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Nokia Vice President says there is no alternative to Windows Phone success: "Plan B is that plan A must succeed"

February 8, 2012 | By Surur

Nokia’s Vice President and Head of Nokia Eurasia, Victor Saeijs has told Swedish paper Dagens Industri that there is no alternative to succeeding with Windows Phone.

"Plan B is that plan A must succeed," he said. "It’s like starting all over again. But we must succeed in the U.S. if we are to succeed in the world," Saeijs is quoted as saying. "Right now we are totally focused on making Lumia a success," he said.

He said Nokia was satisfied with sales so far.

"We think we made a good start. In Denmark reports both Telia and TDC that Lumia is one of the two best-selling smart phone, in Sweden, we are among the top three," he said.

There have been recent indications that the Lumia 800 is selling very well in Finland also.

Nokia has committed to creating a viable 3rd mobile ecosystem as an alternative to iPhone and Android and has already rapidly dominated the Windows Phone ecosystem, taking nearly 50% of the Windows Phone 7 market.

Adopting Windows Phone has allowed Nokia to have its phones adopted by two US carriers, something it has not managed for a while with its Symbian products.

Via Slashgear.com

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Nokia Lumia Tablet concept looks pretty cool

February 8, 2012 | By Surur

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There is something to be said for having a consistent design language, and this concept Windows 8 Nokia tablet certainly takes its cues very well from the much lauded Nokia Lumia 800 design.

The concept, created by a MyNokiablog reader, has the following specs:

Lumia “coffee” tab

1.4GHz cpu

512Mb ram

16/32/64Gb storage

9.7? AMOLED “clearblack” display (1280×800)

8Mp Rear camera, 2Mp front facing camera

Windows 8 tablet edition

Wifi/3G connectivity

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Looks pretty great, and who knows, with Nokia strongly believed to be working on a Windows 8 tablet, it may even become reality.

See another picture after the break.

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Nokia moving some manufacturing to Asia, cut 4000 jobs

February 8, 2012 | By Surur

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Nokia has announced that it will be making 4000 job cuts at its Finnish, Hungarian, Mexican and Salo plants as it moves more manufacturing to Asia.

Nokia has said it wants to be closer to their suppliers to speed the time it takes to get new products to market.

The plans will however not be closed, and customization work will continue there.

“With the planned changes, our factories at Komarom, Reynosa and Salo will continue to play an important role serving our smartphone customers,” Nokia executive vice president Niklas Savander said in a statement. “They give us a unique ability to both provide customization and be more responsive to customer needs,”

Job cuts will take place over the course of the year.

Via Venturebeat.com

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Amazing Weather 2.0, a unique WP7 App.

February 8, 2012 | By EIZSOFT

The last time you saw Amazing Weather, it was simply gorgeous, but with 2.0 update things have changed dramatically! There are now tons of detailed weather information from the current conditions page to the hourly and daily pages, new radar and satellite images as well as the much asked for, GPS support and Personal Weather Stations.

Amazing weather 2.0 comes with the best of the two worlds: simplicity and full blown details.

From the moment you open Amazing Weather you will be mesmerized by the astonishing animations that will let you feel everything from the tiniest rain drop to the strike of lightening.

Preview

Here are some user reactions on the new version:

“Wow, what a difference an update makes!“
“Best weather app I’ve ever seen, and the latest update has made it better still. Looks awesome, and still manages to provide a lot of detailed information.“

Awesome features:

Astonishing animations based on current conditions, and daily forecast.
Detailed current conditions data.
Sunrise and Sunset times.
Live tiles with updated weather conditions.
Seven days quick view weather forecast.
Detailed text and daily forecast.
Radar, infrared and satellite imagery.
Access to nearby Personal weather stations using GPS location.
Access to nearest station using GPS location.
Pinch out for detailed hour by hour weather conditions.
Flexible update intervals changed from settings.

Changes in V2.0.4:

NEW: Detailed current conditions data.
NEW: Sunrise and Sunset times.
NEW: Detailed daily forecast.
NEW: Text forecast.
NEW: Radar, infrared and satellite imagery.
NEW: Personal weather stations.
NEW: GPS for nearest weather station.
NEW: Quick tutorial.
Refined interface for easier navigation.
Enriched displayed conditions in the now and hourly sections.
Various bug fixes.

App Price: 1.99$ USD.
Trial: Yes 12 hours, limited to one city at a time.
Marketplace: http://goo.gl/9vPlO

When simply amazing doesn’t cut it, Amazing Weather 2.0.
EIZ, Keep an eye on future awesome updates.
Please visit http://www.eizsoft.com or follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/eizsoft for more information and updates.

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Forbes: Nokia to unveil a new handset at MWC 2012, identity unknown

February 7, 2012 | By Surur

Forbes is claiming that a Nokia partner has inadvertently revealed Nokia will be announcing a new handset at Mobile World Congress 2012, starting on the 27th February.

The OS running the handset has not been verified, with it either potentially being a European version of the Nokia Lumia 900 or the last hurrah of Symbian, with a successor of the Nokia N8 running the older OS.

The supplier was only able to provide one further detail: The handset offered ”an unusual software feature normally found only on high-end smartphones.”

What do our readers think? A new Windows Phone or an old Symbian phone? Let us know below.

Via Forbes.com

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New And Different Nokia Lumia 800 Ad In Greece

February 7, 2012 | By Pradeep

We have seen lots of marketing videos from Nokia to promote its Lumia devices. Most of them were done with the same theme “The Amazing Everyday”. But this video on Nokia Lumia 800 for Cosmote, the largest mobile operator in Greece is different from those old videos which we have seen so far. Enjoy the video! What do you think of this ad ?

Update: Post title corrected by adding Greece instead of Germany.

Thanks to Alex for the heads up.

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Nokia Malaysia’s “The Amazing Everyday” Campaign

February 7, 2012 | By Pradeep

Add this to the list of “The Amazing Everyday” campaigns by Nokia to promote its Lumia devices around the world. Nokia Malaysia posted the marketing campaign video which you can watch above. Both the Nokia Lumia devices Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 are going to launch on Feb-10th of this week. So if you are in Malaysia, Get ready to feel the Lumia devices.

Thanks to Ellis for the heads up.

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Nokia makes the white Nokia Lumia 800 official, offers “even more premium look and feel”

February 6, 2012 | By Surur

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Nokia has posted a press release for the White Nokia Lumia 800:

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced today that the Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in white, beginning later this month.

With Windows ® Phone 7.5 software on board, the white Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. It features a 3.7-inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music.

Lumia smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio*, a free mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music. Windows Marketplace also gives Lumia users more than 55 000 apps to choose from.

"Since we began selling it late last year, the Nokia Lumia 800 has received rave reviews around the world," said Ilari Nurmi, Vice President of Product Marketing, Nokia. "Now in white, the Lumia 800 brings with it an even more premium look and feel with its gloss finish, but packed with power and performance underneath its sleek body."

More information about the Nokia Lumia 800 can be found at www.nokia.com/lumia800.

*Availability of Mix Radio varies market by market

Plaffo notes the white handset is expected at the end if February in Italy.

Via Plaffo.com

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Nokia Teases White Lumia 800 On Its Facebook Page

February 6, 2012 | By Pradeep

Nokia posted the above image on its Facebook page to tease us with the white Lumia 800. As per our previous reports, Whitle colored glossy finish Lumia 800 may come in mid-february for sale. So if you are fond of pure white, you may have to hold your Windows Phone purchase for a while until the above one is released. If not, you can pick HTC Radar.

Source: Nokia

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Lumia Music 2.0 is here

February 3, 2012 | By Bishoymly

Your stunning Lumia Music visuals have got better. Now you can watch extra visuals, see and control the now playing song, and enjoy a seamless panorama experience.

Don’t keep staring at album art while listening to music. Keep yourself entertained, show to your friends, and pimp your car sound system.

Ranked #1 on Music+Videos apps on multiple countries. Check the app website and download from here.

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Microsoft Brick & Mortar Retail Stores Taking Pre-orders For Nokia Lumia 900

February 2, 2012 | By Pradeep

Microsoft Brick & Mortar retail stores in US is now taking pre-order for Nokia Lumia 900 device. The Nokia Lumia 900 4G LTE device was announced at CES last month and is expected to launch on March-18th from AT&T. Even the price of the device was rumored to be $99 from AT&T under 2 year contract.

By paying $25, you can now pre-order the device in Microsoft’s physical stores and you have to choose between Cyan & Black colors upfront. No other details regarding the price and date of availability was told to customers who pre-ordered the device. If you are near any of these Microsoft Store locations, consider a visit to the store to make the pre-order.

Thanks to Christopher for the info.

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Nokia Chairman: Consumer reaction to Nokia Windows Phones “even better than expected”

February 1, 2012 | By Surur

While the market has reacted enthusiastically to the recent announcement of Nokia’s Lumia sales, it has never been clear exactly what Nokia’s expectation have been, and if Stephen Elop’s pet project has met them.

Speaking to the YLE talk show A-plus on Wednesday evening Jorma Ollila, Chairman of the Nokia Board of Directors, said that analyst and consumer response to Nokia’s first Windows-based smartphone has been even better than expected.

This is good news for Stephen Elop, and bad news for his critics, who are hoping for the board to eject him due their perception of a failed strategy.

Ollila emphasized that they were aware that there will be more pain to come while Nokia executes the change-over.

Ollila said the structural change has been difficult and it will still reflect on Nokia’s results for a significant part of this year

He said he knew it would take time for Nokia’s Windows-based phones to truly take off as a new platform, but still, at the moment it looked like Nokia made the right decision in joining forces with Microsoft.

Test shows Nokia’s included USB power adaptor charges Lumia 800 twice as fast as generic ones

February 1, 2012 | By Surur

WeLoveWP.hk have been running some battery charging tests on the Nokia Lumia 800, which post firmware fix should have a battery that is charging at full capacity, unlike earlier, trying to find the best way to optimally charge the device.

Their results were as follows:

Source	Current
Computer USB 2.0 port	3.85V; ~110mA
Nokia DC-11K Mobile Charging Unit	3.9V; 330mA
iPhone Charger	3.88V; 300mA
Lumia 800 AC-16 Charger	3.95V; 600mA

From the test it is clear charging from the USB port is slowest, with only 110 mA being delivered, while generic and iPhone charges will deliver 3 times as much. Using the included and official Nokia Lumia charger will however result in charging 6 times as fast, giving a good reason to keep that puck around.

Read more detail of the test at Welovewp.hk

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