Jolla closes third round of funding, ready to boost software vending

Finnish start-up Jolla announced that it was able to secure $12 million in its third funding round. It was dispersed an undisclosed portion of the money when the round closed in December, but received the rest only now.It could’ve used the money in November. But the company wasn’t able to close the funding round in time and thus, failed to fully ...

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After cascade of troubles, Jolla may struggle to make due with Indiegogo backers

Staff at Jolla will continue to live lean for at least the next year. And that’s only if the company’s financial problems don’t swallow them whole first.The Finnish startup that sought to deliver a tablet with a fresh approach to mobile software has announced that it is “aiming for closure” in a blog post from co-founder Antti ...

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Jolla Tablet, after delays, begins shipping

One of the many mobile tech offshoots we’ve covered a couple of years ago has now made movements on its new merchandise. Of course, when the dissidents of Nokia who founded Jolla some four years ago, the company had some big plans for its little unique community. But with a

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Jolla Tablet crowdfunding efforts introduce new 64GB option

Last fall, we saw Jolla turn a new page for both itself and Sailfish OS, stretching beyond its smartphone to test the waters of the tablet market as it attempted to crowdfund an affordable Sailfish OS-powered tablet: the aptly-named Jolla Tablet. Despite the platform’s relative obscurity in the eyes of the mainstream mobile customer, Jolla quickly saw the cash pour in, with backers eager to support the company’s vision. Now it’s giving you a second shot at snagging one of these guys, opening ...

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Jolla launches crowdfunding campaign to fund Sailfish OS tablet

Right at the tail end of last week, Jolla popped back on our mobile radar as the company posted a teaser to its website, notifying us that “something big” was on its way this week. But what? We speculated a little about what that “big” could be in reference to, and one compelling theory was that Jolla might be working on a physically larger device than the sort of Sailfish OS-running phone it launched back in 2013. ...

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