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Nokia Lumia 900 official — available on AT&T in ‘the coming months’

by Mike Macias 01.09.2012

Just a few minutes ago here at CES, Nokia announced their news Windows Phone coming to AT&T sometime this Spring. The Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T will be 4G LTE capable and is powered by a GHz processor. The Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) operating system runs very fast with a GHz processor so speed won’t be an issue. I’ve had my hands on the Nokia Lumia 710 for the past 24 hours and I’m surprised at how fast things run on the same processor found in the Lumia 900. Let’s take a look at some more detailed specs of this newly announced device, starting with the camera.

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My love affair with Nokia and Las Vegas continues this week at CES

by Mike Macias 01.07.2012

You might remember I went to Vegas last year for an event that Nokia put together called #NokiaUnfenced. A handful of mobile industry enthusiasts (aka mobile fanatics) were invited and we got to get our hands on the Nokia C7 for T-Mobile. This time around Nokia invited some mobile journalists and bloggers from the US to be their guests at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Something big is supposed to be announced tomorrow by Nokia and Microsoft, my guess is the Nokia 900 Windows Phone for AT&T.

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Developers: Free Nokia Lumia 800 delivery has started

by Ashraf Alshahawy 12.20.2011

Early this year – In 2011 – Nokia promised that its Launchpad / Champion / PRO members, will receive a full free of charge brand new Nokia E7, and also a full free of charge brand new Windows Phone Nokia device when they were made available. And in Nokia World 2011, Marco Argenti SVP of Developer and Marketplace at Nokia, announced that Nokia will give away 25.000 Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone to Developers around the world, in the hopes that they will inspire a new generation of applications. And as Nokia fulfilled its promise, and shipped a full free of charge Nokia E7 to its developers around the world; Now Nokia started to contact its eligible developers via emails, to fill-in the needed information to receive the Nokia amazing .....

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Nokia N9: How to add favorite contacts to app menu shortcuts

by Mike Macias 12.19.2011

One of the biggest issues I had with the Nokia N9 was the lack of contact shortcuts. Since the N9 doesn’t have a standard homescreen setup like Symbian and Android, there was really no place in the OS to put favorite contacts besides at the top of the contacts app. I’ve suggested to Nokia that they allow favorite contacts within the quick launcher that pops up when you slide from the button for 2 seconds, but it never happened. Luckily a developer has created another solution that lets you add a favorite contact shortcut to the menu like it’s an app icon. The application for the Nokia N9 is called contactLaunch.

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Nokia’s Stephen Elop: “As long as I am the CEO the headquarters is in Espoo”

by Mike Macias 12.18.2011

Finns – worry no more. I know it was a tragedy for you guys when Stephen Elop took over as head of Nokia, and even worse when he announced they would partner with Microsoft. But rest assured, he won’t be moving the headquarters away from Finland. In an interview with TV broadcaster YLE, Elop said: “As long as I am the CEO the headquarters is in Espoo. That’s our home, our sense of belonging.” With Symbian taking a backseat on Nokia’s top smartphones, many fans wondered if Nokia would lose their pride and prestige throughout the world. Many rumors circulated that Nokia would be moving headquarters to the Silicone Valley, California. While their main North American office is in the Sunnyvale, California – the top dogs still make decisions from .....

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Symbian Belle seen running on the Nokia E7

by Mike Macias 12.17.2011

Update: Belle for Nokia E7, N8, C7, E6, now official. Click here to learn more. We’ve seen Symbian Belle leaks for the Nokia N8, but nothing for the Nokia E7… until now. A video demo and update instructions have been posted on the web showcasing a leaked version of Nokia’s latest firmware for Symbian devices. I’ve been rather interested in seeing Belle run on the E7 as I think it would be a great user experience. Sadly this video doesn’t show much if the UX, but it’s proof that things are running.

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Official: Nokia Lumia 710 powered by Windows Phone hits T-Mobile USA — specs and photos inside

by Mike Macias 12.14.2011

The news just broke that Nokia has released their first Windows Phone device in the US. The Nokia Lumia 710 will be available on T-Mobile in white and black colors, although we expect different colored covers to brighten up this model. The Nokia Lumia 710 will be available at T-Mobile on January 11th for $49.99 on contract. That’s quite a good deal considering it has a great screen, fast processor, and a solid smartphone operating system in Windows Phone. Tech website The Verge reports this device will ship with the following apps: “…it’ll come preloaded with Nokia Drive, The Weather Channel, ESPN, Netflix, App Highlights, T-Mobile TV, My Account, Slacker Radio, and TeleNav GPS.” Nokia Lumia 710 for T-Mobile Photos

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Video Review: Twitter app for the Nokia N9 after the PR1.1 update

by Mike Macias 12.12.2011

The Nokia N9 was recently updated to version PR1.1 and with it came a fast improvement in speed and stability of built-in applications. Twitter is one of the apps that I noticed big improvements in; things just run a lot faster now. Before the update this app wasn’t very responsive. When touching the reply button the app would take a few seconds to switch over, it wasn’t immediate. I ended up using TwimGo as my main Twitter app, but with the latest firmware update on the N9 I went back to the preinstalled Twitter app. Here’s a video I created to show you how Twitter runs on the N9 after PR1.1…

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Report: Nokia N8 not getting Symbian Belle update until ‘early 2012′

by Mike Macias 12.11.2011

Update: Belle for Nokia E7, N8, C7, E6, now official. Click here to learn more. In terms of software upgrades, Nokia N8 users have had to be extremely patient since it was fist released last year. Time after time new software was announced or leaked and customers were left waiting eagerly for the next big update. For Americans, it was torturous waiting for Symbian Anna, and now N8 fanatics are finding out they won’t be able to get Symbian Belle until sometime early next year. Steve Litchfield from All About Symbian got official word about the status of Symbian Belle for the first series of Symbian^3 devices.

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T-Mobile USA and Nokia holding event December 14th, Lumia 710 expected to be announced

by Mike Macias 12.08.2011

Word got out today that Nokia and T-Mobile USA are holding a joint event on December 14th. We’re not sure what will be announced, but if I had to put money on it I’d go with the Nokia Lumia 710 powered by Windows Phone. The tech website The Verge broke the news when they received the invitation pictured below. Why do we think it will be the Nokia Lumia 710 coming to T-Mobile?

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Firmware update details for Nokia Lumia 800 released

by Mike Macias 12.07.2011

Today, Nokia published a few details about the first software update for the Lumia 800 Windows Phone. Last week we told you about a small update that Microsoft pushed to Windows Phone devices, but this update today includes a bit more. According to Nokia’s official blog, updates include: Charging improvements Voicemail notification improvement Replying to mail improved for Microsoft Exchange 2003 users Improved display switching in bright light Improved audio quality The update will be rolled out gradually over the next few weeks based on product code and region. Nokia mentions another update is planned for early 2012 to further enhance software. No further details were given. How to update Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone You must use Zune software on the computer to perform the update. Visit the support .....

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