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Nokia Will Officially Put Down Symbian in North America – All Chips on Windows Phone

August 9, 2011 No Comments

Nokia has officially given up on Symbian in North America. Although Symbian like Nokia have a cult following in the US, nether one has garnered much of a consumer frenzy. In an interview with All Things D, Nokia President Chris Weber had the following to say:   “When we launch Windows Phones we will essentially […]

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Windows Phone ‘Tango’ Focus is “Hitting the Lower-Price Point For Windows Phone”

August 9, 2011 No Comments

You might have heard of the ‘Tango’ update, which is said to be the update that will be the Mango updates successor. There isn’t much information available yet regarding Tango but CNet’s Mary Jo Foley found out just a little bit to tide us over until Microsoft begins making official announcements about ‘Tango’. An anonymous […]

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Nokia Sea Ray Shows Up on AT&T

August 9, 2011 No Comments

The screenshot above is from DSL Report’s Mobile Speed test. If you look closely though there is bigger news hidden between the lines. Nokia’s first WindowsPhone, the Nokia Sea Ray is featured on this list running HSDPA via AT&T. 1211mycingular.net Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows Phone OS 7.5;Trident/5.0; IEMobile/9.0; Nokia; SeaRay) Will the Nokia Sea […]

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Nokia Making it Just a Little Easier to Differentiate Phones

August 2, 2011 1 Comment

Usually cell phones are given a name and model number to make it sound as cool and appealing as possible, but in reality they convey almost nothing about the actual device. Nokia is taking a step to help consumers know a little bit of what to expect from a Nokia device simply by knowing the […]

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Video Recording on Nokia N9 – WP7 Sea Ray Preview?

August 2, 2011 No Comments

Once I heard that Nokia was making a deal with Microsoft a few months back, my initial reaction was excitement over having Nokia’s superb picture and video capabilities on a Windows Phone. Even though we have a few “leaked” shots of what is probably going to be Nokia’s first Windows Phone offering codenamed Sea Ray. We […]

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Nokia N9 Launching Side by Side with WP7 Mango?

August 1, 2011 No Comments

A few retailers are already planning their launch of the Nokia N9 device. The N9 which will be running Meego and was announced back in June has had a few dates ann0unced for availability from various retailers. Last month Swedish carrier 3 Group mentioned that it would arrive September 23rd, while a retailer in Kazakhstan is […]

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Nokia & Microsoft Throwing a Party August 17th! Nokia Mango Devices Invited?

August 1, 2011 No Comments

Ok now things are getting mighty interesting. Nokia has began spreading the word that they are throwing a party in Germany on August 17th with non other than their new bff’s at Microsoft. The event is to be held at the beginning of Gamescom, an annual gaming conference in Germany. The flyer promises “exciting actions and surprises”. To […]

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Mango Phones Coming in September to Compete With New iPhone

July 29, 2011 No Comments

We have been speculating that Mango devices had to be coming soon. We know that Microsoft released the Mango update to manufacturers and to carriers for testing which means that Mango is in the final stages before its’ official release. DigiTimes is reporting that OEM’s are releasing the next generation of Windows Phones in September […]

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Leaked: Nokia Sea Ray Running WP7 Gets Video Demo

July 19, 2011 No Comments

With all the 2nd generation Windows Phones that have been leaked and/or shown off so far. The Nokia Sea Ray has to be the one that everyone has their eyes on the most. Since it looks like it will be Nokia’s first Windows Phone ever and the start of Nokia’s important partnership with Microsoft. Here we […]

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Swype Wants in on Windows Phone 7

July 18, 2011 1 Comment

Swype the virtual keyboard maker is hoping that Nokia will bring their technology to Windows Phone. Swype allows users to enter words by sliding a finger or stylus from letter to letter, lifting only between words. What is fueling those hopes? Swype received a $3.5 milliion investment from Ignition Partners in March which the company […]

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Stephen Elop: Nokia Lumia 800 Is The First “Real” Windows Phone

Nokia introduces their first Windows Phone! The Nokia Lumia 800 is exactly what we hoped it would be. Stephen...

Leaked: Nokia’s Flagship Windows Phone Device – Nokia 900 (Ace) Updated

When it rains – it pours!!! Nokia’s 3rd device has just been leaked onto the internet by the Nokia...