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Review: Nokia Asha 305, Full Touchscreen Screen Dual SIM Phone

September 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Although the feature phone market is shrinking globally, it still generates considerable chunk of revenues and market share for Nokia – especially in developing markets like India. Also, with the low cost Android smartphones on the boundaries of the feature…

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Nokia Demoes Symbian Belle FP2 On Nokia PureView 808

September 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

Symbian might be down and out when it comes to its overall market share which has been on a free fall ever since the arrival of iOS and Android. However, Nokia which had outsourced the development of Symbian to Accenture,…

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Nokia Lumia 820: First Look

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s newest mid range Windows phone powered device, the lumia 820 will be a lesser endowed (ahem) cousin of the Lumia 920 which we talked about here. This phone features a 4,3 inch display with a resolution of 800*480 pixels. The phone…

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Nokia Announces the Lumia 920 Amidst Controversy

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the shadow of an impending new iPhone launch, Finnish mobilephone maker Nokia announced the launch of their two new  Windows Phone powered devices at a much publicized event at New York. A few bloggers from India were also invited by Nokia to watch…

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Nokia Working On Lumia 610 Successor Codenamed Lumia 620 “Glory”?

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

While it is almost confirmed that Nokia would be announcing at least two new Windows Phone 8 based smartphones at an event scheduled to be held on September 5, we now have news coming in about the company reportedly working on a…

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Nokia Asha 311: A quick Look

August 25, 2012 0 Rahul S

Yesterday, Nokia India invited us to its sprawling Mumbai office to give a heads up on its newest Asha series handset – the Asha 311. Launched a few days ago in India along with its cousin, the Asha 305, the…

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Nokia’s Latest Windows Phone 8 Device “Phi” Leaked

August 8, 2012 0 Tassavur

We have already reported of a rumored release of the Windows Phone 8 device by Nokia which is supposed to make its debut at the Nokia World event a week before the launch of the iPhone 5. With the release…

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Expect Nokia Windows Phone 8 Smartphones this September: Bloomberg

August 6, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, here is a rumor of a rumor we’ve been hearing about for quite some time now. As per Bloomberg’s sources Nokia is supposed to unveil it’s latest Windows Phone 8 laden Lumia smartphone by next month and it would…

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Nokia scraps software aimed to compete with Android OS

July 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Even after posting a quarterly loss of $1 billion, Nokia woes ain’t ending, not yet at least. The Finnish mobile manufacturer has scrapped a mass-market software project that aimed to compete with Google Inc’s Android platform, reported Reuters.

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New Marketing Strategy of Exclusive Carriers for Nokia WP8 Smartphones

July 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has already started choking after Microsoft said that the current line of Windows Phone Mango smartphones would not be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 8. And now they’ve hushed up the release of their latest Windows Phone 8…

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Q2 Results Highlight Nokia’s Troubles!

July 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Looks like the tech world is bleeding. After RIM posted a net loss for the first time in 8 years for the first quarter of 2012 and Microsoft posting its first quarterly loss since 1986, Nokia posts €826 million ($1…

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Nokia reduces the price of flagship phone by 50%

July 16, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Nokia is all out, to push the sales of phones, that won’t be getting the upgrade to Windows 8. Remember, we told you about the ‘Amazing Money Back Challenge’ campaign done by Nokia India, where customers who buy Lumia 800…

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Is Finnish Startup Jolla Nokia’s Plan B?

July 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia now officially has only the Windows Phone platform to ride on. And so far the journey couldn’t have been rockier for Nokia as their shares have stumbled to their lowest since 1996 and currently trading at a paltry $1.80.…

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Nokia activates ‘Money Back Challenge’ campaign for Lumia 710 and 800

July 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

To increase the sales figure for Lumia 800 and 710 series of smartphones, Nokia initiated the promotional campaign titled “Amazing Money Back Challenge”, where customers who buy the said devices, can return it within seven days for a full refund…

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Ex-Nokia Employees Working on Building MeeGo Based Smartphones

July 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

In an inspiring move, Nokia’s ex staff and other MeeGo enthusiasts have joined hands together to form Jolla, which means “dinghy” in Finnish.

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Nokia Launches the Lumia 610 in India for Rs. 12999

July 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has launched its third Lumia branded Windows Phone powered handset in India – the much talked about Lumia 610 at a launch event held at Delhi earlier today. The phone, which was first seen on the eve of the…

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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 8, Not Upgradable for Mango Devices

June 20, 2012 0 Tassavur

Microsoft finally announced its much awaited Windows Phone 8 at an event in San Francisco, though the announcement came with a disappointing news for the current crop of Windows Phone users that their devices would not be upgradable to Apollo,…

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Nokia Announces Budget Range of Touchscreen “Asha” Phones

June 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has taken covers off three new budget handsets from its Asha range earlier today. The new handsets to be introduced are named the Asha 305, Asha 306 and the Asha 311. All the three devices are targeted at emerging…

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Nokia To Roll Out the PureView 808 in May, Includes India

May 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, the much hyped 41 MP camera toting Nokia PureView 808 is finally set to see the light of the day and will be launched in select markets, which interestingly includes India as well. The Nokia PureView 808 will be…

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Nokia Launches new Asha 202 Handset with “Free Internet”

April 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

Expanding its portfolio of affordable handsets and the “Asha” range in India, Nokia India has announced the launch of the Asha 202 in the country. The Asha 202 is a touch and type handset featuring a full-fledged keypad as well…

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Nokia Loses 14 Year Old “Market Leader” Crown to Samsung

April 14, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well Nokia has finally lost its title as the market leader in the global mobile phone market to Samsung in Q1 of 2012. As per a recent poll of analysts done by reuters suggests that Samsung have sold around 88…

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Microsoft and Nokia Announces App Development Program – AppCampus

March 28, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In a bid to create a friendly ‘app’mosphere for the Mobile Windows platform, Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up for an app development program termed as AppCampus. The AppCampus program has been set up to help the creation of innovative…

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30 million units of NFC enabled handsets sold in 2011

March 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

If reports from the research firm Berg Insights are anything to go by, the global sales figure of Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled phones has surpassed 30 million units mark in 2011. This increase in the sales figures, is almost…

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Nokia Asha 303 Now at a Store Near You

March 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

On Monday, Nokia India, announced the fourth phone in the Asha series – the Nokia Asha 303. The budget feature phone is based on the S40 operating system and with dual input system of touch & type, 1 Ghz processor…

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Quick review: Nokia Asha 200

March 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has been a market leader in terms of sales of the dual SIM handsets in India for the last year. And Nokia is in no mood give away even an inch of that lead to its competitors in the…

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Nokia 808 PureView Runs Symbian; Has a 41 megapixel sensor!

February 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

No, that’s not a typo. I did not mean to type 14 megapixels in that headline there. It indeed is 41 (forty one) megapixels. Anyway, let me inform you all what this is all about. At the on going Mobile…

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Nokia Lumia 710 Review

February 7, 2012 0 Team OG

Early on when Nokia announced that it would be launching not one but two Lumia devices in India, we were slightly bit more excited about the Lumia 710. This was basically due to the fact that it was a phone…

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Nokia Lumia 710 – The Dark Horse

January 24, 2012 0 Annkur

 “Nokia has given more than 4000 ad spots to the Lumia 800 on TV” – complained the promoter of a rival brand. “If only our products were equally promoted ….”While the jury is out, I am certain that the Lumia…

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Review: Nokia Lumia 800

January 24, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has long lost the lead when it comes to sales revenue to Samsung towards the end of last year, though they have managed to hold on to the largest manufacturer tag by the skin of their teeth. And we…

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Nokia Paints Jet Airways Plane with Lumia Colors

January 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

It is no secret that Nokia has spent tons of money on promoting its Windows Phone devices worldwide. Closer home, we have seen concerts being held all over India, Lumia branded vehicles roaming the streets of our cities and TV…

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Nokia announces the Lumia 900 for AT&T

January 9, 2012 0 Rahul S

While Nokia is busy promoting its flagship handset the Lumia 800 in the rest of the world, it has just announced perhaps its most essential release in the US since the past few years. We are talking about the newly…

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Symbian’s Last Stronghold Breached; Android now Top Smartphone OS in India

December 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

While it is clear that Nokia had taken hands off Symbian ever since Windows Phone took over as its primary smartphone focus, its fall from the top spot was nothing less than dramatic. Within a year, it has gone from…

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Nokia Lumia 800 vs Apple iPhone 4 – Camera Samples

December 16, 2011 0 Annkur

Nokia is all set to launch the Lumia 800 (and 710) with Windows Phone 7 in India and Apple is out with the iPhone 4S. Both devices sport a 8MP camera. While the Lumia manages 720p video recording, the 4S…

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Official Symbian Belle Update coming February 2012: Nokia

December 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

While the latest version of Symbian, the Belle has been around for the past few months on newly launched handsets including the likes of the Nokia 603, 701 and the 700, Nokia has for some reason not released an update…

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Nokia Lumia 800 (Windows Phone) – First Impressions

December 5, 2011 0 Team OG

Just over a year back Redmond re-invented itself with the Windows Phone 7 and the same has done well to brand Microsoft that was being referred to as the dinosaurs of the mobile / internet era. What Microsoft created with…

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Nokia Asha 200 Launched in India

December 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was back in October that Nokia first showed off its Asha series of low to mid-range handsets to the world. A little over a month later, the first of the Asha series have made it to India. It was…

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Nokia Asha Series Headed To India, 303 Priced At Rs 8150?

November 27, 2011 0 Annkur

Lumia 800 and 710 aren’t the only two devices that Nokia is pushing into India, the Symbian powered Asha series is also said to be launching alongside the Windows Phone offerings from Espoo. Asha series phones run S40 OS and…

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Will The Lumia Lift Nokia?

November 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Over the past few years, we have seen a major disruption in the mobile market. 5 billion mobiles, 1 billion smartphones, the usage has shot up many folds. Many dominant players (hey RIM, Nokia) have taken a beating, while others…

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Smudge Free Touchscreens by Nokia

October 29, 2011 0 Team OG

No matter what the Touchscreen technology present in your phone. Be it SLCD, AMOLED, S-AMOLED, S-AMOLED+ (Samsung Galaxy S2), they all have been smudge-magnets. No matter how you use the phones, they are prone to dirty & ugly smears of…

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Nokia Announces the Lumia 800, Lumia 710 Windows Phone 7 Handsets

October 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

At the much awaited Nokia World which kicked off yesterday Nokia announced two new Windows Phone powered handsets – as expected. The devices were claimed to be the “first real Windows Phone” handsets by Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO.