8 ZTE smartphones announced for MWC 2012: Android, quad-core, Windows Phone on the menu
ZTE has unveiled that it’s going to announce no less than eight new smartphones at MWC 2012 next week, running either Android, or Windows Phone. We’ve already seen the ZTE PF200, ZTE N910, and ZTE Mimosa X (pictured below), which will all run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But the Chinese company has something even [...]
Cheap Nokia Lumia 610 ‘confirmed’ yet again alongside international Lumia 900
Next Monday morning, Nokia will hold its Mobile World Congress press event. It’s then when the Finnish company is widely expected to announce new devices. In fact, last week we heard that it will intro two new Windows Phones there, the Lumia 610 and Lumia 900. The Lumia 610 will supposedly be Nokia’s cheapest Windows [...]
Compal expects 20% sequential increase in smartphone orders mainly thanks to Nokia’s WP Tango devices
Compal Communications is one of the world’s major mobile device makers (if you include laptops alongside smartphones and tablets in that definition). The Taiwanese company has announced that it expects to see a 20% growth in the first quarter of 2012 smartphone shipments compared to Q4 2011. That will be thanks to increased orders from [...]
New Nokia Lumia 719 confirmed by the Bluetooth SIG
Back in December, we reported that Nokia would launch the new Lumia 900 and Lumia 719 Windows Phone handsets at CES 2012. Since only the Lumia 900 has been announced in the end, you may wonder what happened to the Lumia 719. Well, it still exists, and it looks like it’s coming soon. The Bluetooth [...]
Fujitsu to launch Android and Windows Phone devices in Europe this year
Panasonic isn’t the only Japanese company that will enter the European mobile market this year. Fujitsu is planning to do it, too, and not just with Android devices, but also with Windows Phone ones. There aren’t too many details about the future Fujitsu smartphones for Europe, but Financial Times reports that they will be waterproof [...]
HTC Radar set to arrive at Wind Mobile Canada on February 21
SaskTel is already selling the midrange HTC Radar with Windows Phone, but it won’t be alone in that for long. Wind Mobile is also looking to start sales of the HTC Radar soon, and today we found out exactly when that will happen. February 21 is the magic date when the HTC Radar will become [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 may be released by Telus on March 9
Last month, after announcing the brand new Lumia 900 for AT&T in the US, Nokia also unveiled the fact that Telus would be exclusively launching the Lumia 800 in Canada, while Rogers would get the Lumia 710 up north. In the meantime, the Nokia Lumia 800 has showed up at Telus’ website, but sadly without [...]
HTC Radar Windows Phone now available at SaskTel in Canada, prices start at $49.99
The HTC Radar is now available at SaskTel in Canada. A few days ago the carrier published the pricing for this second-generation Windows Phone device, and today the ‘Coming Soon’ banner has finally been removed, allowing all those who are interested to add the Radar to their cart and order it from SaskTel. The HTC [...]
Nokia Lumia 610 confirmed in Indonesia, where it gets certified
Nokia is about to launch a new affordable Windows Phone, it seems. We first heard about the Lumia 610 a few days ago when Nokia’s upcoming announcements at Mobile World Congress were allegedly leaked. And today we get confirmation of this device’s existence, because it just received certification from the Indonesian authorities. This being no [...]
T-Mobile’s HTC Radar 4G gets a software update today
If you have an HTC Radar 4G from T-Mobile USA, your device is about to be blessed with a software update starting today. Said update, while not being a major one, will bring your Radar up to software version 7.10.8107.79. The novelties that the update comes with include: Microsoft security fixes, proximity sensor enhancements, improved [...]
Unlocked unannounced white Nokia Lumia 900 now up for pre-order for $649.50
The not yet officially announced white version of the Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T is now up for pre-order in unlocked form. The price being asked for the smartphone is $649.50, and despite being unlocked it is tuned for AT&T’s network. It will work on T-Mobile, but only on EDGE. And it will work in [...]
ZTE Tania now available in the UK for £198.97
The ZTE Tania has unexpectedly arrived in stock in the UK early. Well, earlier than the most recent reports would have you believe. That’s because the Tania was first said to become available in the UK sometime during this week, but then that got pushed to next week. We’re glad to see things being pushed [...]
SaskTel HTC Radar 4G pricing details emerge
Up in Canada, SaskTel is getting ready to launch a Windows Phone device, namely the HTC Radar (which it’s calling the Radar 4G). This midrange second-generation Windows Phone is also on its way to Videotron, and it’s a nice offering with decent specs and, most importantly, should come with decent prices too. Speaking of which, [...]
Nokia to announce the Lumia 610, Lumia 900, and Symbian-powered 808 PureView (N8 successor) at MWC
What a day filled with Nokia-related news items this is! And now we get the biggest of them all. PocketNow claims that it has received word about all of Nokia’s upcoming phone announcements that will be made during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in exactly two weeks. Two Windows Phones will be unveiled then. The [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 shows up in green and red in an ad
Back in December of last year, we told you that Nokia might release more color variations for the Lumia 800 this year. And sure enough, the white one has materialized so far. But it looks like white isn’t the only new hue to join the originally announced black, cyan, and magenta. Spotted in an ad over [...]
Nokia Lumia 730 to be launched soon with 8 MP camera, LTE, and Windows Phone Tango, rumor says
Nokia’s scheduled a press conference on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (see out event calendar for more). That’s when it may apparently announce a brand new Windows Phone, the rumor du jour has it. The new device will probably be called Lumia 730, adding a new level of affordability to the Lumia [...]
CDMA Nokia Lumia 800 lands in China in March, Lumia 710 and Lumia 900 to follow
Nokia’s first Windows Phone device to support CDMA networks has been revealed. It’s called the Lumia 800c and it’s headed to China. Yes, Nokia’s first CDMA phone of its ‘new era’ isn’t going to Verizon (or Sprint) first, as some of you may have hoped. But that doesn’t mean it won’t make it to Big [...]
White Nokia Lumia 800 to be launched in the UK on March 6
Available for pre-order in the UK since last week, the white version of Nokia’s Lumia 800 Windows Phone Mango handset could start shipping there in early March. Phones4U (which has exclusivity on the white Lumia 800 for a limited time, and is offering it with various contracts from O2, Vodafone and Orange) is currently saying [...]
ZTE Tania price cut in the UK by £50 to £199.99 ahead of release in 10 days
The ZTE Tania should have become available in the UK sometime next week, but unfortunately it’s been delayed by a week. So it will arrive at online retailer Clove during the week of February 20. That means that in the best case scenario, if you pre-order one (or have already done so), you’ll get it [...]
LG Fantasy / Miracle E740 with Windows Phone Mango appears in new photos
The LG Fantasy was first spotted back in December, and it’s supposed to be LG’s second Windows Phone Mango device, after the E906 Jil Sander. While we don’t know when LG will officially announce the handset, new images of it have appeared on the web, alongside new details. The model number of the Fantasy is [...]