Acer and Asus' German websites are down in wake of lawsuit, but Acer says its own will 'be up again shortly' so customers can get BIOS updates again Updating BIOS is already a pain as is. PC Gamer · Feb 20
Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround (Update) Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 19
Acer and ASUS face a sales ban in Germany over a video codec issue with Nokia — Here's how this patent spat could affect you Acer and Asus have temporarily stopped selling certain PCs in Germany after a court granted Nokia an injunction over alleged HEVC patent infringement. Retailers can sell existing stock, but new imports are blocked while the dispute continues. Windows Central · Feb 16
Direct Asus and Acer gaming PC sales blocked in Germany due to lawsuit from Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia Auf wiedersehen. PC Gamer · Feb 16
Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.264 codec patent dispute — Nokia wins patent ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec Acer's and Asus's use of HEVC on their laptops and desktop PCs is allegedly infringing on Nokia's patent. Because of this, a German court ruled that they cannot sell their products in Germany until the matter is settled. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 14
Can Europe’s infrastructure handle the AI boom? More than 1,000 executives at European firms show deep concern about Europe’s AI infrastructure. The need for reliable and affordable energy as well as secure and stable connectivity, is seen as key. Euronews · Feb 13
This Snake-meets-Tron indie game is making me dizzy already Slake has a couple of surprising twists. Creative Bloq · Feb 11
Hardware phone keyboards are a fad built on iPhone keyboard frustration — and it might not last From Clicks Communicator to Titan 2 Elite, the gadget world is crying out for physical keyboards on their phones, but why? TechRadar · Jan 21
My analogue month: would ditching my smartphone make me healthier, happier – or more stressed? When I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
European car giants issued warning over electric vehicles: ‘We saw what happened to Blockbuster’ Octopus boss Greg Jackson said European manufacturers should be prepared to compete with EVs from China The Independent UK · Jan 20
Your Fellow coffee maker has a secret video game hidden in its interface – here's how to play it Fellow makes serious coffee equipment, but its designers have still found room for a little fun. TechRadar · Jan 19
‘Historical artifacts’: Man receives his 2010 order after 16 years of waiting, but nobody expected what was inside the boxes That’s one hell of a shipping delay We Got This Covered · Jan 12
Sneaky game of Snake? A Nokia Design Archive is celebrating the titans of 90s tech This gr8 Nokia Design Archive will take u back 2 the simpler days of Snake, SMS and snap-on covers. Euronews · Jan 3
Change.org petition seeks to revive Windows Phone, and dozens are signing up! (including me ... ) — "Third time's a charm." Has a Change.org petition ever resulted in any meaningful, actual change? I have no idea, but here's one new petition that I thoroughly expect to deliver maximum results. Windows Central · Dec 24, 2025
Guitar World · Dec 19, 2025 “I was really concerned. I didn’t want to be like Nokia when the iPhone came out”: How Line 6 and Kemper’s early releases inadvertently inspired the creation of their biggest rival Neural DSP CEO Doug Castro looks back on the company’s beginnings
AAP · Dec 18, 2025 Early warnings not heeded in deadly triple-zero outage A host of mistakes were made during an Optus triple-zero outage linked to two deaths, including a failure to escalate initial concerns up the chain.
TechRadar · Dec 17, 2025 "AI is too big for the European internet" - so it's time for companies to work together, Nokia says Nokia says we desperately need to upgrade the world's networks to support AI.
Fortune · Dec 8, 2025 The workforce is becoming AI-native. Leadership has to evolve The new generation began university when ChatGPT launched in 2022 and they now account for roughly half of all ChatGPT usage.
Windows Central · Dec 2, 2025 Microsoft's advantages in artificial intelligence evaporate — Google Gemini surges ahead, and OpenAI declares "code red" situation Microsoft's advantages in artificial intelligence look shaky as Google rapidly catches up. Google Gemini and Nano Banana image generation tools take the world by storm, as OpenAI declares "code red."
Barchart · Nov 25, 2025 A $4 Billion Reason to Buy Nokia Stock Now Nokia has agreed to invest $4 billion in U.S. R&D and manufacturing.
PC Gamer · Nov 21, 2025 Microsoft's head of AI doesn't understand why people don't like AI, and I don't understand why he doesn't understand because it's pretty obvious Is it really "mindblowing" that people are skeptical of software that consistently doesn't do the things we're told it can do?
TechRadar · Nov 20, 2025 Nokia is splitting off its AI business, weeks after $1bn Nvidia investment Nokia has divided itself into three sectors, including a new arm focused on developing future AI mobile networks.
Windows Central · Nov 19, 2025 Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me" Mustafa Suleyman says people that are unimpressed with AI's capabilities are mind blowing to him, after recent backlash around Copilot and Windows as an agentic OS.
Barchart · Nov 18, 2025 This High-Yield Dividend Stock Is Beaten Down, But Wall Street Still Loves It AT&T was upgraded to "Overweight" by KeyBanc on Nov. 12, with a $30 price target, after a recent selloff and rising wireless competition, based on analyst confidence in strong fiber growth, resilient earnings, and attractive dividend yield.
MarketBeat · Oct 30, 2025 NVIDIA’s Billion-Dollar Bet Puts Nokia Back in the Growth Game Nokia's landmark partnership with AI-leader NVIDIA validates its crucial role in building the high-speed data center infrastructure for the AI revolution.