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Next week we’re going to see Nokia unveil a handful of new devices at Mobile World Congress. Several days ago we reported on a rumor that said Nokia’s lineup might consist of three smartphones: the Lumia 910, Lumia 610, and PureView 808; and three feature phones: the Asha 202, Asha 203, and Asha 302. The…
We’re exactly one week away from the start of Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry’s largest tradeshow, and one thing that’s definitely going to be on everyone’s mind is Microsoft. If they don’t execute brilliantly this year on Windows 8, as well as Windows Phone 8 Apollo, then they better brace themselves because the next…
Now that Nokia’s decided to make all their phones in Asia in order to try and save some money, why not also go with cheaper Asian components? According to DigiTimes, who has a mixed track record, but have proved themselves reliable numerous times in the past, Nokia is considering going with either MediaTek or MStar…
Of the many responsibilities that were thrust upon me during my 14 month stint at Nokia, my favorite was writing an internal newsletter that was read by thousands of employees. I’d spend all day reading the news, picking out the four or five most important stories, and then explaining why said news items were important…
Back in April 2010 Nokia announced a cheap ($125) feature phone with a QWERTY keyboard called the C3. There was nothing particularly noteworthy about it, save for the fact that it didn’t come with 3G connectivity, instead opting to come with WiFi. Over a year later, in October 2011, Nokia announced the Asha 200 and…
Nokia’s Lumia 800, as it exists today, can be purchased in three different colors: pink, blue, and black. Recently Nokia announced a white version, and we’ve been reporting on rumors of a yellow version for the past two months. That’s five colors in total. Apparently Nokia doesn’t think that’s enough though. A video produced by…
Mobile World Congress, the largest wireless exhibition on the fact of the planet, is set to kick off in just two weeks. We’ll be there trying to cover the glut of smartphone and tablet announcements, of course, but thanks to Pocketnow our job may have just gotten a whole lot easier. Apparently they just got…
China, the world’s second largest economy comprised of over a billion people, hasn’t been very nice to Nokia. When the Finnish handset maker reported their Q4 2011 financial results late last month, they said that handset sales in China fell 33% year on year to less than 15 million units. What’s a phone maker to…
Alexey Roslyakov, the same guy who managed to cram Android to the Nokia N900, is trying to make the Nokia N9 dual-boot Android and MeeGo. In his private tests (public release is still not available), he made the N9 run Android by pressing the volume-up button during boot. The progress is partially documented at Maemo.org…
That sexy lookin’ white Nokia Lumia 800 is now available for pre-ordering in the UK. The retailer offering it is MobileFun, which lists the device for whopping 429.95 GBP, which translates into $681. Now we know Europeans are used to paying more for unlocked devices (when compared to the U.S.), but that’s still a lot…