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• Jolla signs up India's Intex as first Sailfish OS licensee

  Jolla, the Finnish developer of an Android alternative, has signed Indian smartphone vendor Intex Technologies as the first licensee for its Sailfish OS.

• Jolla's Sailfish tablet shows promise thanks to upgraded OS

  Finnish company Jolla seems to be making good progress on its first tablet, which runs an improved version of its Sailfish operating system.

• Finnish companies join forces to build secure OS for smartphones and tablets

  Finnish companies Jolla and SSH Communications Security are counting on their European origins to help sell a secure mobile operating system they are co-developing.

• Jolla sells 7,200 Sailfish OS tablets, promises to ship in the second quarter

  Finnish company Jolla is following through on a promise to add more features to its Linux-based Sailfish OS, with plans to offer more personalization and a feature called "Events" that will show messages, calendar events and other information on the screen at once.

• Jolla pitches Sailfish tablet against fleet of Android products

  Finnish smartphone startup Jolla is hoping to break into the tablet market with its Sailfish OS running on a device with a high-resolution 7.85-inch screen.

• Size doesn't matter, says Jolla CEO

  Low operating costs combined with a differentiated operating system and close communication with users will help Jolla survive in the cutthroat smartphone market, according to CEO Tomi Pienimäki.

• New smartphone OS flags will fly at Mobile World Congress

  The newer smartphone OS entrants competing to chip away at the dominance of Android and iOS are heading to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, and facing a landscape that has changed since last year's show.

• Jolla stocks new online store with Sailfish smartphones for Europe

  Finnish smartphone start-up Jolla has launched its online shop, where European customers can buy its first device.

• First Jolla Sailfish smartphones will ship on November 27

  Finnish smartphone start-up Jolla will start shipping the first batch of its debut smartphone in its home country on Nov. 27.