Nokia 220 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 2749

Nokia announced the Nokia 220, an affordable phone along with the Nokia X series last month at the MWC 2014. The Nokia X was launched in India earlier this month. Now the Nokia 220 Dual SIM is available for purchase in India from the official Nokia Store. It has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) LCD screen … Continue reading “Nokia 220 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 2749”

Nokia X Videos – Multitasking, Custom Launchers, Sideloading APKs and In Depth UI Walkthrough

It just feels like yesterday, when almost all of us were in denial that a Nokia Android phone could exist, but Nokia has put forward its boldest bet ever, especially at a time when it has been acquired by Microsoft, a company that has been at odds with Google since forever. Anyways, the device was … Continue reading “Nokia X Videos – Multitasking, Custom Launchers, Sideloading APKs and In Depth UI Walkthrough”

How to root Nokia X and install Google Play Apps

We had unboxed the Nokia X a while back, right after it launched in India. Only a few weeks back, Espoo’s first bold entry into the low end Android smartphone segment was revealed at MWC. The phone might be running Android, a Google owned entity, but is completely devoid of anything that resembles Google services. … Continue reading “How to root Nokia X and install Google Play Apps”

Nokia’s appeal over asset transfer to Microsoft rejected by Supreme Court of India

India’s supreme court asked Nokia to provide guarantee of 35 billion rupees ($572.5 million) in an escrow account before it is allowed to transfer its Chennai plant and other assets in the country to Microsoft reports Reuters. Back in September last year Microsoft agreed to buy 5.4 Billion Euros cash, 3.79 Billion for devices and … Continue reading “Nokia’s appeal over asset transfer to Microsoft rejected by Supreme Court of India”

China welcomes Nokia X with 1 million pre orders

The Nokia X made a huge (green) splash at the Mobile World Congress event a couple of weeks and has been rapidly making its moves into markets, with it launching in Malaysia, India and the Phillipines. It is now all set to launch in China, and just 5 days after announcing the device for the … Continue reading “China welcomes Nokia X with 1 million pre orders”

Nokia Refocus app updated to support all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones

Nokia has updated its Nokia Refocus app, that now brings support to all Nokia Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8. The app was demoed back at the Nokia event in Abu Dhabi, back in October, and the app was launched in the Windows Phone Store in November. It was launched for PureView smartphones, the Lumia 920, … Continue reading “Nokia Refocus app updated to support all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones”

Nokia X Unboxing in India

Nokia X is the first smartphone from the Espoo company running Android, and more importantly, Android apps. It was launched in India just a day back for a price of Rs. 8,599/-. “X” is symbolic in many ways. the company is now at the cross roads of a transition from being an independent company to … Continue reading “Nokia X Unboxing in India”

Nokia X+ and Nokia XL Android smartphones coming to India within 60 days

Today, at the Nokia X launch event in India, Nokia has announced that both the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL, dual SIM Android smartphones would be available in India within the next 60 days.  Both these phones were announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona last month, along with the Nokia X, … Continue reading “Nokia X+ and Nokia XL Android smartphones coming to India within 60 days”

Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 8599

Nokia has launched the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona, last month and packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and … Continue reading “Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 8599”

Nokia Lumia 630 leaked, Loses camera key and flash

The Nokia Lumia 630 (code named Moneypenny) has been rumored for a while now and thanks to Evleaks we now get a better look at the handset. The handset which’ll be announced around Build in April will run Windows Phone 8.1. The image reveals subtle breaks from the design language of the Lumia 620 and … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 leaked, Loses camera key and flash”

Nokia X Android smartphone launching in India on March 10th

Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back.  Nokia has just sent us an invite for the Nokia X India launch. Even though the invite doesn’t mention anything clearly, the “Xperience a new beginning” in the invite and the green color, … Continue reading “Nokia X Android smartphone launching in India on March 10th”

Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone listed online in India for Rs. 8499

Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back. Earlier this week online retailer The Mobile Store listed the smartphone at a price tag of Rs. 8,500 with availability date of March 15th. Today, online retailer Saholic has listed the … Continue reading “Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone listed online in India for Rs. 8499”

Nokia X can now access Google Play Store, unofficially ofcourse

Nokia X was launched less than a couple of weeks, but it has already been hacked. That is the thing about Android smartphones – you can get root user access and do things that wouldn’t be otherwise possible. As rumored, Nokia introduced an Android smartphone at MWC 2014, but with their own restrictions. Nokia had … Continue reading “Nokia X can now access Google Play Store, unofficially ofcourse”

GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2014 Winners announced, HTC, Nokia win awards

The GSM Association has announced the winners for the 19th annual Global Mobile Awards at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Last year the Galaxy S3 bagged the award, this year HTC One was awarded the best smartphone of the year, even though it had tough contenders such as Samsung Galaxy Note 3, iPhone 5S, Nokia … Continue reading “GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2014 Winners announced, HTC, Nokia win awards”

Nokia Lumia Icon Hands on

At MWC 2014, both Microsoft and Nokia were present. Microsoft gave a few updates regarding their progress on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 while Nokia announced a series of Android running budget smartphones. At the Pepcom event, Microsoft and Nokia had a booth where they had showcased the Nokia Lumia Icon which is a … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia Icon Hands on”