Unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 officially available in the US in February
The Nokia Lumia 900 may be the flagship device in the Finnish company’s portfolio, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten all about the Lumia 800 or the Lumia 710, the first two smartphones in Nokia’s new Windows Phone-based lineup. The Lumia 710 will be available at T-Mobile tomorrow. As for the Lumia 800, it [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 announced for Canada (Telus, Rogers)
After yesterday’s big announcement (the Lumia 900 for AT&T), Nokia has also unveiled that it would launch the Windows Phone Mango-based Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 in Canada, via Telus and Rogers, respectively. The Lumia 710 will be released by Rogers in February as part of its “Smartphone Lite lineup of affordable devices.” The Canadian [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 officially on its way to AT&T with 4.3-inch screen, 4G LTE, 1.4 GHz CPU, 8 MP camera
It finally happened. On stage at CES in Las Vegas, Stephen Elop just announced the Nokia Lumia 900, the Finnish company’s new flagship smartphone. As expected, it’s exclusive to AT&T. Also, for now there’s no word on whether it will also be sold internationally. The Nokia Lumia 900 is basically the Lumia 800′s bigger brother [...]
Nokia once again denies rumored smartphone division sale to Microsoft
This is anything but unexpected. Nokia has once again denied the fact that it’s in talks with Microsoft for a possible sale of its smartphone division. That rumor, about Microsoft buying Nokia, or at least its smartphone arm, keeps popping up regularly, primarily thanks to Eldar Murtazin, the Russian journalist who leaked the Windows Phone-centric [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 production won’t be outsourced, report says
The Lumia 900 (aka Ace 900), which should be officially announced pretty soon (perhaps at CES next week), is supposed to arrive as Nokia’s new Window Phone flagship handset. According to DigiTimes and “sources in the supply chain”, Nokia decided not to outsource the production of the 900 to Taiwanese or Chinese companies, and will [...]
Nokia Lumia 710 pre-orders start in the UK for £318, expected release in late February
The Nokia Lumia 710 can now be pre-ordered in the UK, in SIM-free and unlocked form. This comes on the same day that pre-orders have started for the same device in the US (although there it’s on contract with T-Mobile). The price you’ll have to pay in order to become one of the first individuals [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 Ace and Lumia 710 to be launched in Canada
Already announced as Nokia’s first Windows Phone handset for the US market, the Lumia 710 is reportedly also going to be the company’s first WP product to reach Canada. According to Mobile Syrup, after the Lumia 710, Nokia will release the still unannounced Lumia 900 Ace in Canada as well – so the company is [...]
T-Mobile’s Nokia Lumia 710 can be pre-ordered for $0 at Wirefly
T-Mobile USA will launch the Nokia Lumia 710 next week, on January 11, for $49 on contract. That’s definitely not a bad price, considering the fact that the Lumia 710 comes with Microsoft’s latest Windows phone Mango OS, plus decent specs (including a 1.4GHz processor). But if you want to get the handset for even [...]
Microsoft again rumored to be in talks to buy Nokia’s smartphone division, Elop to resign next year
Microsoft is talking with Nokia about buying the Finnish company’s smartphone division, along with two factories. How many times have we heard this before? Too many to count, really, but today we’ve heard it once more. Interestingly, most of these ‘Microsoft will buy Nokia’ rumors tend to come from the same source: Eldar Murtazin, the [...]
UK: SIM-free Nokia N9 now starts at £349.99
The Nokia N9 is now cheaper than ever in the UK. A SIM-free and unlocked unit can be had at Expansys for as little as £349.99. Which, granted, isn’t that cheap, but do consider that Nokia has always marketed this as a high-end device. Also keep in mind that other retailers such as Amazon charge at [...]
AT&T Nokia Ace (Lumia 900) will get $100 million marketing campaign
It’s a new day, so we have some new information regarding the upcoming Nokia Ace (or Lumia 900). Yesterday we told you about its specs and gave you a rough mockup of the device, and today we have some intel surrounding the phone’s launch. First of all, it will happen in ‘late March’. That bodes [...]
Nokia Lumia 710 will bring More Windows Phone Mango to Orange UK
Orange UK is readying the launch of the Lumia 710, one of Nokia’s first two Windows Phone Mango devices. The 710 should become available at Orange sometime before the end of January on pay monthly plans – you can check it out here. Also headed to Three UK, the Lumia 710 features a 3.7 inch [...]
AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 (Ace) specs leaked ahead of CES unveiling
Nokia is getting ready to make a big Windows Phone-powered splash in the US, it seems. Right before 2011 ended, we showed you some leaked renders of the Finnish company’s upcoming WP flagship smartphone, the Lumia 900. This has also been known so far as the Nokia Ace, and it’s expected to be unveiled (at [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 (Ace) renders leaked with AT&T branding
It was only yesterday when we found out that the oft-rumored Nokia Ace would be announced by AT&T during CES in January, and would be in stores in March. This supposed Windows Phone-powered flagship smartphone from the Finnish manufacturer has now been spotted in some leaked renders. They come courtesy of one of Microsoft’s partners, [...]
Nokia Ace with LTE and Windows Phone to be released by AT&T on March 18, Lumia 710 headed to Verizon
Here’s some more news about upcoming Windows Phones. Earlier today we told you that two smartphones made by HTC and Samsung would arrive in early 2012 in the US sporting both Windows Phone and LTE support. And now we have more information – a lot more in fact, courtesy of Paul Thurrott’s WinSuperSite. The aforementioned [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S Comparison/Review. Part 2–Sofware, UX&Conclusions
This is the second and closing part of our comparison/ review featuring Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Apple iPhone 4S and Nokia Lumia 800. In the first part, we had a closer look at the hardware and performance of the three flagships. Today we’ll compare and highlight differences in the software platforms and overall user experience on [...]
Nokia 801T specs uncovered
Yesterday, Nokia announced the 801T for China. Unfortunately though, details about the phone’s specs were hard to come by back then. Not so anymore. Today, Nokia has added the 801T to its Developers portal. And everything you may want to know about this new smartphone is covered. So let’s dive right in. The Nokia 801T [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S Comparison/Review. Part 1 – Hardware & Performance
Choosing a smartphone to carry for the next year or two is a difficult task these days. There are tens of devices running on 7 operating systems/platforms, at prices ranging from 100 to 600 Euro. To make that choice a little bit easier we took a closer look at the flagships representing 3 smartphone platforms, [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 now only $535.87 at Amazon
Initially available at Amazon USA for $649.99, now the Nokia Lumia 800 is cheaper there. $114.12 cheaper, to be exact. Yes, that’s right, if you’re in need of a new, unlocked Windows Phone Mango handset, you can now get the Lumia 800 for only $535.87. Just go here at Amazon to buy the smartphone (they [...]
Windows Phone Marketplace now has a Nokia category
It looks like Nokia now has its own category of apps and games in Windows Phone Marketplace – at least that’s what a Lumia 800 spotted somewhere in France is suggesting (see the photo below). Called Nokia collection, the category is obviously allowing Nokia WP users to quickly find and download apps and games made [...]