There is good news today for TELUS owners of the Nokia Lumia 625.The Nokia Black update is now rolling out as software version 3056.40000.1349.2001 Lumia Black is the name Nokia has given to its Windows Phone 8 GDR3 update. Aside from the OS updates, it comes a number of other features depending on the Lumia device. On the Lumia 625, it […]
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PSA: Nokia Lumia Black App Folder feature requires separate app
Among the new features Nokia announced as part of its Lumia Black update is the App Folder which lets you group apps into a single folder, a tile, on your Start screen. With the update already hitting Lumia 1020 and Lumia 925 devices across the world, many are now reporting that they cannot find the feature after updating their devices. […]
Nokia begins WP8 Lumia Black software update rollout
Nokia today announced that it has begun to roll out its Windows Phone 8 Lumia Black software update today. The first devices to receive it will be the Lumia 1020 and Lumia 925 with other devices set to receive it “in the coming weeks.” The update includes new features, improvements in imaging as well as both new and updated apps. […]
TELUS to roll out WP8 GDR3 to Lumia 1020, 620 and 520 in January
TELUS had good news this week for owners of three Nokia Lumia devices. According to the November 26 version of its ‘Upcoming software updates schedule,’ the Lumia 1020, 620 and 520 will all be upgrade to the Windows Phone GDR3 (General Distribution Release 3) release sometime in January. Microsoft announced the GDR3 release back in mid-October. It broadened Windows Phone […]
Lumia Black software update to extend Bluetooth LE to all Lumia devices
Nokia already supports Bluetooth 4.0 LE (Low Energy) on a limited number of Lumia devices. These are the the Lumia 520, 620, 625 and 720. A new FAQ entry on Nokia’s website has now confirmed that the Finnish smartphone manufacturer will extend Bluetooth 4.0 LE support across the entire Windows Phone 8 Lumia range with its upcoming Lumia Black software […]
Raw support coming to Nokia Lumia 1020 and Lumia 1520
Devices such as the Lumia 1020 and the upcoming Lumia 1520 clearly demonstrate that Nokia is taking mobile photography very seriously. If you still had some lingering doubts about that, the news that Nokia will add Raw support to both devices should put those to rest. The announcement was made at Nokia World 2013 earlier this week. Nokia Camera developer […]
Lumia Black update coming to existing Lumia smartphones in early 2014
Nokia today unveiled three new Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 1520, Lumia 1320 and Lumia 2520. All three come with Windows Phone 8 GDR3, the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system as well as new and updated Nokia apps. As part of its Nokia World 2013 announcement, Nokia also promised that “many of the new features and imaging […]