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A QWERTY Lumia? Don’t hold your breath says Nokia’s smartphone boss

, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nokia may not have ruled out a QWERTY Windows Phone for its portfolio, but the chances of a device with a physical keyboard are shrinking, according to smartphone chief Jo Harlow. Speaking to SlashGear at Mobile World Congress this week, where Nokia took its Windows Phone 8 range to five devices with the addition of the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, Harlow admitted that the company’s reluctance to revisit physical text entry options was down to a fear of being left on the wrong side of the mobile industry’s momentum – again.

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Twitter for Windows Phone updates with new look, live tile support

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

In the past, Twitter wasn't giving as much love to its Windows Phone app is it was to its Android and iOS offering. However, that changed today. The social media service has updated its Windows Phone app with a new design that "brings the app in line with other Twitter apps," and introduced some new features that make it easier to share and discover content. Read The Full Story

Indigo assistant takes on Siri: she’ll be everywhere

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we've gotten to speak with the folks behind the cloud-based personal assistant project known as Indigo, taking the form of an app for both Windows Phone and Android. What we're seeing here is the developers at Artificial Solutions creating a natural language service that you'll not easily get away with speaking about without mentioning Apple's Siri. The biggest difference is in the genes: unlike the iOS-based Siri, Indigo is coming to every platform the developers wish it to - iOS included (though later this year instead of immediately). Read The Full Story

Nokia NFC Wireless Charging Car Holder hands-on with Lumia 720

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week we're having a look at a set of new Nokia devices, one of the most instantly appealing being the universal NFC Wireless Car Charger. This device is made to work with the Lumia lineup of Nokia devices first and foremost, of course, working with Qi standard wireless charging as well as embedded NFC to tell your device it's docked. When you do dock a device like the wireless charging-shell CC-3068-toting Lumia 720, you've got wireless charging, NFC-activated car mode, and a fully secure clamped-in setup. This lovely beast also has several features that allow you to use it with whatever smartphone you like. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 pictures leaked

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

On Monday, we reported on the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, respectively known as the Fame and Zeal. They both appeared in log files over at AdDuplex and in earlier leaks, with the information being tweeted by Alan Mendelevich, who reported on seeing some additional Nokia devices earlier today. Now the ever-faithful @EVLeaks has released two images purported to be of the Lumia 520 and 720, which you can see after the jump. Read The Full Story

Verizon Nokia RM-860, RX-108 Windows 8 device and others spotted

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Over at AdDuplex, Alan Mendelevich was shifting through data and spotted a variety of unannounced Nokia devices, including a Windows 8 device that could be a tablet and a few handsets. Among them is the Nokia RM-860, which is a Verizon handset featuring a high-definition display that is speculated to be a Lumia 920 variety. The big question is, will we see any of these devices at the upcoming Mobile World Congress? Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 620 Review

, Feb 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Here’s a spoiler: Nokia’s Lumia 620 is arguably the most balanced device in the company’s current line-up, and it makes a case for being the best mainstream smartphone on the market today. Excessive praise for a cheap Windows Phone? Perhaps, but when it comes to blending price, specifications, size, and flexibility, the Lumia 620 ticks plenty of boxes for the everyday consumer, as well as demonstrating exactly what it is that still gives us hope for Nokia in the future. Read on for the full review.

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Vertu drops luxury Windows Phone 8 plans

, Feb 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu has ditched plans to launch a Windows Phone 8 device, blaming the "complexity" of adopting Microsoft's platform for the decision to focus on Android. The former Nokia-led division, since sold off to a private equity group, revealed the new Vertu Ti earlier this week, a $10k+ Android smartphone clad in sapphire crystal, titanium, and leather; the Ti would have had a Windows Phone sibling, Vertu told ZDNet, if it wasn't for development hassles. Read The Full Story

Spotify launches on Windows Phone 8

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

While us iOS and Android users have been enjoying Spotify for quite a while now, the app just now hit the Windows Phone 8 store. While it's launching in beta mode, the app is available for everyone, just don't expect a completely smooth and snappy music app right off the bat, since the dev team is still working on it. Read The Full Story

ABI: Android king of end-of-2013 “1.4 billion smartphone” estimate

, Feb 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at ABI have released a study that predicts a massive 1.4 billion smartphones to be in-use by the end of 2013, 798 million of them Android-based. This set of numbers also suggests that Windows Phone will be in around 45 million smartphones while Apple will retain the number 2 spot with 294 million units - iPhones, the lot of them. This study suggests that by the end of this year the world will have 268 million tablets in-use - seem to you like there's a bit of a difference in the way we use "smart" electronics? Read The Full Story

Nokia tipped to bring 41 megapixel sensor to standard smartphones (again)

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week The Guardian is tipping the world from one of their anonymous sources that Nokia may well be bringing their full-on Nokia 808 PureView 41 megapixel sensor to a set of standard smartphones in 2013. This tip comes from "sources close to the Finnish handset maker" and is indeed appearing to us to be just about as incredible as it may seem to you. What we'll likely see instead is a continuation of the Nokia Lumia 920's high-powered camera technology rather than the beast that is the lens configuration on the 808 - let's have a chat about why. Read The Full Story

Huawei to offer budget-friendly 4Afrika Windows Phone handset in Africa

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Huawei, a Chinese manufacturer known for its lower-end smartphones, to produce a budget-friendly Windows Phone handset for Africa called 4Afrika. The smartphone will only cost $150, and will be launched in seven countries, with more to follow. The handset will be first introduced in Cairo, Nairobi, Lagos, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Johannesburg. Read The Full Story
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