Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 7349

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM, the latest budget Windows Phone 8 handset is now available in India through the official Nokia Shop in India. Snapdeal started taking pre-orders for the smartphone last week, but it is still on pre-order with the retailer. The Lumia 530 Dual SIM was unveiled last month and packs a 4-inch … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 7349”

Nokia 130 and 130 Dual SIM affordable phones with video player announced for 19 Euros

Microsoft just announced the Nokia 130 and 130 Dual SIM, most affordable Nokia phones with built-in video and music player. These have 1.8″ (160 x 128 pixels) TFT displays, run on Series 30+ OS and features FM Radio, similar to the Nokia 108 Dual SIM that was launched back in October in India. These have … Continue reading “Nokia 130 and 130 Dual SIM affordable phones with video player announced for 19 Euros”

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM pre-booking begins in India, launching August 3rd week

Microsoft unveiled the Lumia 530 Dual SIM, the latest budget Windows Phone 8 handset last month. Snapdeal has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone in India exclusively. The Lumia 530 has a  4-inch FWVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, runs on Windows Phone 8.1 and has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera, but … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM pre-booking begins in India, launching August 3rd week”

Nokia India head P Balaji leaves the company

P Balaji, Managing Director of Nokia India, now called Microsoft devices Group has quit the company. He joined Nokia from Sony Mobile Communications back in July 2012. He will be Advisor to MDG and Ajey in the transition till October 2014, said the company. Current Head of Sales Operations, India Middle East and Africa, Ajay Mehta will be acting … Continue reading “Nokia India head P Balaji leaves the company”

Motorola overtakes Nokia to become India’s 4th largest smartphone vendor

Motorola is the fourth largest smartphone vendor by shipments in Q2 2014, overtaking Nokia (Microsoft), according to handset sales tracker Canalys. Few months back Motorola announced that it shipped 6.5 million smartphones globally in Q1 2014. According to the report, Motorola shipped 379,310 units of smartphones in India in Q1. The company did not reveal its … Continue reading “Motorola overtakes Nokia to become India’s 4th largest smartphone vendor”

Nokia Z launcher receives significant update, pre-beta program opened for new users

Nokia rolled out Z launcher for Android in June that predicts apps and brings them in the front depending upon user usage pattern and preferences.  Today, the Z launcher has received an update  that will allow you to configure the way you want your favorite apps to appear on your home screen, using drag and drop.

Nokia X Software Platform 1.2 update starts rolling out for Nokia X, X+ and XL

Microsoft’s mobile division today started rolling out Nokia X software platform 1.2 update for the Nokia X, X+ and XL When the company launched the Nokia X2, based on Nokia X Software Platform 2.0, it announced that older Nokia X devices would not get the 2.0 update due to hardware constraints.

Nokia Lumia 530 and 530 Dual SIM with 4-inch display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC announced

Microsoft devices has just announced the Lumia 530 the company’s latest budget smartphones. It has a 4-inch FWVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. It has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera, but lacks a front-facing camera. It also comes in Dual SIM variant called Lumia 530 Dual SIM with … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 530 and 530 Dual SIM with 4-inch display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC announced”

Microsoft just killed Nokia’s feature phones and X Android devices

Stephen Elop’s e-mail to Microsoft employees in the devices and services division and an internal e-mail from Jo Harlow, acquired by BGR, have officially made clear the future of Nokia’s feature phones and the recently launched X range of Android devices. Microsoft will no longer make the Android-based Nokia X devices, but “select designs” from … Continue reading “Microsoft just killed Nokia’s feature phones and X Android devices”

Microsoft announces 18,000 job cuts next year, 12,500 are from Nokia

“Starting to Evolve Our Organization and Culture” reads Nadella’s latest mail to his employees which details Microsoft’s 18,000 job cuts next year. The Redmond based software giant has just announced that it wants to go lean and agile, in an effort to re-align with the company’s new vision, a product of the new leadership headed … Continue reading “Microsoft announces 18,000 job cuts next year, 12,500 are from Nokia”

Nokia Lumia Cyan with Windows Phone 8.1 update roll out begins

Nokia has announced that they have started rolling out Lumia Cyan update with Windows Phone 8.1 along for their Lumia devices running on Windows Phone 8. This would bring a lot of features for Lumia devices including, updates to Nokia Camera, Creative Studio and Storyteller apps, better audio quality when recording videos on Lumia 1520 … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia Cyan with Windows Phone 8.1 update roll out begins”

Nokia Camera updated with few improvements, likely to be renamed as Lumia Camera

Nokia Camera app has been updated with few tweaks. The version 4.8.1.1. brings improved Inline Video Playback and living images playback in Camera Roll. In addition, the camera has got improved focus indicator on devices with continuous Autofocus. Other than this the app gets bug fixes and improvements.