Nokia Belle
Nokia used their Twitter account today to bring a little surprise for current Nokia Anna owners. They said that the Nokia 500 will get updated with Nokia Belle (earlier Symbian Belle) next week. Nokia has earlier told that the OTA update process will being in early February, so it does come as a little surprise to see it delivered ahead of schedule.
MeeGo users out there can soon celebrate with the release of software version dubbed PR1.2. The update has just started going out to registered N950 developers. It should take roughly a month before the final update will hit N9 owners out there.
We will be shortly releasing a developer edition of MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan 1.2 beta (feel free to crack a joke v 1.2 here) to developers with Nokia N950 Developer Device. The goal of this early access release is to enable developers to verify that their applications do not exhibit any regressions in the new platform version.
This release will be available as a one-click-flasher for Nokia N950 Developer Device. In other words, in order to participate in this beta you need to already have a Nokia N950 Developer Device.
Nokia is really doing a good job with advertising their new Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 900. Above you see yet another Lumia 900 ad, which this time around focuses on the awesome design. Check it out!
Celebrating the shape and design of Nokia Lumia 900 http://nokia.ly/yKUltq
Made of a single piece of polycarbonate, Nokia Lumia 900 has a 4.3″ AMOLED ClearBlack glass touchscreen. The phone has an 8 MP main camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and a 1 MP front camera, making it great for video calling.
Nokia has just uploaded a new “Introducing Nokia Lumia 900″ video on their official YouTube channel. Check out how cool this new device with Windows Phone is!
Meet the new Nokia Lumia 900 http://nokia.ly/yKZpKw Find out how fast amazing can be. And social. And beautiful. Keeping in touch with friends, and the entire Internet, has never been so easy. Experience The Amazing Everyday.
Nokia Lumia 900
Nokia and AT&T announced the Lumia 900 today at CES. This is the first Windows Phone device that supports AT&T’s speedy 4G LTE network, meaning that you’ll see speeds up to 50Mbps. LTE support is provided by a new OS version dubbed Mango Commercial Release 2.
Other important specs of the Lumia 900 include a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display (800 x 480), 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8055 + MDM9200, 512MB RAM, 16GB internal memory, 1840mAh battery, 8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens (f2.2/28mm), a dual LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls.
I’d love to get my hands on this device!
Nokia has yet again released a new Nokia Lumia Presents episode. This time around it was filmed in four Indian cities. Check it out!
Four Indian cities, one synchronized flash mob. Find other little ideas to make the everyday more amazing on our Facebook page: http://nokia.ly/sYguNx
Nokia Lumia 900?
A TheNokiaBlog user has put together the three images of the Nokia Lumia 900 that we saw leaked a few days ago. The result is the mockup you see above. It looks great, doesn’t it? We don’t know for sure if this actually is what the Lumia 900 will look like, but it is a damn good guess. Just a few more days ’till CES 2012 where we’re expecting to see this announced.
Hit View Post to see a closeup of the alleged Nokia Lumia 900.
Microsoft sent out an interesting Christmas card to their partners this year. It wasn’t just a basic Merry Christmas card, but it actually included renders of an unannounced device, the Nokia ‘Ace’ Lumia 900.
As seen in the images above, this device does have a front-facing camera, 4G connectivity and AT&T branding. Previous rumors have suggested that the Lumia 900 will basically be the Lumia 800 but with an updated radio chip to add LTE connectivity. If the renders are true, then this isn’t the case. We’re expecting, and hoping, to see this device announced at CES in a few weeks.
Hit View Post to see the middle and bottom part of this device.
Paul Thurrott, who usually has a good insight into Microsoft’s doings, has told that Nokia is preparing to launch the Ace in March. The LTE equipped Windows Phone device is expected to be carried by AT&T in the States. Mr. Thurrott stated that the device will be announced at CES. Can’t wait to hear more of this!!
Currently one of the biggest missing features from Windows Phone is 4G LTE connectivity. In my opinion this isn’t a big deal, but it does become quite an effective weapon when someone’s trying to bash Windows Phone. Luckily, this is about to change in the near future. We already know that Nokia’s Ace will be one of the first to bring LTE to Windows Phone. Now we’re hearing that also Samsung and HTC has LTE products in the pipeline.
HTC is working on a phone currently called Radiant. Samsung again is working on Mandel. Not much is currently know of HTC’s Radiant. Samsung’s Mandel is said to come with a really big screen, even bigger than 4.3-inches. Both phones should run a pre-Tango version of Windows Phone, with the only difference from Mango being LTE connectivity. Can’t say if this is true or false. We’ll just have to wait.
We’re expecting to hear more of these devices at CES in just a few weeks time! Stay tuned!
