Just when you thought the love affair between Nokia and Microsoft couldn’t get any more serious, think again. Both companies have struck a new deal that’ll carry the Nokia brand name on all devices packing Bing Maps, according to Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, in an interview with Pocket-lint. So to put this in perspective, if you own a new BlackBerry with the Bing Maps, you’d see some branding from the Finnish-based manufacturer — I know, weird. Elop had quite a few quotes in the interview that explained his company’s relationship with Microsoft, … Read more

Two software updates are being pushed out to owners of the Nokia Lumia 800. First, there’s a battery related software update that fixes issues that several Lumia 800 units have been experiencing. It’s the second part of a two part software update that Nokia promised they’d roll out back in late November. We’re impressed that Nokia actually managed to stick to their word and release these updates on time. As for the second software update, it’s related to Windows Phone. Microsoft recently announced Windows Phone 7.5 Mango build 8107 and … Read more

Less than three months ago Nokia announced their first two Windows Phones, the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 800. The latter got most, if not all, of the attention from the media, but it’s the Lumia 710 that really earned a place in our hearts. For less than 300 Euros it offers an incredible value for your money, and the fact that it has a removable battery, along with a microUSB port that isn’t hidden behind a flimsy door, makes it a more practical device than its more expensive sibling. … Read more

Last week Nokia announced the Windows Phone Mango running Lumia 900 at CES. It’s the company’s first 4G LTE phone and the phone that they hope will make Americans take Nokia seriously again. AT&T will be the first to offer the device, with the rumored launch date being March 18th, but what about the other operators? According to Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows AT&T’s contract with Nokia gives them a 45 day exclusivity window. Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon are supposedly considering offering the Lumia 900 at some point in Q3 … Read more

A couple of days ago we posted a story which had Morgan Stanley predicting 37 million Nokia handsets will ship in 2012. I wrote my concerns about numbers I felt were potentially too optimistic. Well, the folks over at TechRadar spotted a completely different spin on the story, which brings some validations to such a lofty prediction. It turns out that the little 1 above the 2011 column (in the chart) confirms that Nokia has shipped 1 million Lumia handsets in 2011, all within the last 6 weeks of the year. Although these are … Read more