Nokia accidentally reveals white international Lumia 900
News - February 07, 2012
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Nokia announced the Lumia 800 in white yesterday, but nothing was said about a white Lumia 900. However, it appears the company accidentally revealed a photo of a white Lumia 900 on its Facebook page. Not only that, the white Lumia 900 looks to be an international phone.
Although the photo is was labeled Lumia 800, you can clearly see the microUSB port on top (the 800 has a flip cover), and there is an obvious front facing camera. The photo is missing the AT&T branding which suggests it's an international phone.
The pictures have since be...read more
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Microsoft retail stores taking Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders
News - February 06, 2012
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The Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for pre-orders, if you're willing to drop $25 to reserve it. The Verge is reporting they have confirmed that Microsoft retail stores are taking pre-orders of the Lumia 900.
There is no official word on the launch date, but it is rumored to be March 18. The rumor on price is that Microsoft and Nokia will offer their flagship Windows Phone 7 device for $99. That's a crazy price but if it's true, right on!
If you've got a Microsoft retail store in your neighborhood, head on down to reserve your phone....read more
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Windows Phone Marketplace now open in 5 additional countries
News - February 04, 2012
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The Windows Phone Marketplace for apps and games is now open in five new countries. As of yesterday, the Windows Phone Marketplace works in Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru and the Philippines. Windows Phone users in those countries can now tap the marketplace tile to start downloading apps. Previously, anyone in those countries would have had to set the country on their phone to something else. ...read more
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Microsoft makes "Gmail Man" video public in response to Google's Privacy Policy change
News - February 02, 2012
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This video isn't new, but it's new to the public. Microsoft made this video last year but it was used internally for its internal Global Exchange sales conference last July. In light of the recent change to Google's privacy policy, Microsoft has not only taken ads out in local newspapers criticizing Google, they have made the "Gmail Man" video public.
The video shows a mail man looking through letters to find keywords for ads. The spoof is obviously targeted at Gmail's practice of showing keyword ads that related to your email. In Micros...read more
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Windows Phone 8 details revealed
News - February 02, 2012
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Details of Windows Phone 8 have been revealed in a video by senior vice president and Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore. The video, seen by PocketNow, was intended for Nokia and its partners. In the video, Belfiore discusses several changes coming to Windows Phone 8, and there are several.
Multicore processor support
Four new screen resolutions
NFC support
Removable microSD storage
Developers can reuse of "most of their code" from Windows 8 Desktop apps to port to mobile
ActiveSync will come back
128-bit native BitLocker data encryption for...read more
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Unofficial Instagram client InstaCam hits Windows Marketplace
News - February 01, 2012
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Instagram is a popular photo sharing app for iOS, but unfortunately they do not yet have a Windows Phone client. InstaCam is an unofficial Instagram client for Windows Phone. It allows you to take pictures on your phone, apply effects to make the picture beautiful, and then share them via Facebook, Twitter, or email.
It's a new app that has a good feature set, and more features are coming.
Features:
Browse anonymously without an Instagram account or login to use more Instagram features
View popular pictures from users around the world
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Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million for Windows Phone in Q4 2011
News - January 27, 2012
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Microsoft's deal with Nokia was widely seen as a win win for both companies because they both needed each other. Nokia's once dominant and untouchable position at the top of the cell phone market was giving way to Apple and Google, and Microsoft was completely left out of the smartphone game for awhile. No details were given at the time of the deal, but now Nokia's financials shed some light on the deal between the two companies.
Nokia reported that Microsoft paid them $250 million in Q4 2011. The payment was the first of the “platform supp...read more
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Nokia Lumia 900 to launch March 18, $99
News - January 25, 2012
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There's more Nokia Lumia 900 release date news out today. We're heard rumors of a March release, then we heard June, then May. According to BGR, they have received information about AT&T's 2012 roadmap and the Nokia Lumia 900 is scheduled to launch on March 18. The phone hasn't received technical acceptance yet, so the date could change, but look for a March release.
Nokia and Microsoft are aggressively pricing the Lumia 900 at $99 on a two year contract, according to BGR. If that information is correct, that is a big deal. That's half th...read more
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Nokia Lumia 900 launching in June in the UK?
News - January 24, 2012
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Speculation as to when the Nokia Lumia 900 will hit the UK is brewing. Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 900 is “coming soon," and all indications are it will launch in June. That seems like a long way off, but it will be here just before you know it. Actually, it will be here just before the new iPhone 5 is announced so we'll see how it stacks up.
The Lumia 900 is a Windows Phone 7 phone running a 1.4GHz processor. It features 4.3-inch AMOLED display, 8-megapixel camera, and 4G LTE connectivity support.
There's no word...read more
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Windows Phone to overtake iOS by 2015?
News - January 19, 2012
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Windows Phone is so far behind in the mobile game that this almost seems laughable, but it could really happen. Market researchers at IHS have published a report that says Windows Phone will overtake Apple's iOS by 2015.
Largely based on Nokia’s strong support, Windows Phone is set to regain the No. 2 rank in the smartphone operating system in 2015. Finnish-based Nokia in 2009 lost its second-place worldwide ranking because of rising competition from Google Inc.’s Android and Apple Inc.’s iOS.
In 2015, however, Windows Phone will account f...read more
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Nokia Lumia 710 Reviewed
News - January 18, 2012
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The Nokia Lumia 710 was released last week on T-Mobile and so far the reviews have been positive. It's not the most powerful phone (the Lumia 900 will top it) but it's not bad for the first Windows phone released in the US. The Lumia 710 is supposed to take Windows Phone to the masses so we'll see if it can accomplish that task.
The Lumia 710 has a 3.7" display and a 5MP camera. Those specs seem so 2010, but since it's not Nokia's flagship phone, we can't complain.
Tom's Hardware has done a full review of the Lumia 710 and it's worth t...read more
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Microsoft says Skype for Windows Phone coming soon
News - January 16, 2012
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Microsoft acquired Skype, yet a Skype app for Windows Phone has not been developed yet. Speaking at CES, Skype product VP Rick Osterloh promised a dedicated Skype app is coming soon to Windows Phone. Check out the video above for the full chat.
Skype product VP Rick Osterloh in a chat (video below) at CES this week promised that Skype for Windows Phone was "coming out soon." He didn't say more, but confirmed that the app for new corporate parent Microsoft was in development.
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Is the Nokia Lumia 900 launching on March 18?
News - January 13, 2012
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You would think the release date for the Nokia Lumia 900 would have come out at CES, but it didn't. A Nokia Developer Newsletter however, has spilled the beans. According to the newsetter the Lumia 900 "will become available exclusively through AT&T in March".
If that's not enough confirmation for you, Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley let it be known on TWIT that they have heard from their sources the March 18 is correct. What do you think? Is March 18 the big day for the much anticipated Windows Phone?...read more
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Windows Phone $100 Challenge
News - January 12, 2012
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Ben the PC Guy is challenging users of non-Windows phones user to a speed contest at CES. If Ben wins, the loser has to say "I got smoked by Windows Phone." If they win, he gives them $100.00. It's the official Windows Phone $100 Challenge.
Our first challenger yesterday stepped up with a brand-new Galaxy Nexus, which, if you’re not familiar, is the latest Android phone from Google and the first to sport Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The challenge was to find a 4-start Chinese restaurant nearby, then find directions to it.
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