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Lumia 800 users: How is your battery holding up?
It is debatable if this is the right place to post this, after all nobody wants a Windows Phone and in particular not a Nokia Windows Phone. (wink, wink) Anyway, there have been some concerns around the web regarding the battery life of the Lumia 800. Reports range from barely getting a day out of [...]
Wordfeud for Windows Phone is coming
There are people that say the succes of a platform is measured by the apps that are on that platform. It appears Windows Phone is about to become a little more succesful in due time with Wordfeud entering the development stage. Dutch based site WordfuedPRO is reporting that one of the people on the Wordfeud [...]
Nokia’s high end WP offering on it’s way, WIndows 8 tablet as well?
The current crop of Windows Phone 7 devices from Nokia is not even widely available yet, but the rumours for the next generation devices are already surfacing. Nokia France’s head might have spoken a little too soon about upcoming products. In a recent interview with the French newspaper Les Echos he said that the current [...]
T-Mobile Germany launches Lumia 800 – With carrier billing!
Here’s an intersting piece of information, or atleast it is if you haven’t been a close Nokia follower. T-Mobile Germany has just announced the availability of the Lumia 800. In itself impressive by Nokia standards since we have grown used to months between announcement and carrier availability, but that’s in the past. The key take-away [...]
Ewan Spence’ real world experience with the Lumia 800
Here’s an interesting watch for the Sunday afternoon. Ewan Spence from All About Windows Phone has been putting a Lumia 800 trough it’s paces in a real world scenario and has been commenting on it in a nice video blog. The video is pretty much pro WP since the drawbacks are to be discussed in [...]
Nokia 600 cancelled?
Word is going around the blogosphere and Twitter that Nokia might have cancelled the 600. You’ll probably remember it as the previously rumoured Cindy device running Belle that was first noticed on a sheet along with the 500, 700 and 701. It appears though that the 600 won’t be launching any time soon or maybe [...]
Try out a Nokia Lumia today (sort of), without even leaving your house
Nokia isn’t holding back in promoting the heck out of their new Lumia line of phones. Subliminal style messages in the days leading up to Nokia World, some pretty great ad’s and a whole host of committed retailers to help boost the sales of the line. While looking through the tips we received the last [...]
Nokia going Metro: New Conversations website
A few days ago we ran a story about Nokia’s Conversations website being down because of upcoming changes. Those changes have been made and the site is now back up and running in time for Nokia World 2011 on the 26th. One thing immediately becomes clear within seconds of viewing the site; it looks a [...]
Nokia 800/SeaRay to ‘only’ cost €499?
With Nokia World 2011 just a little over a week away, one can expect more and more details about Nokia’s WP line up to emerge. Unfortunatly though we can’t bring you any juicy news about a new device, press renders or even a leaked hands on video with any of the upcoming Nokia Windows Phones. [...]
Intel moving away from MeeGo? Android for Atom would suggest so
With Nokia related news a little thin on the ground the past few days and the tech world buzzing right now with Microsoft and their Build conference I thought I’d bring another story a little unrelated to Nokia. At the same time that Microsoft is holding its Build conference, Intel is holding its Intel Developer [...]
Angry Birds Seasons: Update, Moon Festival (v1.6.0)
Just last week we posted about an update for Angry Birds seasons which was admittedly a little late. But today we bring you news about yet another update for that addictive bird slinging and pig destructing game. This time the update is the ‘Mooncake Festival’, an update themed towards the Mid-Autumn festival that is primarily [...]
Angry Birds Seasons update: Summer Pignic
What a glorious day today, I finally received my Symbian Anna update and the components that are related to it and while checking out the (updated) OVI store there was an update for Angry Birds Seasons as well! It was to be expected that the succesful bird slinging game by Rovio would see another saga [...]
Better call a plumber, because it is leaking like crazy here.
The range of upcoming Belle devices is starting to materialize it seems. It started with the leak of pictures of the 700 Zeta, then a spec sheet, UA profile, FCC Filing and now we have an advert image of the Nokia ’500 Fate’ According to the text in the ad the Nokia 500 will sport [...]
Nokia Windows Phone apps gaining traction?
With no device out in the market right now and just a vague hint at one coming in the near future, Windows Phone apps are already being made by Nokia developers. One app or game actually is from Tero Paananen who you might know from the games he made with and for his sons or [...]
Nokia WP apps not confined to Nokia devices only?
How about starting your weekend with a bit of riot worthy news? Pocket-lint is reporting that the apps Nokia create for Windows Phone are also going to be available on devices from their competitors like HTC and Samsung. Pocket-lint had an interview with Marco Argenti, senior vice president of Developer and Marketplace at Nokia partly [...]
Nokia C5-00 5MP, revamped C5.
With all the news about the N9 and leaked Belle prototype units the news about an improved C5-00 has passed us by a bit. Nokia didn’t really make a whole load of fuss about it either since it was quitly launched through their press channel. However the way this new and improved C5 came into [...]
LEAK: Nokia RM-701 (N5??) With Symbian Belle?
Here is something interesting, the upcoming Nokia N5. It’s a full touchscreen device with hardware buttons like the C6 and C7: Call/End Call and menu button(s). Looking at the photo’s alone it seems to come with an updated version of Symbian which looks very much like the pictures we’ve seen of Symbian Belle, but [...]
Large batch of new S40 phones coming?
A couple of days back we received a tip from Janimatik with a large list of UA profiles. Unfortunatly it isn’t a new batch of Symbian 3 phones, the pair of MeeGo phones or an early leak of the first Windows Phone. The list consists of S40 type variants, mainly the C2 and X2. These [...]
OVI Store v2.08.042 being pushed out
Remember the post a few weeks ago about a new OVI store? No? Well you’re forgiven, because the update was apparantly quickly pulled due to some unforseen cicrumstances, whatever they may have been. Those unknown wrongs have now been undone and the OVI store is now being rolled out. This version (2.08.042) is supposed to [...]
Tomi Ahonen’s market analysis Q1
With all the numbers about market share flying around the internet there is one source that is always worth a read; Tomi Ahonen’s blog. Not a person to post half baked stuff, he has posted his analysis for the first qaurter of 2011 based on the numbers of all major research houses. There is [...]
Nokia closing online shops in France, Spain and the Netherlands
Nokia closed their online shops in France, Spain and the Netherlands as of 31st of May. In those three countries potential Nokia buyers no longer have the ability to buy straight from Nokia. Nokia has not given a reason as to why the shops are closed but presumably it wasn’t profitabel anymore to keep them [...]
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