Tag: NOKIA

Nokia Q2 results aren’t pretty, lead to job losses

Nokia has just announced it’s financial results for Q2 and they aren’t pretty reading for fans of the Finnish manufacturer, with a loss of 115 million Euros ($151m) in the last three months alone. Ouch! Whilst this is an improvement compared to the 150 million Euro loss last quarter, …

Are Nokia in danger of “doing a Samsung”?

Samsung seem to be attempting to get into the Guinness Book Of Records for “the largest number of screen sizes in their portfolio” record with a different phone for each and every increment from 3″ up to 11″. Nokia increasingly seem to be heading off down that worrying …

Hurry! Last chance to win a Nokia Lumia 520

I love giving stuff away to you guys, I  really do. I’ve got a couple of emails from the winners of our recent competitions thanking us for the prizes and it warms the ‘ole cockles. So, whether you read Lumia 520 review or not, this is your chance …

Nokia Lumia 925 tours New York

Recently I went on a holiday I have always wanted…. a week in New York. I was also lucky enough to have a Lumia 925 on me at the time (big thanks to Nokia Connects). The camera is really good at low-light photos and the PureView technology meant …

Three confirmed to stock Lumia 1020

Yes, UK network Three have confirmed they will be stocking the new Lumia 1020. The handset only got announced seconds ago but we’ve already got a full announcement. It’ll arrive on the network shortly and they have already put together one of their “hands on” videos to show …

Lumia 1020 – Specs revealed – More images leaked

Is it a camera? Is it a phone? Is it a camera with a phone bolted on? Is it called the EOS still? Well, we can hopefully state something about the latter, because it’ll be known as the Nokia Lumia 1020 and we’ll reveal all at 4PM BST …

Nokia updating Drive, Drive+ and HERE Transit apps

Nokia and their Here apps are a little confusing at times, with some devices and countries not getting the full suite of apps. Nokia are due to update them this week and they have published some info regarding which devices get what. By the end of this week, …

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is nearly upon us

It is very nearly time for the Nokia Lumia 1020 to rear its head and end all of the rumours. On Thursday in New York Nokia will unveil their next Windows Phone flagship and in true 2013 style pretty much all of the details have already leaked out. …

Spotify updated for Windows Phone

Spotify’s app for Premium users on Windows Phone has just received an update. Not much in the way of new features this time, but they have introduced scrubbing through tracks, which was a big omission from the last version, so a welcome addition. Other than that there are …

Nokia Lumia 925 Wireless charging shell review

A rather nondescript envelope arrived at my house at the weekend. Now it had been a good night on the Saturday to say the least so I had forgotten arranging this delivery. With some trepidation as to what I may have bought in a Corona fueled haze I …

Nokia post some videos bigging up their cameras

Nokia have some pretty damn good camera phones out at the moment. The latest the Lumia 925 broken down in this video from the Nokia YouTube channel. It doesn’t shown anything great but it’s interesting if you’re a Nokia fan. Precision: Inside your smartphone camera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8mjC0PXgs Nokia have …

Three for Three – New handsets heading to the network

If you’re thinking of switching to Three then listen up, because they’ve announced that three new handsets are now available or coming soon. First is the Samsung Galaxy Mega we spotted yesterday, but Three will also be carrying the Liquid E2 from Acer too. We got confirmation on …

Why would any other manufacturers make a Windows Phone?

Choosing a new phone is a fairly easy task these days, you pick your favourite OS, then you pick a size, then a manufacturer, then a particular model, then a colour and that’s pretty much it. But what happens if you’ve only got one manufacturer to choose from? …

Nokia Lumia 925 available now on Three

You’ve read our review, you may even have pre-ordered one, now it’s available to buy from Three. If you are one of our good-looking, smart and intelligent regular readers and you pre-ordered it then it should start arriving today PLUS you’ll also receive a free wireless charging stand …

Microsoft nearly bought Nokia as well – who’s next?

Microsoft and Nokia’s current smartphone business is so interdependent that many in the phone industry have joked that Microsoft should just buy Nokia. Apparently that had occurred to Microsoft too, and negotiations had not only begun, but had reached an advanced stage, before collapsing – according to the …

Nokia Lumia 925 Review

Well the time is finally here. I’ve got chance to review the brand new Lumia 925. I have been waiting for this phone for a while and I’m very happy to bring you this review. I have already given the hardware a thorough going over in my unboxing and …

Nokia stops Symbian production

It has been coming since that infamous memo when Stephen Elop described it as a burning platform but Nokia have finally announced that they will be stopping production of Symbian phones some point this summer. Symbian was launched with the 7650 back in 2002 and was utilised on …

Nokia Lumia 925 now in stock SIM free – updated

Our friends over at Clove and now Expansys have got stock of the Nokia Lumia 925 16GB in white. It’s the SIM free version so you can use it on any network you want. The Lumia 925 is available for £480 Inc VAT here and now at Expansys …

Nokia Lumia 925 – Initial Impressions

I think I have found it, the Windows Phone device that will draw me, a diehard Android user for the last 4 years to move over. Bold claim I know but one that I feel can be easily substantiated by the quality of this device. I have for a …

Nokia Lumia 925 availability update

We’ve been keeping you up to date with the various networks offering this handset, but here’s a round-up. The handset has a metal design and uses the latest PureView camera innovation. There’s also a Man of Steel app on there, so you can pretend to be Superman. Yeah. …

Retro, baby – Snake is back!

Do you remember Snake? Back in the days of the earlier Nokia handsets I remember playing the brand-new “Snake” game in the pub… oh, no sorry.. err.. I mean I was in Primary school. Yes, that’s where I was. Now, just a couple (ahem) of years later Carphone …

Nokia Lumia 720 – Review

The Lumia 720 is one of the latest smartphones in the Windows Phone 8 range and packs an amazing amount of features into such a small and thin design. Whilst it’s not 4G ready, doesn’t have DC-HSDPA capability, and has a lower resolution camera than the 920; the …

Pre-Order the Nokia Lumia 925 on Three today

Do you fancy a nice new Nokia Lumia? A nice metal one with a great camera? Free wireless charging stand? Yes? Well head on over to the Three website as they’ve got the Nokia Lumia 925 up for pre-order today. The Lumia 925 is basically going to be …

Vodafone starts Lumia 925 pre-orders

Vodafone UK have opened up pre-orders for the latest Lumia device. The 925 and the deal below is rather good when you consider this is the 32GB model that is exclusive to Vodafone. Orders can be made now with delivery due on the 12th June, so not long until you …

Nokia EOS image leak-fest

Meet the new Nokia EOS. It’s a device that we’ve heard was coming and is now… a little bit closer. Chinese website WPDang has posted these very lovely pictures of the 9.7mm-thich polycarbonate handset which appears to sport a large lens cover / camera and flash arrangement. This …

Are Microsoft kidding?

I love Windows Phone, Microsoft, Samsung and Android so the following video doesn’t appeal to any particular bias I may have. But Microsoft seem to have lost it. Basically they’ve decided to compare the cost of the Samsung Galaxy S4 (about £500) with the cost of the Nokia …

Nokia Lumia 620 going cheap at Phones 4U

This morning you may have noticed a big advert in The Metro For this, the Nokia Lumia 620. The Windows Phone handset is down in price this weekend at Phones 4U. It’s £127.96 + £10 top up and from £103.96 on prepay upgrade. Available in black or pink …

Samsung to open a new R&D facility in Finland

Finland is famous for several things, lakes, Angry Birds and Nokia. We all know how big Nokia used to be and you can imagine how many staff they used to have. Well Samsung have decided to capitilise on these technical Ex-Nokia staff and they’re opening up a new …

Three dish up some cheap May deals

Fancy saving some money? Who doesn’t eh? Right now Three have chopped down the cost of the Sony Xperia T, Nokia Lumia 620 and Samsung Galaxy Ace. It’s purely for this month, but you can get all three on Pay As You Go and ther Xperia T is …

Nokia Here Maps updated to include Livesight

Aren’t Nokia great? They continue to push out great updates to there Here apps, that really benefit the whole Windows Phone ecosystem. The latest in their long line of apps and updates is Here Maps. Which is available to all Windows Phone 8 users. Nokia Maps is now …

10 reasons why I am looking forward to the Lumia 925

After being lucky enough to see and feel the Lumia 925 last week I have had a good long think about what I am looking forward to about the phone. I have now managed to string some sort of thought process together and below is what I have …

Lumia 920 Camera fight

Microsoft are busy on Facebook comparing low-light camera shots. Several images have been posted to show just how good the camera is on the Windows Phone-powered Nokia Lumia 920. The images certainly show the difference in quality between the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Lumia, with shots …

Windows Phone Update on its way…..

Microsoft have begun to reveal details regarding an upcoming update to Windows Phone 8. The launch of the Nokia 925 bought with it an announcement that the new device would be running Windows Phone 8.1 In a blogpost about the new Nokia, Microsoft have detailed some of the …

Nokia Lumia 925 Q&A

Nokia kindly arranged a Q&A session here at the event with the product manager of the new Lumia 925. We were able to get some more information on it and received a lot os answers to any questions you might have. Be sure to change to 720p to …

Nokia Lumia 925 promo videos

Nokia have this morning announced the Lumia 925. Dan has been posting hands on pictures here. Networks have been announcing their intentions here and now Nokia have posted a load of promo videos on YouTube. They basically show some of the key features of the Lumia 925. They …

Nokia Lumia 925 hands on

So here in London, Nokia just announced the new Lumia 925 to the world and it is an absolute beauty with sleek aluminium unibody edge with gorilla glass 2 screen which is just stunning and a polycarbonate back. We are about to have a special Q&A session with …

The Nokia Lumia 925 and where to get it

Today Nokia have announced the Lumia 925 and as is the norm on a new device day we get a LOT of emails from from retailers and networks about their deals and tariffs. This post will grow over the next few days as we get more and more …

Nokia announce the Lumia 925

Nokia have just announced the brand new Lumia 925 to the world here in London and we are going hands on with it in the next few minutes. The Lumia 925 has an impressive set of specifications for the new Nokia flagship phone and this carries on from …

Nokia Event Live! – London 14th

We are here at the Nokia event in London ready to see the next Lumia flagship phone and have all our questions answered such as what will it look like, what will it do and when can we get one! Below is a liveblog from inside the event …