Nokia’s iconic ringtone celebrates its 20th birthday. It was first introduced back in 1994 on the Nokia 2110 and has seen several changes over the years, but the melody has been the same, says Nokia. Each and every Nokia phone since 2110 came with the signature Nokia tune as the default ringtone. Continue reading “Nokia ringtone celebrates its 20th birthday”
Nokia has announced a new data offers for Airtel pre-paid customers buying Nokia X. This offer lets Nokia X users enjoy 500MB of free 3G data per month for 3 months. Subscribers in non 3G circles can enjoy the same benefit on 2G data. Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone based on Android AOSP was launched in India last month. Continue reading “Nokia X customers get free 3G data from Airtel for 3 months”
The acquisition of Nokia’s Device and Services division by Microsoft which was announced on 3rd September 2013 has been long due to the long winded regulatory approval process in major markets. Today, the company has announced that it has received said approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. Continue reading “Nokia receives regulatory approval in China for transfer of Device & Services division to Microsoft”
Nokia has started rolling out new software update ( Software Platform 1.4) for Asha devices, Nokia Asha 500, 501, 502, 503, 230 and the dual SIM variants. This update brings a lot of new features such as Nokia MixRadio, voice-guided self-portrait and panorama features in camera, Parental control and more. Continue reading “Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.4 update brings new camera features, MixRadio and more”
Itching to get your hands on the latest build of Windows Phone 8.1 and really don’t want to wait till your carrier pushes out the update? Microsoft has made it easy for you. Starting April 14th, you’ll be able to download the update as a preview release. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th”
Nokia announced the Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM, the company’s latest mid-range Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones at an event in San Francisco few hours back. The phone follows the same design language as the other Lumia devices such as Lumia 620. We got to check out the Dual SIM variant of the phone. Check out the photo gallery of the Lumia 630 Dual SIM below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM Photo Gallery”
HERE, the location-based service from Nokia announced HERE Drive, HERE Transit and HERE Drive+ last year. HERE Drive came pre-loaded with Nokia Lumia smartphones out of the box and was available for free from Nokia Store for other smartphones. HERE Drive+ app was launched for free with select 9 series and 8 series smartphone ,but it was paid with other Nokia Lumia and other Windows Phone 8 devices. Continue reading “HERE Drive+ with global navigation will be free for all Windows Phone 8.1 handsets”
Nokia has announced Nokia MD-12, the company’s new portable wireless speaker. It has NFC support to pair your smartphones easily and the built-in vibrating actuator on the base promises thumping bass when placed on most surfaces. It also has a built-in rechargeable battery that promises about 15 hours of playback on full charge. It weighs just 180 grams. Continue reading “Nokia MD-12 portable wireless speaker with NFC announced”
It has been a known fact that Nokia bundles its own software additions onto the Windows Phone build, which we call the device specific firmware. Likewise, Nokia will be releasing the Lumia Cyan update to its devices, to run on top of Windows Phone 8.1. This update brings more Nokia specific features on top of the default Windows Phone experience. After Amber and black, Cyan is the additive experience Nokia continues to provide on its Windows Phone devices. Some of the features added to Nokia’s firmware are enhancements to the Nokia camera app, updates to some photo apps and audio specific features for some devices.
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Rounding up the entry level Windows Phone 8.1 handset segment is the newly announced Lumia 630 handset. The phone will ship in both single SIM and dual SIM variants. The phone shares internals with the other budget handset announced i.e. the LTE packing Nokia Lumia 635. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 dual SIM Windows Phone 8.1 handset announced”
While the Nokia Lumia 930 is the company’s flag bearer for Windows Phone 8.1, the entry level segment remains critical. To meet the demands of the audience in this category, Stephen Elop today announced the Lumia 635 alongside the Lumia 630 today. The phone’s trump card is that it brings LTE connectivity at an exceptionally low price point. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 635 with 4.5 inch screen and Windows Phone 8.1 announced, brings LTE connectivity for $189”
At Microsoft’s BUILD conference, Stephen Elop took the stage and announced the new Nokia flagship ie the Lumia 930. The phone will ship with the latest release of Windows Phone dubbed as Windows Phone 8.1. Essentially the international variant of the Lumia Icon, it brings top of the line specifications with a very cool new design that is a departure from the Fabula design language. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 930 with 5inch Full HD display, 20MP PureView camera announced”
Nokia and Android has been a pipedream that geeks and avid smartphone users have held out for years now. That we’d actually see one in 2014 at the cusp of the Nokia – Microsoft merger is not something we’d expected in our wildest dreams. That said, the phone was announced alongside two other devices ie the Nokia X+ and XL at MWC last month and is now available in retail. We brought your our first impressions of this AOSP running device from the show floor and here’s the complete low down on the Nokia X. Continue reading “Nokia X Review : This is Not the Droid You’re Looking for”
Windows Phone 8.1 would be unveiled at the Build conference in San Francisco, California next week. We had already seen Cortana and Action Center in earlier leaks, today a video from Chinese website Coolxap.com has revealed new start screen backgrounds and parallax wallpaper effects in Windows Phone 8.1 when you scroll through the Start Screen. WP 8.1 will have separate settings to customize the Start screen and also options to select backgrounds. Images of Windows Phone 8.1 start screen background leaked earlier this month. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 parallax wallpaper leaked in new video”
Nokia is holding an event on April 2nd which is less than a week from now and according to the rumor mill, Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 are the products that will be unveiled during the event. Nokia Lumia 630 has been one smartphone that has been leaking for nearly months now and we know almost everything to know about the device except the launch date.
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