Much has been written about how Nokia would attempt to differentiate their Windows Phone 7 smartphones to other Microsoft OEM licensees. Well now that we have our hands on the new Lumia 800, we can just see how much, if at all, Nokia has customised the UI in their quest to set themselves apart. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800: Nokia Drive and Nokia Music hands-on”
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Nokia Lumia 800 unboxing
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A week after the Nokia Lumia 800 was announced, and less than a week after Nokia World 2011 ended, Nokia has begun sending samples of the Nokia Lumia 800 to the press. This is an impressive turnaround compared to previous years. In addition to that Nokia has also announced that the Lumia 800 will be released on 16 November, two weeks from now. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800 unboxing”
Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on
It’s Nokia World 2011 and all eyes seems to be on Nokia’s new Windows Phone 7.5 flagship, the Lumia 800. But based on my conversations with other tech journalists here, many believe the real show stealer is the understated Nokia Lumia 710. Read on to find out why. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on”
Nokia World 2011 Live Blog starts later today
The FoneArena crew just landed in London yesterday for the biggest Nokia event of the year – Nokia World 2011. We except the Finnish handset maker to handset it’s first devices running on the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating system. All eyes are on Nokia at this point of time as these devices are going to be crucial to Nokia’s smartphone portfolio which is currently facing stiff competition from the iPhone and Android phones. Can the Microsoft partnership to bring Windows Phone devices work out for Nokia ? Find out in the FoneArena Live Blog of Nokia World 2011 later today. The keynote by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop starts at 9AM London Time which is roughly about 1:30 PM India Time.Do bookmark the link below to get all the latest updates Continue reading “Nokia World 2011 Live Blog starts later today”
Exclusive : is the Nokia 800 coming to Airtel in India?
An Anonymous tipster just sent us this rather shady picture of the rumoured Nokia 800 for Airtel India. We are not sure why the image is in Black and White and not in colour. But anyways Airtel and Nokia have been long time partners and it’s very much possible that Airtel might be the first to carry the first Nokia Windows Phone device which is expected to be unveiled later this month at Nokia World.
UPDATE: The source sent us a color version of the same image and it looks a lot more credible now. Continue reading “Exclusive : is the Nokia 800 coming to Airtel in India?”
HTC Radar launched in India
Coinciding with the Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) launch in India , HTC has also launched the Radar in India. The HTC Radar features a 3.8″ WVGA display. The display is of the S-LCD variety.
Nokia Maps for WP7 revealed in screenshots
The wapxap.com team have uncovered the placeholder listing for Nokia Maps on Windows Phone devices. The market place listing shows four screenshots for the new mapping solution being developed by Nokia.
The description reads as :
Nokia Maps helps you to be a local anywhere you go. See where you are and discover places nearby in a snap. Get reviews, uncover new destinations and reach them with smart routing for public transport, walking and driving.
Nokia’s mapping service is known to offer best in class offline turn-by-turn navigation for free. This is expected to be one of the key differentiators of Nokia’s Windows Phone devices from those made by other OEMs.
[Via – I Started Something]
Is this the Nokia SeaRay ?
The folks over at TheNokiaBlog(unofficial) have got their hands on a purported image of the Nokia SeaRay in what looks like marketing material of T-Mobile Germany. Highlights include a 3.7 inch AMOLED display and 3D navigation and Windows Phone Mango 7.5.We are not sure if SeaRay could be the final name of the device as it sounds more like a codename.The device does look attractive and looks very similar to the Nokia N9. Continue reading “Is this the Nokia SeaRay ?”
Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash gets announced
US network AT&T has announced three new Windows Phone 7 Mango smartphones, the Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash and the already announced HTC Titan.
The Samsung Focus S will feature a 4.3″ Super AMOLED Plus screen, the same one that can be found on their current Android flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S II. Like the Galaxy S II, it will have a very thin body – measuring just 8.5mm, the same thickness of the Galaxy S II at its thinnest point. The Focus Flash on the other hand will have a smaller 3.7″ Super AMOLED screen. Both of these smartphones will have a 1.4 GHz processor of the single core variety.
Not much is known for either devices though we do know that the Focus S will have a 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front facing camera. The Focus Flash will have a 5MP rear camera and front facing camera with unspecified resolution.
No pricing has been released, though they are expected to arrive on the fourth quarter of this year. It is unknown if Samsung plans to release these phones worldwide.
Windows Phone Mango coming next week ?
If the Windows Phone Dev Podcast is to be believed then we can expect the WP7 Mango roll out to begin sometime next week. The awaited update brings major improvements with the biggest being support for multitasking.
MetroPack homebrew directory comes to WP7
The Windows Phone 7 homebrew scene is in its nascent stages. Jailbreaking is not easy and the benefits few. All this could soon change as developer ZeBond unveils his MetroPack application.
Continue reading “MetroPack homebrew directory comes to WP7”
HTC Titan and Radar WP7 Mango devices revealed, due next month
IFA event is currently going on in Berlin and a lot of big technology brands introduced new stuff. Samsung announced several stuff and Toshiba introduced a new tablet whereas Sony Ericsson showed us the updated version of Xperia Arc, that’s the story of Germany. On the other side, HTC which is one of the leading smartphone manufacturers in the world unveiled two new devices in London. Continue reading “HTC Titan and Radar WP7 Mango devices revealed, due next month”
HTC Omega press shots leaked
Ahead of the September 1st launch , press shots of the HTC Omega have been revealed by PocketNow. The images reveal a Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) based handset. The handset appears to have a 3.7″ capacitive touchscreen display.
Nokia and Polar Mobile to launch over 300 mobile apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone
Looks like Nokia is still supporting Meego and Symbian as it plans to launch over 300 apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone devices over the next 12 months. The handset maker has entered into an agreement with mobile app developer Polar Mobile to launch apps for top media brands. The first 50 apps will be available on Nokia Ovi Store for Symbian phones.All these apps are expected to use the Qt framework which enables developers to reuse code across various mobile platforms. It’s not clear what is the strategy for Windows Phone as there Qt does not support the platform as of now. Continue reading “Nokia and Polar Mobile to launch over 300 mobile apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone”
HTC Omega Specs Leaked
Tech website Gadgetian claims to have got their hands on the specifications of the upcoming HTC Omega. The Windows Phone 7.1 ie Mango powered phone is supposed to be the successor to the HTC Mozart. Specifications include a 3.8″ SLCD display , 16GB of internal storage and an 8MP camera. The processor is a 1.5Ghz single core Qualcomm unit while RAM is capped to 512MB
