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After securing exclusivity over the white version of Lumia 900 until May 27, UK-based retailer Phones4U has another pleasant surprise for customers.
According to Nokia Communications Director, Mark Squires, major retailer Phones4U will be offering a limited edition Nokia Lumia 900 “Dark Knight Rises.”
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25 May 2012 10:35 GMT |
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Orange Poland recently confirmed it would exclusively offer the Nokia Lumia 900 in the country. In addition, the carrier notes the exclusivity expands on a period of “several weeks,” so customers who were looking to purchase the smartphone from another operator should take this into consideration.
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25 May 2012 09:26 GMT |
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Nokia Lumia 800, the first Windows Phone handset to come out of Finnish handset vendor’s gates, is now available in the UK for free on the £15.50 per month from Orange. The Carphone Warehouse has just announced the phone’s availability on this monthly plan, adding that the offer would end on May 3... |
25 May 2012 05:53 GMT |
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Nokia’s cheapest Windows Phone out there, none other than the Nokia Lumia 610, is expected to make its way to the market in the UK in the first week of June. The smartphone should hit shelves in the country in four color versions, namely Cyan, Magenta, White and Black, and it will be released through various ... |
25 May 2012 03:44 GMT |
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Last year, Nokia unveiled to the world its first handsets running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, and it promised the availability of exclusive apps for them, to differentiate in a crowded market. No other Windows Phone handset would have these apps, nor would they be available on rival plat... |
24 May 2012 04:30 GMT |
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It looks like Nokia is changing everything on the go these days. With only four months until Nokia World 2012 kicks off, the Finnish company is now saying it will hold the event much earlier. Initially scheduled to take place in Helsinki on September 25-26, it has just been moved to September 5-6. According to Nokia... |
23 May 2012 09:03 GMT |
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It comes to no surprise that Nokia Lumia 900 is the best Windows Phone device now available on the market. However, the Finnish company likes to brag about it every time someone else says it openly. This time it was “Consumer Reports,” which apparently has a great reputation in the US for its objective r... |
23 May 2012 04:10 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has made available for download the beta flavor of its Nokia Transport 2.0 application for its devices running under Windows Phone. With this application, users will be able to find nearby stations, as well as info on departure times and on types of transit lines available near thei... |
22 May 2012 16:21 GMT |
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Microsoft is gearing up for the release of a new version of its Visual Studio tool, one that will include enhancements to make it fit for the development of applications for all Windows platforms. The upcoming Visual Studio 11 will also include a new version of Visual Studio Express, which arrives with support for ... |
22 May 2012 08:54 GMT |
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With only a few days until the Nokia 808 PureView release, the Finnish company unveiled a video showing how the phone came to be one of the best camera phones on the market.
The entire 8+ minute video has been shot with the Nokia 808 PureView and describes how the creators of the camera, Eero Salmelin and Juha Alaka... |
22 May 2012 08:30 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft has closed the gates on its Windows Marketplace for Mobile 6.x, the application portal that was released back in 2009 to accompany the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. The Redmond-based software giant announced plans to close the application storefront back in March this year, and it has consta... |
22 May 2012 04:56 GMT |
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Chinese handset manufacturer confirmed plans to conquer the European market with its Windows Phone devices, and the first to go on sale was ZTE Tania.
Initially launched in the UK, the smartphone’s sales were lower than ZTE expected, which is probably the main reason we will see the device get released in Chin... |
21 May 2012 19:31 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is selling well in China. In fact, it is selling so well that it left Apple’s iPhone behind on the local market. Michel van der Bel, COO Greater China Region at Microsoft, claims that Windows Phones are already up for a 7 percent share in China. In only two m... |
21 May 2012 04:16 GMT |
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Nokia’s Lumia devices have won another battle in their war against handsets running under Google’s Android operating system. As of late, they are enjoying more hits on Google Search than Verizon’s DROID handsets, which shows increased interest in them. Google Trends shows that people all around ... |
21 May 2012 02:21 GMT |
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Nokia unveiled the international version of Lumia 900 at the International Consumer Electronics Show. However, the smartphone has yet to make its debut on the market.
Currently, Lumia 900 is available for pre-order in the UK, and the Finnish company has just confirmed it will launch the handset in Singapore as... |
17 May 2012 18:31 GMT |
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After Rogers, WIND Mobile and Mobilicity, Videotron is the next Canadian carrier to pick the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone device.
There are no details on the phone’s available and price tag yet, but there’s a high chance it will go live for around $250 CAD outright.
One of the most affordable Windows ... |
17 May 2012 15:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download the Microsoft Face SDK Beta, a new resource to provide mobile app developers with the possibility to come up with new, appealing software for Windows Phone devices. Coming straight from Microsoft Research, this tool will provide developers with the latest face detection tec... |
17 May 2012 08:53 GMT |
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Windows phone users who are fond of playing games on their devices can now take advantage of a new Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week, which brings Bullet Asylum to them for only $1.99. The mobile game, which was released in the Xbox LIVE marketplace this year, costs $2.99 on a regular basis, but users can have it for less... |
17 May 2012 08:00 GMT |
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Last month, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the upcoming availability of its Nokia TV application for devices running under Windows Phone, though confirmed it only for users in its homeland country. Today, we learn that the mobile application is available for download for Nokia Lumia users in Finland, pr... |
17 May 2012 07:29 GMT |
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Mango-based Nokia Lumia 710 has been on “Coming Soon” at Mobilicity for quite a while. Luckily, customers anxious to purchase the affordable smartphone will be able to do so beginning today.
Mobilicity has put a $249.99 CAD price tag on the Lumia 710, which is the lowest no-term price available in Canada... |
16 May 2012 13:31 GMT |
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Next year, the first device to include Nvidia’s LTE-capable Grey chipset will arrive on shelves, and some of these might be powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile platform, it seems. No specific info has emerged on which manufacturers might choose to include this chip in their devices, bu... |
16 May 2012 09:51 GMT |
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Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States, has announced plans to move to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform and to leave the previously used BlackBerry solution aside. Through this move, the organization expects to strengthen its capabilities and to complement the use o... |
15 May 2012 15:11 GMT |
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A new application is now available for download for the owners of devices running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, namely LinkedIn. Through the new app, professionals will find it easier to access the network while on the go, while also benefiting from rich LinkedIn insights right in the palm... |
15 May 2012 13:01 GMT |
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Windows Phone users can now benefit from a new appealing feature when it comes to sending messages to Facebook friends: the option to message even if the contact is offline. Previously, the app would not send the message, but would suggest sending an SMS instead. However, it appears that Facebook and Microsoft ma... |
15 May 2012 08:41 GMT |
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Owners of handsets running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system can enjoy access to over 90,000 mobile applications at the moment, via the official Marketplace for them. The Windows Phone Marketplace has been launched in more countries around the world, which attracted mode developers interested i... |
15 May 2012 08:01 GMT |
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Reportedly, Microsoft is getting ready to launch the Windows Phone flavor of its Photosynth application in the near future. The Redmond-based software giant has promised the release of this software since a few months ago, but hasn’t provided an official launch date for it until now. However, enthusiasts ma... |
15 May 2012 05:33 GMT |
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Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that its Dynamics CRM is coming to mobile devices as well, in an attempt to provide increased flexibility to its customers. In March, Microsoft announced that Dynamics CRM Mobile will be launched as part of an upgrade to the service planned for the second quarter of the year, ... |
14 May 2012 08:09 GMT |
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Lumia 900, the latest Windows Phone flagship device from the Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia, is getting ready to arrive on shelves at Tele2 in Sweden as soon as next week. The smartphone was already listed on Tele2’s website with said availability date next to it, for free on monthly plans that start at 289... |
14 May 2012 04:55 GMT |
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Unveiled last month at WIMA NFC in Monaco, Nokia Lumia 610 with NFC (Near Field Communication) will be exclusively launched at Orange.
Although the phone has yet to be listed at Orange UK, the folks over at SoMobile claim the carrier plans to release the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC soon. It’s likely that the smartphon... |
11 May 2012 07:31 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has already released a handful of Windows Phone devices, but some more of them should make it to the shelves in the not too distant future. Among them, we might see one that closely resembles the Nokia Lumia 850 handsets in the photos attached to this post. It is only a concept ha... |
11 May 2012 07:12 GMT |
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Today, Nokia announced the immediate availability of a new application for its Windows Phone-based Lumia devices, namely Nokia Reading. The application is backed by a service meant to serve “the written word” to Lumia owners, making reading on-the-go both convenient and visually attractive. The launch o... |
11 May 2012 05:07 GMT |
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Although Nokia 808 PureView won’t be coming to Australia through official channels, the Finnish company plans to launch its entire Lumia lineup of smartphones. According to MyNokiaBlog, Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 will be available in Australia beginning May 17. There are no details on the phones’ pric... |
10 May 2012 17:11 GMT |
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Chinese manufacturer ZTE is reportedly gearing up for the release of its ZTE Tania Windows Phone on the market in the United States. The smartphone was made available for purchase in the UK a few months ago and should hit shelves stateside before the end of the year, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Lixi... |
10 May 2012 10:35 GMT |
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Nokia Lumia 900, the latest flagship Windows Phone from the Finnish mobile phone maker, is now available in the UK at Phones4U, exclusive until May 27th, with a free Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster included in the package. Additionally, the promotional offer put up for the smartphone includes a Free Nokia Play ... |
10 May 2012 04:33 GMT |
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Nokia 808 PureView is currently rolling out globally, but the first countries to get it will be Russia and India. On the other side of the world, Mexico is the first country to confirm the upcoming availability of the smartphone. Nokia noted on its official site that PureView 808 would be available for purchase in M... |
8 May 2012 19:01 GMT |
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At the CTIA Wireless 2012 conference in New Orleans, US, Nokia announced a new series of applications available for its Windows Phone-powered handsets in the Lumia series. These apps, meant to provide users with appealing, locally relevant software on their devices, arrive on smartphones as the result of the variou... |
8 May 2012 10:00 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is ramping up to offer some more appealing application to its Windows Phone users, the latest of them being Nokia City Lens. Released in a beta version, the mobile application is meant to provide users with an augmented reality interface to find places in cities they do not yet know... |
8 May 2012 08:28 GMT |
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Starting today, the owners of devices running under Research In Motion’s BlackBerry operating system or under Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform can download and install the Viber application on their devices. Viber is a chat app that allows users to make free calls with their friends and family, as lon... |
8 May 2012 07:26 GMT |
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The entry-level Lumia 610 smartphone has just made its debut in China. The smartphone was recently delayed in the Philippines, but hit shelves in Malaysia.
According WPDang, Nokia Lumia 610 is now available for purchase at Nokia’s flagship store in Shanghai for only 1,699 Chinese yuan, which is about 270 USD (... |
7 May 2012 18:31 GMT |
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Bad news for Nokia fans living in Australia as the company decided not to bring its 808 PureView camera phone in the country. Australia is the second continent that won’t get the Nokia 808 PureView, after the Finnish company noted it wouldn’t launch the smartphone in North America either. While North Am... |
7 May 2012 18:01 GMT |
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Today, AT&T and Samsung went official with the release of a new Windows Phone-powered device on the wireless carrier’s network, namely Samsung Focus 2. The main selling point of this mobile phone is its support for AT&T’s LTE network, being the very first Samsung Windows Phone to include it. The new s... |
7 May 2012 12:01 GMT |
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Nokia has identified the presence of an issue in its Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone, affecting its screen usage. The flaw manifests through making grey graphics appear purple at times when the screen's brightness is set to the minimum level. The problem was found to affect only a small number of devices, but ... |
7 May 2012 10:01 GMT |
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There are less than two weeks left until Microsoft pulls the plug on its older Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace, or Windows Marketplace for Mobile, as it was called when launched.
The Redmond-based software giant announced several months ago plans to discontinue the service in mid-May, and is now reminding all Windo... |
5 May 2012 04:51 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is moving closer to the release of two new applications for its Windows Phone devices, namely Nokia Drive 3.0 and Nokia Transport 2.0.
The company has already offered a preview of the new flavor of Nokia Drive at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, but hasn’t y... |
5 May 2012 03:23 GMT |
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Samsung Mandel, also known as SGH-i667, is no news. The smartphone has been spotted for the first time back in January and we thought it will be announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Unfortunately, the only Windows Phone introduced at that time was the Lumia 900, which is now about to make its Eur... |
3 May 2012 13:01 GMT |
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Next month, Microsoft will hold two important conferences focused on software development, one in Orlando and the other in San Francisco, namely TechEd North America and Windows Phone Developer Summit.
This year marks the 20th annual TechEd conference for the North American continent, being the most important Micro... |
3 May 2012 10:59 GMT |
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Microsoft’s operating systems have been redesigned to fit the need for always-connected devices and services, and the same is planned for the company’s Windows Live offering. The service, announced back in 2005, was meant to provide users with the software and services that would interest them most, and... |
3 May 2012 08:58 GMT |
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On Monday, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced the signing of a new agreement, aimed at accelerating the advancement in the e-reading area. In the press release announcing the new deal, the two companies also mentioned the creation of a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, as well as plans for coming up with a Windows... |
3 May 2012 08:09 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is gearing up for the release of a new major update for its Windows Phone platform, one that might get detailed as soon as next month, if the latest reports out there are to be believed. The behemoth will be holding a Windows Phone Developer Summit in San Francisco, CA on June... |
3 May 2012 03:02 GMT |
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WIND Mobile added the Lumia 710 on its “Coming Soon” page about two weeks ago, but failed to offer any additional details on the smartphone’s availability and price tag.
Good news for Windows Phone fans as the Canadian carrier plans to release the Lumia 710 tomorrow, May 3. The folks over at Mobile... |
2 May 2012 15:01 GMT |
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