Yesterday we saw what the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1020 (or Lumia 909?), the first Windows Phone smartphone to pack a 41MP PureView camera sensor, will look like. Now an alleged Microsoft Store inventory system screenshot has given us a clue as to its pricing. According to the screenshot, the Nokia Lumia 1020 is headed to AT&T in black, yellow and […]
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Nokia to revamp marketing strategy
Nokia yesterday announced that it will embark on a new global marketing strategy that will see it take on a role that only a few short years ago would have been unthinkable. Tuula Rytilä, the company’s chief marketing officer, explained to AdAge: “For years we were the leader in our industry. When a leader is [at the top] for a […]
Nokia EOS to launch as Lumia 909 instead of Lumia 1020?
It now appears that the Nokia EOS, Nokia’s first Windows Phone device to sport a 41MP PureView camera sensor will not launch as the Lumia 1020 as reported last week. New information from @evleaks suggests that it will instead launch as the Nokia 909 (or Nokia Lumia 909?). New info pegs EOS not as the Lumia 1020, but: Nokia 909 — Evan […]
Nokia Lumia 1020 image leaked (Updated)
A press render for the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1020, better known as the Nokia EOS, has surfaced. The image, courtesy of @evleaks, gives credence to a few details that surfaced in past rumours. Unfortunately, the image is of the front of the device and does not shed any light on the rear camera which is expected to be sporting an […]
Nokia Lumia 925 Ad: Low Light Photography Zombies
A new Nokia Germany ad for the Lumia 925 promotes its low light capabilities in an unusual way – with zombies and a bit of suspense. The ad’s tag line reads “The Best Pictures in Any Light. Even Without The Flash” and the ad shows one of the risk of using a smartphone camera that relies on a flash in […]
Nokia begins Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade rollout
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. […]
Nokia Drive+ beta now available for all WP8 devices in Canada and U.S.
While Nokia Drive+, Nokia’s turn-by-turn navigation app, remains in beta, it is no longer a Lumia exclusive. Nokia decided this week to make it available as a free download to all Windows Phone 8 customers in Canada, the U.S., and the United Kingdom. The app remains in beta as the team fine tunes the customer experience. In the meantime, you […]
Samsung and Apple account for half of smartphone market in Q4 2012
The smartphone market continued to show impressive growth in Q4 2012 with 219.4 million units shipped in the quarter, a growth of 36.4% over the same quarter a year ago. They also accounted for 45.5% of all mobile phone shipments, which themselves topped 1.7 billion units. Samsung and Apple together now account for 50.8% of the smartphone market (up from […]