The phone that we gave our Best in Show Award for CES 2012, the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone, might be headed to more carriers than just AT&T. According to a rumor from Paul Thurrott over at WinSuperSite, AT&T apparently has a 45 day exclusivity period over the device which, if true, means that other [...]
Just a few short days ago, the first Nokia-made Windows Phone for the U.S., the Nokia Lumia 710, launched on T-Mobile for $50, making it a great value for those looking to get aboard the Microsoft train with a solid device in hand. But maybe that price was a little steep for some of you [...]
Here’s some information on some games that Microsoft is teasing for Windows Phone. I have to assume games I will list below are coming in February since the post on the Windows Phone Team’s blog says, “Must Have Games for February”. The following games were announced by Microsoft on the Windows Phone Team Blog: Need for [...]
When Nokia took the stage in New York City with carrier partner T-Mobile USA, various news outlets were reporting that Nokia was either working on a 3-inch tablet or media player. Right now, the company says that the information that was reported earlier was all a misunderstanding by various hopeful blogs. The device that was [...]
At CES, we caught up to the Nokia folks at breakfast, who confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 900 will debut on AT&T’s network with tethering, or Internet sharing, straight out of the box. The feature was notably absent on Nokia’s Lumia 800, but thanks to the additional time between the launch of the 800 and [...]
The GottaBeMobile team has been roaming Las Vegas for the past week checking out the best that CES 2012 has to offer. And while we have seen a ton of great new gear, there have certainly been a handful of devices that stand above the rest. What you’ll find here are the gadgets and gizmos [...]
For those of you that have been waiting for a Nokia-made Windows Phone here in the United States, you’ll be happy to know that the first of those devices, the T-Mobile Lumia 710, is now on sale through the carrier for those that want to hop aboard the Microsoft train. In our opinion, the Lumia [...]
After having announced the Nokia Lumia 900, one of two 4G LTE smartphones for AT&T’s network in the U.S., we got a chance to preview the hardware yesterday. The Lumia 900 borrows its aesthetics from the Lumia 800, which we had previously reviewed, along with the MeeGo-powered Nokia N9. Present on the phone is an [...]
In addition to having announced the Lumia 900, an LTE smartphone for AT&T’s 4G network, Nokia has just announced that the Lumia 800 will also be crossing the Atlantic to arrive in the U.S. on Microsoft Store shelves. When it was announced, the Lumia 800 was originally targeted at Europe and Asia, and Nokia had [...]
In addition to having rolled out with Nokia Music, Nokia Drive, and Nokia ESPN Sports Hub, the smartphone-maker is adding a suite of new connected applications that will be only available on Nokia-made Windows Phone 7 devices, including the Lumia 710, Lumia 800, and newly announced Lumia 900, an LTE smartphone for AT&T’s 4G network [...]
Today in Las Vegas at a press conference, Nokia announced the Lumia 900 which was teased at the AT&T Developer summit earlier in the day. The Lumia 900 joins the HTC Titan II as the only Windows Phone 7 devices in the US to operate on AT’&T’s LTE network. Nokia’s CEO, Stephen Elop was joined [...]
Without giving much details away until its own official press conference later this afternoon as the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off, Nokia head Stephen Elop took the stage at AT&T’s Developer Summit to announce that it has exciting plans for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform. Together with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and AT&T Mobility head [...]
There is no doubt that this marriage between Microsoft and Nokia seems, on the exterior, to be doing well. Microsoft is spending a ton of marketing money with all the Mango launch parties over the last couple months. Microsoft and partners are pledging to spend $200 Million For Windows Phone Marketing in 2012. Brand awareness and [...]
The Nokia Lumia 710 may look like it’s all business from the front, dominated by a large 3.7-inch touchscreen, but around back it’s all play thanks to optional customizable rear back battery covers that adds fun, pizzazz, and a little bit of color to an otherwise sleek all-black or all-white phone. As Nokia’s more mid-range [...]
The Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 aren’t the only two Nokia-made Windows Phones that will be arriving in the early part of 2012. In fact, there is one Lumia device that has already broken cover. That device of course is T-Mobile’s Nokia Lumia 710 which will be arriving later this month but has already started [...]
For frequent travelers, the challenge isn’t always trying to find the quickest route from point A to point B while on foot, but doing so while steering clear of danger and staying safe, especially in foreign and unfamiliar surroundings. Fortunately, the engineers at Microsoft has figured that out, and the Redmond, Washington software giant was [...]
A short time ago we were treated to what we think are images of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia 900 Windows Phone and today, it appears we have some more information that puts a face on a smartphone that is believed to be headed to AT&T’s 4G LTE network. Pocketnow has received information that the Nokia Ace [...]
We have been waiting to catch a glimpse of the rumored Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone and it appears that the device that many have been waiting for has finally decided to show its face. A couple of days ago, Pocketnow posted images snagged from a Christmas card from one of Microsoft’s partners. That image [...]
Following on rumors of LTE-capable HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel models running Windows Phone in 2012, we’re also now hearing about Nokia’s LTE plans with its Nokia Ace smartphone, a device that may be released as the high-end Nokia Lumia 900 in the U.S. According to Paul Thurrot, official LTE plans may be unveiled at [...]
The latest rumor out of Rumorville pertains to the oft-rumored, still mysterious Nokia Lumia 900, a device that has been pegged for a possible launch at CES. According to WMPowerUser, it would appear that Nokia will be launching the 4G LTE-enabled device on AT&T but not Verizon. This is something that we have heard in [...]
The Windows Phone Marketplace has hit a fairly big milestone today as AllAboutWindowsPhone is reporting that the app market has surpassed the 50,000 app mark today. It took Microsoft’s market just over a year to reach the 40,000 app mark and it took a mere 40 days for it to add the additional 10,000 applications [...]
At the T-Mobile USA press event unveiling the U.S. arrival of the Windows Phone-powered Lumia 710 on the carrier’s network, Nokia was showing off a 3-inch device sans any buttons. The device is described as a ‘pocket tablet’ that lacks any wireless mobile broadband connectivity, meaning that it will either connect to the Internet via [...]
Nokia may be experimenting with new color variations for the recently released Nokia Lumia 800, the first Windows Phone fruition as a product of a joint partnership with Microsoft, for early 2012. The company had unveiled the Lumia 800 at Nokia World with black, cyan, and magenta as color options, but more bright and vivid [...]
With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just around the corner in January, rumors are heating up about what, if anything, Nokia will be announcing at the show. We already know that the company will be launching its Windows Phone-powered Lumia 710 on T-Mobile in the beginning of January but whispers seem to point to another [...]
In what is reported as a tip to Nokia-centric blog My Nokia Blog, Nokia has an expansive product launch schedule for 2012 spanning both smartphones and tablets. The company had recently unveiled two debut Windows Phone smartphones at the Nokia World convention in October, and is presumably hard at work to introduce other devices in [...]
Nokia U.S. head Chris Weber recently talked about some of the company’s plans and strategies for the U.S. market following the joint announcement of the Lumia 710 Windows Phone for T-Mobile USA’s network. According to Weber, the Lumia 710 is just the beginning and we can expect more from Nokia and the company’s Windows Phone [...]
While we know of one Nokia Windows Phone that’s going to be headed to the U.S. in the form of the Lumia 710 for T-Mobile, we’re still not officially sure about any others. We’ve heard that the Lumia 800 might be headed to both AT&T and Verizon’s 4G LTE networks but we’re still not sure. [...]
For quite some time now, folks in the United States have been waiting for a Nokia-made Windows Phone. And when Nokia World passed in October without any sort of U.S. availability, we could hear a large, collective sigh from folks who were eager to jump on the train. And while there may have been a [...]
The latest leaks suggest that Amazon and a Microsoft-Nokia partnership may both be looking to acquire Canadian smartphone Research in Motion. After slumping stock prices and declining market share for the company’s BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet, Research in Motion is struggling to stay competitive in the market with touch competition from Apple’s iOS platform, [...]
The Nokia N8 dominated the high-end camera phone market when it was released thanks to a large image sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, mechanical shutter, and bright Xenon flash, but it has been overshadowed by newer competitors recently. Nokia’s been quiet on the camera phone market, which it had helped to shape in the past with [...]
After having announced a black, magenta, and cyan edition of the current Windows Phone flagship, Nokia will be making a pink version of the Lumia 800 available in France as well. Nokia will be bundling the pink edition alongside a year’s subscription to Cosmopolitan magazine. The pink Lumia 800 (reviewed in black) is coming to Orange [...]
As expected, Nokia and T-Mobile have announced the first Nokia Windows Phone destined for the United States and it will be coming in the form of the low-end Lumia 710. The carrier and manufacturer did something unexpected as well. They released an official release date and pricing. Shocking. The Lumia 710 will be hitting the [...]
During the last year we have seen great growth in smartphone ownership, apps and the types of mobile websites that bring information to professionals and consumers. 2011 has been, and continues to be exciting, 2012 promises to bring us more progress in the mobile space thanks to increased attention to the user experience, more advanced [...]
At the beginning of November, we heard that Nokia might be planning to release the Lumia 800 on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. According to CNET, that’s still the case but it appears that the device might also be headed to Ma Bell’s 4G LTE competitor, Verizon, as well. Apparently, both carriers are currently testing the [...]
We’re fairly certain that Nokia and T-Mobile have a Lumia 710 Windows Phone launch up their sleeve on December 14th and the evidence has continued to pile up today. Pocketnow has released a leaked press shot of a white, T-Mobile branded Lumia 710 that all but confirms the device for the Magenta carrier’s network. Great [...]
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