Nokia

The world’s largest handset vendor today introduced its first ‘LTE-capable’ modem. The Nokia device - RD-3 - is backwards compatible with the GSM family of technologies (eg HSPA) and will be used in development of LTE technology (planned for commercial launch next year).

Nokia's unlimited download Comes With Music service is again at the centre of speculation concerning poor subscriber takeup.

Nokia appears to have won a long-running UMTS patent dispute with mobile technology developer InterDigital.

Nokia announced Friday that Accenture's acquisition of its Symbian Professional Services unit has been completed. As a result of the transaction, initially announced in July, 157 people have been transferred from Nokia to Accenture.

Reuters reports that Nokia plans to skip tailoring software of its upcoming top-of-the-range N900 to different operators, raising the risk some carriers could refuse to offer the device.

Nokia has acquired another small social networking firm, this time spending an undisclosed amount on US-based Plum Ventures.

Nokia's acquisition spree shows no sign of slowing down following news that its digital maps business Navteq has acquired location-based mobile advertising firm Acuity Mobile for an undisclosed sum.