The Nokia Lumia 900 has exceeded expectations here in the U.S. and will be hoping to do so abroad. The next stop on this worldly phone’s agenda is O2 Germany, which has just confirmed that the it will offer the Lumia 900 sometime in early June. Oddly enough, this international version of the Lumia 900

Almost anyone who’s ever tried Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system — including myself — will tell you that it’s a pretty terrific smartphone platform, except for one major weakness: The Windows Phone Marketplace. Although it’s home to a number of great apps, there aren’t nearly enough of them, and those who are used to Android

If you’re a fan of Windows Phone, odds are you’ve got your ear to the ground listening for rumbles of Windows Phone 8 Apollo. However, while you’re waiting, how about a little mood music in the form of an unannounced handset from Nokia? A mysterious device carrying the handle “Nokia Phi” has showed up in

Nokia wants to enable image sharing on its 808 PureView using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Say that tens time fast. Speaking with Engadget, the company expressed interest in the idea and said “picture sharing would be possible across devices.” Devices, meaning the feature won’t be exclusive to 808 PureView users. Who wouldn’t want to

The Nokia Lumia 900 is a great buy, not just because of its price, but because it offers a solid experience both with its software and hardware. We’re not the only ones singing its praises, either. Consumer Reports, who famously refused to stamp the iPhone 4 with its seal of approval in 2010, has picked

The Nokia Lumia 900 has already exceeded AT&T’s expectations and now Amazon is offering a deal that will no doubt help pull in extra customers. Eligible AT&T customers can pick up Nokia’s flagship phone for the low upgrade price of $9.99 with a new two-year contract. New customers, or those adding a line of service, can grab

Just how tough is the screen on the Nokia Lumia 900?  Well, have you tried the hammer app yet? Despite the Techcraver YouTube channel giving a demonstration of the phone being able to survive nails being pounded against, or, in turn, using the phone as the hammer, we wouldn’t recommend you attempt this yourself.  That

RIM, Nokia and Motorola have an idea of what a nano-SIM card should look like but, Apple, on the other hand, has an entirely different proposal that it thinks the industry should adopt. To address that problem, Motorola and RIM recently suggested a design for an industry-wide SIM that adopts technology from Apple’s proposal and

Nokia TV is  now available for Lumia-branded Windows Phones. The new service is specifically designed for users in Finland and has started to rollout in the country this week, but we hope that Nokia and Microsoft have plans to bring other television shows that will cater to a larger audience. Nokia announced several new Lumia-specific

If you’re one of the many AT&T customers that picked up the Nokia Lumia 900 before April 21st and were looking forward to receiving a $100 credit on your bill, you’re definitely not alone. However, as it turns out there was a bit of a catch to this offer. This promotion was intended for AT&T

T-Mobile’s aggressive “Magenta Deal Days” initiative is continuing on with yet another enticing offer that’s set to kick off in just a few short days. The carrier announced on Wednesday it will offer a Buy-One-Get-One promotion from May 18 through May 28 on select handsets, including the amazing HTC One S. Existing customers will only

On today’s episode of Siri Says: Nokia is upset over Apple’s recent change to Siri. For those of you keeping score, this all started last week when it was revealed that, when asked “what’s the best smartphone ever?” the iPhone 4S’ digital assistant Siri provided results for Nokia’s Lumia 900. Much to the delight of

The Nokia Lumia 900 is making its way to China having been granted approval by the State Radio Regulation Committee (SRRC) for both GSM and WCDMA networks. Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone handset got accepted back on April 18, and it is expected to make its debut in China next month. According to Chinese news portal Sina

Other smartphones have been to space, but none of them have sported a 41-megapixel camera. In an artsy form of self-promotion, Nokia traveled to Iceland snapping photographs along the way to showcase its now U.S. bound smartphone’s fine optics. Perhaps unsatisfied with taking pictures of objects anchored by gravity, Nokia’s crew elected to attach an

What you’re looking at is one app developer’s experience when doing quality assurance testing for Android. Overwhelming, no? This is but a tiny fraction of the work Hong Kong-based Animoca puts into making sure its apps are compatible with the many different Android devices (smartphones and tablets). Typically, the company tests its software on over

Nokia recently confirmed that it will sell an unlocked version of its PureView 808 super cameraphone in the United States. The PureView 808 was originally unveiled during Mobile World Congress earlier this year and packs a whopping 41-megapixel camera that actually can go toe-to-toe with point and shoot cameras. Nokia’s president of North America Chris

It seems that Apple’s Siri assistant is feeling a bit inadequate and she would understand if you left her for the Nokia Lumia 900. One would naturally assume that if you’re asking Siri was is the best phone out there is that you probably already own an iPhone 4S.  Isn’t it nice, though, to get a little

The Nokia Reading app for Windows Phone is finally set to get its debut in Europe this week, with exclusivity to the Finnish firm’s own family of Lumia handsets. It will arrive in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the U.K. first, with a rollout planned for other countries in the coming weeks. Reading got

Samsung has announced its latest Windows Phone 7.5 handset this morning called the Omnia M. The handset features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz single-core processor, and “top-notch media capabilities.” It will make its debut in Europe before rolling out to other regions later. The Omnia M appears to be Samsung’s answer to low-budget

Microsoft and Nokia have been going steady for a little bit over a year now and mirroring the customs of marriage, it looks like someone is in for a name change. Revealed by the latest Windows Phone Tango ROM, the update is said to be bringing a change specifically to Nokia Lumia devices, by rebranding

Apple isn’t the only company who uses China’s Foxconn to manufacture its products — others include Sony, Microsoft, Dell, Nokia, Nintendo and HP, Cult of Mac said. Yet, the Cupertino-based company is often the sole target of heavy media and consumer criticism. Apple has worked to help improve working conditions at Foxconn plants before, and

Those of you waiting to get your hands on Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone handset in the U.K. will be pleased to know that today is your lucky day. The Lumia 900 is now available to purchase from British retailer Phones4U, which has exclusivity on the handset until May 27. The U.K. version of the handset

Nokia has revealed its next batch of Windows Phone apps that will remain exclusive to the Finnish firm’s Lumia devices. In addition to official PGA Tour and ESPN applications, Nokia is also teaming up with Rovio to deliver Angry Birds Space. The PGA Tour application will be the first to hit the Windows Phone Marketplace, with

Nokia and Carl Zeiss announced a new extended partnership recently, in which Nokia will continue to use the Germany-based company’s lenses for its smartphone cameras. Carl Zeiss and Nokia’s joint efforts have resulted in some of the industry’s best smartphone cameras to date, and the two will be looking to further their status with the

Nokia shareholders have lashed back at the firm’s executives with a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd. The shareholders are complaining at the lack of Nokia’s Lumia device sales, even though the company recently announced that it has sold 5 million Lumia-branded phones. “The complaint alleges that during the