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When Nokia first struct its partnership with Microsoft, the plan was to be the dominate provider for the Windows Phone platform. Well, that wish has come true as the Finnish-company is said to have taken up 50 percent market share of second-generation Windows Phone handsets, according to a new report from Occasional Gamer. While this…
Nokia has bet its future on Windows Phone, so how has its Lumia lineup been doing so far? Well, according to a report from Bloomberg, Nokia has sold roughly 1.3 million units through the end of last year. Nokia released the Lumia 800 and the 710 last year – roughly six months after it signed…
Musician Lukáš Kmit was in front of a crowd at an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Presov, Slovakia playing his viola. In the middle of his performance, a Nokia phone ringer went off and Kmit paused. Rather than berate the embarrassed audience member like the conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Kmit decided to have some fun by playing the ringtone back…
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…
Good news for those of you with Nokia N9 smartphones. The Finnish company has released a new software update for developer devices (i.e. Nokia N950) and will follow with the real deal after the new firmware is thoroughly tested. The software we’re talking about here is PR 1.2, the same one we’ve seen leaked almost…
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…
While Nokia Lumia 800 has been available in the UK for some time now, its lower-end sibling Lumia 710 is yet to hit the stores across the country. Apparently, the wait will end soon with the Finnish company launching its entry-level Windows Phone device on February 1st. Orange and Three are on board to sell…
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…
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…
Sisvel is a company you’ve probably never heard of, and to give you an idea of what they do just read their slogan: “We protect ideas.” Yes folks, they’re a patent troll, which is a defined as a company that buys up patents and then proceeds to bring other companies to court for infringing on…