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Nokia North American phone sales slashed in half in Q3

, Oct 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sales of Nokia handsets in the North American market dived by 50-percent in Q3 2012 versus the previous quarter, the company has confirmed, with just 300,000 phones sold in the lucrative region. In fact, Nokia sales only increased in Q3 in two markets - up 10-percent in Europe and 5-percent in Asia-Pacific - with Greater China sales ditching 27-percent and Latin America down 9-percent, for a total decline of 1-percent in volumes compared to Q2 2012. Read The Full Story

Nokia City Lens released from Beta for Lumia devices

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time for the greatness of Nokia's own City Lens technology to be released into the wild, the same powerful beast shown earlier this year at CTIA and more recently on the Lumia 820 and 920 lineup! This software brings the power of Nokia Maps to the virtual universe showing an overlay of places and attractions on your real world view through your device's camera. City Lens will be available for several Nokia devices for real, in a v1.0 version out of Beta, starting today! Read The Full Story

Nokia WP8 Lumia production reportedly in-house; Existing phone prices slashed

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has slashed the price of its existing Windows Phone 7 devices and reportedly plans to take responsibility for manufacturing its new Lumia 920 and 820 models, according to industry whispers. Prices for the Lumia 800 have been slashed by around 15-percent, the biggest cut to the range, according to Reuters' insiders, with talk that the firm has not outsourced production of the new Windows Phone 8 handsets revealed yesterday, but will instead build them in-house. Read The Full Story

Nokia Maps updated with support for Groupon Now! deals

, Aug 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

If you love Groupon deals and have a phone capable of running Nokia Maps, then boy does Nokia have the update for you. Today, Nokia's Pino Bonetti announced that Nokia Maps has been updated and now includes support for Groupon Now! deals. This means that you're never too far from the next great Groupon deal, as Groupon Now! allows you to purchase them and use them immediately. Pretty cool, no? Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 receiving Tango update

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you’re an owner of a Nokia Lumia 800 or 710, you’ll be happy to know that the long promised Tango update is now rolling out for your handsets. Nokia has taken to its Conversations blog to detail the various changes and features you’ll be seeing, which includes Tethering, flip-to-silence, and some fairly extensive camera modifications. The company is also keen to promote Play To, its DLNA sharing app which was recently released. Read The Full Story

Voddler launches on Lumia Windows Phones

, Jun 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

Having a wealth of movies available to rent and watch at your disposal is never a bad thing, and if you’re a Lumia Windows Phone owner living in Europe, you now have another app to add to your entertainment list. Voddler is bringing the video-on-demand app to Nokia’s smartphones along with some social sharing features. Voddler Lumia Movie Night lets friends schedule movie nights, in addition to reviewing and talking about movies. Read The Full Story

Nokia losing cash reserves at worrying pace

, May 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia may be trying to make a comeback in the smartphone world by pairing with Microsoft and leveraging Windows Phone, but analysts are concerned that the company may be burning through its cash reserves too fast. Last quarter the Finnish smartphone manufacturer reported a $1.7 billion loss, and analysts fear the company may not be able to stop hemorrhaging money. Read The Full Story

Nokia releases City Lens augmented reality app

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Remember augmented reality? Smartphone users may have had brief flings with the technology using apps like Layar. The charm doesn’t seem to have stayed with us over the years, although Google is planning to bring it back. That hasn’t stopped Nokia from creating its own augmented reality app for Windows Phone, what they call Nokia City Lens. Designed to work with the Lumia 710, 800 and 900, the app will overlay nearby establishments with the UI you’d expect from Windows Phone. Read The Full Story

Nokia has given 17,000 phones to developers

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Back at Nokia World in October, Nokia pledged to give away 25,000 Windows Phone devices in order to stimulate app developing in the ecosystem. Now, Nokia has said it has given away around 17,000 so far, a significant chunk of its target. The number comes from an interview by FierceDeveloper with Marco Agrenti, Senior Vice President of Developer Experience and Marketplace for Nokia. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 800 mod enables Touchstone charging

, May 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

We’re unfortunately not quite at the point where wireless charging is a reality, but there have been some phones capable of sucking down power via induction, like the Palm Pre. With a little bit of modding know-how and hard work, one YouTube user has taken apart a Nokia Lumia 800 and added the ability to charge via Palm’s Touchstone. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 710 and 800C receive tethering update

, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [3]

As much as we like both Nokia and Windows Phone, not to mention the delicious pairing of the two, one feature that has been missing from phones like the Lumia 710 and 800 is the ability to tether your 3G connection. Nokia has promised in the past that it will be bringing the feature in an update, and that certainly seems to be the case with the Refresh/Tango update rolling out to certain countries right now. Read The Full Story

Nokia: 2m Lumia sales in Q1 but finances still underwhelming

, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [19]

Nokia sold more than two million Lumia Windows Phones in Q1 2012, the company has confirmed, though still warns that its financial performance for the period will be less impressive than previously predicted. The Finns blame “competitive industry dynamics” – particularly in developing markets – and a decline in gross margins for smartphones for the decline in operating margins, which it now predicts will be a loss of 3-percent rather than the break-even or  minus 2-percent as before.

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