Nokia makes counterfeiting batteries harder
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Nokia will now be adding a small hologram to all batteries it produces for its mobile phones, in an effort to combat counterfeit batteries.
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Nokia on Wednesday said it will put hologram labels on cell phone batteries as part of a move to help consumers avoid counterfeits.
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Consumers will still have to wait a few years before they can swap the batteries of their cell phones for more environment-friendly fuel cells, the world's top handset maker Nokia said on Tuesday.
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(InfoWorld) - Matsushita Electric IndustrialÂ (MEI) will cover the direct costs of a battery recall affecting 46 million Nokia mobile phones, which could be as high as $172 million. MEI is the parent company of Matsushita Battery Industrial, which manufactured the batteries. The estimated costs will be between Â¥10 billion and Â¥20 billion ($86 million and $172 million), Matsushita said in a Friday press release. The company will accrue those costs in the first half of 2008, the vendor added. The costs include money Nokia had to spend on logistics and call centers as well as the replacement battery costs. Nokia announced Aug. 14 that it wasÂ recalling the Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries, made by Matsushita, because of a risk of overheating. The batteries were sold with a wide range of Nokia phones. Any Nokia consumer who is currently using a Nokia product containing a BL-5C battery subject to the product advisory can request a replacement battery free of charge. Customers who would like to check if their BL-5C battery is subject to the advisory should visit the recall Web site or contact their local Nokia call center, Nokia said. Nokia's top priorities are "the safety of our customers and the reliability and quality of our products," Robert Andersson [cq], head of Nokia customer and market operations, said in a statement. Matsushita has established a corporate lithium-ion battery customer support and management division to help deal with the impact of the recall, the company said. Â
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Europeans hoarding old mobile phones  are creating a small headache for policy makers who want to  collect and recycle batteries, an industry association said.
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In addition to the hologram label, each Nokia battery will have an authentication code hidden under a scratch-off area on the label.
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NEW YORK Nokia&#39;s purchase last week of Enpocket is yet another sign that the Finnish company plans on becoming much more to consumers than a seller of cell phones and multimedia devices.
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co   said on Friday that Nokia's  replacement of  mobile phone batteries made by the Japanese electronics maker  is likely to cost it 10-20 billion yen ($86-$172 million).
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To work with operators, this time Nokia has started trials of its latest N-Gage platform with Finnish operator Elsia.â¦
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Users accustomed to removing the memory card from one of their consumer electronic devices and plugging it into another will soon be able to do the same with mobile phones from Nokia Corp.
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IN ANOTHER SIGN that Nokia is facing up to harsh realities, Nokia has performed something of a volte face by signing up to the SD Card Association.
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Nokia's replacement of potentially faulty mobile phone batteries made by the Japanese electronics maker will be pricey.
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Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world&#39;s top  mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it has filed its first  patent counter-suit against Qualcomm , seeking damages  and an injunction against the U.S. company&#39;s chipsets.
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Consumers will still have to wait a few years before they can swap the batteries of their cell phones for more environment-friendly fuelcells, the world's top handset maker Nokia said on Tuesday.
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Cheap everyday items such as pens and disposable razors are increasingly being counterfeited and many retailers unwittingly stock their shelves with fake products, companies and officials say.
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Nokia, the world&#39;s largest mobile phone maker, this week took legal action against two European manufacturers for allegedly infringing on technology patents and registered designs.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to launch an investigation into patent infringement claims against Nokia, whichÂ filed its own complaintÂ with the commission in August. The complaint against Nokia comes from InterDigital, a vendor of wireless technology products based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. InterDigital filed a complaint on Aug. 7 alleging that Nokia has infringed two of InterDigital's 3G (third-generation) wireless patents. InterDigitals' complaint accused Nokia of an unfair trade practice by importing 3G handsets into the U.S., and it asked the ITC to bar Nokia from importing products with the infringing technology. The ITC, in a news release Wednesday, said it has initiated an investigation into InterDigital's complaint. The commission will set a target date for completing the investigation within 45 days, the ITC said. "The ITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case," the commission said. Nokia, based in Finland, filed its ITC complaint Aug. 17, asking the commission to ban the import of Qualcomm chip sets that allegedly infringe on five Nokia patents. The commissionÂ banned some Qualcomm importsÂ in June, after complaints from Broadcom. A Nokia spokeswoman didn't immediately return a call seeking comment on the ITC investigation. The InterDigital patents involve algorithms for how 3G wireless signals most efficiently travel through the air, said Jack Indekeu, InterDigital's director of corporate marketing. The company has been talking with Nokia about the patent claims, he said. "We haven't moved forward," Indekeu said. "That's why we have to move in this direction." The InterDigital claims don't directly relate to the patent claims against Qualcomm, he added. "Companies that have spent the time and resources to invent technology are protecting their intellectual property," he said.