The Lumia 925 – unveiled in London – is lighter as a result, addressing a common complaint about the Lumia 920. The firm has also upgraded the device’s camera, saying this is the first time such a complex technology has been put in a handset. The launch comes a week after several investors criticized Nokia’s [...]
8 Best Mobile Products From World’s Largest Tech Event
March 3, 2013 | Posted by
Mobile World Congress remains the world’s biggest dedicated mobile technology event, and this year’s show more than 70,000 people converged in Barcelona, Spain, to find out what’s next in smartphones, tablets and more. From upstart operating systems and the world’s thinnest slate, to a whole new way to make your own apps, these are the [...]
Nokia Launches New Music Service Snubbing Spotify
January 28, 2013 | Posted by
Nokia has launched an extension to the company’s free Mix Radio service, offering unlimited downloads for less than half the price of Spotify. Music+ will cost just $3.99 per month, and will offer unlimited downloads of sets of tunes – or ‘mixes’ – for offline playback. It includes unlimited track skips, compared with the four-per-hour offer [...]
Ditch the Keys to Your Car. Use Cellphone Instead.
December 28, 2012 | Posted by
NFC is becoming more prevalent in the mobile space. The technology has been featured in a number of smartphones and tablets from manufacturers such as Samsung (005930), Motorola, Nokia (NOK) and Research in Motion (RIMM), among others. The possibilities with NFC appear to be endless, from mobile payments and wireless sharing to one day even controlling our vehicles. South Korean automaker Hyundai (005380) recently announced plans [...]
HTC 8S: A reasonably Priced Mobile Phone with Style and Substance
December 20, 2012 | Posted by
We’re not sure if HTC’s One S suffered from middle child syndrome. It certainly shouldn’t have. But if it did, it’s a hindrance the company spared its Windows Phone 8 line. HTC decided two was enough, and who are we to argue? It was back in October that we handled the flagship, but now its smaller, cheaper companion [...]
Smart Play: Nokia Sells Lumia 620 as Smartphone for Developing World
December 6, 2012 | Posted by
love drooling over the latest Lumia or Droid or iPhone, but we tend to forget about the low-end of the smartphone market. Nokia’s latest effort, the Lumia 620, is aimed squarely at the developing world. The Windows Phone 8-equipped device has quite a bit of value packed in, especially for just $250 off-contract. The new [...]
Nokia Lumia 920 Experiencing Stock Shortages: Strong Demand or Weak Supply?
November 22, 2012 | Posted by
Baffling U.S. launch and relatively bleak projections aside, Nokia’s (NOK) Lumia 920 appears to be off to a good start if U.S. availability – or lack thereof – is any indication. According to TheNextWeb, the Lumia 920 is sold out on Amazon (AMZN) with two-week ship times and AT&T (T) only has the white model [...]
Windows Phone 8 OS ReBooting Issues
November 19, 2012 | Posted by
Microsoft recently launched their new Windows Phone 8 operating system, along with a number of Windows Phone 8 smartphones from makers like HTC and Nokia, and now it would appear that there may be some issues with Windows Phone 8. It looks like users of Windows Phone 8 are having a couple of issues with [...]
The Thick, Beautiful AT&T Nokia Lumia 920
November 4, 2012 | Posted by
With the Nokia Lumia 920 we’ve been promised a hero device for Windows Phone 8, and indeed it has been defended several time before its release by Nokia and Microsoft – in so many words. But is Nokia’s Nokia’s brand power enough to make us believe the hype? This is supposed to be a “fundamental [...]
Companies Glom onto Apple iPhone 5, iPad Mini Unveilings
September 4, 2012 | Posted by
IPhone 5 – There’s no shortage of companies trying to steal Apple’s thunder this week. While Apple is widely expected to unveil a new iPhone — and possibly an iPad Mini as well — on Sept. 12, the week ahead is full of rivals announcing their own products. First up this week is Microsoft and [...]
