Category: News
Nokia to Unveil Special ‘Software Feature’ at MWC?
So with MWC just around the corner (Feb 27th) rumors have started to surface about what Nokia might unveil there, according to a source at forbes Nokias presence at MWC will be in the shape of: run an unusual software feature normally found only on high-end smartphones. Way to leave our minds roam freely in the [...]
Windows Phone 8 details revealed in video to Nokia?
PocketNow are at it again. Apparently they found a video featuring Joe Belfiore, that was made for Nokia, as a way to inform them of the updates that were coming in the Apollo update. I say apparently as every site discussing the video links to PocketNow, but I can’t find it. There is to be [...]
Nokia Lumia sales estimates between 800k and 2Million
Seeing as Nokia is due to release their Q4 earning in three days (1/26) there’s alot of speculation going around about how successful the WP line of Nokias has been; according to bloomberg an estimated 800,000 and 2 million mobiles carrying WP where shipped (shipped does not equal sold); the total number will probably average around 1.3 million according to Bloomberg. According to Nokias [...]
Battery Update Begins Rolling Out for Lumia 800
Multiple sources are claiming that their Lumia 800s are receiving Nokias promised Battery Fix Update, which is supposed to increase the capacity of their batteries (currently limited to 1300 rather than 1500); this update should bring the Software version up to 1600.2483.8106.11500 which besides fixing the battery life promises to improve WiFi connectivity. According to WMPoweruser.com the 800 [...]
Windows Phone Mango Review, Starring the Lumia 800
The amazing people at Nokia Connects were nice enough to send me a Lumia 800 to trial out for a while, so first off a shout out them for making this possible, they have some truly wonderful people working for them. Now a bit about the extent of my relationship with OSes other than Symbian/S^3, [...]
Loads of Free Gameloft Games for S^3!!!
Nokia store is running a promotion where loads of gameloft games are free for a limited time, however this offer is only for the C7, 700 and 701 (only 7s???), regardless you still download the sis file through the Desktop version of the store and install it on whatever device you want. Note: If the promotion isn’t [...]
TechRadar Crowns N8 As Camera Again
-After All this time? ….. “Always.” It’s been over a year since the N8 was released, and yet according to techradar it’s still the king of cameraphones. The people at Techradar pitted the N8 against the Samsung Galaxy 2, the iPhone4S, HTC Evo 3D, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and the Motorola XT720; in a series of complicated and thorough tests of [...]
Nokia Social for S^3 Updated: New Widgets and UI
Nokias Social app fro S^3 has finally been updated to V 1.4 bringing us the updates we spotted on Nokias official website almost two months ago, after which Social was temporarily pulled out of the Nokia store. The new update brings with it two new widgets one for Facebook and the second for Twitter, making it easier to access [...]
Windows Phone. What’s in the name?
I have been talking to people a lot about Windows Phone and what they think about what Windows Phone is is shocking me at times. Many people confuse that the name of the OS ‘Windows Phone’ with phone that runs Windows (desktop version), thinking it’s buggy and full of viruses. For that matter one should [...]
Are Nokia and Facebook up to Something? (Crazy Thoughts)
So a link from Nokia promoting Facebooks CES event… Interesting? There have been multiple rumors and reports of a “Facebook phone” which FB have continuously shot down FBs official response to the rumors: Facebook is not building a phone. Our approach has always been to make phones and apps more social There have also been [...]
Nokia Respond to Eldars Rumors (Also reminds Engadget that they’ll be at CES)
“We’ve put these rumours to rest a long time ago. The focus for Nokia is on executing on our partnership around Windows Phone and growing the ecosystem, and each company has the tools they need to do so” Basically Eldar knows nothing please focus on the awesomeness of our phones, seriously though; Nokia UK responded to slashgears post about [...]
Rumors: Chevron Discontinues WP7 $9.99 Unlock; The Real Story
Ok for those of us coming from Symbian no OS would be complete without the ability to sideload apps onto a device, recently Chevron Unlocker tool has been the answer to that on WP7.5 (allowing you to purchase a semi-developers licence for a penny under $10; enabling you to sideload up to ten non-marketplace apps). Now according to chevron their [...]
Lumia 800 Gets Probed by FCC; Prepares to Storm US Beaches.
The FCC, the final frontier for any USofA bound device… As you can see the FCC people got their shiny rulers and pointy screwdrivers all over the lumia 800 tearing it down to make sure it meets their standards for a US based cellular device (we presume it passed with flying colors). Surprisingly though it [...]
Sadly the Lumia IS NOT Indestructible (Not For the Faint-Hearted)
Okay I might be over-exaggerating, but it’s painful to see a device this beautiful flawed and cracked… As we’ve seen across the interweb the Lumia 800 has survived quite aggressive scratch tests and even a fall from a two story balcony. What finally brought down the 800 from the land of immortals (for the record not a bad [...]
T-Mobile Lumia 710 Press Release Leaked; Still Not Real LTE!
I guess the people at Nokia U.S. were a bit over-excited about the news they were supposed to release later on today, about what most of us had probably guessed; the Nokia 710 entering the US market (Via T-Mobile). According to the leak the 710 is set to hit stores on Jan 11th with a [...]
Lumia 719 Shows Up on Occasional Gamer Alongside Lumia 900
The floodgates have been opened, and the leaks wont stop coming (I’m definitely not complaining), showing up on ‘The occasional gamer site” a site were game scores are ranked for WP devices we can see the Lumia 900 as well as a completely new unheard of Lumia 719. Now the 719 could very well be the phone we’ve only known [...]
Editorial: Deeper Look at N9 Making Engadgets Holiday Gift Guide.
So the N9 gets a spot on engadgets Smartphone Christmas Gift Guide, now this shouldn’t come as a surprise considering how everyone loves the N9 (and it would make a wonderful gift for that special someone…. A.K.A me); but what interested me is that this is the first time that I can recall where any Nokia phone [...]
Nokia N8, only $299.99…Today Only!
The Nokia N8 is on sale TODAY ONLY for $299.99 UNLOCKED at Amazon.com: Today only, get the Nokia N8 for only $299.99. The N8 features a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen, the Symbian^3 OS, a 12 MP camera, and GPS with free Ovi Maps. See all Gold Box Deals. Discount is valid only for Wednesday, November 30, [...]
Leaked Belle for C7! (Official Release Date Soon???)
We’ve all seen the leaked versions of Symbian Belle for the N8 (a fair number of us have tried it), but for the first time Symbian Belle for C7-00 has been leaked. I’m quite sure this is the first leaked non-N8 firmware as when Anna was leaked it was also a N8 only process. As always TRY [...]
KiK Social Messenger coming to Symbian! + Updated WP Mango Edition
Big news for all fans of cross-platform instant chatting applications, KiK a app very much similar to Whatsapp is coming to Symbian devices SOON, theres a sign up page for private beta testing here: Just enter your name, Email & Phone Model. http://kik.com/symbian For what it’s worth KiK developers seem to really love Symbian, usually when apps extend [...]
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 [...]
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