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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Nokia 103
Nokia today took the wraps of their cheapest phone to date. The Nokia 103 is a dustproof phone that comes with a stereo FM receiver and a flashlight.
Other noteworthy features for the Nokia 103 (data sheet):
And the best part about this? It is only 16 EUR before taxes!
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.
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?
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:
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.
The guys over at PhoneArena have made a cool comparison video between the Nokia Lumia 900 and the Apple iPhone 4S. Check out the video and decide for yourself!
Here’s what they had to say about the duo:
PhoneArena presents a brief comparison of the Nokia Lumia 900 and Apple iPhone 4S. Stirring things up on AT&T’s lineup, smartphones need to be aware that the Nokia Lumia 900 is out for blood and setting its eyes on some of the best of the best in the market. Rightfully so, we think it’s relevant to pit Nokia’s flagship against, you know, Apple’s pride and joy in the iPhone 4S — since they’re both so gosh darn lovable in many ways…
