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Nokia teases its next Lumia smartphone, looks different from the Lumia 928 and has a metal chassis

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |May 13th, 2013 at 09:06AM
Filed Under: Mobile, News, Nokia

Only a few days ago Nokia announced its new US flagship the Lumia 928. This new device is slimmer than the Lumia 920 and features high amplitude microphones, a larger speaker and a Xenon flash, but design wise it retains a polycarbonate body. But as we postulated this may not be the rumoured ‘Catwalk’ device on Saturday, Nokia has just posted a teaser video for its next Lumia device that is scheduled to be launched on Tuesday in London, which looks different from the Lumia 928. (more…)Google+

What to expect from Mobile World Congress 2013

By: Harshita Rastogi |Feb 23rd, 2013 at 08:54PM
Filed Under: Asus, HTC, Huawei, Intel, LG, MWC, Mobile, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Tablets, ZTE

It is the time of the year when gadget enthusiasts all across the globe have their eyes set on the upcoming annual Mobile World Congress event set to kick off on Monday in Barcelona. The city bedazzles with sheen of new products set to be unveiled soon, while the worldwide mobile players release teasers and advertise for their innovations and flagship products to raise the anticipation of tech bees at the MWC. From biggies to relatively newbies in the line, all have their share of products ready to be showcas...

Nokia releases Xpress browser for Lumia that compresses 90% of data

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Oct 4th, 2012 at 12:33PM
Filed Under: Mobile, News, Nokia

One of the headlining features of the Nokia Asha line of phones is the Xpress Browser, that the company claims can compress up to 90 percent of data. Nokia has now released a version of the browser for its Lumia range of Windows Phones. It is worth noting this browser is based on the Opera Mini browser. (more…)Google+

Microsoft may still be planning to launch its own Windows Phone device

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Oct 3rd, 2012 at 01:59PM
Filed Under: Microsoft, Mobile, News

Nokia may be Microsoft’s favored partner for Windows Phone, but in the PC space it has always had favored partners like Dell and HP for a longtime and yet it went ahead and announced its own Surface tablets. These tablets will probably encroach on the sales of its partners yet Microsoft had to set a benchmark in design. Admittedly with Nokia leading the charge with Windows Phone and its new Lumia smartphones, there is no crisis of design. That said, our colleagues at BGR Classic are hearing that Microsoft m...

Nokia’s Chris Webber warns Samsung of incoming Lumia phones

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Aug 16th, 2012 at 06:56PM
Filed Under: Mobile, News, Nokia

Ahead of its September 5 announcement, Nokia seems pretty gung-ho about its new products and has laid out a warning to Samsung. Nokia’s executive VP of sales and marketing, Chris Webber took to Twitter and called out Samsung to ‘take note’ the upcoming Lumia phones. (more…)Google+

Nokia and Microsoft holding a Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5 in New York

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Aug 16th, 2012 at 11:41AM
Filed Under: Microsoft, Mobile, News, Nokia, Windows Phone 7.8, Windows Phone Apollo

Nokia and Microsoft are holding a joint press event in New York on September 5, which can only mean that both companies are launching Windows Phone 8 along with some new hardware. (more…)Google+

Nokia to announce two Window Phone 8 smartphones on September 5: Report

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Jul 25th, 2012 at 04:38PM
Filed Under: Mobile, News, Nokia

Nokia could announce two Windows Phone 8 devices at its annual Nokia World event on September 5. We have been hearing about Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 smartphones for a while now and Chinese website WPDang is claiming the first devices could be the Lumia 910 and Lumia 920. (more…)Google+

IDC says Nokia only shipped 2.2 million Lumia handsets in Q1

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Jun 8th, 2012 at 03:50PM
Filed Under: Mobile, News, Nokia

Nokia’s Lumia series of smartphones powered by Windows Phone platform is supposed to revive the fortunes of the once mighty Finnish mobile phone maker but if an IDC report is to believed, Nokia shipped only 2.2 million Lumia phones in the last quarter. (more…)Google+

Nokia’s Lumia would have been easier to sell if it was on Android: European carriers

By: Rajat Agrawal |Apr 17th, 2012 at 02:19PM
Filed Under: News, Nokia, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone 8

Europe’s four major carriers think that Nokia’s Lumia smartphones are not good enough to compete against the iPhone or Android smartphones, Reuters reports. The carriers who are looking for a third alternative to break iPhone’s and Android’s dominance don’t find the Lumia smartphones innovative enough and cite a lack of marketing and image issues after software and battery glitches. (more…)Google+

Nokia announces BH-310 NFC Bluetooth headset

By: Kanak Sharma |Apr 12th, 2012 at 12:54PM
Filed Under: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Headset, General, Mobile, NFC chip, News, Nokia

Nokia has announced the BH-310, an NFC Bluetooth headset which can be paired with the vendor’s NFC enabled smartphones with a single tap. With its Digital Signal Processing tech and built-in microphones (two), the headset offers noise suppression and echo cancellation to let you hear and be heard despite any background noise. And with Nokia’s ‘Always Ready’ feature you can answer calls by simply picking up the headset from the holder and end them automatically when you put the headset back...

Rumor has it: Lumia 610 will be Nokia’s cheapest Windows Phone handset

By: Kanak Sharma |Feb 15th, 2012 at 05:44PM
Filed Under: General, Mobile, News, Nokia, Tango

It was only yesterday when we were hearing rumors of Nokia planning to unveil a budget Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 610 along with 5 other devices. Today, grapevine is suggesting that this Tango-based handset will not only be the most affordable of the lot but will also be the most cheapest one. The Espoo-based vendor has always been vocal about the fact that its upcoming operating system Tango, due for a launch before Apollo, will support low-cost and affordable devices. While it is confirmed that Nokia w...

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Nokia Q4 2011 results out, sells over a million Lumia smartphones

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Jan 26th, 2012 at 05:15PM
Filed Under: Breaking, Mobile, News, Nokia, Software

Nokia’s Q4 results for 2011 are out and by the looks of it things are slowly turning around for the Finnish mobility giant. The report states that the company has already sold over a million Lumia smartphones ever since their October launch and the company expects this trend to continue with its upcoming Lumia 900 aimed at the US market. Apart from this the company reported strong sales in the feature phone segment with the company hitting 93.9 million sales which is 5% higher than the last quarter. The big...