Nokia have just started a limited beta on a new launcher for Android devices. The new launcher is aimed at providing a unique experience for each user, by placing the most used apps on the home screen, it will give users their own personal launcher without intervention. This includes sending message/calling a specfic persons, launching […]
Nokia’s devices and services business now officially apart of Microsoft
The deal that was announced last year is finally complete, with Microsoft taking ownership of Nokia’s devices and service business. Microsoft will push their own new devices under the brand ‘Microsoft Mobile’ with the company also said to continuing to support other series of devices including the Nokia Asha, Lumia and more. “Today we […]
Nokia announce Lumia 630 and 635: single/dual-sim, and LTE budget phones running WP 8.1
Nokia have just announced the Lumia 930, being their latest high-end phone, but they haven’t forgotten about the budget market where they seem to be aiming most of their devices in recent times. The latest budget devices coming from Nokia are the Lumia 630 and 635. Both share identical specs with the 635 including LTE […]
Nokia Lumia 930 announced: 5-inch 1080p display, 20-MP PureView Camera and running WP 8.1
Nokia have just announced the Lumia 930 smartphone. The new device will be rocking Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 8.1, but the hardware is on par with most flagships available today with it including a 5-inch 1,920 x 1,080 display (441ppi) with Gorilla Glass 3. Qualcomms Snapdragon 800 chipset with 2.2 GHz quad-core CPU with 2GB […]
Nokia announce the Nokia X, X+ and XL, the first Android based Nokia smartphones
It’s finally official, Nokia are releasing an Android smartphone, three actually!. Today at MWC during Nokia’s press event, everyone expected Nokia to announce an Android smartphone, but alas we didn’t just get one but instead Nokia announced Three. The new smartphones dubbed Nokia X, X+, and Xl have different releases, but all share the same […]
Nokia announce two budget-market devices at MWC, the Nokia 220 and Nokia Asha 230
Nokia are busy with their MWC press event currently and already have announced a few devices coming to market. First up we have the Nokia 220 which is an extremely budget-market phone with a 2.4-inch display and full number pad and feature set including built in Twitter and Facebook apps and is limited to 2g […]
HTC and Nokia hash out legal issues with patent licensing deal
Nokia and HTC have had their ongoing legal battles in the courtroom with Nokia more on the winning side of things and a possible upcoming import ban on the HTC devices, again due to a patent dispute with Nokia. That is all changing with Nokia and HTC’s hashing out their issues with a patent licensing […]
Microsoft’s aquistion of Nokia complete with DOJ and EU approval
Microsoft purchase of the hardware side of Nokia’s business is finally complete with the Department of Justice giving their decision yesterday and the EU finally giving their approval today. The deal worth around $7.35 billion gives Microsoft their own smartphone business at a hardware level and not just from the software side of things. A […]
HTC One Mini banned in the UK following Nokia patent dispute
The HTC One Mini ban will commence on December 6th following judge Richard Arnold ruling this week. The Lawsuit from Nokia against HTC has been ongoing for some time now and the new ban will see the latest smartphone from HTC no longer available for sale in the UK, the One Mini if you weren’t sure. […]
Microsoft acquiring Nokia’s devices & services business for €3.79 billion, licensing patents for €1.65 billion
Microsoft have just announced their plans to acquire Nokia’s Devices and Services business. They also announced they will be licensing Nokia’s patents and mapping services which will also cost €1.65 billion alone. The plan of course is to boost Microsoft’s market share in the mobile business and by purchasing the biggest manufacturer of Windows phones, […]