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Nokia creates plan for digital health, announces it could cut 425 jobs

By Laura Lovett 02:38 pm February 15, 2018

This week Nokia Technologies announced both a strategic review of the digital health department and an update on its cost saving reduction plan, which could result in substantial layoffs. This comes not two years after Nokia created its digital health unit through the acquisition of French digital health company Withings for $191 million. According to Nokia, however, the strategic review and job...

Fearing regulatory backlash, Nokia proactively removes pulse wave velocity feature from Body Cardio scale

By Laura Lovett 04:09 pm January 22, 2018

Nokia has announced that it will disable the pulse wave velocity measurement feature on its Withings’ Body Cardio scale as of January 24. The company said it is now learning the technology may require a different level of regulatory approval. However, no specific regulation is cited and the company said the FDA did not recommend or request the removal. “There was not a specific regulatory issue...