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Apr
13
2012

Windows Phone 8 entered Internal testing on March 30th

| April 13, 2012 19:22 UTC | 0 comments | source

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Apollo

WPCentral writes that they’ve received word from a trusted source that Windows Phone 8 has now entered internal testing at Microsoft on March 30th. The term they used is “dogfooding”, and for those that haven’t heard that term before, here’s a short description from Wikipedia:

Eating your own dog food, also called dogfooding, is a slang to define a scenario in which a company (usually, a software company) uses its own created products

To add more credibility to this, also “I’m a WP7!” app logs show that Windows Phone 8 build 8.0.9662.0 has been let online.

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| April 13, 2012 19:22 UTC | no responses | source
Apr
12
2012

Video: Nokia showcases its NFC offering at WIMA 2012

| April 12, 2012 10:37 UTC | 0 comments |

Nokia unveiled the first ever NFC capable Windows Phone, the Lumia 610 NFC edition, yesterday at the WIMA NFC event. The device is an addition to the ever-growing selection of NFC gear that comes out of Nokia’s production pipeline. Check out the video to get an idea of what is possible with NFC.

 Nokia now has a wide range of NFC enabled smartphones. This video tells you what you can do with the technology and what exactly went on at the WIMA NFC event in Monaco April 11-13.

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| April 12, 2012 10:37 UTC | no responses
Apr
11
2012

Surprise! Nokia Lumia 610 packs an NFC chip

| April 11, 2012 16:13 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia brought a bit of a surprise today when they announced that the Lumia 610 is packing an NFC chip. When the device finally hits the markets, it’ll be supported by both Visa and MasterCard.

The Lumia 610 will be the first Windows Phone to come with NFC support. Nokia didn’t specify on what NFC version will be used. Could it be Secure NFC since Visa and MC are both in the game?

Edit: The device is actually an NFC capable variant of the original Nokia Lumia 610. The Nokia Lumia 610 NFC edition will be available via Orange.

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| April 11, 2012 16:13 UTC | no responses | source
Apr
10
2012

Nokia Usage Monitor coming to a Lumia phone near you

| April 10, 2012 17:00 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia is continuing their push to bring exclusive software to Windows Phone. According to WPForum.ru, Nokia is currently preparing to launch the Nokia Usage Monitor.

The Nokia Usage Monitor will allow Lumia users to track their carrier usage, such as Phone, SMS and Data usage. The app can break down the usage stats on a contact level. Another nifty feature of Nokia Usage Monitor is that it will let the user know if he or she is close to an earlier specified usage limit. Expect to see this announced soon.

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| April 10, 2012 17:00 UTC | no responses | source
Apr
10
2012

Microsoft Office now rolling out to Nokia Belle/Symbian devices

| April 10, 2012 14:17 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia Belle Office Mobile

Nokia Belle Office Mobile

Nokia announced today that Microsoft Office is rolling out to a selection of Nokia Belle/Symbian devices out there. The update is delivered as a software update over the air that clocks in at roughly 50 MB. After the update you’ll be able to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint (read-only) files on the go.

Phones included in this batch of updates: Nokia 701, Nokia 700, Nokia 603, Nokia E7, Nokia X7, Nokia C7, Nokia Oro, and Nokia C6-01. Phones that will get updated sometime later this year include the Nokia N8, Nokia E6, Nokia 500, and Nokia 808 PureView.

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| April 10, 2012 14:17 UTC | no responses | source
Apr
10
2012

Nokia Lumia 900 now holds 30th place in Amazon’s “Cell Phones & Accessories” category

| April 10, 2012 08:11 UTC | 0 comments | source

AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 - black

AT&T Nokia Lumia 900

Yesterday we wrote that Nokia has topped Amazon’s Best Sellers list of Cell Phones with Service Plan. This was great news, but what is even better, is that Nokia is already in 30th place in Amazon’s Cell Phones & Accessories list!

Amazon’s Cell Phones & Accessories list is usually dominated by just accessories. The reason for this is that accessories simply cost a whole lot less than smartphones themselves. The appearance on this list means that the Nokia Lumia 900 has to be selling in insane volumes! There’s not a single other smartphone in the Top 100 on this list. Keep in mind that the Black and Cyan Lumia 900s are two different products on Amazon. Imagine how high up it would rise if it was combined into one SKU?

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| April 10, 2012 08:11 UTC | no responses | source
Apr
09
2012

Windows Phone already at 6.31% in Finland

| April 9, 2012 11:31 UTC | 0 comments | source

Mobile OS marketshare in Finland, April 9th

Mobile OS marketshare in Finland, April 9th

See that dark line in the image above that is rising almost constantly? That’s Windows Phone’s marketshare curve for Finland.

The Nokia Lumia 800 was released on February 1, 2012, in Finland, and after that the marketshare has been climbing. Windows Phone’s rise is at iOS’ and Symbian’s expense. Android is at roughly the same place that it was at the beginning of February, 2012.

Marketshare in numbers, as of April 9, 2012:

  • iOS 35.61%
  • Android 34.03%
  • Symbian 19.27%
  • Windows Phone 6.31%
  • MeeGo 1.57%
  • Maemo 5 0.74%
  • Linux 0.61%
  • Samsung 0.28%
April 3, 2012, is the last time I took a look at these figures. You can check out the previous post from here.
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| April 9, 2012 11:31 UTC | no responses | source
Apr
09
2012

Nokia Lumia 900 tops Amazon sales charts

| April 9, 2012 06:45 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia Lumia 900, Amazon best seller

Nokia Lumia 900, Amazon best seller

Sales of the Nokia Lumia 900 started yesterday in the United States. Nokia, AT&T and Microsoft are all working on a massive Lumia 900 campaign in hopes that this will be a hit device. The first indications of the campaign being a hit can already be seen, when the black Nokia Lumia 900 topped Amazon’s Best Sellers list in the Cell Phones With Service Plans category. The Cyan colored Nokia Lumia 900 is currently in fifth position.

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| April 9, 2012 06:45 UTC | no responses | source
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