Nokia, along with Microsoft, will unveil their first Windows Phone 8 smartphone (and perhaps more than one) at their upcoming September 5th event. Now the company is serving notice that it expects big things of its upcoming lineup. Recently appointed VP of Sales and Marketing Chris Weber took to Twitter to warn Samsung in particular: Samsung take note, next generation […]
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Nokia and Microsoft to hold Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5th
Nokia’s CEO was not kidding when he said “soon” earlier today! As expected, Nokia and Microsoft today announced that they will host a press event on September 5th. The event will take place in New York City rather than Helsinki though. The event will focu on Nokia’s Lumia smartphones and Windows Phone but few other details were revealed. Nokia is […]
Nokia CEO promises new Windows Phone 8 handset coming “soon”
Chief Executive Stephen Elop today promised that Nokia will “soon” unveil a new smartphone powered by Windows Phone 8. Saying only that it would happen “relatively near term,” he would not provide a specific timeframe. At the same time, he did not deny that the launch could happen in September. Rumours suggest that Nokia will unveil two or three new […]
Rumour: What WP8 features will not make it into WP7.8
Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows Phone 7.5 devices will not be upgraded to Windows Phone 8. Instead, they will receive an update that will deliver some but not all of the features of the next major version of its operating system. Microsoft has yet to announce a full list of Windows Phone 8 features but a leaked Nokia document […]
Rumour: Yellow Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 prototype none other than Nokia Phi
Remember that yellow Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 prototype first spotted this morning? According to NokiaInnovation, it is none other than the Nokia Phi, the Nokia 800 successor. Best of all, their source provided additional information about the device. The Nokia Phi will borrow a number of design cues from the Nokia 900, a design that apparently impressed Stephen Elop. […]
Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 handset revealed?
A post on Chinese website Weibo appears to have revealed a prototype Nokia Lumia phone running Windows Phone 8. The images show a bright yellow (a future Nokia Lumia colour?) device marked as proto.nokia.com with what could be the Windows Phone 8 interface. It’s not clear if this device is one of the many rumoured ones (including the Nokia Phi […]
Rumour: Nokia to announce Windows Phone 8 Lumia devices in early September
Late last month, Chinese website WPDang reported that Microsoft would formally unveil Windows Phone 8 on September 5th. The site added that the first Windows Phone 8 devices, two new Nokia Lumia smartphones, would also be announced at the event. This rumour gained some credibility today with Bloomberg reporting that Nokia would announce Windows Phone 8-based handsets at its upcoming […]
Camera Extras and Contact Share now available for Nokia Lumia devices
Nokia today announced the worldwide availability of two new apps, Camera Extras and Contact Share, for Lumia smartphones. The two apps were announced last month and had been available in a limited number of countries but are now available to all. Camera Extras adds a number of new features and options to the camera. These include: Smart Group Shot: Capture […]