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Archive for August, 2014

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Press Release: Michael Halbherr to step down as CEO of HERE and as a member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team

Press Release: Michael Halbherr to step down as CEO of HERE and as a member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team

| August 20, 2014 | 17 Replies

Advertisements Nokia today announced that Michael Halbherr has decided to step down as CEO of HERE and as a member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team, effective September 1, 2014, in order to pursue his own entrepreneurial interests outside of the company.  “I would like to thank Michael for his leadership, passion and achievements during his […]

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v8.10.14157.200 Update for Developer Preview Update 1

v8.10.14157.200 Update for Developer Preview Update 1

| August 19, 2014 | 1 Reply

There’s a minor update available for Developer Preview Update 1 (v8.10.14157.200) I didn’t get a chance to confirm what the update was when I went to the “Phone Update” settings. It just began installing the update (and stuck for a while at 8%). Oh wait. I had low phone memory space on the 1520 (too […]

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Nokia Lumia 630 Review In Under 3 Minutes

Nokia Lumia 630 Review In Under 3 Minutes

| August 19, 2014 | 1 Reply

The lumia 630 is the first Dual sim Windows Phone from Nokia, and also the first official WP 8.1 device available, so here’s our review of it in under three minutes: Additional Viewing material: Lumia 630 boot speed and general performance test: Lumia 630 Gaming Performance Test: Lumia 630 Video quality test:  

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5 days online gets Nokia XL 574,000 sales in China

5 days online gets Nokia XL 574,000 sales in China

| August 19, 2014 | 2 Replies

Part of the Nokia thrill still? There’s reports that the Nokia XL did surprisingly well in China alone and on just one e-commerce site. In the space of 5 days, it sold 574,000 units. Over 210,000 were sold on the first day. However, that is during a promotion period. It would be something else if […]

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Nokia Lumia 930 gets Rozetka review. Hi-News.Ru too

Nokia Lumia 930 gets Rozetka review. Hi-News.Ru too

| August 19, 2014 | 3 Replies

Ah, always something worth highlighting when we see a Nokia review by the Rozetka girls. Again, I’m no better at understanding the language but the videos are just very nicely shot. On a similar note, Hi-News.ru also have a review too.

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Jolla takes aggressive bite at WP, claims to be the Third Mobile OS

Jolla takes aggressive bite at WP, claims to be the Third Mobile OS

| August 19, 2014 | 103 Replies

  Speaking with Forbes, Antti Saarnio, Chairman of the Board of Jolla Antti Saarnio sees Jolla setting foot in Hong Kong as a sign of becoming the Third Mobile OS. A wise man said nine months ago, that the third mobile operating system is coming any day now. This man was Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man. As […]

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Video: Amanda Lam unboxes exclusive VIP Jolla Phone package

Video: Amanda Lam unboxes exclusive VIP Jolla Phone package

| August 19, 2014 | 5 Replies

Jolla HK were pretty proud of their VIP packages which folks could see at the Jolla HK night. Amanda Lam got her hands on one and is unboxing it. It’s available for HK$2,888 (or ~280 Euros)  

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Catch up: – IDC WP 9.4% sales drop for Q2 2014, just 2.5% share – Nokia fans moving on?

Catch up: – IDC WP 9.4% sales drop for Q2 2014, just 2.5% share – Nokia fans moving on?

| August 19, 2014 | 14 Replies

  A catch up post: IDC reports that iOS and Android are now account for 96% of the market. Windows Phone accounts for 2.5% of a much larger 301.3 million smartphone shipment volume. Compared to this time last year, less handsets were shipped. So it wasn’t like WP just didn’t grow with the market. It declined. […]

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Chocolate orange Nokia Lumia 930! (How to move and replace the back cover)

Chocolate orange Nokia Lumia 930! (How to move and replace the back cover)

| August 19, 2014 | 3 Replies

It’s not the original colour combo but to me it looks rather tasty! Reddit user, Ashtefere, got a Nokia Lumia 930 in black as he didn’t like the silver band but that wasn’t going to stop him getting splashes of colour in. Here’s a video on how to remove and replace the back cover. Apparently it was […]

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