The Nokia Lumia 610, Lumia 710,Lumia 800 and 900 Windows Phone devices won't receive Windows Phone 8, but at least they aren't being left completely out in the cold. Nokia recently detailed several new features that will be launched for the aforementioned devices in the near future. The Finnish phone maker said that it will deliver its Smart Group Shot and Cinemagraph applications to...
Could this be one of Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices? Spotted by WPDang on Chinese social network Sina Weibo, this particular device sports a bright yellow paint job unseen on any existing Lumia handset, and it is displaying the new Windows Phone start screen (note the tiny tiles). That start screen suggests the handset is running either Windows Phone 7.8, or Windows Phone 8...
During a recent partner event, Nokia’s vice president of Western Europe, Conor Pierce addressed more than 120 dealers and said that he wants Nokia to become a “disruptive force” in the handset market. Pierce said Nokia has gone from being an industry leader to a challenger. Samsung recently dethroned Nokia as the world’s top mobile phone producer this past April. “We want to become a...
Nokia is rolling out an update to its Nokia Drive navigation application. Set to be a core feature of Windows Phone 8, Nokia Drive 3.0 is exclusively coming to Nokia Lumia devices in the U.S. Nokia Drive 3.0 introduces "My Commute," a feature that studies your driving habits and provides you with advanced traffic warnings for preferred routes, such as work or school. In addition to...
Nokia posted its second quarter 2012 earnings on Thursday in which the Finnish phone maker noted an operating loss of $1 billion for the quarter — a slight improvement over the $1.7 billion loss the company posted during the first quarter of this year. The company's Devices & Services united said net sales were down 5% quarter-on-quarter, even though sales of its Lumia-branded...
The Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 can officially tango with Windows 7.5, Nokia announced on Wednesday. Among the updates: Internet sharing (Wi-Fi tethering) with up to five other devices and a flip-to-silence mode. Essentially, setting your phone face down will silence all incoming phone calls and alerts, thus "flip-to-silence." In addition, Lumia 710 and 800 users will have access to Camera...
If there's one lasting memory from the dumb phone era that most everyone remembers — other than the RAZR — it's how life-changing Snake was. The retro-game was responsible for hours of entertainment, and (unfortunately, but fortunately) a version is coming to the Lumia line. Snake 2K — an updated version of Snake '97, which is also available for Windows Phone – is built by the same...
Nokia will begin rolling out its latest updates for the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 handsets this week, and they're not just the same old bug patches that Lumia users have become accustomed to. Instead, these updates bring all sorts of new features, including improvements to the camera, DLNA streaming capabilities, and more. The most exciting change to the majority of users will be to the...
Your carrier needs you. T-Mobile on Tuesday announced an exclusive deal that will offer a special edition Dark Knight Xpress-On cover for customers who purchase a Nokia Lumia 710 between June 20 and July 31. Now you can fight crime and dawn the Batman symbol around any city across the globe. Making this deal even sweeter is the fact that the Lumia 710 is currently being offered for free...
Remember that limited edition Batman Lumia 800 that we told you about back in December? Well, if you weren't lucky enough to get your mitts on one of those handset, maybe you'll be able to secure a Batman edition Lumia 900 instead. Nokia has confirmed that the device will be arriving at Phones4U shops in the U.K. very soon. The handset is identical to the existing Lumia 900 on the...