electronics is the new leader in cell phones. Already ahead of the pack in smartphones, Samsung extended its dominance over the entire worldwide handset industry by displacing longtime cell phone king Nokia, according to a study by IHS. Related stories Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Nokia’s Newest Phone Is a T9-Era …

Nokia has undergone a significant cultural and identity shift under the leadership of CEO Stephen Elop. Elop didn’t wait too long after he joined the company in September 2010 as CEO to make a splash. Five months into his tenure, he decided to drop the company’s home-grown next-generation platform for Windows Phone, which just so happens to be created by …

ESPOO, Finland — The executive offices of Angry Birds creator Rovio were exactly how I imagined them. There were stuffed Angry Birds plush toys everywhere. Flanking the reception desk were Angry Birds versions of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and his Storm Trooper, created for the recent Angry Birds-Star Wars mashup game. To the left was a short wooden crate blanketed …

HELSINKI, Finland — Local startup Jolla believes what few others do: that even with four major smartphone operating systems vying for supremacy — or just relevancy — there is still room for one more at the party. Jolla hopes to resurrect MeeGo, which was once considered Nokia’s savior and next-generation platform before it was dumped for Windows Phone. The company, …

HELSINKI, Finland — I came here to listen for a death rattle. It was a late Monday morning in late November when I arrived, and there was no sunlight. None. The sky was gray, bleaching out the city’s colorful buildings. I asked the cab driver whether it would get any brighter, but he wasn’t confident. The sun comes up late …

Sprint Nextel took another step toward securing its future by coming to an agreement with Clearwire to buy all of the remaining shares it doesn’t already own. The deal gives Sprint full control of Clearwire’s impressive swath of spectrum, as well as its existing 4G WiMax network, which the company was planning to upgrade to 4G LTE next year. It …

Talks between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are heating up. Sprint confirmed via a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made public today that it is in talks with Clearwire to buy out the remaining stake in the upstart wireless provider that it doesn’t already own. The company said it believes that it would cost $2.1 billion to buy out …

Samsung Electronics may be looking to blur the lines between a phone and tablet even further. The Korean electronics giant is working on a bigger, 6.3-inch display for the eventual Galaxy Note 3, according to the Korea Times. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Samsung TV …