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Right price, spec, buzz… so how will AT&T, Microsoft and Nokia screw up the Lumia 900?

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [48]

Back in January, in the aftermath of Nokia revealing the Lumia 900 Windows Phone flagship, we argued that AT&T should price the smartphone at $100 at the most if it wanted to compete with the iPhone. Today, the carrier confirmed that it would indeed be undercutting most new handsets with a $99.99 price point – albeit with a two-year price plan – ticking off at least one box against the new Lumia’s launch. Nonetheless, there are still plenty of pitfalls ahead if AT&T, Nokia and Microsoft don’t want it to be game over for Windows Phone.

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Smoked by Windows Phone promo fizzles after Android wades in

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [10]

Microsoft's "Smoked by Windows Phone" campaign has landed the company in hot water, with claims that the competitive promotion - which pits WP7 devices against rivals in speed tests - is being unfairly judged. The marketing scheme attempts to demonstrate how Windows Phone's Live Tiles, among other things, make it a speedier platform than iOS or Android, challenging users of other devices to head-to-head tasks; unfortunately, as Skatter Tech found when pitting a Galaxy Nexus against Windows Phone in the Santa Clara Microsoft Store, it's also subject to the whims of store staff. Read The Full Story

Microsoft and Nokia cough up €18m app kickstarter

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [2]

Microsoft and Nokia have jointly committed up to €18m ($24m) to train and support app developers as part of the new AppCampus program, though the cash will go to Symbian and S40 coders as well as Windows Phone. The new fund will support the freshly established mobile application development program at Aalto University in Finland, "to create a new generation of self-sustaining mobile startups" as well as ensuring that Windows Phone and the other platforms hopefully don't go without key titles in future. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Space gets Windows Phone reprieve

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [8]

Angry Birds developer Rovio Mobile has done a 180, announcing a version of Angry Birds Space for Windows Phone is in the pipeline just hours after the company admitted it had no plans to release on Microsoft’s smartphone platform. “We are working towards getting Angry Birds Space to WP7″ Rovio CEO Mikael Hed told Reuters, despite CMO Peter Vesterbacka’s earlier dismissal of the possibility with the claim it was “a lot of work to technically support it” for minimal return.

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“No plans” for Angry Birds Space on Windows Phone

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [5]

Angry Birds Space developer Rovio Mobile has no plans to bring the hugely popular game to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, it's been confirmed, blaming the arduous and expensive task of rewriting for the decision. The decision, which will come as a blow to Microsoft's ambitions for challenging iOS and Android, was made despite Angry Birds being the number one app in the Windows Phone Marketplace, Rovio CMO Peter Vesterbacka told Bloomberg. "We want to be on all screens, but we have to consider the cost of supplying the smaller platforms" the exec said. "With Windows Phone it’s a lot of work to technically support it." Read The Full Story

Nokia gets streaming-serious with Play On Windows Phone app

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has launched a new beta app for media placeshifting, baking DLNA streaming into Windows Phone and eventually helping the platform to play nicely with the Xbox 360 and PS3. Nokia Play To for Windows Phone is a free Beta Labs download for Lumia users, with a pared down sharing interface that allows photos and videos to be easily displayed on TVs, laptops, other smartphones, tablets and, eventually, consoles, over a wireless connection. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone hits China with HTC Eternity

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Windows Phone has launched in China today, with HTC leading the charge with its HTC Eternity smartphone that will, at first at least, be offered SIM-free and unlocked. A 4.7-inch handset with twin cameras, according to the Windows Phone Blog, the Eternity's most distinguishing feature is its new Chinese-language interface. Read The Full Story

Nokia Transport Beta: Get it here

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [5]

Nokia’s Transport Beta was one of the many announcements the company had back at Mobile World Congress, a free app for Lumia owners that delivers local public transportation directions. It’s arrived in the Windows Phone Marketplace today, though not publicly, but we’ve been tipped off to the download link which you can find – along with our first-impressions – after the cut.

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Nokia MWC 2012: 41-megapixels and cheap Windows Phones

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [7]

If there was a “Phoenix From The Ashes” award at Mobile World Congress it’s hard to argue that Nokia wouldn’t be the most worthy recipient. Twelve months ago the company was apologetically admitting it had no new devices for MWC 2011, and today it revealed a bevy of phones that opened new doors in developing markets, pushed the envelope for Windows Phone pricing, and busted the smartphone camera segment right open. We’ve a whole lot of Nokia coverage, so head on past the cut to get up to speed.

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Nokia Lumia 610 hands-on

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [3]

Nokia's Lumia 610 doesn't have the slick unibody casing of the 800 or the huge screen of the 900, but it does have a bargain price tag. Pushing Windows Phone to a new price point - and into fresh markets - the fourth Lumia takes advantage of Microsoft's new, pared-back minimum hardware specifications with just 256MB of RAM and an 800MHz processor. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 610 official

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [1]

Nokia has announced its cheapest Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 610, complete with the new Nokia Transport app. The smaller phone has public transport information for 500 cities in 46 countries, including step by step directions to the nearest station. Read The Full Story

Nokia grabs Windows Phone top sales spot

, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [5]

Nokia is the number one Windows Phone manufacturer in terms of sales, according to analysts, overtaking HTC after having its Lumia phones on the market for just one quarter. Microsoft saw 2.7m Windows Phone device sales in Q4 2011, according to Strategy Analytics' figures, of which sales of Nokia devices like the Lumia 800 contributed 33-percent. Read The Full Story
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