Microsoft has confirmed that its next Windows 10 preview for smartphones will support a significantly greater number of devices. In fact, if you own a Lumia handset, chances are you'll be able to get your hands on it. Until now, the number of smartphones compatible with Microsoft's Windows 10 preview has been extremely limited. The company explains on its blog that the reason for that...
This poll has closed, check out the latest Mobile Madness battle. Whelp, sorry to break to it you Apple fans, but the Apple iPhone 6 Plus lost early and by quite a lot. The HTC One M9, after beating the LG G3 in the play-in round, beat the iPhone 6 Plus by over 65-percentage points. Incredible! We’re just getting started. Up next in March Mobile Madness tournament is the newly...
On first impression, there's very little to distinguish the Lumia Icon from other recent Lumia devices. The best software updates from Nokia are already widespread, and the Icon's design more or less follows previous Lumias. That is to say this is largely familiar territory for Lumia and Windows Phone fans. Nothing here to immediately surprise and dazzle. Nokia has stuck closely to what...
Industry sources speaking to TechnoBuffalo have revealed that the Lumia Icon on Verizon Wireless will launch globally around the world later this year under the Lumia 929 brand. Nokia can't keep the "Icon" branding since that is a Verizon exclusive. The move will occur sometime in late spring or summer as Microsoft begins to revitalize its Windows Phone portfolio, likely following the...
Nokia’s Lumia Icon is finally official. The big Windows Phone endured an awfully leaky unveiling that frankly offered no surprises, especially after being unceremoniously leaked on Verizon’s site, but it still has our undivided attention. We’ve seen the Lumia family grow quite a bit with Windows Phone over the past year or so, and those efforts seem to have culminated into a single...
We already knew it was coming, and now it’s official. After keeping quiet during several leaky spells earlier this year, Nokia on Tuesday finally—finally!—announced the Lumia Icon for Verizon. While its unlikely to grab headlines like last year’s Lumia 1020, the Icon has all the staples we’ve come to appreciate about the Lumia family: terrific design, speedy specs, solid user experience...