Category: Nokia (Windows Phone)

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 say there are 41 million reasons to zoom

In the biggest clue yet that the next PureView flagship from Nokia was just weeks away, Nokia Conversations have posted that there are 41 million reasons to zoom to their site on 11th July which just so happens to be the same date an event is going on …

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. …

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 …

Leaked WP8 build shows notifications centre

It could have been a contender, had it made it in time. The notifications centre in Windows Phone 8, that is. This is normal in software development – tight shipping dates means that features have to slip from a release and may or may not make their way …

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 …

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 …

Nokia Lumia 520 now available on Vodafone

The Nokia Lumia 520 is the baby of the Nokia Windows Phone 8 Lumia range. I went out a snapped one up when Carphone Warehouse launched them on O2, but now Vodafone have launched it too. Get one now for £115 on pay as you go in either …

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 …

Lumia 925 leaks ahead of launch

We’ll be covering every aspect of the big Nokia launch today but it looks like the handset itself has already leaked out onto the intrawebs. The @evleaks Twitter feed shows the 925, which apparently has an aluminium body. It also seems to tie in with the “Catwalk” smartphone …

Nokia Event – Day 0

With the official Nokia event not kicking off until 10am tomorrow, that does not mean we are not as busy as ever behind the scenes getting information and content put together ready to share with you all. Nokia has kindly put on an itinary for us including a …

Nokia advert on UK TV leaves us itching to know what’s coming

Last night in the UK during the The Inbetweeners Movie Nokia had a quick advert. An advert showing off a nice looking upcoming device, or a tiny part of it anyway. The below image was the focus of the advert. Nokia have also published the advert on their …

Vodafone confirm new Lumia due soon

Nokia are due to announce their latest Lumia phone to the world next week in London where we will also be attending to bring you all the news as it happens. However, Vodafone have come out already and posted on their official blog that they will be stocking …

Having a bad day?

Try being involved in Microsoft or Nokia right now. First Microsoft, who received lots of attention yesterday for all the wrong reasons. The Financial Times compared Windows 8 to “New Coke”…. Microsoft is preparing to reverse course over key elements of its new Windows 8 operating system, marking …

Nokia 928 – Pureview featured in new video

The new Nokia 928 has possibly been the worst kept secret in town. With advertising billboards up before launch and Nokia all but confirming it’s existence, it would seem that the Finnish company have finally given up and decided to properly join in with the publicity. A video posted on …

Nokia Lumia 928 all but confirmed

A new Lumia device from Nokia called the Lumia 928 has been getting a lot of attention recently although it has not officially been announced as of yet. Nokia have all but confirmed it’s existence now over on their Nokia US website with a teaser asking people to ‘stay tuned’ for information …

Nokia Lumia 928 billboard poster seen 10 days before launch date

Nokia Lumia 928 marketing meeting, May 2013 – “No videos, no secret photos, no leaks and, no matter what, no billboard posters until 14th May. Right, everybody got that? Good”. Oh dear, somebody was too busy playing Cut The Rope during that meeting, because a full ten days …

My time with the Nokia Lumia 920

For me the Nokia Lumia 920 has sort of become a fabled device, it is one of those devices that I had basically come to terms with that I’d never get to own. I briefly had one last year and it just wasn’t long enough. This all changed …

Don’t fight, just switch

Apple fans and Samsung fans don’t half love a good argument about whose phone is better. That’s exactly the point that Microsoft have gone with for their latest Windows Phone advert. It made me chuckle, which is always a good thing. See what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19vR1GldRI

Nokia to hold Lumia event on 14th May

Nokia have got something exciting to tell us. The trouble is that they don’t want to tell us yet. They have given us a date though. They’re going to keep us all waiting until the middle of next month. Spoilsports! Today press invites started landing in inboxes around …

Nokia Lumia 520 – Review

The Nokia Lumia 520 was released a couple of weeks ago, so I rushed out and bought one so that I could review it for you lovely people (how selfless, right?). I set it up, gave it a first impressions review, then turned my Nexus 4 off. How …

Nokia post a teaser picture of a QWERTY phone

I love a good QWERTY phone, although it has been a few years since I actually owned one. Nokia have posted a quick teaser image showing a shift key, a Z key and some nice yellow curved corners. Lumia fans shouldn’t get too excited though, this is likely …

Pictures of the elusive Aluminium Nokia Lumia have appeared online

For a while now rumours have been floating around the internet about the next generation of Nokia Lumia phones. The main discussion has been surrounding the high-end. To give the flagship a more premium feel Nokia have been said to be making it from Aluminium. It is also …

The Lumia 920 – Testing Image Stabilisation at Thorpe Park

Optical Image Stabiliser systems are built into a number of smartphones to smooth out the video whilst filming. It means that the funny clip of your girlfriend or wife riding around in the Tesco trolley is more like F1 and less like a wobble-cam special. Nirave from UKMobileReview …