Nokia today announced that it is beginning to roll out its Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade to Lumia smartphones currently running Windows Phone 7.5 as these will not be upgraded to Windows Phone 8. The Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 will all receive upgrade notifications during February. With Windows Phone 7.8 installed, your Nokia Lumia gets even better. […]
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Nokia announces return to black with Q4 2012 financial results
Nokia today announced its financial results for the last quarter of its fiscal 2012 year. It had a pleasant surprise for its stockholders, reporting a profitable quarter after six quarters of losses. It saw an operating profit of US$585 billion (€439 million) on net sales of US$10.7 billion (€8.04 billion). According to CEO Stephen Elop, “We are very encouraged that […]
Nokia ships 4.4 million Lumia smartphones in Q4 2012
Nokia today issued a fourth-quarter preliminary report and the news is much more positive than it has been in past quarters. Its Mobile Phones business unit and Lumia portfolio both delivered better than expected results. Nokia now expects that its Devices & Services group will exceed expectations and achieve “underlying profitability” for Q4 2012. According to Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO: […]
Upcoming Nokia Catwalk to sport aluminum body?
Nokia’s next generation of Lumia smartphones may ditch their polycarbonate cases in favour of an aluminum one. Citing “sources familiar with Nokia’s plans,” The Verge today reports that will make the switch for at least one high-end Lumia Windows Phone set to be released later this year. The device, already in development, is codenamed Catwalk and will have very similar […]
Nokia warns Samsung: “Take note” of next generation Lumia
Nokia, along with Microsoft, will unveil their first Windows Phone 8 smartphone (and perhaps more than one) at their upcoming September 5th event. Now the company is serving notice that it expects big things of its upcoming lineup. Recently appointed VP of Sales and Marketing Chris Weber took to Twitter to warn Samsung in particular: Samsung take note, next generation […]
Nokia and Microsoft to hold Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5th
Nokia’s CEO was not kidding when he said “soon” earlier today! As expected, Nokia and Microsoft today announced that they will host a press event on September 5th. The event will take place in New York City rather than Helsinki though. The event will focu on Nokia’s Lumia smartphones and Windows Phone but few other details were revealed. Nokia is […]
Nokia CEO promises new Windows Phone 8 handset coming “soon”
Chief Executive Stephen Elop today promised that Nokia will “soon” unveil a new smartphone powered by Windows Phone 8. Saying only that it would happen “relatively near term,” he would not provide a specific timeframe. At the same time, he did not deny that the launch could happen in September. Rumours suggest that Nokia will unveil two or three new […]
Camera Extras and Contact Share now available for Nokia Lumia devices
Nokia today announced the worldwide availability of two new apps, Camera Extras and Contact Share, for Lumia smartphones. The two apps were announced last month and had been available in a limited number of countries but are now available to all. Camera Extras adds a number of new features and options to the camera. These include: Smart Group Shot: Capture […]