A highlight from this year’s Mobile World Congress was the Nokia 808 PureView with its 41MP camera sensor. The downside for many was that the Nokia 808 runs on the Nokia Belle OS (Symbian). Now comes word that Nokia will bring its PureView technology to its Windows Phone Lumia devices. Confirmation came from Nokia’s VP of Marketing Jo Harlow in […]
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No Windows Phone 8 upgrades for existing Windows Phone 7 smartphones?
Microsoft is widely rumoured to be launching Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo) later this year. Not surprisingly, current Windows Phone device owners are hoping that their current devices will be upgradeable. According to ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley, it is not looking promising. First is the fact that Microsoft has not officially confirmed that an upgrade will be be made available for […]
MWC 2012: Details on Windows Phone Tango
Without officially confirming the Tango update, Microsoft announced that its Windows Phone operating system has been optimized for lower-specification devices. The update supports the cheaper Qualcomm 7x27a SoC and requires only 256MB to deliver “the buttery-smooth Windows Phone experience.” It also promises to run “nearly all of the applications available in the Windows Phone Marketplace.” With Windows Phone, we’ve done […]
MWC 2012: Nokia announces Lumia 610 and wider Lumia 900 availability
As had been widely rumoured, Nokia today its fourth Windows Phone Lumia smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 610. The entry-level device “was made possible thanks to a new software release from Microsoft delivering enhanced capabilities to the Windows Phone 7.5 platform.” As expected, the update to Windows Phone supports lower memory and processor requirements, making it possible for Nokia (and likely […]
Nokia Lumia 610 specifications revealed ahead of MWC launch?
Nokia’s new low-end Windows Phone device has been the topic of rumours for a while. Just ahead of its expected announcement at Mobile World Congress at Nokia’s press conference on Monday, February 27th, pictures and full specifications have been leaked. According to BGR India, the Nokia Lumia 610 will run Windows Phone Tango. It will come with a 3.2-inch display […]
Nokia top Windows Phone vendor in Q4 2011
Research firm Strategy Analytics reported today that global Windows Phone device shipments to 2.7 million units in Q4 2011. This represents a 36 percent sequential growth over the previous quarter. Nokia, which only entered the market in Q4, had a successful debut. It shot up to the top of the Windows Phone vendors with a 33% market share. According to […]
Nokia Lumia 719 confirmed by Bluetooth SIG
Rumours about the Nokia Lumia 719 have floated about for some time. They now appear to have been confirmed courtesy of the Bluetooth SIG. The product entry reveals little about the Lumia 719 but indicates that it will be available in North America as well as Asia and South America. The few details suggest that the Lumia 719 will not […]
Nokia to launch entry-level Windows Phone Lumia 610 at MWC?
Rumours in the past have hinted at an entry-level Nokia Lumia 600 series device (such as the Lumia 601 and a Series 3 device). TechRadar has now learned that Nokia could unveil the Nokia 610 at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (along with new Asha devices). Details are slim but it is likely to be powered by Windows Phone Tango, […]