Nokia has launched the Nokia Lumia 610 in India as they announced last month. It was introduced at MWC 2012 as an affordable Windows Phone. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Tango) and has 3.7-inch LCD Display and is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor. It has metallic design and comes with Nokia Music DRM-free music service with 45 lakh + songs and Mix Radio. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 610 launched in India for Rs. 12,999”
Nokia has announced that Namco Bandai Games, Japanese gaming company would bring their classic games to Touch screen Asha phones. These games includes some of the popular titles such as PAC-MAN, Final Fantasy, ACE COMBAT and Flight Control. Other games include, SOULCALIBUR, ACE COMBAT NORTHERN WINGS, RIDGE RACER Drift, BRAIN EXERCISE with Dr. Kawashima and GALAGA Special Edition. Continue reading “Nokia launches 22 classic arcade games for Asha Touch devices”
Every once in a while a phone is released which showcases the best of technology possible at that time. Back in 2007, it was the Nokia N95 which showcased exactly how to build a mobile computer. The N95 truely was a revolutionary device packing everything but the kitchen sink under its plastic shell ! The very same year Apple announced the iPhone. It single handedly defined how to make a great and easily understood user interface and made Symbian look clunky and redundant overnight. Since then we’ve had various permutations and combinations of the formulae attempted to various degrees of success.
Fast forward to 2012 and we have another revolutionary device. The Nokia 808 PureView is hands down the best camera phone ever released. In fact it might hold its own for a few years given that the phone which comes closest is still only the 808’s two year old predecessor. Dive into the FoneArena Nokia 808 PureView review Continue reading “Nokia 808 PureView Review”
Nokia has launched the Mail for Exchange app in the OVI Store for Nokia Asha 302 and Asha 303 devices. It was released in the Nokia Beta Labs last month and received an update with UI enhancements, performance improvements and lots of bug fixes. This email app uses Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol and enables push email, calendar and contact data synchronization between compatible Microsoft Exchange email servers. Continue reading “Nokia launches Mail for Exchange for Asha 302 and Asha 303 devices”
Nokia has announced new Nokia apps would be available for Nokia Lumia smartphones that would add new features and improvements. Nokia has also announced their partnership with Zynga to bring Words With Friends and Draw Something to Nokia Lumia Smartphones. Continue reading “New Nokia apps Camera Extras, Counters, Draw Something and more coming to Lumia Smartphones”
Windows Phone users who are feeling shafted post the Windows Phone 8 announcement can sleep a bit easier tonight. While they still won’t be getting the complete update due to the sweeping changes in the backend, they will still get the new user interface which is one of the more obvious changes in the OS.
The new interface allows users to resize app tiles. Three specific sizes have been defined by Microsoft. Small, Medium and large which would correspond to 1×1 , 2×2 and 4×2 in terms of spaces on the icon grid. Unfortunately apps compiled just for Windows Phone 8 will not be backwards compatible which doesn’t bode too well for current users. In addition there are expected to be some other Windows Phone 8 features which should make their way back to the WP 7.8 update which the company will reveal closer to launch. Continue reading “Current Windows Phone devices to get WP 7.8 update with new start screen”
Nokia has just announced that Nokia 808 PureView will be available in the US unlocked at Amazon. The pentaband phone will support AT&T 3G but T-Mobile users will be relegated to 2G speeds. The pricing has been set at $699 but there is no official word on availability.
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Nokia’s Asha series represents the next generation of Nokia’s bread and butter. The erstwhile smartphone leader is now struggling in the high end and its line of feature phones is responsible for driving bottom lines. The latest devices in the range have markedly improved hardware, specifications and even a worked upon user interface. Will this be enough to combat the hundreds of low priced Android devices out there ? Read on to find out.
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The Nokia Asha 303 feels like a premium device in the hand. The curved back with an aluminum back panel definitely helps. Tapered sides and lack of any sharp edges ensure that the phone fits well in the hand. The QWERTY keyboard is slightly recessed which somewhat helps in balancing the phone while typing quickly.
When Nokia announced the Lumia 610 back at Barcelona, it was promised that the handset and Windows Phone Tango will usher in a new era of smartphone. Here was a smartphone that was cheap and still performed well, in theory at least. It was a sound idea, but the compromises were just too big. Read on to find out why. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 610 review”
Spy shots of Nokia Vertu phone running Windows Phone 8 OS has surfaced in a Chinese site bbs.ngacn.cc. Nokia today announced their plans to sell Vertu, their luxury phone division to EQT VI in Europe, so we might not see this device. This is just an early prototype, and it’s not new that a prototype device gets leaked. Sony Ericsson Windows Phone prototype leaked earlier this year. Continue reading “Nokia Vertu prototype running Windows Phone 8 surface”
Nokia has today announced its intention to acquire mobile imaging company, Scalado. As part of its plans to bolster its imaging related IP, Nokia will be acquiring all developers and technology from the company which has been working closely with Nokia for the better part of the decade.
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As part of their ongoing strategic changes, Nokia just announced a major shake up in senior management along with major restructuring in terms of facilities and overheads. The biggest of these changes is going to be the 10,000 strong global job cut. Of these 3,700 employees will be from Finland which we’re hearing is about 25% of the work force based out of Finland.
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Nokia today announced a new bluetooth headset by the name of “Nokia Reaction” via its Youtube channel. The USP of the headset is the improved version of Nokia’s Always Ready technology which makes it easier to shift calls between headset and handsets.
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Nokia has finally launched the 808 PureView, their flagship camera phone with 41MP sensor. Nokia announced the Nokia 808 PureView at MWC 2012 and said it would launch in May 2012, but it was delayed. They announced last week that it would launch mid-June and sent us an invite for today’s launch event. It even got a price tag on their Nokia store yesterday. It has 4-inch (640 x 360 pixels) AMOLED CBD display with Gorilla Glass protection, 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Nokia Belle FP1 OS. Continue reading “Nokia 808 PureView launched in India for Rs. 33,899”
The folks at BGR.in have just posted that the Nokia 808 PureView has got a new price tag of Rs.33899 on the Nokia Store with an unconfirmed MRP of Rs.34999. The 808 PureView packs a whopping 41 Megapixel Camera sensor with a Xenon flash and capable for recording 1080p videos.From the little time , I have had with the device since Mobile World Congress, CTIA and Nokia India events , I totally want one as I have owned the Nokia N82, N86 8MP and the N8. The PureView is a must have if you are camera phone freak like me. Only thing which is not so fancy about the PureView is the Symbian OS but then that is the OS which has good image processing capabilities. Continue reading “Nokia 808 Pureview gets a price tag of Rs.33899 on Nokia Store few hours before India launch”
