Nokia compares its Lumia 925 to iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, HTC One and Sony Xperia Z (photography skills)
Nokia’s Lumia 925 is certainly a great camera phone – thanks to the company’s PureView technology, optical image stabilization, the new Smart Camera software, and the Carl Zeiss lens. But just how good is it, really? Well, Nokia claims it’s the best you can get, especially when it comes to low-light photography. Nokia has posted [...]
Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 928 can be ordered now, will ship “by May 20″
Windows Phone and / or Nokia fans in the US can now order Verizon’s exclusive Lumia 928 smartphone. The 928 costs $99.99 on contract, or $499.99 without any agreement. For some unknown reason, though, Verizon can’t ship the handset right away – it currently says that it should be delivered “by May 20” to customers [...]
Microsoft promises Windows Phone 8 software update for this summer
In a post detailing Nokia’s brand new Lumia 925 (officially announced yesterday, and pictured below), Microsoft has revealed that a software update to all Windows Phone 8 handsets is coming “later this summer.” It won’t be a major update, bringing FM radio support, support for CalDAV and CardDAV sync protocols (for Google services), while Data [...]
Nokia’s Lumia 925 (Catwalk) WP8 handset now official. T-Mobile, Vodafone, China Mobile will launch it
As expected, today in London Nokia has announced the Lumia 925 (previously known as Catwalk) – its second new high-end Windows Phone 8 handset for 2013, after the Lumia 928. The 925 is Nokia’s first WP8 handset that uses a metal case – an aluminum one, to be exact. It’s also the first to feature [...]
Nokia Lumia 925 (Catwalk) gets unofficially unveiled through leaked images
Once again, on the eve of a smartphone unveiling event official press renders of the device get leaked. This time we’re talking about what should be Nokia’s first Windows Phone device not to be clad entirely in plastic (nay, polycarbonate). It’s going to be called Lumia 925. It was known for a long while solely [...]
New Nokia Catwalk (Lumia 925) possibly teased in new video
While Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 928 was announced last week, Nokia didn’t officially reveal anything related to the rumored Lumia 925, aka Catwalk. However, this particular Windows Phone 8 handset is likely the one that Nokia is teasing in a brand new video uploaded on YouTube yesterday. Sadly, the video doesn’t reveal much. It’s letting us [...]
Nokia Lumia 928 officially bringing more Windows Phone 8 to Verizon on May 16
Nokia and Verizon Wireless have finally announced the Lumia 928 – a new Windows Phone 8 handset that we’ve been seeing around quite a lot lately. So, after all, that May 14 event in London will be for another Lumia product. As expected, the Lumia 928 will be exclusively sold by Verizon in the US, [...]
Incredibly cheap Nokia Lumia 521 lands at T-Mobile on May 22
T-Mobile has finally decided to make the launch details for the Nokia Lumia 521 public. The magenta un-carrier’s strangely renamed version of Nokia’s cheapest Windows Phone 8 device to date will be in its stores nationwide on May 22. If you want to buy a Lumia 521 from the carrier itself, you’ll need to pay $29 [...]
AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 finally gets updated to Windows Phone 7.8
Only around three months after the update to Windows Phone 7.8 was first sent out, AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 can now take advantage of this version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system. The rollout of WP 7.8 was subsequently suspended after the late January launch, but the bugs that were the culprits have been fixed many [...]
No Nokia Lumia 928 announcement on May 14? A Lumia 625 could be unveiled instead
Although the Lumia 928 is sitting comfortably over at Nokia USA’s official website, details on its availability are still missing. Neither Nokia, nor Verizon is willing to share launch details for now. And it looks like they won’t do it on May 14, as believed until now. According to My Nokia Blog, the Finnish company [...]
Nokia intros cheap Asha 501 smartphone, new Asha platform
First spotted last month, at the same time with the QWERTY Asha 210, the Nokia Asha 501 is official now, alongside a brand new Asha mobile platform. The Asha 501 is presented by Nokia as a “sub $100” smartphone, because it will cost just $99 when it hits the shelves around the world (starting June). [...]
Nokia’s Lumia 928 Windows Phone 8 handset gets its own webpage
Things like these don’t happen too often, but here it is: Nokia has officially confirmed the existence of its newest smartphone – the Lumia 928 – although it didn’t properly announce it (yet). The 928 appears over at Nokia USA’s website, albeit without any details next to it. Still, Engadget has discovered an add which [...]
Nokia Lumia 720T now available for pre-order on China Mobile. Looks pricey at $405
Nokia has not been doing too well in China. Ever since their popular Symbian smartphones fell out of favor, Nokia sales have been in terminal decline there. Early Lumias were too expensive and, even with limited carrier support, failed to interest Chinese consumers. And even second generation Windows Phone 8 Lumia 920, 820 and 620 [...]
Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 928 to be offered with $25 Windows Phone Store credit. 6 inch Lumia phablet coming in Q4?
Nokia will announce a new product on May 14 in London, and it’s very likely for that to be the rumored Lumia 928. In the US, the Lumia 928 should be available via Verizon Wireless before the end of this month – as several leaked images have previously suggested. Now EVleaks says Verizon and Nokia [...]
To fend-off @eldarmurtazin ‘s “previews” Nokia created a secret leaker ident system. Wants to patent it now
Back in 2010, Nokia had a huge problem. They were unable to keep their unannounced new devices leaking to the net way before the official launch. One of the most prolific Nokia leakers was Russian mobile tech journalist Eldar Murtazin, publishing full reviews of Nokia flagships weeks before the announcement and months before they shipped. [...]
New Nokia Lumia 920 ad makes fun of Apple and Samsung’s Galaxy line
Ever since it launched the Lumia 920 last year, Nokia has tried to lure possible customers with the fact that this handset would allow them to be different from all those iPhone and Samsung Galaxy users out there. The latest Lumia 920 ad, posted over at the official Windows Phone YouTube channel, continues to suggest [...]
Samsung shipped 70 million smartphones in Q1 2013, almost twice as many as Apple. Nokia and BlackBerry not in top five
Samsung has managed to ship a record of about 70 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2013 (January – March). The South Korean company unveiled its Q1 2013 financial results this morning, but it didn’t provide exact sales numbers. However, Strategy Analytics says that 69.4 million Samsung smartphones have been shipped during the quarter, [...]
Nokia Lumia 928 and Catwalk could be announced on May 14
Nokia has introduced only two new Windows Phone 8 handsets this year: the Lumia 720, and Lumia 520. As you probably know, neither of them is a high-end device. So the company’s current flagship smartphone is still the Lumia 920. But we’ve heard a lot about upcoming high-end WP8 devices like the Lumia 928 and [...]
Nokia Chat launched for Lumia Windows Phones
Previously available only to those using Symbian or S40 handsets, Nokia Chat has been launched now for Lumia smartphones (running either Windows Phone 8, or Windows Phone 7.5). Although it’s still a beta version, Nokia Chat for Windows Phone offers a full set of features, including: Person to Person Messaging (with other Nokia Chat or [...]
Local exec: our profit margin on 15 Euro Nokia 105 are similar to those we get on our smartphones
Nokia has started selling its new ultra-cheap $20 model 105 in China yesterday. The phone is actually a bit more expensive there, retailing at 162 yuan ($26), but that does include local taxes. The new handset goes under the name Nokia 1050 there. During the launch, local Nokia execs gave a few interviews about the [...]
