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Nokia PureLambda device pops up in WP Bench

Ben Kersey, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has been firmly committed to Windows Phone since the company partnered with Microsoft last year, and has pushed out four Lumia devices since then. Its latest phone the Lumia 610, is due to be released in the UK at the beginning of June, but does the Finnish smartphone manufacturer have something else on the horizon? A new Nokia device spotted in WP Bench suggests that may be the case. Read The Full Story

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PureView: The Tech Behind Nokia’s Salvation

Chris Davies, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has big plans for PureView, including thinner handsets and Windows Phone support, though there’s more than just branding that’s getting in the way of slimming the smartphone camera tech. We grabbed some hands-on playtime with the Nokia 808 PureView in Germany this week, at the headquarters of long-time photography partner Carl Zeiss, where we not only discovered just what the camera is capable of, but some of the decisions – technical, product and otherwise – behind the PureView concept. And make no mistake: if any one thing signifies Nokia’s potential salvation in the mobile industry, PureView is it.

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Nokia Lumia 610 to be free in June UK launch

Chris Burns, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week Nokia have let it be known that the Nokia Lumia 610 will be launched in the UK in the first week of June - for free! This launch will have the Nokia Lumia 610 set up to cost £15 per month and will come in a variety of colors as well. This device is one we were able to see in a hands-on experience earlier this year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Read The Full Story

Nokia pulls Skype for Lumia 610

Ben Kersey, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft’s latest update to Windows Phone, Tango, allowed phones running lower hardware specifications to run on the platform. The Nokia Lumia 610 is one such phone, but is the strategy backfiring already? Nokia has told users has told users that the Skype experience on the Lumia 610 isn’t up to par, and in the future the app won’t be available for download from the Windows Marketplace for that particular model. Read The Full Story

Marketplace for Windows Mobile 6.x goes extinct today

Shane McGlaun, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

I wager this will affect very few of you out there considering most geeks today wouldn't be caught dead using a Windows Mobile 6.x device. On the chance that a few of you are rocking these old Windows Mobile smartphones, here is a public service announcement for you. Today is the last day Windows Marketplace for Mobile 6.x will be in operation. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 900 gets hammer and nails stress tested

Chris Burns, May 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week a couple of engineers from Tech Craver busted out a hammer, some nails, and their own Nokia Lumia 900 review unit to do some stress tests. While what you're about to see isn't technically as scientifically viable as we'd normally like to see in a hammer-to-smartphone test, we'll accept it - if only because they added what appears to be Stephen Elop calling them on the phone at the end of the video before the video stoppers up. This story has also been picked up by Nokia official Jason Harris of Conversations by Nokia - they're fairly impressed by the whole situation too, to be frank. Read The Full Story

Microsoft: Windows Phone legacy users update, or else

Chris Burns, May 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

In an update that comes down from the top, straight from Microsoft's Windows Phone officials that is, users will have to move to the Mango update for the mobile OS or get cut off entirely from the app Marketplace. This move is specifically for the smartphone-based software while large apps and games will still be able to be downloaded using Zune software as noted by Windows Phone's Mazar Mohammed. This update is being pushed so that Windows Phone can have a uniform update to their Marketplace and so they can "pave the way for new store features and new apps in the months ahead." Read The Full Story

Nokia losing cash reserves at worrying pace

Ben Kersey, 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

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Conversations with a Finnish Journalist

Avi Greengart, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

With Nokia’s Lumia 900 launch well underway, I have gotten a lot of questions from the press about Nokia, Microsoft, Nokia’s marketing strategy, Microsoft’s marketing strategy, and its chances of success. The most interesting was a conversation I had with a Finnish journalist. Nokia is extremely important to Finns, accounting for a measurable chunk of the entire country’s GDP, and the perception of Nokia in Finland differs significantly from the rest of the world. I found myself discussing some basic issues about the company and the market that tech journalists from the US and UK just don’t ask. The following is an edited version of our conversation.

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Apple patches Siri smartphone answer: Nokia not amused

Ben Kersey, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Late last week it was discovered that if you asked Siri what it’s favorite smartphone was, the Nokia Lumia 900 would pop up. it was mildly amusing, and a good time was had by all. Now it looks like Apple has patched the possible answers. Asking Siri what the best smartphone is results in such answers as “You’re holding it” and “Wait... there are other phones?” Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 11, 2012

Chris Burns, May 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

This morning has its fair dose of the final impact of CTIA 2012, complete with a wrap-up of all the non-accessory CTIA devices we saw this whole week. What you've got for the rest of this morning then is impact after impact coming from the folks that decided to release news bits (or accidentally leaked news) here in the aftermath as well. Then of course there's some non-mobile news as well including open-sourced textbooks from your humble narrator's own home-town university, the U of M (Saint Paul and Minneapolis bound!) Have a peek at dive in! Read The Full Story

Samsung announces Omnia M Windows Phone

Ben Kersey, May 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

All eyes may be on the Nokia Lumia 900 in the United States and Europe, but there are still other OEMs supporting Windows Phone. Samsung has today announced its latest Windows Phone handset, the Omnia M. It looks to be a refreshed version of the Omnia 7, with specs that you’re probably familiar with by now. Samsung is sticking to the safe rectangular design rather than the curves found on the Omnia W. Read The Full Story